How to remove Hotnews1.me pop-ups (Virus removal guide)

What is Hotnews1.me?

Hotnews1.me web site is a scam that is designed to fool users into accepting push notifications via the internet browser. Scammers use push notifications to bypass pop up blocker and therefore display a ton of unwanted advertisements. These advertisements are used to promote questionable web-browser addons, free gifts scams, fake downloads, and adult web-pages.

Hotnews1.me site shows a fake message states that clicking ‘Allow’ will let you watch a video, download a file, enable Flash Player, access the content of the web-page, connect to the Internet, and so on. If you click on the ‘Allow’ button, this website gets your permission to send push notifications in form of pop up adverts in the lower right corner of your desktop.

Threat Summary

Name	Hotnews1.me pop up
Type	browser notification spam, spam push notifications, pop-up virus
Distribution	social engineering attack, PUPs, adware, malicious pop-up advertisements
Symptoms	pop-up advertisements in bottom right corner of screen unwanted changes in your internet browser you experience lots of of unwanted ads low ping but slow Internet
Removal	Hotnews1.me removal guide

How did you get infected with Hotnews1.me pop-ups

These Hotnews1.me popups are caused by misleading advertisements on the web sites you visit or adware software. Adware may cause issues for your PC. Adware can display unwanted advertisements on your web-browser so that your cannot block them, redirect your web-browser to scam sites, and it can cause malicious sites to pop up on your web-browser. Adware might end up on your device after you download and install free applications from a suspicious web-page.

Adware comes together with various free programs. This means that you need to be careful when installing anything downloaded from the World Wide Web, especially from file sharing web-sites. Be sure to read the Terms of Use and the Software license, choose only the Manual, Advanced or Custom installation mode, switch off all additional modules and software are offered to install.

Remove Hotnews1.me notifications from browsers

If the scammers have achieved their goal and you clicked the Allow button, then you need to open browser settings as soon as possible and disable rogue browser notifications. To remove the Hotnews1.me notifications, use the following steps. These steps are for Windows, Apple Mac and Android.

Google Chrome	Android
Click the Menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the browser window Select ‘Settings’, scroll down to the bottom and click ‘Advanced’. When the drop-down menu appears, tap ‘Settings’. Scroll down to ‘Advanced’. Go to Notifications settings. Locate the Hotnews1.me URL and click the three vertical dots button next to it, then click on ‘Remove’.	Tap ‘Settings’. Tap ‘Notifications’. Find and tap the internet browser that shows Hotnews1.me browser notifications ads. Find Hotnews1.me URL, other questionable URLs and set the toggle button to ‘OFF’ on them one-by-one.
Mozilla Firefox	Edge
Click the Menu button (three bars) on the top-right corner. Select ‘Options’ and click on ‘Privacy & Security’ on the left hand side of the screen. Scroll down to the ‘Permissions’ section and click the ‘Settings’ button next to ‘Notifications’. Find sites you down’t want to see notifications from (for example, Hotnews1.me), click on drop-down menu next to each and select ‘Block’. Click ‘Save Changes’ button.	In the top-right corner, click the Edge menu button (it looks like three dots). Scroll down to ‘Settings’. In the menu on the left go to ‘Advanced’. In the ‘Website permissions’ section click ‘Manage permissions’. Disable the on switch for the Hotnews1.me domain.
Internet Explorer	Safari
In the top-right corner, click on the gear icon (menu button). In the drop-down menu select ‘Internet Options’. Click on the ‘Privacy’ tab and select ‘Settings’ in the pop-up blockers section. Find the Hotnews1.me domain and click the ‘Remove’ button to delete the domain.	Click ‘Safari’ button on the top left hand corner and select ‘Preferences’. Select the ‘Websites’ tab and then select ‘Notifications’ section on the left panel. Find the Hotnews1.me URL and select it, click the ‘Deny’ button.

How to remove Hotnews1.me pop-up ads (removal steps)

The answer is right here on this web page. We have put together simplicity and efficiency. It will allow you easily to free your PC of adware that causes Hotnews1.me popups in your web-browser. Moreover, you can select manual or automatic removal method. If you’re familiar with the computer then use manual removal, otherwise use the free antimalware tool developed specifically to remove adware software. Of course, you can combine both methods. Certain of the steps below will require you to close this webpage. So, please read the instructions carefully, after that bookmark it or open it on your smartphone for later reference.

To remove Hotnews1.me pop ups, execute the steps below:

1. Remove Hotnews1.me notifications from browsers
2. How to manually delete Hotnews1.me
   • Uninstall unwanted or newly added apps
   • Remove Hotnews1.me from Mozilla Firefox by resetting web-browser settings
   • Delete Hotnews1.me pop up ads from IE
   • Remove Hotnews1.me pop-ups from Chrome
3. Automatic Removal of Hotnews1.me pop ups
4. Stop Hotnews1.me pop up advertisements

How to manually delete Hotnews1.me

In this section of the blog post, we have posted the steps that will allow to remove Hotnews1.me advertisements manually. Although compared to removal utilities, this way loses in time, but you don’t need to install anything on the PC system. It will be enough for you to follow the detailed guidance with images. We tried to describe each step in detail, but if you realized that you might not be able to figure it out, or simply do not want to change the Windows and browser settings, then it’s better for you to use utilities from trusted developers, which are listed below.

Uninstall unwanted or newly added apps

We advise that you start the computer cleaning procedure by checking the list of installed software and delete all unknown or suspicious applications. This is a very important step, as mentioned above, very often the malicious applications such as adware software and hijackers may be bundled with free software. Delete the unwanted software can delete the intrusive ads or web browser redirect.

It will open the Windows Control Panel as displayed in the figure below.

Next, click “Uninstall a program”
It will display a list of all software installed on your PC. Scroll through the all list, and delete any dubious and unknown apps. To quickly find the latest installed software, we recommend sort apps by date in the Control panel.

Remove Hotnews1.me from Mozilla Firefox by resetting web-browser settings

Resetting Mozilla Firefox web-browser will reset all the settings to their default values and will remove Hotnews1.me pop-up ads, malicious add-ons and extensions. Keep in mind that resetting your web browser will not remove your history, bookmarks, passwords, and other saved data.

First, run the Firefox. Next, press the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It will open the drop-down menu. Next, click the Help button ().

In the Help menu press the “Troubleshooting Information”. In the upper-right corner of the “Troubleshooting Information” page click on “Refresh Firefox” button like below.

Confirm your action, click the “Refresh Firefox”.

Delete Hotnews1.me pop up ads from IE

If you find that Internet Explorer web browser settings had been modified by adware software, then you may return your settings, via the reset web-browser procedure.

First, open the Microsoft Internet Explorer. Next, click the button in the form of gear (). It will display the Tools drop-down menu, click the “Internet Options” as shown below.

In the “Internet Options” window click on the Advanced tab, then click the Reset button. The Internet Explorer will show the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” window like the one below. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box, then press “Reset” button.

You will now need to restart your PC for the changes to take effect.

Remove Hotnews1.me pop-ups from Chrome

Another way to get rid of Hotnews1.me pop up ads from Chrome is Reset Google Chrome settings. This will disable malicious addons and reset Google Chrome settings to original state. Your saved bookmarks, form auto-fill information and passwords won’t be cleared or changed.

Open the Chrome menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal dotes (). It will open the drop-down menu. Select More Tools, then press Extensions.

Carefully browse through the list of installed add-ons. If the list has the extension labeled with “Installed by enterprise policy” or “Installed by your administrator”, then complete the following guidance: Remove Google Chrome extensions installed by enterprise policy otherwise, just go to the step below.

Open the Google Chrome main menu again, click to “Settings” option.

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the “Advanced” link. Now scroll down until the Reset settings section is visible, as displayed on the screen below and click the “Reset settings to their original defaults” button.

Confirm your action, click the “Reset” button.

Automatic Removal of Hotnews1.me pop ups

It’s very difficult for classic antivirus to detect adware software and other kinds of PUPs. We suggest you use a free anti-adware like Zemana, MalwareBytes and HitmanPro from our list below. These utilities will help you scan and remove trojans, malware, spyware, keyloggers, bothersome and malicious adware from an infected PC system.

How to remove Hotnews1.me advertisements with Zemana AntiMalware

Zemana AntiMalware is a lightweight tool that designed to use alongside your antivirus software, detecting and deleting malicious software, adware software and PUPs that other programs miss. Zemana AntiMalware is easy to use, fast, does not use many resources and have great detection and removal rates.

Now you can install and run Zemana AntiMalware to remove Hotnews1.me pop-up advertisements from your internet browser by following the steps below:

Visit the following page to download Zemana Anti-Malware setup package called Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup on your computer. Save it on your Microsoft Windows desktop.

Run the install package after it has been downloaded successfully and then follow the prompts to setup this tool on your personal computer.

During installation you can change certain settings, but we advise you do not make any changes to default settings.

When install is finished, this malware removal utility will automatically launch and update itself. You will see its main window as shown in the figure below.

Now press the “Scan” button to start scanning your computer for the adware responsible for Hotnews1.me pop up advertisements. A scan can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the count of files on your computer and the speed of your PC system.

After Zemana has finished scanning, it will show the Scan Results. You may remove threats (move to Quarantine) by simply press “Next” button.

The Zemana will remove adware software that causes multiple annoying pop ups and move the selected items to the program’s quarantine. After the cleaning procedure is complete, you may be prompted to reboot your personal computer to make the change take effect.

Use HitmanPro to get rid of Hotnews1.me pop ups

HitmanPro is a free removal tool. It removes potentially unwanted software, adware, hijackers and undesired internet browser extensions. It will identify and delete adware software that causes multiple annoying pop ups. Hitman Pro uses very small PC system resources and is a portable application. Moreover, HitmanPro does add another layer of malware protection.

1. Visit the page linked below to download the latest version of HitmanPro for MS Windows. Save it to your Desktop.
   
   

   HitmanPro
   10515 downloads
   Author: Sophos
   Category: Security tools
   Update: June 28, 2018
   
2. Once the downloading process is done, double click the Hitman Pro icon. Once this tool is launched, click “Next” button to perform a system scan with this tool for the adware related to the Hotnews1.me pop-up advertisements. A system scan may take anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes, depending on your PC. When a threat is found, the number of the security threats will change accordingly.
3. As the scanning ends, you’ll be displayed the list of all found threats on your personal computer. Review the report and then click “Next” button. Now click the “Activate free license” button to start the free 30 days trial to remove all malicious software found.

How to remove Hotnews1.me with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware

If you’re having issues with Hotnews1.me pop-ups removal, then check out MalwareBytes Anti-Malware. This is a tool that can help clean up your device and improve your speeds for free. Find out more below.

MalwareBytes can be downloaded from the following link. Save it on your Desktop.

When the download is finished, close all applications and windows on your computer. Open a directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that’s called MBSetup as displayed on the image below.

When the installation begins, you will see the Setup wizard that will help you install Malwarebytes on your computer.

Once installation is finished, you’ll see window as displayed in the following example.

Now click the “Scan” button to look for adware which causes pop-ups. This procedure can take quite a while, so please be patient. While the MalwareBytes program is checking, you can see how many objects it has identified as threat.

When MalwareBytes AntiMalware is finished scanning your computer, a list of all threats detected is created. Make sure all items have ‘checkmark’ and press “Quarantine” button.

The Malwarebytes will now begin to remove adware which causes the unwanted Hotnews1.me pop up ads. Once finished, you may be prompted to reboot your computer.

The following video explains steps on how to get rid of hijacker, adware and other malicious software with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware.

Stop Hotnews1.me pop up advertisements

One of the worst things is the fact that you cannot stop all those annoying webpages like Hotnews1.me using only built-in Microsoft Windows capabilities. However, there is a program out that you can use to stop annoying internet browser redirects, advertisements and pop ups in any modern web-browsers including Mozilla Firefox, Edge, Chrome and IE. It is named Adguard and it works very well.

Please go to the following link to download AdGuard. Save it on your Microsoft Windows desktop.

After downloading it, double-click the downloaded file to start it. The “Setup Wizard” window will show up on the computer screen as displayed in the following example.

Follow the prompts. AdGuard will then be installed and an icon will be placed on your desktop. A window will show up asking you to confirm that you want to see a quick guide as displayed in the following example.

Press “Skip” button to close the window and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” to see an quick tutorial that will assist you get to know AdGuard better.

Each time, when you launch your device, AdGuard will launch automatically and stop unwanted ads, block Hotnews1.me, as well as other malicious or misleading webpages. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, that is located on your desktop.

Finish words

We suggest that you keep Zemana Anti-Malware (to periodically scan your computer for new adwares and other malware) and AdGuard (to help you block intrusive ads and malicious web-sites). Moreover, to prevent any adware, please stay clear of unknown and third party applications, make sure that your antivirus program, turn on the option to detect potentially unwanted software.

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