Remove hotbdonebu.today pop-up notifications

hotbdonebu.today is just one of many generic sites designed to trick users into enabling desktop ads. When redirected to the site, users will see a pop-up message saying “hotbdonebu.today wants to show notifications”. Since this is a legitimate feature, clicking “Allow” will enable the site to show notifications on your desktop. However, hotbdonebu.today’s notifications will be ads. What’s worse, they could lead to harmful content like malware and scams. Thankfully, it’s easy to revoke a site’s notification permissions, and instructions are included at the end of the report.

 

 

The feature that allows sites to show notifications on users’ desktops is legitimate. However, websites like hotbdonebu.today should not be granted permission to display these notifications, as they exploit this feature to bombard users with advertisements. Upon getting redirected to the site, a prompt will appear saying “hotbdonebu.today wants to show notifications”. Although the site may appear to host content, it is entirely empty. Thus, granting permissions will result in desktop advertisements, which can be dangerous as they may lead to scams, malware, or mimic legitimate system notifications. It is advisable to revoke notification permissions for such sites promptly if you have given them.

To address unwanted redirects to sites like hotbdonebu.today, scan your computer with the WiperSoft antivirus program. If adware is detected, remove it to stop these redirects. Whether an infection is found or not, use an ad blocker to stop pop-ups and redirects when browsing potentially unsafe websites.

Random redirects can be a sign of adware

If you’re frequently redirected to random websites, it could mean your computer has adware. However, these redirects are more often caused by visiting high-risk sites. Websites with explicit or pirated content tend to spam harmful ads and trigger unwanted redirects. A simple solution is to install an ad blocker to stop intrusive ads and redirects.

Frequent redirects might indicate adware on your computer. While not as harmful as other malware, adware can still be annoying, exposing you to unwanted ads. Adware and similar infections, like browser hijackers or potentially unwanted programs, often come bundled with free programs as extra offers. These offers are set to install alongside the main program without your explicit consent, and this is known as the software bundling method. This method is rather controversial for allowing unwanted programs to sneak into systems without users knowing.

Though these bundled offers are technically optional, you have to manually deselect them to prevent installation. To do this, choose Advanced or Custom settings when installing free programs. This will reveal the offers, allowing you to deselect any you don’t want. No matter how appealing an offer seems, do not install it as legitimate programs do not use sneaky methods like software bundling. Allowing these installations will clutter your computer with unwanted programs that are hard to remove later.

Remove hotbdonebu.today ads

If redirects to certain sites are a regular thing, it is recommended to do a scan of your computer using antivirus software such as WiperSoft, as this could indicate the presence of adware. Should the scan detect adware, removing it will stop the redirects. Alternatively, if adware is not the cause, the websites you are visiting may be triggering the redirects. To block them, install an ad blocker.

If hotbdonebu.today has been given permission to display notifications, revoke it using the instructions provided below. Review and remove any other suspicious websites from the list of authorized sites. You can also turn off this feature completely.

• For Mozilla Firefox: Open menu (the three bars top-right corner) -> Options -> Privacy & Security. Scroll down to Permissions, press on Settings next to Notifications, and remove hotbdonebu.today and any other questionable website. You can permanently turn off these notification requests by checking the “Block new requests asking to allow notifications” box in the same Notifications settings.
• For Google Chrome: Open menu (the three dots top-right corner) -> Settings -> Privacy and security -> Site Settings. Click on Notifications under Permissions, and remove hotbdonebu.today and any other questionable website. You can stop these notification requests permanently by toggling off “Sites can ask to send notifications”.
• For Microsoft Edge: Open menu (the three dots top-right corner) -> Settings -> Cookies and site permissions -> Notifications. Review which sites have permission and remove hotbdonebu.today and any other questionable website. You can permanently turn off these notification requests by toggling off “Ask before sending”.