WhaatNext.com virus - How to remove

WhaatNext.com virus is a browser hijacker that can take over your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and even Safari browser. The program replaces your homepage and refuses to let you use any other search provider. Unfortunately, WhaatNext.com is not able to provide genuine search results and instead it lists numerous sponsored pages. Each click on these websites brings financial profit for the creators of WhaatNext.com virus. However, users face a lot of inconveniences, as not only they cannot browse for reliable search results, but they are also exposed to risk of visiting potentially dangerous pages.

It is clear that you should remove WhaatNext.com virus. Run a full system scan with a reputable anti-malware program, like Spyhunter or StopZilla to eliminate it automatically. Manual removal guide is provided below this article. Just make sure you remove WhaatNext.com virus from all browser that it has affected.

About WhaatNext.com virus

You should doubt in reliability of WhaatNext.com website the first time you see it. Even judging from its appearance, you can tell that this is not the best tool. Although it claims to be powered by Google, it is not true. WhaatNext.com virus is a browser hijacker and it was developed to increase traffic of certain websites and it has nothing to do with helping users to browse. In fact it can even redirect users to malicious pages.

Some users have also reported that if they try using WhaatNext.com to browse, they receive numerous ads. Most likely, these ads will also try to redirect you to sponsored websites just to increase their traffic or they will try installing another potentially unwanted program to your PC. If you want to be able browsing regularly again, it is highly recommended to remove WhaatNext.com virus and choose a well-known search provider.

Distribution Methods of WhaatNext.com virus

WhaatNext.com virus is installed to computers together with various freeware. It comes bundled to free media players, PDF creators, download managers, etc. To avoid it, you have to be more careful with your downloads from the Internet. Remember that some of the utilities may try to replace your homepage. You should always opt for Custom installation mode and follow each step carefully. If you see any indications that your homepage will be replaced, make sure you deselect them. Otherwise, the change will be made by default.

If any of your browsers have already been affected, remove WhaatNext.com virus as soon as possible. Below we provide two options how to do it. You can choose automatic or manual removal.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Manual removal of WhaatNext.com virus

How to remove WhaatNext.com virus using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like WhaatNext.com virus 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 WhaatNext.com virus . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make WhaatNext.com virus 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 WhaatNext.com virus from macOS

Delete WhaatNext.com virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the WhaatNext.com virus 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 WhaatNext.com virus 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 WhaatNext.com virus, 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 WhaatNext.com virus 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 WhaatNext.com virus 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 WhaatNext.com virus, 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 WhaatNext.com virus 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 WhaatNext.com virus, 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 WhaatNext.com virus from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall WhaatNext.com virus 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 WhaatNext.com virus, 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