Video HD Helper - How to remove

Video HD Helper is an annoying adware that once installed will display tons of ads on your web browser. It works as a browser extension and can be added to all most popular web browsers including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. Even though it’s not officially a virus, a lot of users may think that way because it gets installed to users’ computers without their consent. Ads by Video HD Helper most of the time appear on shopping websites like eBay or Amazon and display you various offers as well as discounts for goods that can be purchased online. It may look alluring but you should not click on those ads as all those offers are fake. Once you click on them you will be redirected to the third parties websites that may be infected and do harm to your computer. Furthermore, it will not only annoy you with all those ads but collect your personal information like browsing history or search queries as well. This information later on will be handed to the third parties in order to make adjustments to their ads according to this data. The aim of such campaigns is to make the ads more attractive to you. Video HD Helper generates web traffic as well as collects sales leads and makes money that way. It is listed as a PUP (potentially unwanted program) and needs to be removed from your computer as soon as possible.

If you do not remember installing such a program, that means your computer got infected through freebies. Video HD Helper is often bundled with a free software that can be found on Internet. To stay clean from this malicious application, you should be really careful when installing something downloaded from Internet for free. Do not skip any steps and make sure you opt out for a custom or advanced install mode. Read all terms and conditions and ensure that no additional software that is unwanted is being installed. In case it’s too late and your computer is already infected, we highly recommend to scan it with a trustworthy anti-malware like Spyhunter or malwarebytes and get rid of it for good. If you prefer to perform this manually, feel free to follow our step-by-step Video HD Helper removal guide given below.

Using Control Panel to remove the main Video HD Helper components and installers

1. Go to Control Panel. On Windows XP/Vista/7 open Start -> Control Panel , Add/Remove Programs or Uninstall . On Windows 8 enter Control Panel in the search box, then look for Uninstall a program. You may need to confirm that you are the administrator on this PC, in both cases.
2. Look for Video HD Helper and /or similar looking items on the list of programs. By default, I recommend removing Yontoo, WebCake, anything “savings” or “coupon” related. Scanning with Anti-Malware programs like Spyhunter or Stopzilla might give a good idea of what programs you should remove from there as well.
3. Close Control Panel.

Removing Video HD Helper from Internet Explorer

1. Press on the Wench icon->Manage Add-ons.
2. Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to Video HD Helper and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
3. Close the Options.

Removing Video HD Helper from Firefox

1. Enter about:addons in URL field.
2. Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Video HD Helper 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 probably you do not need it.
3. Optionally, reset Firefox: go to Firefox ->Help (Help in menu for OSX users) -> Troubleshooting Information. Then Reset Firefox.

Removing Video HD Helper from Chrome

1. Enter chrome://extensions in url field.
2. Go through extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Video HD Helper. If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
3. Restart Chrome.

Optionally, you can enter chrome://settings in URL bar, press Advanced settings, scroll to the bottom of the list and press Reset browser settings.

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