Hemicthong.pro push notifications - How to remove

Hemicthong.pro is the direct successor of junioneruytew.info, seplumming.pro and many other websites that continuously attack the screen with the sequence of intrusive ads and pop-ups with specific links to third-party resources. We are not the only blog dedicated to cybersecurity that identifies hemicthong.pro website as malicious. This is confirmed by several anti-virus companies and the negative feedback of many people whose browsers got recently hijacked.

Hemicthong.pro is interconnected with several adware programs, so at least one of them may now be the part of your computer. Certain particular advertising companies refer to the assistance of adware developers to promote their content. They perform the promotion through various channels, whereas hemicthong.pro is just one of the multiple resources used for this purpose.

How is hemicthong.pro related to adware?

Hemicthong.pro displays a variety of ads through the function of web push notifications. In many instances, notifications in the browser by a specific website may be absolutely legitimate. For example, certain online stores give you the option to subscribe to their latest arrivals by means of enabling the web push notifications. As soon as the new items are in stock, you will be notified ahead of time straight to your Desktop.

When the web push notifications are legitimate, they will contain the link only to the website to which you granted the appropriate permission to display the alerts. When analyzing the traits of hemicthong.pro, it acts in a totally different manner. In fact, it functions in a very aggressive form when it attempts to make you click on its “Allow” button to enable notifications. These are some misleading phrases it typically uses:

• Just one more step! ‘Allow’ to continue.
• Press “Allow” to confirm that you’re not a robot.
• Please tap “Allow” to watch the video.
• Press “Allow” to verify you’re 18+.

Hemicthong.pro actually deceives people with the faulty alerts mentioned above. It does not intend to verify your age or check whether you’re a human or not. When you mistakenly click on the “Allow” button your browser will be hijacked. The attack of hemicthong.pro primarily targets Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, however, other browsers are not immune either.

How dangerous is hemicthong.pro?

There is a high probability that hemicthong.pro will redirect you to the resources not considered as decent. You may end up visiting pages promoting PUPs (potentially unwanted programs), rogue anti-viruses detected by many decent security programs, fake Adobe Flash Player update alerts containing malware, and many other websites that may considerably damage your computer.

Hemicthong.pro also spies over your browsing activities. It may access your browser history to display more relevant ads, however, this is the violation of your privacy issues. The website tracks your search queries made through your search box, it keeps records of what you look for on the websites you visit, considering your IP address and geographical location. This information may be easily shared with third parties in an absolutely illegal way, for example, sold to online criminals.

How to block hemicthong.pro?

It is important to disable hemicthong.pro immediately to stop its malicious activity in your browser. In Google Chrome, access its “Site Settings” in the “Advanced” area, then look for “Notifications”. Check hemicthong.pro and remove it from the list of approved websites. If the problem is in Mozilla Firefox, go to its “Privacy & Security” section. In “Notifications”, click on “Settings”, locate hemicthong.pro, then disable and delete it. Restart your browser to apply the changes.

The fact that you successfully neutralized the malicious performance of hemicthong.pro in your browser does not yet mean that your computer is free of other malware. Remember about the interconnection between hemicthong.pro and many adware programs. There is a probability that your system is additionally infected with one of them. We recommend scanning with either Spyhunter to inspect your computer more thoroughly and, if other threats are found, to delete them in a professional way.

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How to remove Hemicthong.pro push notifications using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Hemicthong.pro push notifications 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 Hemicthong.pro push notifications . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Hemicthong.pro push notifications 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 Hemicthong.pro push notifications from macOS

Delete Hemicthong.pro push notifications from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Hemicthong.pro push notifications 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.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to Hemicthong.pro push notifications and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Close the Options.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Hemicthong.pro push notifications, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Press on the Gear icon->Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset button.
  
• Select a “Delete personal settings” checkbox and click on the Reset button.
  
• Click on the Close button on the confirmation box, then close your browser.
  

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

TopRemoving Hemicthong.pro push notifications from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Hemicthong.pro push notifications. Click on the trash bin icon next to Hemicthong.pro push notifications or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Hemicthong.pro push notifications, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

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

TopRemoving Hemicthong.pro push notifications from Firefox

• 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 Hemicthong.pro push notifications 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.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Hemicthong.pro push notifications, 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.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

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

How to remove Hemicthong.pro push notifications from Microsoft Edge:Top

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

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Hemicthong.pro push notifications. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Hemicthong.pro push notifications or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.

TopRemoving Hemicthong.pro push notifications from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the Hemicthong.pro push notifications. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Hemicthong.pro push notifications, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the 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.