Hmyflightfinder.net Hijacker - How to remove

Hmyflightfinder.net is a browser hijacker that appears when My Flight Finder is installed. As long as Hmyflightfinder.net is hijacking your new tab page, it promotes shady websites and tries to redirect your searches. The Hmyflightfinder.net new tab hijacker is not helpful and it’s even a little harmful, so it’s best to remove it by uninstalling My Flight Finder. It is also a good idea to check for other infections, as adware often spreads in groups.

Details on Hmyflightfinder.net:

Classification	Adware, browser hijacker.
How My Flight Finder affects your browser	Sets Hmyflightfinder.net as your new tab page, reads your browsing history, may display pop-up ads on your screen.
How to remove Hmyflightfinder.net	Uninstall unwanted browser extensions, use antivirus programs (like Spyhunter for Windows, Combo Cleaner for macOS), revoke notification permissions from unwanted sites.
How to avoid browser infections	Keep your software up-to-date, block malicious websites, be careful with bundlers, scan installers with anti-malware tools.

What is Hmyflightfinder.net

Hmyflightfinder.net is a website associated with the My Flight Finder browser extension. They both belong to a company called Eightpoint Technologies, as do the clickbait sites that Hmyflightfinder.net promotes.

My Flight Finder gets installed on a browser and changes its settings. Mainly, it controls which website opens in your new tab. The new tab is the default page in a web browser, often the same as the home page. It’s quite important. My Flight Finder makes sure that Hmyflightfinder.net opens in your new tab.

Hmyflightfinder.net is a basic newtab virus:

• Instead of confining Hmyflightfinder.net to an unintrusive and easily accessible notification pop-up, My Flight Finder hijacks your new tab page.
• It has a text field for web searches. However, it ignores your preferences and sends your queries to Search.yahoo.com.
• Hmyflightfinder.net prominently features links to unhelpful clickbait sites that just waste your time.
• The flight-tracking features of My Flight Finder consist of a small list of quick links – no better than a few manually created bookmarks.

It seems as if the only reason for Hmyflightfinder.net to work the way that it does is so that it can interfere with your web browsing more effectively.

How to remove Flighttrackerupdate.com

Remove all suspicious browser extensions, including My Flight Finder. All the browser extensions that you don’t use, don’t recognize, didn’t install yourself – feel free to remove them or disable them. Browser extensions are generally not great for your privacy, even the benign ones.

Also, check your computer for malware by using an antivirus program, such as Spyhunter for PC, Combo Cleaner for Mac and make sure that all malware is gone. If the antivirus programs still find suspicious items on your computer, take those warnings seriously and remove them.

Block notifications from Flighttrackerupdate.com, Hmyflightfinder.net, and other random sites. Notifications are great for timely updates, but Hmyflightfinder.net and similar sites use them to promote more browser hijackers.

Secure your computer by allowing automatic software updates. Consider using an ad-blocker and an anti-malware program to block malicious sites. This way, you will avoid a good chunk of malware infections that are out there.

How to avoid adware

Hmyflightfinder.net is basic adware, even if it is presented as help for flight tracking. It has been installed by thousands of people already.

Some of the usual ways that adware spreads are:

• Bundlers and infected installers.
• Ads and promotions by adware apps and adware websites.
• Misleading ads.
• Manual installation.

That last one doesn’t seem to explain My Flight Finder’s userbase. For example, there’s only a single review from the thousands of people who have Hmyflightfinder.net on their browsers. A very common feature for browser hijackers, but not for normal and reputable browser extensions.

One way that browser hijackers spread is with the help of adware and other browser extensions. My Login Helper, Find Manuals Now, History Hide, etc. sometimes use their ads to promote related browser hijackers. Through notification pop-ups (which Hmyflightfinder.net might have asked you to allow), unwanted redirects, links on the new tab page, ads in web search results, and other ads.

Bundling can also be used. You’re probably familiar with installers for programs and apps that offer optional items – easily missable and already agreed to by default. If you don’t make the effort to manually remove the checkmarks from each box, the bundler will install all that junkware on your device. And often bundling is used to spread malware.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Uninstall browser extensions

TopRemoving Hmyflightfinder.net Hijacker 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 Hmyflightfinder.net Hijacker. Click on the trash bin icon next to Hmyflightfinder.net Hijacker 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 Hmyflightfinder.net Hijacker, 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.

How to remove Hmyflightfinder.net Hijacker 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 Hmyflightfinder.net Hijacker. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Hmyflightfinder.net Hijacker 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 Hmyflightfinder.net Hijacker 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 Hmyflightfinder.net Hijacker 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 Hmyflightfinder.net Hijacker, 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.