Websearch.hotsearches.info virus - How to remove

Websearch.hotsearches.info virus is a browser hijacker that is promoted with free downloads, such as media players, PDF creators, download managers and other programs, and that can affect almost every single browser, including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and even Safari. It changes your homepage to Websearch.hotsearches.info and then takes over your browsing experience.

It is recommended to remove Websearch.hotsearches.info virus from your browsers, because it is not a reliable search provider and it may bring a lot of problems for you. We will discuss them further in this article. To remove Websearch.hotsearches.info virus scan your system with a reliable anti-malware program, for example, Spyhunter or StopZilla, or use a tutorial below this article and fix this issue manually.

About Websearch.hotsearches.info virus

The main aim of Websearch.hotsearches.info virus is to promote various free programs and make users visit sponsored websites. That is the reason why it settles down as your homepage. If you make a search using it, you will see that it lists numerous commercial websites in your search results alongside with various ads. The creators of Websearch.hotsearches.info virus are getting paid for building traffic of these websites and increasing their page ranking in search results.

Beware that while some of the listed pages only have commercial purposes, others may be unsafe to visit. You can easily get your system infected with malware or other dangerous threats. To avoid that, make sure you remove Websearch.hotsearches.info virus from your system as soon as possible. We have developed a tutorial that explains how to do it quickly and easily. If you are not very experienced in removing browser hijacker or the program keep reappearing, scan your system with an anti-malware program. It will fix everything automatically.

Distribution Methods of Websearch.hotsearches.info virus

As already mentioned, Websearch.hotsearches.info virus invades computers when you download some freeware from the Internet. The program can be added to the main installer of some download websites too. It is very important to always look at the installation steps of your new downloads very carefully and never allow adding extra programs, if they are not familiar to you. Make sure you choose Custom installation so you could see all optional downloads.

In case your browsers have already been affected, remove Websearch.hotsearches.info virus as soon as possible.

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Manual removal of Websearch.hotsearches.info virus

How to remove hotsearches virus using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete Websearch.hotsearches.info virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the hotsearches 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 Websearch.hotsearches.info 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 Websearch.hotsearches.info 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 Websearch.hotsearches.info 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 Websearch.hotsearches.info 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 hotsearches 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 Websearch.hotsearches.info 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 Websearch.hotsearches.info 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 Websearch.hotsearches.info 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 hotsearches 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 Websearch.hotsearches.info 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.

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