MyChristianPortal Hijacker - How to remove

MyChristianPortal changes the behavior of your web browser in ways that may be unhelpful to you but are useful to its creators. It can influence your internet search habits and to collect data on your searches. MyChristianPortal can be called a browser hijacker.

MyChristianPortal is promoted as a Christian-focused add-on, however, its features are lacking and its main purpose seems to be getting more people to use the Myway.com and Ask.com search engines. Though MyChristianPortal is not very dangerous, there are good reasons to remove it.

In short about MyChristianPortal:

Classification	Browser hijacker.
How MyChristianPortal is installed	Advertised online as a way to get Christian resources in your browser, promotes the Ask search extension, replaces your new tab page to promote the Myway.com search engine.
Effects on the browser	The new tab and home pages look different, the web search results are delivered by an unexpected website, pop-up messages appear in the corner of your screen.
How to remove MyChristianPortal	Uninstall MyChristianPortal and other malware, use antivirus programs like Spyhunter for PC, Combo Cleaner for Mac, others.

MyChristianPortal is a browser hijacker

Web search – Myway and Ask

MyChristianPortal is a browser add-on: a little program meant to enhance your browser with new features or improved functionality. Sure enough, it promises to help you access Christian resources, like Bible verses, themed recipes, music, etc.

However, the main goal of MyChristianPortal seems to be taking over your internet search:

• It replaces your new tab page, even though it may not be the best way to deliver its features.
• On the replaced new tab, it offers a search field for internet search – but it only opens a website owned by MyChristianPortal’s creators.
• MyChristianPortal promotes another browser add-on, one that takes over your address bar – Search Extension by Ask. It is also affiliated with MyChristianPortal.
• In addition, MyChristianPortal can read your data on both Myway.com and Ask.com.

After you install MyChristianPortal, it promotes Search Extension by Ask. “Update your Chrome address bar with Ask.com default search.”, says Ask while a voice reads installation instructions aloud.

While MyChristianPortal takes over your new tab, Ask takes over your search engine settings. As a result of all of this, MyChristianPortal gets to influence how you search the internet and it can observe your search behavior. It is trying to make some money from advertising.

New tab page

MyChristianPortal is not the only Christian-themed browser add-on offered by Myway: there is also Daily Bible Guide Toolbar and KnowTheBible Toolbar. In addition, Myway offers add-ons for other religions, like MyVedicTab. All these extensions are not meaningfully different from each other.

MyChristianPortal (and the other extensions) changes your new tab to its own: it shows links to a few third-party sites, including a site for Christian music, recipes, magazines, a calendar, verses, and the bible. Posting these links to your new tab – that’s MyChristianPortal’s functionality.

In exchange, MyChristianPortal replaces your new tab and home pages, hides your pinned links and bookmarks, and prominently displays a search box that only uses Mway.com to search. If you want to use your preferred search engine, you have to use the address bar. Except that, if Search Extension by Ask is installed, the address bar is also hijacked.

Overall, I think that MyChristianPortal is very unhelpful. You can use browser bookmarks to add sites that you like to your favorites without giving up your new tab page.

How to remove MyChristianPortal

Remove unwanted extensions

Uninstall MyChristianPortal, Search Extension by Ask, and other add-ons that you may find unhelpful. You can remove them in your browser settings.

Some versions of MyChristianPortal are detected by antivirus programs (Virustotal.com), so you can use antivirus tools, such as Combo Cleaner for macOS, Spyhunter for Windows, and others to remove MyChristianPortal and other hijackers.

Be careful of adware viruses

MyChristianPortal may be advertised by various websites, especially file download sites, as well as by alternative search engines like Zapmeta. If you have had search problems even before MyChristianPortal showed up, there may be other adware infections in your browser. Check all of your extensions carefully and disable or remove those that are suspicious.

It’s common that people experience issues with their browsers, like excessive ads in search results or unexpected search redirects, and blame the websites. When really, their problems are caused by sneaky malicious browser extensions. Extensions are powerful and very easy to install – it’s important to take them seriously and to remove those that don’t have your best interests in mind.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Remove unwanted extensions

TopRemoving MyChristianPortal 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 MyChristianPortal Hijacker. Click on the trash bin icon next to MyChristianPortal 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 MyChristianPortal 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.

How to remove MyChristianPortal 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 MyChristianPortal Hijacker. Click on the "Remove" icon next to MyChristianPortal 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 MyChristianPortal 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 MyChristianPortal 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 MyChristianPortal 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.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to MyChristianPortal 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 MyChristianPortal 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.