Hihikal.ru virus - How to remove

Hihikal.ru is yet another domain that is deemed to be a browser hijacker. Even from the first glance, this domain looks suspicious as it is shaped identically to some other parasites we have analyzed. When our visitation to Hihikal.ru occurred, we noticed that it also introduced a section with articles about various events. So it can function as a news portal and a search engine. Its provided search box is at the top and the generation of results is carried out by Go.mail.ru. We rely on the fact that users are not going to blindly bond with Hihikal.ru virus and won’t freely depend on its services. Users’ will should not crumble and if they notice that this domain has occupied browsers’ preferences, their selected route of actions should contain removal of this browser hijacker.

About Hihikal.ru virus

Hihikal.ru is a Russian domain and mostly all of its content is presented in this language. That is why we can make an assumption that mostly people from countries, capable of understanding the selected language, are targeted by this browser hijacker. This variant seems to differ from the most commonly spread search engines. However, we have to take a specific fact under consideration: similar Russian domains are all around us. You can reach Hihikal.ru virus by typing in other links in the address bar as well. For example, Teryeru.ru URL can also direct users to the domain that we are focusing on in this article.

You can detect whether your system is compromised by Hihikal.ru virus by simply looking if something bizarre has not happened to your selected browsers’ preferences. Usually, after becoming the hosts of such parasites, browsing applications start to foster unknown domains. If an English-speaking Internet user is influenced by Hihikal.ru virus, it is pretty easy for him/her to spot it. Every browser hijacker has additional aggravating tendencies. For instance, advertising campaigns can become a bothersome feature of your daily browsing. A redirection to objectionable and potentially hazardous websites is also one of the features that users should be considering abnormal. These two last mentioned methods are the techniques for deception. Why? You can be introduced to content that is malware-laden.

Distribution Methods of Hihikal.ru virus

Hihikal.ru virus can be distributed with questionable and potentially hazardous applications that have no reason to be installed into your device. Many free programs are assigned to the group called potentially unwanted programs (PUPs). You can install a whole bouquet of such threats by not paying attention to Setup Wizards. If your gut is telling you that the listed terms and conditions are somewhat questionable, you should never go as far as to simply agree with them and hope for the best. Furthermore, installers often suggest additional applications: these subsidiary programs are very likely to be unnecessary or even risky.

Spyhunter or Hitman are respectable anti-malware tools and Internet users are surely going to be pleased with these applications. We cannot think of a reason to not try them out and ascertain their true efficiency and utility. A guide for a manual removal of Hihikal.ru virus can be found below.

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Manual removal of Hihikal.ru virus

How to remove Hihikal.ru virus using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Hihikal.ru virus 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 Hihikal.ru virus . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Hihikal.ru virus 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 Hihikal.ru virus from macOS

Delete Hihikal.ru virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Hihikal.ru virus 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 Hihikal.ru 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 Hihikal.ru 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.

How To remove Hihikal.ru virus 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 Hihikal.ru virus 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 Hihikal.ru virus, 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 Hihikal.ru virus 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 Hihikal.ru virus, 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 Hihikal.ru virus from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall Hihikal.ru virus 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 Hihikal.ru virus, 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.