How to stop ourhypespot.com notifications

ourhypespot.com is a very generic scam website, empty of content but pushing a scam to trick users into allowing ads on the desktop. When you get redirected to the site, you will see a browser alert saying “ourhypespot.com wants to show notifications”. By clicking “Allow”, you will authorize the site to show ads on the desktop.

 

 

ourhypespot.com does not have anything on it, except for a loading bar that stops at 98% and a message saying you need to click “Allow” to continue watching. What the message is asking you to do is click “Allow” on the “ourhypespot.com wants to show notifications” alert that appears as soon as you enter the site.

Like thousands of other websites, ourhypespot.com is misusing a legitimate browser feature that allows sites to request permission to show users content without them needing to visit the site. Legitimate sites show useful and interesting content, so this feature may be useful in some cases. However, sites like ourhypespot.com just bombard users with ads. Furthermore, the ads may purposely be made to look like legitimate notifications. This can be confusing to users and prompt them to interact with them. This can be dangerous because those ads could expose users to malicious content, including scams and malware.

If you have given the site permission to show notifications and need help with revoking the permission, you can use the instructions below.

Why are you redirected to sites like ourhypespot.com?

There are several ways redirects to sites like ourhypespot.com may be triggered. While redirects may be a symptom of adware, in most cases, users are redirected when browsing high-risk websites. Certain sites (e.g. ones with pirated or pornographic content), expose users to a lot of advertisement content. Clicking on anything when browsing those sites will often trigger a redirect. Fortunately, these redirects can easily be blocked with any decent adblocker program.

However, redirects to ourhypespot.com can also be triggered by an adware infection. That is likely the case if redirects have occurred several times. Adware, browser hijackers, and similar infections are often installed by users accidentally via what’s known as the software bundling method. The infections come bundled together with popular free programs as additional offers. Unfortunately, these offers are set to be installed alongside the programs they’re attached to automatically, though they are optional.

All added offers are optional but they must be manually deselected to stop them from installing. This can be difficult because the offers are hidden in settings users don’t normally use. This is why software bundling is a rather deceptive installation method.

If you pay attention when installing free programs, you should have no issues preventing these unwanted installations. When installing a program, choose Advanced (Custom) settings instead of Default (Basic). The installation window recommends using Default settings but these settings conceal all added offers and allow them to be installed. However, if you opt for Advanced or Custom settings, the added offers will be clearly displayed, and you will be given the option to deselect all of them. Some offers may appear useful but do not allow them to be installed. Legitimate programs do not use software bundling. Programs that do are detected as potential threats by anti-virus programs. If you allow these installations, you will fill your computer with junk in no time.

How to stop ourhypespot.com notifications?

It’s strongly recommended that you scan your computer with an anti-virus program to check for an adware infection just in case that’s the trigger for the redirects. Adware can be annoying to remove manually so using an anti-virus program is much easier. You also need to have a good adblocker program to block redirects and regular ads.

If ourhypespot.com has permission to show you notifications, you need to revoke it in your browser’s settings. You can use the instructions provided below if you need assistance. Check all sites that have permission and remove ourhypespot.com as well as all others you do not recognize. If you don’t plan on using this feature, you can also turn off the notification requests altogether.

If you have given the site permission to show notifications, here’s how to revoke it:

• Mozilla Firefox: Open the menu (the three bars at the top-right corner), click Options, then Privacy & Security. Scroll down to Permissions, press Settings next to Notifications, and remove ourhypespot.com and any other questionable websites from the list. It’s possible to permanently turn off push notification requests by checking the “Block new requests asking to allow notifications” box in the same Notifications settings.
• Google Chrome: Open the menu (the three dots top-right corner), then Settings, then Privacy and security, then Site Settings. Click on Notifications under Permissions, and remove ourhypespot.com and any other questionable websites from the list. It’s possible to permanently turn off push notification requests by toggling off “Sites can ask to send notifications”.
• Microsoft Edge: Open the menu (the three dots top-right corner), then Settings, then Cookies and site permissions, then Notifications. Review which sites have permission and remove ourhypespot.com and any other questionable websites from the list. It’s possible to permanently turn off push notification requests by toggling off “Ask before sending”.