History Open extension virus - How to remove

History Open Chrome extension virus is a type of adware infection which can be installed without users’ agreement and these people will have no clue why promotional content is being brought onto their screens. Please check whether this tool is present among the list of installed extensions: in some cases, the app might have obtained a position thanks to drive-by download.

What is this application for and what are we worried about?

This application belongs to a series of similarly-designed add-ons for Google Chrome browser: one of them is History Button which serves the exact same purpose of browsing history management. The latter tool helps people to quickly find out his/her recent activity and delete all browsing records by pressing one button. The application has been distributed only for 2 months and has not received many consumers; therefore, it tried to come to them.

We are referring to the tendency that authors of History Open are implementing: they are promoting this extension through banners, recommending people to install it. In these endorsements, the add-on will insist on receiving these permissions:

Read and change all your data on the websites you visit;
Display notifications;
Change your setting that control websites’ access to features such as cookies, JavaScripts, plugins, geolocations, microphones, cameras and etc;
Manage your apps, extension and themes;
Manage your downloads.

Such privileges should only be provided to respectable tools. If you take a closer look at the list above, you will see that access to microphone or camera is completely unnecessary, meaning that these redundant permissions are requested for a different reason. History Open extension could function as a spyware bug since it will read and allegedly-handle your browsing history. It will learn which websites are bookmarked and whether there is a specific field of pages that you are the most intrigued by.

Unknown developing-company, responsible for this Chrome tool, does not bother to follow rules for reliable software tools and goes as far as to skip License Agreement and Privacy Policy. Knowing the fact this free tool will communicate and associate with a variety of ad-networks, you should not give it consent to display promotional content from those unidentified sources. For a while, the application was available in Chrome Web Store, but one by one, products from this secretive company are being withdrawn from this store.

Because of vulnerabilities, occurring in your OS because of lazy attitude towards updating applications and keeping everything up-to-date, adware parasite might have found a way to enter. As a result, since it had successfully obtained a permission to handle your downloads, it can implant more browser extensions to generate more web traffic and increase monetization possibilities.

Remove adware and stay safe

To treat your operating system the way it is supposed, security researchers advise to protect them with security software applications like Spyhunter. If you ran a scan with this tool, you will not only detect History Open infection, but all of the other threats that might have been implanted. Do not delay the removal of malware as you are risking to catch more digital viruses. The consequences can be pretty ugly: identity theft, encryption of all digital files from your hard drive. Long story short, it would be the best if you simply examine your device without further ado.

We do realize that staying malware-free is not that easy: it requires some changes. First of all, people should no longer browse every website they find and react to all advertisements they are introduced. Also, peer-to-peer downloads can bring a lot of malware samples. In unreliable file-sharing facilities, you could be recommended to install programs that are designed by hackers or scammers that wish to monetize from online ads.

Manual removal of History Open extension virus

How to remove History Open extension virus using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete History Open extension virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the History Open extension 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.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to History Open extension virus 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 History Open extension virus, 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 History Open extension virus 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 History Open extension virus. Click on the trash bin icon next to History Open extension virus 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 History Open extension virus, 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 History Open extension virus 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 History Open extension 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.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to History Open extension 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.
  
• 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 History Open extension virus 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 History Open extension virus. Click on the "Remove" icon next to History Open extension virus 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 History Open extension virus from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the History Open extension virus. 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 History Open extension virus, 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.