What is Tohotweb.com?

Tohotweb.com browser hijacker uses a similar to other hijackers tactics – it pretends to be a trustworthy search website. It can infiltrate the browser and take control over it, changing the settings and causing its unpleasant behavior. Browser with installed tohotweb.com will show this page as the main and new tab page, at the same time restricting the use of other search engines. What’s more, tohotweb.com is advertisement supported, which means you will be displayed a lot of ads that are designed to make you end on the third-party websites with undesirable content. The redirections back to tohotweb.com page or the sources of hijacker’s customers are unavoidable unless you remove Tohotweb.com from the computer.

How Tohotweb.com gets on your PC?

Malware developers try to seize every opportunity that will allow them to insert their products into victims’ machines. More than usual they play upon users’ inattentiveness. That’s why one should avoid anything that looks even slightly suspicious. This includes links and attachments in spam messages and clicking on attractive ads. Besides, keep in mind that, mostly, malware is distributed through the bundling method. Also remember that by choosing the Default type of installation you accept the terms and automatically agree to install the additional components, whatever they are.

How to remove Tohotweb.com from your computer?

To uninstall Tohotweb.com remove it from Control Panel, then delete all files and regkeys.

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You can try both of these products to remove Tohotweb.com

Or uninstall Tohotweb.com manually.

Step 1: Remove Tohotweb.com from Control Panel

Windows XP:

1. Click Start.
2. Control Panel.
3. Then click Add or Remove Programs.
4. Find Tohotweb.com.
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 Tohotweb.com 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 Tohotweb.com, 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 Tohotweb.com 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 Tohotweb.com from your browser.

Step 2: Remove Tohotweb.com from browsers

Google Chrome:

1. Open Google Chrome
2. Push Alt + F.
3. Click Tools.
4. Choose Extensions.
5. Find Tohotweb.com.
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 Tohotweb.com.
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 Tohotweb.com.
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. Go 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 Tohotweb.com:

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