How to remove Captchatopsource.com pop-up ads

What is Captchatopsource.com?

Captchatopsource.com is a malicious website, which tricks victims into subscribing to push notifications service. Usually, victims come here unintentionally and the source of redirections to Captchatopsource.com can vary from site scripts to hijackers. Captchatopsource.com website looks like a CAPTCHA, the purpose of which is to filter the internet traffic. When you come here, the site will ask you to accept showing of notifications in order to continue internet surfing. Don’t do it! You will get only numerous annoying pop-ups, which can be very dangerous. The linked sites usually promote questionable software and services and sometimes they even contain malicious scripts which can initialize downloading and even installation processes without your acceptance. Such sites can easily damage your files, personal life or ruin your job. That’s why we strongly recommend you to remove Captchatopsource.com pop-ups and the source of redirections as soon as possible. If you wonder how to do it, check out our detailed guide!

Article’s Guide

Automatic solutions for Windows
Manual solution for Windows
Restore Group Policy settings
Manual solution for Google Chrome
Manual solution for Mozila Firefox
Manual solution for Internet Explorer
Manual solution for Microsoft Edge

How to remove Captchatopsource.com hijacker and pop-ups?

Automatic solutions for Windows users

Sometimes it’s difficult to find and identify the root of Captchatopsource.com redirections and pop-ups in order to remove these threats. That’s why our choice is Norton 360 . Norton 360 scans your computer and detects various threats like Captchatopsource.com hijacker, and then removes them with all of the related malicious files, folders and registry keys.

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How to remove Captchatopsource.com hijacker manually?

Disclaimer: You do it on your own risk. We don’t bear any responsibility for your actions. These instructions are rather large and it requires 100% precise execution.

Windows

Press the Windows button and then go to the settings menu.
After it go to the apps menu.
In the left side of the menu choose the sub-menu Apps & features.
Now remote all suspicious programs.
Then you have to clean your browser.

Restore Group Policy settings

Solution for Windows users: Sometimes viruses change your Group Policy settings that may lead to different troubles, like disability to remove the dangerous program or any other software, or it may provoke a number of errors. It’s very important to restore these settings, but be careful: you can easily damage your system.

Open File Explorer.
Copy and paste in the address bar the C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy\Machine\ address and then press Enter.
Find registry.pol file and delete it or move to the other directory.
Close File Explorer and press the Windows+X buttons
Open Command Prompt (Admin) or Powershell (Admin).
Copy and paste this command gpupdate /force and now press Enter
Reboot your device

How to remove Captchatopsource.com hijacker and pop-ups from your browser?

It’s very important to clean your browser after removing the “head” of the problems. Follow the instruction and you will win this fight.

Google Chrome

Open your browser, click on the Menu button in the upper right side of the browser (It consists of 3 dashes)
Here choose More tools menu and then press Extensions button.
Now look for any suspicious plugin and then press Trash button or Remove button in order to delete it (usually it’s toolbars or searching engines).
Close the menu and click the 3-dashes button, choose Settings menu, look for Manage Search Engines button and press Manage search engines.
Here you should look for any suspicious search site and delete it
Close the menu and press 3-dashes button again.
Here press Settings button and scroll down to the bottom.
Now press Reset browser settings button, then click Reset button again to confirm this process.

Mozilla Firefox

Launch your browser, click on Menu button in the upper right side of the browser (it consists of 3 dashes).
Now click on Add-ons and choose Extensions menu.
Then look for any suspicious plugin and click on the Remove button (usually it’s toolbars or searching engines).
Close this menu and press Firefox button in the upper left side of the browser.
Press Question mark button and click on Troubleshooting information (this menu can also be found in 3-dashes menu)
Now press Reset Firefox button in order to delete this scam

Internet Explorer

Open your browser and press the Gear button in the upper right corner of your browser.
Here you should select Manage add-ons.
Now look for any suspicious plugin and remove it (usually it’s tollbars or searching engines).
Close the menu and press the Gear button again.
Choose the Internet Options button. Stay in General tab.
In the Homepage sections remove malicious URL and enter URL that you want.
Now close the menu press the Gear button again.
Here select the Internet options and go to the Advanced tab.
Press the Reset button, select Delete personal settings and click on the Reset button in this menu

Microsoft Edge

Launch your browser and press More button (it consists of three dots at the upper right side of the browser).
Now press Settings button and then Choose what to clear button.
Choose everything and then press Clear (careful: you will delete all your data from the browser).
Then you should right-click on the Windows button and select Task Manager.
Look for Microsoft Edge process and then right-click on it and choose Go to details option.
If there is no Go to details option you have to click More details and return to previous steps.
Now search for processes called Microsoft Edge, right-click on them and choose End task option

There are all manual instructions that will help you to find “Captchatopsource.com” hijacker and the root of pop-ups on your computer and remove them. The most effective method to get rid of “Captchatopsource.com” redirections and notifications is to perform the manual removal instructions and then use an automatic tool. The manual method will weaken the malicious program and the Norton 360 will remove it.