My Recipe Finder - How to remove

If your browser constantly opens a page called Hmyrecipefinder.co, then My Recipe Finder must have been installed. My Recipe Finderis a browser extension whose main function is forcing Hmyrecipefinder.co to take over the browser. As you can tell by its name, it’s supposed to help you find recipes. But that’s just the story. In reality, My Recipe Finder is a search hijacker. If you use the search box in the middle of Hmyrecipefinder.co, your searches will be redirected to Yahoo.

What is My Recipe Finder:

Classification	Browser hijacker, adware.
How to remove My Recipe Finder	Use anti-malware programs (like Combo Cleaner for macOS, Spyhunter for Windows, etc.) to find malicious apps, remove My Recipe Finder from your browser, block unwanted notifications.
Issues and problems	Hmyrecipefinder.co takes over your new tab page, Yahoo.com delivers search results.
How My Recipe Finder gets installed	Installed by or bundled with other programs, advertised online and promoted by other adware.

How to remove My Recipe Finder

You can remove malware with antivirus programs, like Combo Cleaner for Mac, Spyhunter for PC, and others. Of course, it’s trivial to remove My Recipe Finder by yourself with no additional programs required. But an antivirus scan helps check for other problems – other potentially unwanted programs, other adware, and any suspicious files that you may have downloaded. Hijackers like My Recipe Finder tend to spread in groups, after all.

Remove My Recipe Finder from the affected browser. Open the browser and check the top right corner. Is there an icon with a little chef’s hat? Hover on it to see the name of the extension. Right-click on it to get the option to remove it. More detailed instructions can be found at the bottom of this page.

Myrecipefinder.co may be sending you notifications – little messages that pop up in the corner of your screen. If you are seeing them, you can block them in browser settings. Just find Myrecipefinder.co in the list of sites that have permission to show notifications in your browser, click the menu button next to it, and choose the “Block” option. To see the list of sites, open notification settings:

• Chrome – type “chrome://settings/content/notifications” in the address box.
• Safari – in the Safari menu, choose Preferences, Websites, Notifications.
• New Edge – type “edge://settings/content/notifications” in the address box.
• Firefox – open Settings, Preferences, Privacy & Security, scroll down to Permissions, and click on Settings next to Notifications.

Consider using anti-malware programs to block malicious files and websites. There’s no shortage of deceptive ads, malicious browser extensions, and scam sites out there. Ad-blockers and anti-malware programs can stop many of them from appearing on your screen and from infecting your computer.

Problems with My Recipe Finder

Hijacks the browser

To be fair, My Recipe Finder isn’t too malicious. It’s not outright dangerous. It’s adware and it’s more annoying than dangerous:

• My Recipe Finder changes the default new tab page, which is the page that your browser opens when you press the little plus ‘+’ button at the top,
• Hmyrecipefinder.com pushes the Yahoo.com search engine,
• My Recipe Finder also reads your browsing history,
• Myrecipefinder.com tries to show notification pop-ups in your browser.

Basically, with this hijacker installed, your browser customization is very limited. My Recipe Finder tries to control everything, but it fails to provide any useful features to make up for all the inconveniences that it causes.

My Recipe Finder is a recipe-themed browser extension, so you’d expect it to help you find recipes. And though Hmyrecipefinder.co does link to a few recipe sites, this is not nearly good enough – it’s terrible. You can add your favorite sites to your browser simply by opening them and then pressing Ctrl+D on Windows or Cmd+D on Mac. This adds these pages to your browser’s new tab page. You know, the one that My Recipe Finder hijacked and replaced with Hmyrecipefinder.com.

Unwanted installation

My Recipe Finder gets installed on Myrecipefinder.co, which gets advertised online. You may have encountered its ads on recipe sites and in internet search results. My Recipe Finder is advertised as helping you find and print recipes.

I’m afraid that some of the search engines that promote extensions like My Recipe Finder are themselves spread by browser hijackers. Sites like Info.com, Dealsnow.com, and others. My Recipe Finder could have been installed by another browser extension or program, too. That’s why, when removing My Recipe Finder, it’s good to review all the other installed extensions – manually or with an anti-malware program. Adware attracts more adware.

My Recipe Finder is made by Eightpoint Technologies. This is the same company that made Gamers Corner, Current Weather Tab, Smart Searching Tab, and many other browser extensions. Before installing any new program, open its terms of service or privacy policy and check the top and bottom of the page for the company’s name. Then look up the company online. Avoid programs whose makers have an iffy reputation.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Manually remove browser extensions

TopRemoving My Recipe Finder from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to My Recipe Finder. Click on the trash bin icon next to My Recipe Finder or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to My Recipe Finder, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset 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 My Recipe Finder from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to My Recipe Finder. Click on the "Remove" icon next to My Recipe Finder or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.

TopRemoving My Recipe Finder from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the My Recipe Finder. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to My Recipe Finder, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the 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.

TopRemoving My Recipe Finder from Firefox

• 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 My Recipe Finder 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.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to My Recipe Finder, 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.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

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

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to My Recipe Finder and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Close the Options.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to My Recipe Finder, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Press on the Gear icon->Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset button.
  
• Select a “Delete personal settings” checkbox and click on the Reset button.
  
• Click on the Close button on the confirmation box, then close your browser.
  

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