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Fugles.net is one of many shady websites which attempt to trick users into accepting notifications from those sites. Fugles.net in particular claims that users need to click Allow on a little pop-up box to prove that they are humans and not robots. In reality, clicking Allow will just turn on notifications from Fugles.net. The notifications will start to appear from time to time in a corner of the screen with ads, clickbait links, scammy messages, fake alerts, etc.
10.apel.top is one of many dubious websites which try to get users to allow those sites to send them notifications. 10.apel.top may tell users that they need to click Allow on its “Show notifications” pop-up box in order to watch a video, access a site, solve a CAPTCHA, and so on. If someone does allow notifications from 10.apel.top, those notifications will start showing up periodically in the top-right or bottom-right corner of the screen with ads, fake alerts, software offers, fraudulent messages, etc.
Get-positive.net is a questionable site which tries to trick users into allowing the site to send them its notifications. Get-positive.net claims that clicking Allow on its “Show notifications” pop-up is necessary if users want to prove that they are not robots, play a game, watch a video, etc. If a user clicks Allow, notifications from Get-positive.net will start popping up on his or her screen from time to time. Get-positive.net notifications will contain ads, clickbait links, software offers, fake alerts, and so on.
Watch-visd.com is a shady website which tries to get users to click Allow on its notifications confirmation pop-up box. Watch-visd.com may tell users that they need to click Allow in order to see a video, start a download, open a site, or for another reason. Should a user click Allow, that will in reality enable Watch-visd.com to send its notifications to the user’s computer/phone. Watch-visd.com notifications will start appearing from time to time in a corner of the screen with ads, links to dubious websites, prompts to download fake software updates, scammy messages, etc.
More5.biz is a dubious website which attempts to trick users into subscribing to its browser notifications. The site may tell users that they have to click Allow on its “Show notifications” pop-up box in order to see adult videos, start a game, confirm that they are 18+, etc. If a user clicks Allow, he or she will start seeing More5.biz notifications periodically on the right side of the screen. More5.biz notifications will spam users with ads, scammy messages, fake alerts, clickbait links, etc.
Re03.biz is one of numerous websites that attempt to trick users into subscribing to push notifications from those sites. Re03.biz may tell users that they need to allow its notifications in order to see a video, prove that they are not robots, confirm that they are of age, etc. If a user does allow notifications from Re03.biz, those notifications will start popping up from time to time in a corner of the screen with ads, links to shady websites, software offers, fake alerts, etc.
Yourpcnotification.com is a dubious website which attempts to get users to click Allow on its “Show notifications” pop-up and turn on its notifications. Yourpcnotification.com may tell users that they need to click Allow if they wish to open a page, see a movie, download a file, solve a CAPTCHA, etc. If someone does allow notifications from Yourpcnotification.com, the notifications will begin showing up from time to time in the top-right or bottom-right corner of the screen. Yourpcnotification.com notifications may contain ads, clickbait links, prompts to download something, fraudulent messages, and so on.
Hdvideosnet.com is a questionable website that tries to get users to turn on its notifications on their computers. Hdvideosnet.com may tell users that they have to allow its notifications if they want to see a video, open a webpage, download a file, or for another reason. If a user does allow Hdvideosnet.com to show notifications, those notifications will begin popping up from time to time in a corner of the screen with clickbait links, fraudulent messages, prompts to download fake software updates, invitations to place bets in online casinos, etc.
Captcha-smart.top is a dubious website which tries to trick users into accepting its notifications request. Captcha-smart.top claims that users need to click Allow on its “Show notifications” pop-up box to prove that they are humans and not bots (see the screenshot above). Once allowed, Captcha-smart.top notifications will start spamming users with ads, clickbait links, fake alerts, scammy messages, etc. The notifications will appear in the lower right hand corner of the screen on a Windows machine, in the top right hand corner on a Macbook, or on the lockscreen on a mobile device.
Robo-checker.top is a shady website which tries to trick users into accepting its notifications request. Robo-checker.top claims that users need to click Allow on a little pop-up box if they want to prove that they are humans and not robots. In truth, clicking Allow will just turn on notifications from Robo-checker.top on users’ computers or phones. Robo-checker.top notifications will start showing up periodically on the right side of the screen with ads, links to dubious websites, scammy messages, fake alerts, prompts to download something, etc.