How to remove Myprivacyassistant.com [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

If you see Myprivacyassistant.com show up on your web browser’s screen, then is a clear indication of the hijacker’s presence. The browser hijacker changes your homepage and search provider. When your system is affected with browser hijacker, the unwanted Myprivacyassistant.com web-site will appear when you open a new tab page, or surf the Net. Further into the blog post we will give you more information about this browser hijacker, but know that the best method to handle the Myprivacyassistant.com browser hijacker is to fully get rid of it from your computer sooner.

The Myprivacyassistant.com hijacker will alter your web browser’s search engine so that all searches are sent through Myprivacyassistant.com, that redirects to Bing, Yahoo or Google Custom Search engine which shows the search results for your query. The creators of this hijacker are utilizing legitimate search provider as they may earn revenue from the ads which are displayed in the search results.

Also, adware (also known as ‘ad-supported’ software) can be installed on the PC together with Myprivacyassistant.com hijacker infection. It will insert lots of advertisements directly to the web-sites which you view, creating a sense that advertisements has been added by the creators of the site. Moreover, legal advertisements can be replaced on fake advertisements which will offer to download and install various unnecessary and harmful apps. Moreover, the Myprivacyassistant.com browser hijacker be able to collect privacy info about you which can be later transferred third party companies.

The browser hijacker like Myprivacyassistant.com often modify all web browser shortcuts which located on your Desktop to force you visit various unwanted sites and open annoying pop ups. As a result, your browser can still redirect you to an annoying web-site despite your internet browser is actually clean of hijacker infection.

Thus, it is clear that the presence of hijacker on your PC is not desirable, and you need to clean up your personal computer sooner. Follow the steps below in order to get rid of Myprivacyassistant.com from FF, Chrome, Internet Explorer and Edge.

How to remove Myprivacyassistant.com redirect

The following step-by-step instructions will allow you to delete Myprivacyassistant.com search from the Chrome, IE, FF and MS Edge. Moreover, the tutorial below will help you to get rid of malicious software like potentially unwanted apps, adware and toolbars that your computer may be infected. Please do the tutorial step by step. If you need assist or have any questions, then ask for our assistance or type a comment below. Some of the steps below will require you to close this web-page. So, please read the guidance carefully, after that bookmark or print it for later reference.

To remove Myprivacyassistant.com, perform the steps below:

1. Delete Myprivacyassistant.com homepage without any tools
   • Delete Myprivacyassistant.com associated software by using Microsoft Windows Control Panel
   • Fix affected browsers shortcuts to remove Myprivacyassistant.com
   • Delete Myprivacyassistant.com search from Mozilla Firefox
   • Remove Myprivacyassistant.com from IE
   • Remove Myprivacyassistant.com search from Google Chrome
2. Myprivacyassistant.com search automatic removal
   • How to automatically get rid of Myprivacyassistant.com with Zemana
   • Remove Myprivacyassistant.com redirect with Malwarebytes
   • Use AdwCleaner to remove Myprivacyassistant.com from the personal computer
3. Block Myprivacyassistant.com and other annoying web pages
4. How was Myprivacyassistant.com hijacker infection installed on personal computer
5. Finish words

Delete Myprivacyassistant.com homepage without any tools

Most common hijacker infections may be uninstalled without any antivirus software. The manual hijacker removal is few simple steps that will teach you how to get rid of the Myprivacyassistant.com start page.

Delete Myprivacyassistant.com associated software by using Microsoft Windows Control Panel

The best way to start the PC cleanup is to uninstall unknown and questionable software. Using the Microsoft Windows Control Panel you can do this quickly and easily. This step, in spite of its simplicity, should not be ignored, because the removing of unneeded applications can clean up the FF, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and MS Edge from pop-up ads hijackers and so on.

It will open the Windows Control Panel like below.

Next, press “Uninstall a program”
It will display a list of all software installed on your system. Scroll through the all list, and uninstall any suspicious and unknown software. To quickly find the latest installed programs, we recommend sort applications by date in the Control panel.

Fix affected browsers shortcuts to remove Myprivacyassistant.com

The Myprivacyassistant.com browser hijacker and other web browser’s harmful plugins, can hijack various Windows shortcut files on your desktop (most often, all browsers shortcut files), so in this step you need to check and clean them by removing the argument like http://site.address/.

Right click on the shortcut of infected web browser as shown below.

Select the “Properties” option and it’ll open the shortcut file’s properties. Next, press the “Shortcut” tab and then delete the “http://site.address” string from Target field as displayed on the screen below.

Then click OK to save changes. Repeat the step for all browsers which are re-directed to the Myprivacyassistant.com undesired web-page.

Delete Myprivacyassistant.com search from Mozilla Firefox

Resetting your Mozilla Firefox is good initial troubleshooting step for any issues with your web-browser application, including the redirect to Myprivacyassistant.com web-site.

First, launch the Firefox and press button. It will display the drop-down menu on the right-part of the web browser. Further, click the Help button () as shown in the figure below

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In the Help menu, select the “Troubleshooting Information” option. Another way to open the “Troubleshooting Information” screen – type “about:support” in the internet browser adress bar and press Enter. It will open the “Troubleshooting Information” page as displayed in the following example. In the upper-right corner of this screen, press the “Refresh Firefox” button.

It will show the confirmation dialog box. Further, press the “Refresh Firefox” button. The Firefox will start a process to fix your problems that caused by the hijacker which cause a reroute to Myprivacyassistant.com web page. After, it is done, click the “Finish” button.

Remove Myprivacyassistant.com from IE

If you find that IE browser settings like newtab page, startpage and search engine by default having been hijacked, then you may revert back your settings, via the reset browser process.

First, launch the IE. Next, click the button in the form of gear (). It will open the Tools drop-down menu, click the “Internet Options” as shown in the figure below.

In the “Internet Options” window click on the Advanced tab, then click the Reset button. The Internet Explorer will show the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” window as shown on the screen below. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box, then click “Reset” button.

You will now need to restart your machine for the changes to take effect.

Remove Myprivacyassistant.com search from Google Chrome

In order to be sure that there is nothing left behind, we suggest you to reset Chrome browser. It will restore Chrome settings including startpage, new tab and default search engine to defaults.

First start the Google Chrome. Next, click the button in the form of three horizontal dots ().

It will open the Chrome menu. Choose More Tools, then press Extensions. Carefully browse through the list of installed extensions. If the list has the plugin signed with “Installed by enterprise policy” or “Installed by your administrator”, then complete the following instructions: Remove Google Chrome extensions installed by enterprise policy.

Open the Google Chrome menu once again. Further, click the option named “Settings”.

The web-browser will open the settings screen. Another solution to open the Chrome’s settings – type chrome://settings in the web-browser adress bar and press Enter

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the “Advanced” link. Now scroll down until the “Reset” section is visible, as shown in the following example and click the “Reset settings to their original defaults” button.

The Google Chrome will open the confirmation dialog box like below.

You need to confirm your action, press the “Reset” button. The internet browser will launch the task of cleaning. When it’s done, the web-browser’s settings including homepage, new tab page and search engine by default back to the values that have been when the Chrome was first installed on your PC.

Myprivacyassistant.com search automatic removal

If your PC system is still infected with the Myprivacyassistant.com browser hijacker, then the best solution of detection and removal is to use an anti malware scan on the system. Download free malware removal utilities below and launch a full system scan. It will allow you remove all components of the hijacker from hardisk and Windows registry.

How to automatically get rid of Myprivacyassistant.com with Zemana

We suggest using the Zemana. You can download and install Zemana Free to find and get rid of Myprivacyassistant.com from your PC. When installed and updated, the malware remover will automatically scan and detect all threats exist on the PC system.

Click the link below to download Zemana Anti Malware (ZAM). Save it on your MS Windows desktop or in any other place.

When the downloading process is done, run it and follow the prompts. Once installed, the Zemana Free will try to update itself and when this task is complete, click the “Scan” button . Zemana utility will begin scanning the whole computer to find out hijacker responsible for redirections to Myprivacyassistant.com.

Depending on your system, the scan can take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour. When a threat is detected, the number of the security threats will change accordingly. Next, you need to press “Next” button.

The Zemana will delete browser hijacker which cause Myprivacyassistant.com web page to appear.

Remove Myprivacyassistant.com redirect with Malwarebytes

Remove Myprivacyassistant.com hijacker manually is difficult and often the hijacker is not completely removed. Therefore, we recommend you to use the Malwarebytes Free which are completely clean your personal computer. Moreover, the free program will help you to get rid of malware, potentially unwanted applications, toolbars and ad-supported software that your system can be infected too.

1. Visit the following page to download MalwareBytes. Save it on your Microsoft Windows desktop or in any other place.
   
   

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2. After downloading is done, close all software and windows on your PC. Open a file location. Double-click on the icon that’s named mb3-setup.
3. Further, click Next button and follow the prompts.
4. Once install is done, click the “Scan Now” button for checking your system for the hijacker infection responsible for Myprivacyassistant.com . Depending on your system, the scan may take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour. During the scan MalwareBytes Anti Malware will detect threats present on your system.
5. As the scanning ends, you will be shown the list of all found threats on your personal computer. Make sure all threats have ‘checkmark’ and click “Quarantine Selected”. After the cleaning procedure is complete, you can be prompted to restart your machine.

The following video offers a instructions on how to remove hijackers, ‘ad supported’ software and other malicious software with MalwareBytes Anti Malware.

Use AdwCleaner to remove Myprivacyassistant.com from the personal computer

AdwCleaner is a free removal utility. It deletes potentially unwanted applications, ‘ad supported’ software, browser hijacker infections and undesired internet browser extensions. Video instructions available here. It will find out and get rid of hijacker that cause a redirect to Myprivacyassistant.com web site. AdwCleaner uses very small machine resources and is a portable application.

Download AdwCleaner from the following link. Save it on your Microsoft Windows desktop or in any other place.

Download and use AdwCleaner on your personal computer. Once started, click “Scan” button . AdwCleaner utility will start scanning the whole PC system to find out browser hijacker related to Myprivacyassistant.com startpage. A system scan may take anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes, depending on your PC. When a malicious software, ad supported software or PUPs are found, the number of the security threats will change accordingly. Wait until the the scanning is done.. After the scan is done, you will be shown the list of all found threats on your computer. Once you’ve selected what you want to delete from your computer, click Clean button.

All-in-all, AdwCleaner is a fantastic free utility to clean your computer from any undesired apps. The AdwCleaner is portable program that meaning, you do not need to install it to use it. AdwCleaner is compatible with all versions of Microsoft Windows OS from Microsoft Windows XP to Windows 10. Both 64-bit and 32-bit systems are supported.

Block Myprivacyassistant.com and other annoying web pages

If you browse the Net, you cannot avoid malicious advertising. But you can protect your web-browser against it. Download and use an ad blocking application. AdGuard is an adblocker which can filter out a lot of of the malicious advertising, blocking dynamic scripts from loading harmful content.

Download AdGuard application by clicking on the link below. Save it to your Desktop.

Once downloading is done, launch the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen as on the image below.

Follow the prompts. When the setup is finished, you will see a window as displayed in the following example.

You can press “Skip” to close the installation program and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” button to see an quick tutorial that will assist you get to know AdGuard better.

In most cases, the default settings are enough and you don’t need to change anything. Each time, when you start your computer, AdGuard will start automatically and block pop-ups, web sites such Myprivacyassistant.com, as well as other harmful or misleading web-pages. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, which is located on your desktop.

How was Myprivacyassistant.com hijacker infection installed on personal computer

In many cases Myprivacyassistant.com hijacker infection gets onto computer by being attached to freeware. So, think back, have you ever download and run any freeware? Because most users, in the Setup Wizard, simply click the Next button and don’t read any information like ‘Terms of use’ and ‘Software license’. This leads to the fact that the computer is infected, the internet browser’s settings are modified and your’s newtab page, start page and search engine by default set to the Myprivacyassistant.com. Even removing the freeware that contains this browser hijacker infection, your browser’s settings will not be restored. Therefore, you must follow the step by step guide above to return the Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox and Microsoft Edge’s start page, newtab page and default search engine.

Finish words

Now your system should be clean of the Myprivacyassistant.com browser hijacker and other web-browser’s malicious extensions. Remove AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you stop unwanted pop-up ads and intrusive malicious pages) and Zemana (to periodically scan your computer for new browser hijackers and other malicious software). Probably you are running an older version of Java or Adobe Flash Player. This can be a security risk, so download and install the latest version right now.

If you are still having problems while trying to remove Myprivacyassistant.com from the Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge, then ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.