Onehortensia.com Ads (2024)

What kind of page is onehortensia[.]com?

While reviewing dubious websites, our research team discovered the onehortensia.com rogue page. It endorses spam browser notifications and redirects visitors to different (likely untrustworthy/hazardous) sites.

Webpages like onehortensia[.]com are most commonly accessed via redirects caused by websites that employ rogue advertising networks.

Onehortensia[.]com overview

When we investigated onehortensia[.]com, it displayed a cartoon-style robot beside instructions to – "Click Allow if you are not a robot". It must be mentioned that the content encountered on and through rogue sites might differ depending on the visitor's IP address (geolocation).

The CAPTCHA test on onehortensia[.]com is fake, and by completing it – users unintentionally permit the webpage to deliver browser notifications. These ads may promote online scams, unreliable/harmful software, and even malware.

Therefore, via webpages like onehortensia[.]com – users can experience system infections, serious privacy issues, financial losses, and identity theft.

Threat Summary:
Name	Ads by onehortensia.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Combo Cleaner (Phishing), CRDF (Malicious), ESET (Phishing), Forcepoint ThreatSeeker (Phishing), Google Safebrowsing (Phishing), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.186.133
Symptoms	Seeing advertisem*nts 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 analyzed countless rogue websites;thenetaservices[.]com,yourgiardiablog[.]com, andmypholasshop[.]comare merely a couple of our newest articles.

These pages can differ greatly in appearance, yet their purpose is the same – to push browser notifications.Their advertisem*nts endorse deceptive and malicious material.

Note that while genuine products and services may be encountered via spam notifications – they are unlikely to be promoted by their actual developers or other official parties. It is most probable that this promotion is undertaken by scammers motivated to obtain illegitimate commissions by abusing the endorsed content's affiliate programs.

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

Websites cannot deliver browser notifications without user consent. Hence, if you are seeing these adverts from onehortensia[.]com – it means that when this page was accessed, permission for their delivery was given by selecting "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar option.

It is noteworthy that rogue sites commonly use bait (e.g., fake CAPTCHA verification tests, clickbait, adult-oriented content, etc.) to lure visitors into enabling notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

It is important to be selective about webpages that are permitted to display browser notifications. Dubious pages must not be allowed to do so; instead, their notification delivery requests have to be ignored or denied (i.e., by pressing "Block", "Block Notifications", etc.).

Should your browser continuously force-open questionable websites without prompt, it could be caused by adware installed on it or the system. If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for macOS to automatically eliminate them.

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 macOS.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Why am I seeing ads (browser notifications) delivered by onehortensia[.]com in the right lower corner of my desktop?

Websites can only display browser notifications (advertisem*nts) with user permission. Hence, you've likely accessed onehortensia[.]com at some point and clicked "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or an analogous option.

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

No, clicking on a browser notification will not initiate any system infection processes. However, these advertisem*nts can push content that is capable of causing severe issues (including malware infections).

Is onehortensia[.]com a virus?

No, onehortensia[.]com is not classed as a virus. Yet it is pertinent to mention that rogue websites commonly promote virulent content (e.g., online scams, untrustworthy/hazardous software, malware, etc.).

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your device and revoke the permissions granted to the onehortensia[.]com webpage. It will also deny further access to this and other rogue/malicious sites. Therefore, additional steps will not be required.

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