Search.hwatchnewsnow.com browser hijacker - How to remove

Search.hwatchnewsnow.com browser hijacker is a typical computer virus that might attempt to overtake your web browser. It is listed as a browser hijacker due to some obvious reasons”

• it is distributed using deceptive methods;
• it makes changes to your personal;
• it might infiltrate other malicious applications into your system;
• it can leak your personal data to third parties.

If you have noticed that every time you open a new tab on a web browser this www.search.hwatchnewsnow.com website appears, it’s a clear sign that your computer and web browser is affected and you should solve this problem. Luckily, it’s not too complicated to do that – just continue reading the article and we will provide you with detailed instructions for Search.hwatchnewsnow.com removal.

Malware operating as a browser extension

First of all, we would like to mention that this infection was developed by Polarity Technologies LTD – this company is not some newcomer in the malware market. We have seen various malware infections from this developer like Search.searchcpro.com or Search.searcheasywa.com in the past, thus it’s not a big surprise to see another one now.

Search.hwatchnewsnow.com is based on an extension named “Watch News Now” and it is distributed as a bundle to other free software that can be downloaded from the Internet. It’s a really common method to spread malware like this because users usually are not even aware of the fact that they have installed something like this on the computer. They just download some legitimate application and install it, while Search.hwatchnewsnow.com comes as an additional tool without even warning about that. Sometimes there is a warning, but it is well hidden and the majority of users simply miss it.

After the virus is on the computer and the extension is added to the web browser (as far as we know, it is only compatible with Google Chrome), some of your private settings will be changed automatically. New tab page will be set to www.search.hwatchnewsnow.com, so you will be visiting it whenever a new tab is opened.

This tool is described as a free and convenient method to watch various news reports right on the new tab of your web browser, but the functionality of it is highly questionable, to say the least. Besides that, there are several other features that won’t make you happy.

Probably the main function on that website is search. It should let you browse the web faster, but as a matter of fact, there is no unique solution – all users are simply redirected to Yahoo search engine and the results are displayed there. However, since Search.hwatchnewsnow.com  serves as a middleman, it might insert some affiliated links into search results and display banner advertisements on the results page. Also, it will collect your personal information that you insert into the search bar and it can be leaked to third parties later on.

We have already mentioned, that other virus might be inserted into your computer due to this virus, so it’s better not to wait before eliminating it.

Fast uninstall of Search.hwatchnewsnow.com

There are two things you need to do get rid of this infection – remove it from your web browser and computer. First, head to the extensions list on your web browser, detect the one named “Watch News Now”.
Even though after doing this you should not be seeing hijacked new tab anymore, there might be still some files of infection left on your computer, so you need to take of that too. The best way to do that is to scan it with Spyhunter. It will take only a couple of minutes to detect and completely remove the infection from your computer.

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