What is Search.hthenewssource.net?

Search.hthenewssource.net is a browser hijacker that looks like a legitimate search page. Moreover, according to the developers, this greatly improves the quality of browsing and the quality of search results. This comes as a browser extension and changes its settings, including the default homepage and search engines. Also, most attractive to users is that Search.hthenewssource.net provides special buttons for quickly switching to social networks and popular sites. It sounds amazing, but in reality, it is not good, as it can be very annoying. Moreover, changes made cannot be undone later. Like many other potentially unwanted programs, Search.hthenewssource.net collects user private data and transfers it to third parties for unknown purposes. We recommend that you use our instructions to remove Search.hthenewssource.net right now.

How Search.hthenewssource.net gets on your PC?

Just like most unwanted programs and adware, Search.hthenewssource.net comes without the user’s consent, bundled with free programs that the user downloads from the Internet. It penetrates through special installers, downloaders and web clients that contain malware as an additional element of the installation package. Carefully follow the installation process. If Search.hthenewssource.net has already arrived on your computer and hijacked your browsers, then delete it using our guides listed below.

How to remove Search.hthenewssource.net from your computer?

To uninstall Search.hthenewssource.net remove it from Control Panel, then delete all files and regkeys.

According to our tests there are 3 products that have Search.hthenewssource.net in their database. Please, use them to remove Search.hthenewssource.net.

Recommended Solution:

Norton – fully removes all instances of Search.hthenewssource.net – files, folders, registry keys.

 

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Alternative Solution:

Anti-Spyware – detects files, registry values and folders of Search.hthenewssource.net.

 

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You can try both of these products to remove Search.hthenewssource.net

Or uninstall Search.hthenewssource.net manually.

Step 1: Remove Search.hthenewssource.net from Control Panel

Windows XP:

1. Click Start.
2. Control Panel.
3. Then click Add or Remove Programs.
4. Find Search.hthenewssource.net.
5. Click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows XP.

Windows 7/Windows Vista:

1. Click Start.
2. Then Control Panel.
3. Click Uninstall a Program.
4. Find Search.hthenewssource.net and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 7.

Windows 8/Windows 8.1:

1. Open the Menu.
2. Click Search.
3. After that click Apps.
4. Then Control Panel.
5. Then as in Windows 7, click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
6. Find Search.hthenewssource.net, select it and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 8 (8.1).

Windows 10:

1. Click on the Start button (or press the Windows key) to open the Start menu, click on the Settings at the top.
2. Click on App & features on the left menu.
3. On the right side, locate Search.hthenewssource.net and click it, then click on the Uninstall button.
4. Click on Uninstall to confirm.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 10

Note: If you can’t find required program, sort programs by date in Control panel and search for last installed programs.

After that remove Search.hthenewssource.net from your browser.

Step 2: Remove Search.hthenewssource.net from browsers

Google Chrome:

1. Open Google Chrome
2. Push Alt + F.
3. Click Tools.
4. Choose Extensions.
5. Find Search.hthenewssource.net.
6. Click the trash can icon to remove it.

Learn more about removing extensions from Chrome.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Open Firefox.
2. Push Shift + Ctrl + A.
3. Choose Search.hthenewssource.net.
4. Click Disable or Remove button.

Learn more about removing extensions from Firefox.

Internet Explorer:

1. Open IE.
2. Push Alt + T.
3. Click Manage Add-ons.
4. Select Toolbars and Extensions.
5. Click Disable Search.hthenewssource.net.
6. Click More information link in the left-bottom corner.
7. Click Remove button.
8. If this button is grayed out – perform alternative steps.

Learn more about removing extensions from IE.

Step 3: Resetting your browser search and homepage settings

Reset browser setting in Google Chrome:

1. Click the Chrome menu (3 bar button) in the top right corner.
2. Choose Settings.
3. Click Show advanced settings.
4. Go to Reset browser settings section.
5. Click Reset browser settings.
6. In the dialog that appears, click Reset.

Learn more about resetting browser settings in Google Chrome.

Reset browser setting in Mozilla Firefox:

1. Open Mozilla Firefox.
2. Go to Help.
3. Go to Troubleshooting information.
4. Click Reset Firefox… button.

Learn more about resetting browser settings in Mozilla Firefox.

Reset browser setting in Internet Explorer:

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Click on the cogwheel in the right upper corner.
3. Click Internet options.
4. Got to Advanced tab.
5. Click Reset button.
6. Put a tick near Delete personal settings checkbox.
7. Click Reset button.

Learn more about resetting browser settings in Internet Explorer.

Step 4: Remove following files and folders of Search.hthenewssource.net:

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Written by Rami Douafi