My Transit Planner Hijacker - How to remove

My Transit Planner (or MyTransitPlanner) is a browser hijacker. This hijacker promises to help users get access to transportation schedules and online maps for free, but it works like every other browser hijacker and provides only minimum functionality — replaces your homepage and your web search engine.

My Transit Planner is a browser extension — a type of little program that modifies the behavior of your browser or adds some features. Extensions can be very useful. They can change how a specific website behaves, they can change the appearance of your browser, or change how all websites are displayed. One of the most famous examples of a browser extension is AdBlock.

There are many browser extensions that are extremely similar to My Transit Planner: MyTransitGuide, MapsGalaxy, Easy Maps Now, and others. All they do is change your homepage and track your browsing activities.

My Transit Planner does give you quicklinks to transport-related sites, but the design is so outdated and unfriendly to users that you’d be better off just bookmarking useful websites on your own (modern browsers allow you to bookmark important websites to make them quickly accessible).

Browser hijackers are usually unhelpful and restricting, so uninstalling My Transit Planner is for the best:

Symptoms	Homepage set to hp.myway/com/mytransitplanner Search queries go to search.myway.com or search.ask.com
Distribution	Bundling with other programs Misleading ads Adware
Problems	Changes to the browser can hurt your productivity Excessive extensions are a privacy risk Unwanted or dishonest installation My Transit Planner’s has no transit planning functions except to link to other websites, which makes the extension useless
Removal	Manually uninstall My Transit Planner, Ask, and other unwanted extensions Use anti-malware to remove malware (SpyHunter (PC), Combo Cleaner (Mac))

How My Transit Planner gets installed

Sometimes, My Transit Planner seemingly just appears in your browser. This happens because it either gets installed using deceptive messages, or you download it bundled together with another program. People also discover My Transit Planner while searching for help with maps and route planning, but it doesn’t mean that they always install it voluntarily.

Be careful when you download free commercial programs from the internet. Some of them make a bit of money by bundling additional programs with the installer. You’re not usually warned about this when you’re downloading the program. During the setup you might be offered additional applications, maybe something like the line “set my homepage to My Transit Planner” in tiny font next to a marked checkbox. Most people wouldn’t even notice it.

You can install My Transit Planner on its own, of course. Ads for this add-on are published on some map sites, as well as promoted by adware sites and notification spammers. The ads seem to suggest that you can get free updates on your transit information right in your browser and have the “Continue” button lead to the installation of the extension.

This is a bit dishonest — it’s not obvious that the “Continue” button will start the download or installation of the extension. This is why I said that My Transit Planner sometimes gets installed under false pretenses.

And let’s not forget the use of misleading ads and redirects. If a product uses aggressive ads that immediately redirect you or spam your browser with unwanted content, that’s probably not a trustworthy product. From what I’ve seen, lots of browser hijackers do this, so someone whose computer or browser is infected with adware will be exposed to lots of deceptive browser extensions.

Is My Transit Planner dangerous

The My Transit Planner extension is neither dangerous, nor really safe. Its goal is to make more people use the MyWay and Ask search engines. It is considered a potentially unwanted program, and here's what some reputable anti-malware programs think about it.

Some people might completely ignore My Transit Planner when it takes ovr their browser. After all, the MyWay and Ask search engines act a lot like any mainstream search engine, even if they do have fewer functions. Other people will find that their browsing experience is severely hurt by the My Transit Planner extension replacing their homepage and default search engines.

The add-on is a mild privacy risk, after all, it gets access to your browser. This includes your browsing history, the other installed extensions, and your search queries. If you’re someone who is very protective of their private data online, you probably don’t want to give My Transit Planner access to your browser.

Besides, My Transit Planner might trick you into installing an additional extension — Search Extension by Ask. Since MyWay and Ask belong to the same company, they’re often distributed together, but having more extensions is even more of a privacy concern.

How to uninstall My Transit Planner

My Transit Planner can be manually removed from your browser (Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer, or other) by just following the guide below. Loot at your add-ons and remove all the ones that you don’t use and don’t totally trust.

If you already tried that and the extension returned, then some malware or settings on your computer must be keeping it installed. Try scanning your device with an anti-malware tool, for example, SpyHunter if you have a PC or Combo Cleaner if you have a Mac.

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How to remove My Transit Planner Hijacker using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like My Transit Planner 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 My Transit Planner Hijacker . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make My Transit Planner 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 My Transit Planner Hijacker from macOS

Delete My Transit Planner Hijacker from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the My Transit Planner 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.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to My Transit Planner Hijacker 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 Transit Planner Hijacker, 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.

TopRemoving My Transit Planner Hijacker 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 Transit Planner Hijacker. Click on the trash bin icon next to My Transit Planner Hijacker 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 Transit Planner Hijacker, 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.

TopRemoving My Transit Planner Hijacker 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 Transit Planner 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.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to My Transit Planner 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.
  
• 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.

How to remove My Transit Planner Hijacker 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 Transit Planner Hijacker. Click on the "Remove" icon next to My Transit Planner Hijacker 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 Transit Planner Hijacker 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 Transit Planner Hijacker. 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 Transit Planner Hijacker, 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.