Id.hao123.com - How to remove

Id.hao123.com pretends to be a legitimate search engine but it is listed as a browser hijacker and it’s not recommended to use on your computer. If you recently discovered that your computer is infected with this malware but you don’t know how to take care of this situation, you have come to the right place. In this article, we will provide you with detailed instructions on how to remove Id.hao123.com either manually or automatically, helping you quickly restore your browser to how it used to be.

The easiest and most efficient way to eliminate an infection like Id.hao123.com is to do it automatically. Simply download a reliable anti-malware application, such as SpyHunter for PC or Combo Cleaner for Mac, install it on your computer and then run a full scan of all files stored on your hard drive. Either one of these applications should detect and eliminate Id.hao123.com immediately. It will also protect your computer from similar infections in the future, so it’s worth to keep it installed. You can use other anti-malware software of your choice as well, as long as it’s professional and detects hijackers like Id.hao123.com.

However, if you don’t want to download any additional anti-malware software, you can get rid of Id.hao123.com manually, too. This process might seem a little complicated, so we have developed a step-by-step Id.hao123.com manual removal guide to assist you – scroll down below this article and check it out. Just do your best to perform all steps correctly and you should be able to eliminate Id.hao123.com manually on your own.

Id.hao123.com issues and removal:

Type of threat	PUP (potentially unwanted program) Adware Browser hijacker
Issues and problems	Private details (like search terms) revealed to the site Increased number of ads results in distractions and a laggy browser The search engine and the home page can’t be changed
Causes of the hijacking	Adware programs on your computer Deceptive browser add-ons
Remove Id.hao123.com	Automatically remove adware and malware using anti-malware programs (Combo Cleaner for Mac, SpyHunter for PC) Manually uninstall hijacker extensions from all the affected browsers

 

If you want to learn more about specific features of Id.hao123.com, please continue reading this article. In case you have some questions about this infection, feel free to ask them in the comments section below and we will try to help you.

About Id.hao123.com browser hijacker

Id.hao123.com is one type of the Hao123 site. That page is commonly used in some parts of the world, however, additional efforts to popularize it have relied on very intrusive and annoying promotion — like installing it for you and hoping that you won’t get rid of it! The Id.hao123.com page can be set as your home page when you install a compromised free program. It’s like a free sample that you can’t say no to — it just slips into your browser. It’s done because the more users Id.hao123.com has, the more money it makes from advertising.

You can avoid such things happening by only downloading programs for trusted sources which don’t add unwanted nonsense to the programs that they host. It might be difficult to find such a source, though, so just try to be cautious.

As we have stated before, Id.hao123.com is a browser hijacker. What that means is that this malicious application will change the way you use your web browsers. First of all, it will change the homepage on all of your web browsers to www.Id.hao123.com. The same will be done with your default search engine. So the next time you type in something into the search box, your search will be operated by this website instead of Google, Yahoo, Bing, or any other more likely search engine. The first thing that you can try when you notice that your system is infected with this malware is to change both homepage and default search engine on all of your web browsers to your preferable legitimate search engine. If that doesn’t work, a potentially unwanted browser extension has been added to your browser. There are a lot of such applications that use deception to get installed only to set your homepage and search engine to whatever site they want to promote. Examples include Search4musix, Search.convertermastersearch.com, QuickFlightTracker, and others.

Id.hao123.com also has some attributes of adware, so you can expect tons of advertisements while browsing the Internet. Ads displayed by Id.hao123.com can come in all kinds of forms, such as pop-up, pop-under, in-text, banner or contextual advertisements. New tabs or even windows with ads can be opened at any time, as well.

Usually, ads displayed by Id.hao123.com appear on e-commerce websites, such as eBay or Amazon. You will be offered to purchase some particular goods at a very appealing price rate. Do not fall for that trick – most of the time those offers are fake, they are just trying to win your attention and make you click on one of those ads this way. And we don’t recommend to do that. If it happens so that you click on an ad displayed by Id.hao123.com, you will be immediately redirected to other websites that might be owned by various cybercriminals, hackers, or scammers. This way your computer can get infected with other viruses or if you attempt to purchase something there you can even get scammed and lose your hard-earned money.

Id.hao123.com works as a browser add-on and can infect all the most popular web browsers, such as Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and even Safari. Luckily, it can be removed manually, though an additional scan with a security program is recommended.

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Manual removal of ID.hao123.com virus

How to remove hao123 using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Id.hao123.com install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to hao123 . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Id.hao123.com easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove hao123 from macOS

Delete Id.hao123.com from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the hao123 app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopHow To remove Id.hao123.com from Google Chrome:

• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select More Tools→Extensions
  
• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.
  
• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select Settings
  
• Select Manage Search engines
  
• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list
  
• Go back to settings. On Startup choose Open blank page (you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).
• If your homepage was changed, click on Chrome menu on the top right corner, select Settings. Select Open a specific page or set of pages and click on Set pages.
  
• Delete malicious search websites at a new Startup pages window by clicking “X” next to them.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Id.hao123.com, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on a Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on theReset browser settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How To remove Id.hao123.com from Firefox:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (Or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Id.hao123.com related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Options → General. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Restore to Default.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to hao123, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• ChooseTroubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on theReset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program to identify malicious entries.

How to remove Id.hao123.com from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.

• Click on the three-dot menu on the browser toolbar and Select Settings

• Select Privacy and Services and scroll down. Press on Address bar.

• Choose Manage search engines.

• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list: open the three-dot menu and choose Remove.

• Go back to Settings. Open On start-up.
• Delete malicious search websites at Open specific page or pages by opening the three-dot menu and clicking Delete.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Id.hao123.com, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings

• Click on Edge's menu button and select Settings. Click on the Reset Settings button on the left.
• Press the Restore settings to their default values option.

• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Id.hao123.com from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall hao123 and other suspicious extensions.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences and choose General tab. Enter preferable URL to the homepage field.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings(older versions) If you are still experiencing any issues related to Id.hao123.com, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari…
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

Manual removal