Search.hmylocalclassifieds.co Virus - How to remove

Search.hmylocalclassifieds.co is advertised on mylocalclassifieds.co website as a convenient tool to quickly find local classified advertisements and buy/sell things easier. However, everything is not as nice as it sounds.

Mylocalclassifieds.co website serves as a distributor of Search.hmylocalclassifieds.co, because in order to access any of those ads, you will be forced to install a separate browser extension. This extension will change some of your personal settings, i.e. hijack the web browser. That’s why it is considered to be a browser hijacker. Obviously, there are others, even more corrupt methods this extension is distributed and that’s just another red flag about this tool.

Luckily, it’s not that difficult to detect the infection – you will notice it right away. Once Search.hmylocalclassifieds.co extension is added, your new tab page and the default search engine will be automatically changed to www.search.hmylocalclassifieds.co. So at that moment, you will know that your computer is infected and you must do something about it.

There is no question – you have to eliminate Search.hmylocalclassifieds.co as soon as possible. It is completely useless and can lead you to various cyber security issues. The problem is that removal of this extension is tricky – it’s not enough to simply disable it on your web browser, as you would normally expect when dealing with other, legitimate extensions. This tool automatically generates and uploads some malicious files directly to your hard drive, so they can be used to restore the extension after you remove it.

In this article, we are going to guide you how to completely eliminate Search.hmylocalclassifieds.co from your computer and ensure that similar infections won’t enter your system in the future, so proceed reading.

How Search.hmylocalclassifieds.co Might Cause Harm

So you already know a few bad features of Search.hmylocalclassifieds.co – it changes settings without user consent. At the same time, you might be thinking – how can that be bad? First of all, that’s unfair, to say the least. Secondly, Search.hmylocalclassifieds.co will change the way you are browsing the web and expose you to some dangerous things.

This is a rapidly growing virus, that currently receives around 150K visitors every month. Most of them are from the United States and most of them come directly to the website (97,72%) – that’s another indicator that this tool is a hijacker.

You see, since Search.hmylocalclassifieds.co will be set as your new tab page and default search engine, you are likely to browse the Internet with the help of this site. That means you are going to use their search engine. Actually, they don’t have unique search engine – they simply employ Yahoo and add some new attributes. Those attributes are not pleasant at all – it’s additional advertisements and sponsored links. Some of those ads might be excessive and those sponsored links not even relevant to your search queries. Additionally, they might lead you to dangerous websites, so it’s not recommended to click on any of them. So by using web search provided by Search.hmylocalclassifieds.co you are going not to only waste your time, but face some dangers as well.

That’s not all malicious features of Search.hmylocalclassifieds.co. It can also be responsible for other malicious programs infiltrated into your computer. We have analyzed various tools developed by Polarity and they all share the same feature – pushing other questionable programs into infected systems. Also, your computer might slower due to the presence of Search.hmylocalclassifieds.co because of additionally generated junk files.

How To Get Rid of Search.hmylocalclassifieds.co Browser Hijacker

We have some good news – it’s not that hard to completely remove Search.hmylocalclassifieds.co. As we have already mentioned, we analyzed a lot of similar browser hijackers made by Polarity Technologies LTD, so we know how to remove them. We have assisted our visitors on removing viruses like Search.hweathernation.co, Search.terraarcade.com, or Search.hfastpackagetracker.net.

It’s easiest to get rid of such virus if you have a good anti-malware tool, such as Spyhunter. Either one of those programs should be capable of detecting and removing Search.hmylocalclassifieds.co just in a few moments, so all you need to do is to scan your computer with one of them.

In case you are not a huge fan of anti-malware software and would like to remove the virus manually, scroll down below and look at the manual removal instruction for Search.hmylocalclassifieds.co. They should be helpful, but if you have any struggles, feel free to contact us in the comments section.

Automatic Malware removal tools

TopHow To remove Search.hmylocalclassifieds.co 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 Search.hmylocalclassifieds.co 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.

TopHow to remove Search.hmylocalclassifieds.co Virus from Google Chrome on Mac:

• Open Chrome browser.
• Enter in the url field “chrome://extensions” address and hit Enter.
• Find hmylocalclassifieds Virus on the extensions list and click on the recycle bin icon next to it.
• Click on 'Chrome' button at the top left corner. Select 'Preferences' on a drop-down menu box.
• Find 'Search' options on Settings tab. If your search engine is changed, click 'Manage Search Engines' and set your preferred search engine.
• On the same page find 'Show home button' checkbox and change your homepage.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Search.hmylocalclassifieds.co Virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• On the 'Preferences' menu window, scroll down to the bottom and find 'Reset settings' button. Click it.
• Confirm your selection and click 'Reset' on the following window.

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