How to stop wholehotposts.com from delivering notifications (advertisements)

What kind of page is wholehotposts[.]com?

Our research team found the wholehotposts[.]com rogue website during a routine investigation of dubious pages. Upon inspection, we determined that this site promotes spam browser notifications and redirects users to other (likely unreliable/dangerous) webpages.

Most visitors to wholehotposts[.]com and websites akin to it access them via redirects caused by pages using rogue advertising networks.

Wholehotposts[.]com overview

Note that the content encountered on and through rogue sites might differ depending on the visitor's IP address (geolocation).

At the time of research, wholehotposts[.]com displayed a yellow progress bar that jumped between 98% and 99%. Below, there were instructions to – "Click the Allow button to subscribe to the push notifications and continue watching" – and a moving arrow pointed to the consent option.

If a visitor is deceived, they will inadvertently permit wholehotposts[.]com to deliver browser notifications. These advertisements primarily endorse online scams, untrustworthy/hazardous software, and even malware.

To summarize, via webpages like wholehotposts[.]com – users may experience system infections, severe privacy issues, financial losses, and identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by wholehotposts.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Combo Cleaner (Phishing), CRDF (Malicious), CyRadar (Malicious), Fortinet (Phishing), G-Data (Malware), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	104.21.59.137
Observed Domains	q.wholehotposts[.]com; v.wholehotposts[.]com; j.wholehotposts[.]com; w.wholehotposts[.]com; i.wholehotposts[.]com; u.wholehotposts[.]com; m.wholehotposts[.]com; p.wholehotposts[.]com; c.wholehotposts[.]com; e.wholehotposts[.]com; d.wholehotposts[.]com; etc.
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

Cavernexplorer[.]com, macosx-update[.]com, and runicforgecrafter[.]top are merely a couple examples of rogue pages we have investigated recently. They commonly have different appearances and may use varied lures to deceive users into enabling their browser notifications – yet, in any case, these ads endorse deceptive/malicious content.

Keep in mind that while genuine products or services may be encountered through these notifications, they are unlikely to be promoted by their developers or other official parties. It is most probable that this promotion is undertaken by scammers who abuse the content's affiliate programs to acquire illegitimate commissions.

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

Websites need user consent to display browser notifications. Hence, you have likely accessed wholehotposts[.]com at some point and clicked "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar option – thus enabling the advertisement delivery.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Be selective about which sites you allow to deliver browser notifications. Do not permit suspect webpages to display them (i.e., do not click "Allow", "Allow Notifications", etc.). Instead, ignore or deny these requests from such pages (i.e., select "Block", "Block Notifications", etc.).

Should your browser keep force-opening questionable websites unprompted, it could be due to adware installed on the device. If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Screenshot of a notification (advertisement) displayed by the wholehotposts[.]com website:

Appearance of the wholehotposts[.]com website (GIF):

Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by wholehotposts[.]com using Combo Cleaner:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by wholehotposts.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 wholehotposts[.]com in the right lower corner of my desktop?

Websites cannot deliver browser notifications without user permission. Therefore, you've likely entered wholehotposts[.]com and permitted the ad delivery by clicking "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or an analogous option presented on this page.

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

No, clicking on a browser notification will not trigger malware download/installation. However, these advertisements may endorse harmful content capable of causing severe issues (including system infections).

Is wholehotposts[.]com a virus?

No, sites like wholehotposts[.]com are not considered to be viruses, although they can promote virulent content. Rogue websites commonly push online scams, untrustworthy/hazardous software, and even malware.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner can scan devices and remove the permissions given to the wholehotposts[.]com website. Combo Cleaner can also deny further access to it and other rogue/malicious sites. Therefore, no extra steps will be required.

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