Search.hyourtelevisionnow.com Hijacker - How to remove

Search.hyourtelevisionnow.com is a website that can be set as a new tab page or/and default search page if the web browser is infected with an extension called Your Television Now. Obviously, it is categorized as a browser hijacker because the extension comes into web browsers using deceptive distribution methods and makes changes automatically, without even warning users about that.

If you think that changed new tab page and search engine is the only unwanted consequence, you are totally wrong. Even though it might be the only clearly visible consequence, there are plenty more of them – your personal information can be collected and leaked to third parties, your computer can get infected with other potentially unwanted programs and you are likely to be exposed to additional web advertisements and various redirects to other websites.

In this article, we will try to provide you with detailed and easily understandable instructions on how to eliminate Search.hyourtelevisionnow.com and increase the security level of your computer to avoid similar infections in the future. Also, you can ask us a question related to this virus or its’ removal in the comments section below – we will do our best to provide you with assistance.

Why Search.hyourtelevisionnow.com Is Malicious

First of all, we have to mention that Search.hyourtelevisionnow.com was developed by Polarity Technologies LTD, which is an infamous company mostly known for developing malware. They have produced infections like Find My Route, Search.yourtelevisionhub.com, Search.yourweathercenter.com. Also, there are a lot of infections that are very similar to this one – Search.hmytvcenter.co, search.htv-now.co, Mediatvtabsearch.com.

They all claim to provide you with the ability to watch TV online right on your new tab page. First of all, it is illegal. Secondly, all those fake browser extensions fail to deliver what they are promising. As in this case, they simply change your privacy settings and set Search.hyourtelevisionnow.com as a new tab page on the infected web browser. By the way, this extension is only capable of taking over the Google Chrome web browser, so if you are using this browser and it has been infected, you should switch to an alternative one until the virus is completely removed in order to ensure your safety.

So once Search.hyourtelevisionnow.com is set as your new tab, you will be visiting this website on a daily basis. Also, there are some related domain names that can be set as your new tab page. Nonetheless, the same website will be displayed regardless of what domain name is used. Here are the domains employed by Your Television Now extension:

config.hyourtelevisionnow.com
results.hyourtelevisionnow.com
query.hyourtelevisionnow.com
imp.hyourtelevisionnow.com
www.hyourtelevisionnow.com
config.www.hyourtelevisionnow.com
gggsearch.hyourtelevisionnow.com

This website features a nice and clean design, so a lot of users choose to ignore the fact that their system was infected and their web browser was hijacked – they continue to use it this way. And that’s probably the worst thing you can do in such a situation. You can also notice additional toolbar and various icons below the search bar – most of them are legitimate, used just to create an image of reliable service. That’s a common social engineering technique employed by the developers.

We highly recommend not to use this website for web searches. Even though they deliver results through the Yahoo search engine, you can never trust it because crooks behind this hijacker have the ability to customize results displayed to you. That being said, they can display various ads, sponsored links, etc., that are not even related to your search queries but link to affiliated websites. This way you can end up on websites that are potentially dangerous.

This extension will definitely collect your personal information, such as browsing history, search queries, information about your hardware and software and so on. They can also infiltrate other malware behind your back, so it would be better to get rid of this infection as soon as possible.

How Search.hyourtelevisionnow.com Infected Computer and How To Avoid It

Search.hyourtelevisionnow.com most probably came bundled with other free applications that you have downloaded from the Internet yourself. It is a typical way to distribute malware and it is called bundling. It might also get installed on your computer if you click on an excessive advertisement displayed online or open attachment to spam email.

One way to avoid getting infected with malware – be very attentive during the installation of freeware. Also, be sure to download software only from reliable sources and be very careful about emails from the Spam folder.

Or, you can go for an easier and more proven method – just secure your computer with professional anti-malware tool. Try downloading Malware Fighter or Plumbytes. Those programs will run silently in the background and ensure that your computer is not infected with various junk.

How To Get Rid of Search.hyourtelevisionnow.com Virus

Obviously, the easiest and fastest way to eliminate infection like Search.hyourtelevisionnow.com is to scan your computer with Spyhunter. This program is proven to be extremely effective in detecting and removing computer viruses like this one, so just after several minutes all files related to Search.hyourtelevisionnow.com will be detected and eliminated from your system.

Or, you can do it manually by following manual removal guide provided below.

Automatic Malware removal tools

TopHow To remove Search.hyourtelevisionnow.com 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.hyourtelevisionnow.com 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.

TopHow to remove Search.hyourtelevisionnow.com Hijacker from Google Chrome on Mac:

• Open Chrome browser.
• Enter in the url field “chrome://extensions” address and hit Enter.
• Find hyourtelevisionnow Hijacker 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.hyourtelevisionnow.com Hijacker, 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.