search.htv-now.co hijacker - How to remove

search.htv-now.co – browser hijacker that can make automatic changes to the web browser you are currently using. Even though it is not the most dangerous computer virus, it can still cause you some significant damage.

Additional advertisements, redirects, changed personal settings, infiltrated malware, slower work of a computer, stolen personal information and much more might be a result of search.htv-now.co hijacker operating on your computer.

That’s enough reasons to get rid of this infection right now, and if you want to do it, we will assist you through this process which can be complicated at times. But before that, you need to diagnose it, so just open the web browser you most commonly use and open a new tab page. If www.search.htv-now.co website automatically appears on it, there is no doubt that your computer and web browser is infected.

To learn how to remove search.htv-now.co virus and protect your computer better in the future, please continue reading this article. We will also provide you with information on why this happened and what are the most common features of this infection.

Why search.htv-now.co is unwanted

There are a lot of bad applications and tools that don’t necessarily cause significant harm but are simply unwanted. Usually such programs are categorized as PUP (potentially unwanted program), but in this case, browser is just much more appropriate.

There are several main traits why search.htv-now.co that you are going to hate about it:

Unauthorised Changes	Infection will automatically change the default new tab page and search engine to www.search.htv-now.co
Web ads	Common trait to adware infections, yet employed by browser hijackers as well – additional advertisements on various websites
Privacy risk	search.htv-now.co secretly collects some information about you, including some data that should be kept privately
Infiltration of other malware	Browser hijackers are actively distributing various malware infections, so as long as search.htv-now.co virus is installed on your computer, you have an increased risk of getting infected with other malware

Also, we would like to highlight that this infection was produced by Polarity Technologies LTD – the company well known for malware development. Some of the recent examples of malware produced by this company are Search.quickspeedtest.co, Search.searchtppp.com, and search.hquickspeedcheck.com browser hijackers. On the other hand, that gives us a benefit to examine and remove such malware, because they are very similar to each other and we have the experience in dealing with products from Polarity.

Analysis of search.htv-now.co website

So when this malware infects your computer, it automatically sets this website to be your default new tab page on an infected web browser. It is supposed to give you better access to various TV shows and movies online. All that you are going to get is this additional with links to various well-known websites. That’s not really helpful, as you can simply access those websites without installing browser extensions anyway.

Obviously, the most emphasized feature on this website is the web search. Even though it redirects users to Yahoo search and it looks like a good option, it actually isn’t. The problem is that cybercriminals behind this tool have the ability to customize the results that are displayed to you, thus expect various links that are not even relevant to your search queries. Also, they might lead you to other dangerous websites, so it is not recommended to click on any of them at all.

Another reason why searching the web through search.htv-now.co is a bad idea – all search queries are recorded. This being said, if some of your private information is revealed there, it can be easily leaked to various third parties. Also, it will track your behavior online and collect data about you this way too.

How to remove search.htv-now.co virus

This infection is based on a browser add-on. So if you have it on your computer, that means there is a dedicated extension installed on the infected web browser. Eventually, to fully remove search.htv-now.co hijacker from your computer, you have to get rid of some files that are stored on your computer and also remove the extension which is installed on the web browser.

For this matter we have developed a step-by-step removal guide – you can find it below the article. Unfortunately, manual removal can be tricky and a lot of regular computer users will be confused. This might lead to failure while removing the virus and it’s very frustrating.

As a better and easier option, you can scan your computer with professional anti-malware tool, such as Spyhunter. Within several minutes your computer wil be scanned and all problems detected. The best part – anti-malware application will remove the virus automatically, thus you won’t have to deal with it anymore.

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How to remove htv-now hijacker using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like search.htv-now.co hijacker 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 htv-now hijacker . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make search.htv-now.co hijacker 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 htv-now hijacker from macOS

Delete search.htv-now.co hijacker from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the htv-now hijacker 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 search.htv-now.co hijacker 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.htv-now.co hijacker, 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 search.htv-now.co hijacker 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 search.htv-now.co 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.
  
• 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 htv-now 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.
  
• 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 search.htv-now.co hijacker 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 search.htv-now.co hijacker, 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 search.htv-now.co hijacker from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall htv-now hijacker 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 search.htv-now.co hijacker, 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.