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Welcome to our Hippig “Virus” removal guide. The following instructions will aid you in removing the unwanted software from your PC.
It is, in all certainty, quite unpleasant to find out that your Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, IE or Edge browser has been infiltrated by some sort of sketchy piece of software that seems to be running background processes that aren’t in any way helpful and only seem to worsen your online experience. Experts refer to most such programs as Browser Hijackers and today we will give you more information on one particular program that belongs to the same category. We are talking about an application known as Hippig “Virus”. This piece of potentially unwanted software has been reported to trigger frequent page redirects as well as change the homepage and/or the default search engine of one’s browser program. We understand just how unpleasant and irritating this could be. Besides, there might be other unwanted effects that the Hijacker might have on your PC – more on that later. If you are one of the many unfortunate users who have had the pesky application installed on their computers, you will be delighted to learn that below this current article you will have the opportunity to use our removal guide for Hippig “Virus”. Simply follow the instructions and the unwanted programs should be gone from your computer in no time.
What is a Browser Hijacker?
You might be wondering what the purpose of such a program might be. After all, at first it might have looked like a regular piece of software that works as a browser add-on. Well, it sort of is that. However, the issue is that the things it does to your browser are hardly beneficial to you. This is because the actual purpose of a typical Browser Hijacker is to profit its creator via different methods of online advertising. The changes done to your browser are nothing but a way for Hippig “Virus”’s developers to gain income through their product. Few programs that can be categorized as Hijackers have actually been created in a way that would provide the regular user with some actual use that would make it worth keeping the program on the computer.
Are programs like Hippig “Virus” dangerous to your computer?
Landing a Hijacker is hardly ever a pleasant experience and if you currently have such a program on your PC, it is understandable if you are concerned about your machine’s safety and security. We are here to tell you that there’s probably nothing to be worried about as long as you remain careful and make sure to complete the guide at the bottom of the page. Browser Hijackers such as Hippig “Virus”, despite oftentimes being referred to as malware, aren’t real PC viruses like Ransomware, Trojan horses, Worms, Spyware, etc.
However, on the flip side of the coin, one should still be cautious around this type of software, as even though a Hijacker might not be able to cause harm to your PC on its own, it could still potentially compromise the security of your system, making the PC more vulnerable to virus attacks. For instance, some Browser Hijackers might trigger page redirects to obscure sites with unsafe contents. If this happens to you, be sure not to interact with any of the newly-opened page’s contents. Generally, anything that suddenly pops-up on your screen while you’re browsing the Internet that looks sketchy and suspicious should be, at the very least, kept away from.
How to make sure that no more Hijackers get installed on your machine
After you get rid of the pesky Hippig “Virus”, you will also need to make sure that you don’t land another similar program in the future. There are different methods to avoid Browser Hijackers, yet nearly all of them have something to do with being careful and responsible while using your browser. For example, oftentimes various forms of shady Internet advertising are used to spread such programs. In many cases, all that it takes for a Hijacker to get inside your PC is that you click on the wrong ad, pop-up or banner. Since such fishy and obscure Internet promotional materials are normally found within the pages of less-than-reliable websites, you are strongly advised to keep away from any web addresses that seem to be unsafe or untrusted. Another popular method for spreading all sorts of shady software is the use of spam messages. It could be an e-mail or a Facebook/Skype message that carries a link or even a file attachment. Be sure to avoid clicking such links or attachmenst if you aren’t sure that the message that carries them isn’t spam. An additional piece of advice that we can give you here is to get a good anti-malware tool to protect your PC, since it can greatly reduce the chance of you landing a Hijacker. Lastly, be careful when installing new programs on your machine, especially when the software is free since the Hijacker could be bundled with the installer. Always check the setup wizard for anything added and if you think that there’s something shady-looking there, uncheck it to remove it from the process.
Remove Hippig “Virus”
I – Safe mode and revealing hidden files
II – Uninstallation
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- Use the Winkey+R keyboard combination, write Control Panel in the search field and hit enter.
- Go to Uninstall a program under Programs.
- Seek the unwanted software, select it and then click on Uninstall
If you are unable to spot Hippig “Virus”, search for any unrecognized programs that you do not remember installing on your PC – the unwanted software might disguise itself by going under a different name.
III – Cleaning all your browsers
- Go to your browser’s icon, right-click on it and select Properties.
- Go to the Shortcut tab and in the Target make sure to delete anything written after “.exe”.
- Now, open your browser and follow the instructions below depending on whether you are using Chrome, Mozilla or IE.
- Chrome users:
- Go to your browser’s main menu located in the top-right corner of the screen and select Settings.
- Scroll down, click on Show Advanced Settings and then select Clear browsing data. Just to be sure, tick everything and clear the data.
- Now, in the left pane, go to Extensions and look through all extensions that are integrated within your browser. If you notice any suspicious add-on, disable it and then remove it.
- Firefox users:
- Similarly to Chrome, go to the main menu and select Add-ons and then Extensions.
- Remove any suspicious browser extensions that you may have even if they do not have the name Hippig “Virus” on them.
- IE users:
- Go to Tools and select Manage add-ons.
- Click on all add-on types from the left pane and check if there is anything suspicious in the right panel. In case you find anything shade, make sure to remove it.
IV – Removing Shady processes
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- Go to your start menu, type Task Manager in the search field and from the results open View running processes with Task Manager.
- Thoroughly look through all processes. The name Hippig “Virus” might not be there, but if you notice any shady looking process that consumes high amounts of memory it might be ran by the unwanted program.
- If you spot the process ran by Hippig “Virus”, right-click on it, open its file location and delete everything in there. Then go back to the Task Manager and end the process.
V – DNS check
- In the start menu search box write View Network Connections and open the first result.
- Right-click on the network connection you are using and go to Properties.
- Select Internet Protocol Version (TCP/IPv4) and click on Properties.
- If Obtain DNS server addresses automatically is not checked, check it.
- Go to Advanced and select the DNS If there is anything in the DNS server addresses field, remove it and click OK.
- Click OK on the rest of the opened windows.