How to uninstall Hi.ru

Hi.ru virus: the dangers of using suspicious search engines

Once inside, Hi.ru will change your default search provider to search.tb.ask.com and your homepage will be set to home.tb.ask.com. However, before installing this app, you should carefully read all the information that is provided on its official website because some clues are provided there about the fact that My Television XP is going to modify web browser’s settings, including a default start page, search provider, and a new tab window. In fact, Hi.ru hijack has become a rather common problem recently. That is why you should not delay Hi.ru removal. Infected computers might run on Windows OS and Mac OS X.

You should be very careful while downloading anything from the Internet as many times you can avoid this type of infections. It allows users to access Yahoo Maps, Bing Maps, and Google Maps. SaferBrowser has certainly learned a few tricks over the years of business: In fact, they usually contain a couple of other malware programs. Our research shows that this browser hijacker might come as a payload of a dangerous Trojan. Because the search results shown to you look completely harmless – as they are shown to you via a Yahoo engine – you might not even understand interacting with the links that the developer of this hijacker was paid to promote.

How can Hi.ru Search hijack my computer?

The program can be infiltrated into Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome browser. Of course, you can try manual removal but be aware that after removing it manually you may still see Hi.ru as your default search engine. Check if the program you want to install contains any additional programs that could be downloaded to your computer while installing the latter one. Unfortunately, Hi.ru does not have these documents, which suggests that there might be things it wants to hide from users. Beware that it is very likely Hi.ru virus will try to take you to unreliable websites where you can be convinced into purchasing something useless or even get your computer infected.

NOTE: As we have already mentioned, typically Hi.ru hijacks computers with the help of other freewares/sharewares. As the browser hijacker can be bundled with the freeware, you should always opt for Custom or Advanced installation settings. Don’t forget changing your homepage and default search engine. Everything is even more complicated if you use Chrome. Some versions of this virus install software that blocks browser settings from changing. Uncheck them without much consideration. Then  manually by your own. Depending on the browser you are using, follow the instructions below:

How did the browser hijacker get on my PC?

Hi.ru virus does not seem to spread with one specific program. As far as we know it does not have an accompanying program or browser extension, so you should be able to Hi.ru it by changing the homepage and search engine addresses. It is also important that you make sure that there are no other infections on your computer if you want to use a secure PC. You should not stop now until you erase the last potentially harmful program from your system. When you are about to install new software, opt for “Custom” settings. It is not a secret that most computer users do not like reading long lines of Terms and Conditions.