How to remove apps causing redirects to thehotposts.com site?

What is thehotposts[.]com?

Thehotposts[.]com is a rogue site, which shares similarities with hereforthejob.top, totaltopposts.com, typiccor.com, and countless others. It operates by presenting visitors with dubious content and/or redirecting them to different (likely unreliable or malicious) websites.

Users typically access rogue pages via redirects caused by untrustworthy sites, intrusive ads, or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

Thehotposts[.]com in detail

Whether visitors to thehotposts[.]com are presented with questionable material and/or get redirected elsewhere - depends on their IP addresses/ geolocations. Furthermore, rogue websites use deceptive content (e.g., clickbait, fake CAPTCHA verification, etc.) to lure users into allowing their browser notifications.

Thehotposts[.]com is not an exception to this; should its notifications be enabled - the site will start running intrusive advertisement campaigns. The delivered advertisements endorse various suspect and malicious webpages. What is more, some intrusive ads can infiltrate software (e.g., PUAs) into systems - once they are clicked on.

Threat Summary:

Name	thehotposts.com pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Fortinet (Malware), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Observed Domains	v.thehotposts[.]com; c.thehotposts[.]com; q.thehotposts[.]com; f.thehotposts[.]com; o.thehotposts[.]com
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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Potentially unwanted application overview

PUAs endanger device and user safety. They appear harmless and offer features that are nonoperational. However, unwanted apps can have harmful functionalities - force-opening unreliable and malicious sites (e.g., thehotposts[.]com), delivering intrusive advert campaigns, collecting vulnerable information, and so on.

In summary, the presence of unwanted software on devices can lead to system infection, serious privacy issues, financial losses, and even identity theft. To ensure and user safety, all suspicious applications and browser extensions/plug-ins must be removed without delay.

How did adware install on my computer?

PUAs are distributed by using the "bundling" method - pre-packing regular programs with unwanted/malicious additions. Hence, by rushing through downloads/installations - users risk allowing bundled content into their devices. Upon being clicked, intrusive advertisements can execute scripts to download/install PUAs. Some of these applications have "official" download pages.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

It is important to research software and always download from official/verified channels. Untrustworthy sources, e.g., unofficial and freeware websites, Peer-to-Peer sharing networks, etc. - often offer bundled and dangerous content.

When downloading/installing, it is advised to read terms, study possible options, use the "Custom/Advanced" settings to opt-out from all supplements. Intrusive adverts appear legitimate; however, they redirect to questionable sites (e.g., gambling, adult-dating, pornography, etc.).

Should users experience such ads and/or redirects, they must check their devices and immediately remove all dubious applications and browser extensions/plug-ins. If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Screenshots of advertisements delivered by thehotposts[.]com website:

Appearance of thehotposts[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is thehotposts.com 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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