How to stop hot-investing-news.com from delivering notifications/ads

What kind of page is hot-investing-news[.]com?

Hot-investing-news[.]com is a rogue page that we discovered during a routine inspection of suspicious websites. This page is designed to promote deceptive content, push browser notification spam, and redirect visitors to other (likely untrustworthy/dangerous) websites.

Most users access webpages like hot-investing-news[.]com through redirects caused by sites that use rogue advertising networks.

Hot-investing-news[.]com overview

It must be mentioned that the behavior of rogue websites (i.e., what they host/endorse) may vary based on the visitor's IP address/ geolocation.

When we investigated hot-investing-news[.]com, it promoted a cryptocurrency-themed scam. It lured users in by mentioning famous businessmen sharing their thoughts on Bitcoins. The scam urged users to register by providing their names, telephone numbers, and email addresses.

This scheme may operate as a phishing scam that collects sensitive data and sells it to third-parties or otherwise abuses the information for profit. Additionally, some schemes of this ilk trick victims into consenting to expensive subscriptions.

Additionally, hot-investing-news[.]com requested us to enable it to display browser notifications. Rogue sites use them to run intrusive advertisement campaigns. The delivered notifications/ads endorse online scams, unreliable/harmful software, and malware.

To summarize, through websites like hot-investing-news[.]com – users can experience system infections, severe privacy issues, financial losses, and even identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by hot-investing-news.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	alphaMountain.ai (Phishing), CyRadar (Malicious), Fortinet (Phishing), Netcraft (Malicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	164.90.197.12
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, potentially unwanted applications (adware)
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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Browser notification spam in general

We have inspected countless rogue pages; smilerweek[.]com, news-mexobi[.]com, mentseconom[.]xyz, czgovd[.]com, and torggissoft[.]com are merely some of our newest finds. These websites promote deceptive/malicious content and deliver browser notifications pushing likewise dangerous material.

It must be stressed that any legitimate products or services encountered through these sites/ads are highly unlikely to be endorsed by the actual developers/creators. It is most probable that this promotion is undertaken by scammers abusing the content's affiliate programs in order to obtain illegitimate commissions.

How did hot-investing-news[.]com gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Websites cannot deliver browser notifications without user consent. Permission is given by selecting "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or an analogous option presented on a webpage. Therefore, if you are receiving such adverts from hot-investing-news[.]com – it means that you've visited this page and permitted the notification delivery.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

To avoid receiving undesirable browser notifications – do not enable dubious websites to deliver them. In other words, do not click "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or any similar options presented on suspect sites. Instead, we advise ignoring or denying notification requests – i.e., selecting "Block", "Block Notifications", etc.

Should your browser keep force-opening questionable webpages, it could be due to adware installed onto it for the system. 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 the hot-investing-news[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by hot-investing-news.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 hot-investing-news[.]com in the right lower corner of my desktop?

Sites need user permission to display browser notifications (advertisements). Hence, you have likely accessed hot-investing-news[.]com at some point and pressed "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or an analogous option presented on this webpage.

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

No, clicking on a browser notification will not trigger any system infection processes. However, these ads push harmful content capable of causing serious problems (including malware infections).

Is hot-investing-news[.]com a virus?

No, hot-investing-news[.]com is not classified as a virus, but it can endorse virulent content. Rogue websites typically promote various scams, untrustworthy/harmful software, and even malware.

Will Combo Cleaner remove hot-investing-news[.]com ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Yes, Combo Cleaner can scan devices and undo all the permissions granted to the hot-investing-news[.]com page. Additionally, it is capable of blocking further access to this and other rogue/malicious websites. Therefore, no extra steps will be necessary.

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