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Read-this-hot-stuff.today POP-UP Ads

Also Known As: read-this-hot-stuff.today pop-up
Damage level: Medium

What is read-this-hot-stuff[.]today?

When visited, read-this-hot-stuff[.]today displays dubious content or causes redirects to other, untrustworthy, rogue websites. Its behavior is identical to oraronerethet[.]info, newchannel[.]club, hatnofort[.]com, and many other sites. Potentially unwanted apps (PUAs) usually force people to visit websites of this type unintentionally. If installed, PUAs usually gather browsing-related data and serve users with ads.

read-this-hot-stuff[.]today pop-up redirects

PUAs open rogue websites in new browser tabs or windows. When visited, read-this-hot-stuff[.]today displays deceptive, dubious content or opens other (about 2-3) untrustworthy (potentially malicious) websites. Its actions depend on the visitor's location. Furthermore, many PUAs serve users with coupons, banners, surveys, pop-up ads, and other intrusive advertisements.

They are displayed through tools that enable placement of third party graphical content on any site and conceal underlying content. Furthermore, if clicked, they cause even more unwanted redirects to dubious pages or execute scripts designed to cause download and installation of potentially unwanted applications.

Furthermore, PUAs of this type often operate as information tracking tools. They gather data such as IP addresses, geolocations, URLs of visited websites, entered search queries, and other details relating to users' browsing habits. In addition, some PUAs might be designed to collect personal details.

Developers share all recorded data with other parties who misuse it to generate revenue. Some of these third parties might be cyber criminals.

Threat Summary:
Name read-this-hot-stuff.today pop-up
Threat Type Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Serving IP Address 213.227.145.147
Observed Domains 0qdwz.read-this-hot-stuff[.]today, 2rtzj.read-this-hot-stuff[.]today, hato2.read-this-hot-stuff[.]today, kgqz1.read-this-hot-stuff[.]today, khecm.read-this-hot-stuff[.]today, lpvzy.read-this-hot-stuff[.]today, nowqk.read-this-hot-stuff[.]today, nptb4.read-this-hot-stuff[.]today, oonne.read-this-hot-stuff[.]today, os3af.read-this-hot-stuff[.]today, oyrh3.read-this-hot-stuff[.]today, pb69s.read-this-hot-stuff[.]today, pceop.read-this-hot-stuff[.]today, qrfve.read-this-hot-stuff[.]today, s3kxp.read-this-hot-stuff[.]today, snw0s.read-this-hot-stuff[.]today, sun4j.read-this-hot-stuff[.]today, uohlc.read-this-hot-stuff[.]today, xne4i.read-this-hot-stuff[.]today, xzsga.read-this-hot-stuff[.]today
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.
Malware Removal (Windows)

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In summary, having PUAs installed can lead to privacy/browsing safety issues or identity theft. Most are presented as legitimate tools, however, they are designed only to generate revenue for the developers. Remove all PUAs immediately.

How did adware install on my computer?

In most cases, PUAs infiltrate the system through intrusive advertisements or when they are downloaded and installed with other software that was downloaded/installed intentionally. Developers often include PUAs in the set-ups of other software. This method is called "bundling".

Bundled apps are usually hidden in "Custom", "Advanced" and other settings. Users often rush downloads and installations without taking a closer look at the settings. By leaving them unchanged, they often allow PUAs to be downloaded and installed.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Check all available download and installation setup options and deselect all additionally-included, unwanted applications. Avoid using unofficial software download sources or third party software downloaders, Peer-to-Peer networks and so on. The safest way to download software is from official websites and using direct links.

Furthermore, do not trust or click ads displayed on dubious pages relating to gambling, adult dating, and so on. These ads usually open other untrustworthy websites. If these ads or redirects occur randomly (without clicking anything), check apps installed on the browser and programs on the operating system.

Uninstall/remove all unwanted, suspicious extensions, add-ons or plug-ins from the browser and programs from the computer 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.

read-this-hot-stuff[.]today encourages visitors to allow it to show notifications:

read-this-hot-stuff[.]today asks to show notifications 1

Second attempt by read-this-hot-stuff[.]today to trick people into allowing it to show notifications:

read-this-hot-stuff[.]today asks to show notifications 2

Third attempt by read-this-hot-stuff[.]today to trick people into allowing it to show notifications:

read-this-hot-stuff[.]today asks to show notifications 3

One more attempt to trick people into allowing it to show notifications:

read-this-hot-stuff[.] enouraging users to allow to show notifications

Appearance of read-this-hot-stuff[.]today website (GIF):

read-this-hot-stuff[.]today website appearance (GIF)

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Quick menu:

Disable unwanted browser notifications:

Video showing how to disable web browser notifications:

Google Chrome logoRemove 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".

Disable web browser notifications in Google Chrome (step 1)

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).

Disable web browser notifications in Google Chrome (step 2)

Android logoRemove 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".

Disable web browser notifications in Google Chrome - Android (step 1)

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).

Disable web browser notifications in Google Chrome - Android (step 2)

Mozilla Firefox logoRemove 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".

Disable web browser notifications in Mozilla Firefox (step 1)

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).

Disable web browser notifications in Mozilla Firefox (step 2)

Microsoft Edge logoRemove 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".

Disable web browser notifications in Microsoft Edge (step 1)

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).

Disable web browser notifications in Microsoft Edge (step 2)

Safari logoRemove 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.

Disable web browser notifications in Safari - macOS (step 1)

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)

Disable web browser notifications in Safari - macOS (step 2)

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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Malware activity

Global malware activity level today:

Medium threat activity

Increased attack rate of infections detected within the last 24 hours.

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