How to stop ourhotposts.com from displaying unwanted notifications

What kind of website is ourhotposts[.]com?

After examining ourhotposts[.]com, our team learned that this page uses a clickbait technique to lure visitors into agreeing to receive notifications and redirects to other websites. This page was discovered by us while inspecting other pages that use rogue advertising networks. Usually, sites like ourhotposts[.]com are visited unintentionally.

Ourhotposts[.]com in detail

Ourhotposts[.]com shows a loading bar with a message claiming that it is required to click the "Allow" button to continue watching the content on ourhotposts[.]com. Legitimate websites never ask to click the "Allow" to play videos, download files, etc. Clicking that button means allowing the visited page to show notifications.

Notifications from ourhotposts[.]com promote mainly investment scans. However, they can open websites used to distribute malware, extract sensitive information and money, or other shady pages. Thus, it is strongly recommended not to allow pages like ourhotposts[.]com to show notifications.

Additionally, ourhotposts[.]com can redirect to other websites. At the time of our research, it redirected us to the World of Warships game page. It is possible that the creators of ourhotposts[.]com participate in an affiliate program to earn commissions for promoting that game site.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by ourhotposts.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.180.167
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, false claims within visited websites, unwanted applications (adware)
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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Websites of this type in general

Ourhotposts[.]com is similar to advertizementtoyou[.]com, ourhugenews[.]com, ponuadema[.]com, and hundreds of other websites. As a rule, these pages display deceptive content to lure visitors into allowing them to show notifications. Also, they redirect visitors to other pages.

In most cases, users open such pages by clicking deceptive ads or while visiting pages that use rogue advertising networks (e.g., illegal movie streaming pages, torrent sites). Also, these pages can be opened by advertising-supported apps installed on computers.

How did ourhotposts[.]com gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Pages can start showing notifications after visitors click the "Allow" button (or a similar button) displayed by a browser. Websites cannot show notifications without permission. Thus, ourhotposts[.]com delivers notifications because it has been allowed to do so.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Do not click the "Allow" button when a shady website asks for permission to show notifications. Click the "Block" (or similar) button, or close that page. Trustworthy web pages never ask visitors to click the "Allow" button to play videos, prove that they are not robots, download files, etc.

If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

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

Notifications displayed by ourhotposts[.]com:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by ourhotposts.com?
• 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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Why am I seeing ads (browser notifications) delivered by ourhotposts[.]com in the right lower corner of my desktop?

It is because ourhotposts[.]com has permission to show notifications. It was visited and allowed to show them.

I have clicked on notification ads, is my computer infected?

Notifications cannot infect computers, but they can open malicious web pages and other untrustworthy sites.

Is ourhotposts[.]com a virus?

Websites like ourhotposts[.]com are not viruses. Usually, they are created to promote various scam pages, questionable and potentially malicious applications, and websites.

Will Combo Cleaner remove ourhotposts[.]com ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan the operating system and remove permissions granted for ourhotposts[.]com. Additionally, this application will block further access to ourhotposts[.]com. No additional steps will be required.

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