How to stop redirects to and from totopcontent.xyz

What is the totopcontent[.]xyz site?

Sharing many similarities with hiroje.com, abcnewspro.com, onemessages.com and countless others, totopcontent[.]xyz is a rogue website. Visitors to this web page are presented with dubious material and/or are redirected to other untrusted and possibly malicious sites.

Most users access totopcontent[.]xyz and similar websites inadvertently - they are redirected by intrusive ads or by Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs) already installed onto the system. These apps do not need express user consent to infiltrate devices. PUAs cause redirects, run intrusive advertisement campaigns and collect browsing-related information.

totopcontent[.]xyz first checks visitors' IP (Internet Protocol) addresses to learn their geolocations. This information is crucial to deciding the site's further course of action. Therefore, whether users are redirected elsewhere and/or are presented with dubious content depends on their geolocations.

Additionally, totopcontent[.]xyz uses deceptive tactics to trick visitors into enabling its browser notifications. The web page implies that, to watch the video presented in it, users must enable the notifications. If these are enabled, it starts running intrusive advertisement campaigns.

The delivered ads are more than just a nuisance, they are also a threat to device and user safety. When clicked, intrusive ads often redirect to rogue, sale-oriented, deceptive/scam, compromised and malicious pages. Some can even be triggered (when clicked) to execute scripts designed to download/install rogue software (e.g. PUAs) without users' permission.

These unwanted apps can have other/additional capabilities, as well as causing redirects. Adware-type apps run intrusive advertisements, which diminish the browsing experience and are harmful. Furthermore, most PUAs can track data.

They can record browsing activity (URLs visited, web pages viewed, search queries typed, etc.) and collect personal information extracted from it (IP addresses, geolocations and other details). The gathered data is typically shared with and/or sold to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) likewise seeking to misuse it for profit.

To summarize, the presence of unwanted software on devices can lead to system infections, financial loss, serious privacy issues and even identity theft. Therefore, to protect device and user safety, all suspect applications and browser extensions/plug-ins must be removed without delay.

Threat Summary:

Name	totopcontent.xyz pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Detection Names	SCUMWARE.org (Malware), CRDF (Malicious), Forcepoint ThreatSeeker (Suspicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal).
Serving IP Address	65.60.9.234
Symptoms	Seeing advertisements not originating from the sites you are browsing. Intrusive pop-up ads. Decreased Internet browsing speed.
Distribution Methods	Deceptive pop-up ads, potentially unwanted applications (adware).
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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PUAs may seem normal and innocuous, and usually offer "useful" functionality. These features seldom work as promised and, in most cases, do not work at all. This rogue software has one purpose: to generate profit at users' expense. Rather than delivering any real value, PUAs cause redirects, run intrusive advertisement campaigns and gather private information.

How did adware install on my computer?

PUAs are often downloaded/installed with other programs. This deceptive marketing technique of packing regular software with unwanted or malicious additions is called "bundling".

Rushing downloads/installations (e.g. ignoring terms, using pre-set options, etc.) increases the risk of unintentionally allowing bundled content into the system. Certain PUAs have "official" download sites. Intrusive ads proliferate these applications as well. Once clicked, they can execute scripts to stealthily download/install PUAs.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

All products should be researched before download/installation and/or purchase. You are advised to use official and verified download channels. Dubious sources such as unofficial and free file-hosting websites, Peer-to-Peer sharing networks and other third party downloaders can offer deceptive and bundled content.

When downloading/installing, it is important to read the terms, explore all available options, use the "Custom" or "Advanced" settings and opt-out of additional apps, tools, features, and so on. Intrusive ads may seem legitimate, however, they can redirect to dubious web pages (e.g. gambling, pornography, adult-dating, etc.).

If you encounter advertisements or redirects of this kind, inspect the system and remove all suspect applications and browser extensions/plug-ins immediately. If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Appearance of totopcontent[.]xyz website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is totopcontent.xyz pop-up?
• STEP 1. Remove spam notifications from Google Chrome
• STEP 2. Remove spam notifications from Google Chrome (Android)
• STEP 3. Remove spam notifications from Mozilla Firefox
• STEP 4. Remove spam notifications from Microsoft Edge
• STEP 5. Remove spam notifications from Safari (macOS)

Disable unwanted browser notifications:

Video showing how to disable web browser notifications:

Remove spam notifications from Google Chrome:

Click the Menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the screen and select "Settings". In the opened window select "Privacy and security", then click on "Site Settings" and choose "Notifications".

In the "Allowed to send notifications" list search for websites that you want to stop receiving notifications from. Click on the three dots icon near the website URL and click "Block" or "Remove" (if you click "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again).

Remove spam notifications from Google Chrome (Android):

Tap the Menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the screen and select "Settings". Scroll down, tap on "Site settings" and then "Notifications".

In the opened window, locate all suspicious URLs and tap on them one-by-one. Once the pop-up shows up, select either "Block" or "Remove" (if you tap "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again).

Remove spam notifications from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Menu button (three bars) on the right upper corner of the screen. Select "Settings" and click on "Privacy & Security" in the toolbar on the left hand side of the screen. Scroll down to the "Permissions" section and click the "Settings" button next to "Notifications".

In the opened window, locate all suspicious URLs and block them using the drop-down menu or either remove them by clicking "Remove Website" at the bottom of the window (if you click "Remove Website" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again).

Remove spam notifications from Microsoft Edge:

Click the menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the Edge window and select "Settings". Click on "Cookies and site permissions" in the toolbar on the left hand side of the screen and select "Notifications".

Click three dots on the right hand side of each suspicious URL under "Allow" section and click "Block" or "Remove" (if you click "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again).

Remove spam notifications from Safari (macOS):

Click "Safari" button on the left upper corner of the screen and select "Preferences...". Select the "Websites" tab and then select "Notifications" section on the left pane.

Check for suspicious URLs and apply the "Deny" option using the drop-down menu or either remove them by clicking "Remove" at the bottom of the window (if you click "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again)

How to avoid browser notification spam?

Internet users should be very skeptical when being asked to allow notifications. While this is a useful feature that allows you to receive timely news from websites you like, deceptive marketers frequently abuse it.

Only allow notifications from websites that you fully trust. For added security - use an anti-malware application with a real-time web browsing monitor to block shady websites that tries to trick you into allowing spam notifications. We recommend using Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows.

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