Search.heasytaxes.co Virus - How to remove

Search.heasytaxes.co was developed by Polarity Technologies LTD – it is a website that will be automatically set as your new tab page if Easy Taxes extension is added to the extensions list on the Google Chrome browser. Those changes are not a surprise – Polarity Technologies LTD is a well-known developer of browser hijackers and Search.heasytaxes.co is one of them.

If you have noticed that your web browser was modified and Search.heasytaxes.co is now set as your new tab page or homepage, that is a clear sign that this browser hijacker is actively operating on your computer. Obviously, you need to take care of this situation. Unfortunately, it’s not as easy to remove Search.heasytaxes.co as it would be to eliminate regular browser extension – cyber criminals intentionally make it hard to get rid of, because they want you to continue using this tool.

We will guide you through the removal of Search.heasytaxes.co malware, so keep reading if your computer is infected with it. Also, feel free to ask us a question in the comments section below if you have one.

All About Search.heasytaxes.co Browser Hijacker

If you have encountered Search.heasytaxes.co, you should already know the consequences – it will automatically set your new tab page to www.search.heasytaxes.co. This website was crafted to look like a regular and reliable search engine. It also features various icons that should get you to websites associated with taxes. As it is described, Easy Taxes extension should allow you to manage your taxes easier. It’s partly true because those links will take you to websites that are actually associated with taxes and can be useful. However, there is no point to install the additional extension on your daily browser just to have some shortcuts to those sites.

Also, there is an additional toolbar that will be visible only on www.search.heasytaxes.co website. I.e. you won’t be able to reach it while browsing other websites, it won’t stick to your browser. There are links to various websites and most of them should not be visited. We can guess that they are affiliated with www.search.heasytaxes.co and Polarity – most of them are really questionable. For instance, if you click on “News” icon, you will be redirected to 5thavenuenews.com website which features more advertisements than actual content. That’s probably an additional ’monetization for Search.heasytaxes.co virus.

Without a doubt, the main function on this website is the web search. If you submit a search query there, the result will be delivered by employing Yahoo search engine, which is totally legitimate. However, that is just another trick to convince users that this tool is reliable. In reality, developers of Search.heasytaxes.co has the ability to alternate search results by inserting advertisements and sponsored results there. They do it by employing javascript code, so with every web search, you will get an additional dose of ads that are not even relevant to your search. We also do not recommend clicking on any of them, because once again – you can get redirected to dangerous websites.

Dangers Of Search.heasytaxes.co

You already now that Search.heasytaxes.co is unwanted, but it’s not only that – it is also dangerous. Here are the main dangers of this potentially unwanted program:

• other malware can be infiltrated into your system;
• your personal data might be collected and leaked;
• your computer will work slower;
• your web browsing experience will be much worse.

This infection not only adds itself to the extensions list on the infected browser, but also uploads some files directly to your computer. It can generate various junk files and as a result, your computer will be slower. Also, it’s not a secret that browser hijacker collect personal information and it can be shared with third parties later on.

There are plenty of browser hijackers that share the same qualities, such as Search.hmytvcenter.co, Search.heasymapfinder.net, or Search.pa-cmf.com. They all were developed by Polarity and are very similar to Search.heasytaxes.co, so we don’t expect anything different from this tool.

Eliminate Search.heasytaxes.co Virus

Search.heasytaxes.co can be easily removed if you have the right tool for the job. We suggest to use Spyhunter in this case. Simply scan your computer with one of those tools and it will automatically detect and remove Search.heasytaxes.co virus completely.

Unfortunately, there is something that anti-malware software is not capable of – it can’t reset your personal settings that have been hijacked. That means you will have to do it manually by yourself. It might be a complicated task without detailed instructions so we prepared that for you – scroll down below the article and check it out.

Automatic Malware removal tools

TopHow To remove Search.heasytaxes.co Virus 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 Search.heasytaxes.co Virus, 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.

TopHow to remove Search.heasytaxes.co Virus from Google Chrome on Mac:

• Open Chrome browser.
• Enter in the url field “chrome://extensions” address and hit Enter.
• Find heasytaxes Virus on the extensions list and click on the recycle bin icon next to it.
• Click on 'Chrome' button at the top left corner. Select 'Preferences' on a drop-down menu box.
• Find 'Search' options on Settings tab. If your search engine is changed, click 'Manage Search Engines' and set your preferred search engine.
• On the same page find 'Show home button' checkbox and change your homepage.

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

• On the 'Preferences' menu window, scroll down to the bottom and find 'Reset settings' button. Click it.
• Confirm your selection and click 'Reset' on the following window.

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