MyHomePage.pro browser hijacker - How to remove

MyHomePage.pro website might bring a new look to your web browser serving as a homepage. Sadly, that’s about it speaking of positive attributes of this tool. There is a browser add-on, which is listed as browser hijacker, which will set this website as a homepage and default search engine on infected web browser automatically, without even asking you about that.

MyHomePage.pro is definitely associated with WebStart.me virus because there is a link to this website in the footer. In fact, the layout myhomepage.pro website has some similarities to the layout of webstart.me as well.

If you have noticed that this website is set as your homepage and you can’t recall making those changes, that’s a clear sign that your computer is affected by malware and you should fix it as soon as possible. In this post we will inform you about the best possible methods of removing MyHomePage.pro virus from a computer for good.

MyHomePage.pro features

The website itself is not considered to be a computer virus. We are talking about the malicious add-on which is categorised as browser hijacker. The add-on goes by the same name because it is distributing and promoting this website.

The most disturbing part of this infection is that you won’t be able to change your web browsers’ settings until the virus is removed. If you try to set your homepage to be google.com or yahoo.com, those settings will be automatically canceled with the next restart of your computer. That’s why a lot of users just get along with it and try to ignore this fact. However, that’s not a good thing to do – due to MyHomePage.pro you can experience slower work of your web browser, additional advertising and even more dangerous consequences regarding cyber security.

The main function of MyHimePage.pro is web search. Users are allowed to search the web right from this website. However, all searches are executed via Duckduckgo.com search engine. This website is not a virus, but often gets categorised as a PUP (potentially unwanted program) due to the methods it is distributed and installed on computers. Regardless this fact, results displayed by duckduckgo.com are completely legitimate and you can trust them. On the other hand, MyHomePage.pro might be tracking all your search queries, thus it is not recommended to expose any of your sensitive data there.

You can also notice that there are a bunch of various links out there on a homepage. Some of them are completely legitimate, such as links to Facebook or Craigslist while others just lead to websites affiliated with MyHomePage.pro virus. That’s why we do not recommend to click on any of them, if you want to stay out of trouble.

We have analysed MyHomePage.pro website with SimilarWeb tool and it’s clear that there are tons of computers infected with this unwanted add-on. This website receives around 200 000 visits every month and 99% of that traffic is direct. That’s a sign that those visitors have this website set as their homepage. Interesting enough, most of the infected computers are in the United States, as it can be seen in the graph below.

Get rid of MyHomePage virus

It is not enough to remove the add-on of MyHomePage from your web browser to solve all problems. Some malicious files might be stored on your computer and they will recover the add-on even after you remove it. For that reason we suggest to scan your system with anti-malware tool, such as Spyhunter. Either of those applications should be able to detect and remove the virus completely. Of course, you can use other anti-virus tools that fits your needs the best.

After the removal, you will have to restore settings of the web browser that has been affected. It can be done by following our instruction given below this article.

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How to remove MyHomePage using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like MyHomePage.pro browser 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 MyHomePage . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make MyHomePage.pro browser 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 MyHomePage from macOS

Delete MyHomePage.pro browser hijacker from your applications.

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

TopHow To remove MyHomePage.pro browser 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 MyHomePage.pro browser 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.

How To remove MyHomePage.pro browser hijacker from Firefox:Top

• 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 MyHomePage.pro browser 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.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Options → General. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Restore to Default.
  

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

If the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program to identify malicious entries.

How to remove MyHomePage.pro browser hijacker from Microsoft Edge:Top

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

• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.

• Click on the three-dot menu on the browser toolbar and Select Settings

• Select Privacy and Services and scroll down. Press on Address bar.

• Choose Manage search engines.

• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list: open the three-dot menu and choose Remove.

• Go back to Settings. Open On start-up.
• Delete malicious search websites at Open specific page or pages by opening the three-dot menu and clicking Delete.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to MyHomePage.pro browser hijacker, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings

• Click on Edge's menu button and select Settings. Click on the Reset Settings button on the left.
• Press the Restore settings to their default values option.

• 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 MyHomePage.pro browser hijacker from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall MyHomePage and other suspicious extensions.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences and choose General tab. Enter preferable URL to the homepage field.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings(older versions) If you are still experiencing any issues related to MyHomePage.pro browser hijacker, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on 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.

Manual removal