it also kept redirecting to itself like twice a second to not let me go back.

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        Notification access also allows them to show pictures, so they will show things like "you have a virus, download "totally legit antivirus " or other “warnings” disguised as windows alerts.

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    Never allow “Send notification” permission for “Bot verification purposes”. I heard a new type of fake “Captcha” where you need to execute a script ( with Windows + R and then pressing enter ) that will just execute a script and run malware.

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      Yeah, I saw that one. Actually kind of a smart idea as many people will surely blindly press the keys as instructed.

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      Never allow “Send notification” permission for “Bot verification purposes”.

      Or for any other reason, either.

      Not even my bank or other places I trust get to send me push notifications in the wenmb browser.

      If you really need to get my attention, and if I have explicitly allowed it , then send me an email.

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    If a website is redirecting to prevent you using the back button, you can usually right click the back button to jump back several steps at once

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    My guess is either your location or notifications. I’m guessing the first assuming the site isn’t just an outright scam.

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      its notifications, seen this trick one too many times of downloading Minecraft texture packs on the now en-shit-ified adfly. It will send notifications like every other second and I assume (I blocked notifications by this point) one of the ads is “your computer is infected! call [tech support scammer number] for support”

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    they would just put mass notifications on you i have fallen for this before