Search.hgettveasy.com New Tab - How to remove

Get TV Easy, or Hgettveasy.com, is a new tab browser add-on — an optional browser module that, when attached to your Chrome, Internet Explorer, or another application, changes the way it works. Hgettveasy.com replaces your home page and encourages you to use a certain search engine to browse the web.

Hgettveasy.com is another example of the dwindling population of aggressive new tab extensions that push certain search engines and fill their results with ads. Add-ons like Hgettveasy.com usually have a way of seeing what you do online and they use this information to tailor ads to each user to make them more effective.

Why is Search.hgettveasy.com suspicious?

First of all, the file that installs Hgettveasy.com is considered to be suspicious by a few dozens of antivirus tools.

Hgettveasy.com actually is promoted as a browser add-on that helps you access TV Streams quickly from your new tab page. It’s no different from search.hwatchtveasy.com, search.hmytvcenter.co, search.htv-now, search.heasytowatchtvnow.com, and other clones by the developer SpringTech (Polarity). They all feature outdated, impractical, unhelpful design that does nothing that bookmarks couldn’t do, but they lack the customization options. They all have a search bar that leads to the Yahoo search engine, just with more ads. And their developers use aggressive, dishonest distribution methods to install these add-ons on as many computers as possible.

Hgettveasy.com interferes with regular web browsing by replacing the home page and the new tab, disregarding any previous settings and other extensions that you might have used earlier to tailor your browser to your liking.

How Hgettveasy.com is distributed

This disregard for user choice is apparent in the way that Hgettveasy.com is distributed, too. Bundles are used to install it and other search hijackers on people’s computers covertly, without their permission. Sure, some installers will inform you about the additional programs, but many don’t — or they disregard your choucewhen you opt out of the offers. Some unlucky people experience a background program reinstalling the hijackers after you remove them, in which case, a scan with an antivirus program is needed to fix the issue.

Adware sites and misleading ads also promote hijackers like Hgettveasy.com. The ads are pushed by notification spammers like Topernews.me and Nerinlelighda.pro. They also show up in new tabs when you visit websites that show bad ads.

Another issue with Hgettveasy.com is that it indicates that your computer might have a few other suspicious programs on it. Bundles tie multiple offers together, and if you download them often, there are probably a few malicious files on your computer, hiding away. Other extensions might have also been attached to your browser, tracking your activities and not providing any useful functions. In case that Hgettveasy.com is nor a one-off infection, be careful when removing it and look out for other low-reputation applications; there is no need to allow suspicious programs access to your browser — one of the most important programs.

How to remove Hgettveasy.com

Depending on which browser you use, removing Hgettveasy.com ranges from simple to somewhat complicated, but this add-on is not a real virus and does not employ any super-malicious persistence strategies. If you do see it return after a while, scan your computer with Spyhunter and make sure to update your browser to the newest version so that it

If you use the Internet Explorer and want to free it from Hgettveasy.com, the usual add-on managing interface doesn’t work — you need to use the Control Panel and uninstall Hgettveasy.com from there.

If you use Chrome, simply right-click on the icon of Hgettveasy.com — it appears in the toolbar, next to the address box. The drop-down menu has a few options, including “Remove from Chrome” which will remove this extension from the Chrome browser. This browser should also have the latest updates installed — some argue that up-to-date software is the single most important protection from malware.

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How to remove hgettveasy New Tab using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Search.hgettveasy.com New Tab 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 hgettveasy New Tab . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Search.hgettveasy.com New Tab 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 hgettveasy New Tab from macOS

Delete Search.hgettveasy.com New Tab from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the hgettveasy New Tab 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 Search.hgettveasy.com New Tab 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 hgettveasy New Tab, 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 Search.hgettveasy.com New Tab 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 hgettveasy New Tab. Click on the trash bin icon next to Search.hgettveasy.com New Tab 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 hgettveasy New Tab, 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 Search.hgettveasy.com New Tab 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 hgettveasy New Tab 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 Search.hgettveasy.com New Tab, 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 Search.hgettveasy.com New Tab 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 hgettveasy New Tab. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Search.hgettveasy.com New Tab 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 hgettveasy New Tab from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the Search.hgettveasy.com New Tab. 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 hgettveasy New Tab, 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.