WatchMyTVShows - How to remove

WatchMyTVShows is a search hijacker that replaces the homepage on your browser. Although WatchMyTVShows’ ads imply that it can help you watch TV online, it has no such features – only links to other sites. WatchMyTVShows just wants to be installed by as many people as possible and then make them go to MyWay.com to search the internet.

Details on WatchMyTVShows:

Type of threat	Potentially unwanted program, browser hijacker.
How WatchMyTVShows infects browsers	Sets a new default browser page, shows notification pop-ups, opens MyWay.com or Ask.com when you search the internet.
Installation	Bundled with other apps, advertised online, promoted by adware.
Removing WatchMyTVShows	Scan your computer with anti-malware tools (Combo Cleaner for macOS, Spyhunter for Windows, etc.), remove unwanted extensions, block notifications from Watchmytvshows.com

Does WatchMyTVShows help you watch TV shows?

WatchMyTVShows can be downloaded from Watchmytvshows.com. There, it’s presented as a tool to watch free online TV:
It does not do that. Instead, WatchMyTVShows hijacks the browser’s home page and the new tab page, which directs people to various already existing online TV sites. WatchMyTVShows replaces your browser’s default page with a page of its own. This page has a search box in the middle, below that – a few links to sites like ABC, Amazon Prime, and AMC.

Links to preexisting websites that you can find on your own, without WatchMyTVShows. WatchMyTVShows does not do anything helpful or useful. It should not be installed. But it does because it gets people’s hopes up with its dishonest advertising.

Many online streaming sites require paid subscriptions, have a very limited selection, are restricted by the user’s location, etc. People new to online TV sometimes think that there’s a better platform – free, unlimited, and with all of their favorite shows and movies in one place. Unfortunately, that’s not the case and online TV is somewhat comparable to cable TV – increasingly expensive, with each website keeping a tight grip on exclusive streaming rights to favorite shows.

Some people turn to illegal streaming sites, which have a big selection and are free. But pirating wites have huge problems with malicious ads – better stay away if you don’t want to infect your computer with some serious malware.

Browser hijacker

At the end of the day, WatchMyTVShows is just another browser hijacker. A web browser add-on that does little more than promote a certain website, in this case – MyWay.com. MyWay.com is a search engine that has no unique qualities to make it worth using over other, more reputable engines, such as Google. But it is an advertising platform, so it needs more users to be funneled into it.

No wonder then that WatchMyTVShows is made by Mindspark, the same company that developed TelevisionAce, MyTelevisionHQ, TelevisionFanatic, and others – all promoting the same MyWay.com search engine, all lacking useful features.

WatchMyTVShows can not just change your home page/new tab page, read your history, and read your search entries, but also show notifications, which can be annoying. Notifications are used to promote additional products, according to WatchMyTVShows’s description on the Chrome Web Store (the page where the WatchMyTVShows extension is hosted).

How to remove WatchMyTVShows

Find and remove malware with an anti-malware program, such as Combo Cleaner for macOS, Spyhunter for Windows, etc. Most likely, WatchMyTVShows was installed because you:

• downloaded and installed a program that bundled other software, including WatchMyTVShows, with itself,
• visited a shady site and saw an ad for WatchMyTVShows,
• had adware on your computer prior to ever finding WatchMyTVShows, and this adware injected various ads into your browser or hijacked your internet searches.

That last option is very possible, so it’s good to either scan your whole computer with an anti-malware app, or carefully check all the extensions that you have installed.

Below are instructions for removing extensions from all the most popular browsers. Don’t stop with WatchMyTVShows, but check all the extensions that you have. Click the details button to see permissions, look up their reviews, look up the companies behind the extensions.

Block notification pop-ups if you’re getting any. This linked post has info on how to do that.

You could block some malicious and suspicious sites with an ad-blocker or an anti-malware program. That would help you avoid some malware, but there’s really no 100% effective way to avoid getting tricked or infected.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Manually remove browser extensions

TopRemoving WatchMyTVShows 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 WatchMyTVShows. Click on the trash bin icon next to WatchMyTVShows 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 WatchMyTVShows, 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 WatchMyTVShows 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 WatchMyTVShows 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 WatchMyTVShows, 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 WatchMyTVShows 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 WatchMyTVShows. Click on the "Remove" icon next to WatchMyTVShows 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.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

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