If your internet browser suddenly begins displaying the Your TV Shows when you did not set it as your homepage or search provider, then you need to know that you have a PUP (potentially unwanted program) from the hijacker family installed on the system. A common tactic used by potentially unwanted applications authors is to change browser’s settings like startpage, search engine by default and newtab so that the affected web-browser goes to a page under the developer’s control. In order to detect potentially unwanted programs, get rid of Your TV Shows from the Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Internet Explorer, you can use the helpful guide below.
As mentioned above, the Your TV Shows browser hijacker also changes the internet browser’s search engine. So, your web browser, when searching something, will display a hodgepodge of ads, links to unwanted and ad web sites and search results from the big search engines such as Google or Bing. As a result, actual use of a web-browser’s search becomes uncomfortable. Moreover, it may also lead to slowing or even freeze your web browser.
Often, the computer that has been infected with Your TV Shows browser hijacker, will be also infected by adware (sometimes called ‘ad-supported’ software) that shows a large number of various ads. It can be pop-ups, text links in the pages, banners where they never had. What is more, the ad supported software can replace the legitimate advertisements with malicious ads which will offer to download and install malware and undesired software or visit the various dangerous and misleading pages.
The tutorial below explaining steps to remove Your TV Shows problem. Feel free to use it for removal of the browser hijacker that may attack Firefox, Google Chrome, IE and Microsoft Edge and other popular web-browsers. The step by step instructions will allow you return your settings of internet browsers which previously modified by browser hijacker.
Remove Your TV Shows from Windows 10 (8, 7, XP)
Fortunately, it’s not hard to delete the Your TV Shows browser hijacker. In the following guide, we will provide two methods to clean your PC system of this hijacker. One is the manual removal way and the other is automatic removal way. You can choose the way that best fits you. Please follow the removal tutorial below to remove Your TV Shows right now!
To remove Your TV Shows, follow the steps below:
- Manual Your TV Shows redirect removal
- Scan your machine and delete Your TV Shows with free utilities
- Run AdBlocker to stop Your TV Shows and stay safe online
- Prevent Your TV Shows hijacker from installing
- Finish words
Manual Your TV Shows redirect removal
Steps to delete Your TV Shows hijacker without any software are presented below. Be sure to carry out the step-by-step instructions completely to fully delete this undesired Your TV Shows redirect.
Uninstall potentially unwanted applications using Microsoft Windows Control Panel
The best way to begin the PC system cleanup is to remove unknown and suspicious programs. 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 software can clean up the Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome from popup ads hijackers and so on.
Windows 8, 8.1, 10
First, click the Windows button , then click Search . Type “Control panel”and press Enter.
Windows XP, Vista, 7
First, click “Start” and select “Control Panel”.
It will show the Windows Control Panel like below.
Next, click “Uninstall a program”
It will show a list of all software installed on your personal computer. Scroll through the all list, and delete any questionable and unknown software. To quickly find the latest installed software, we recommend sort programs by date in the Control panel.
Get rid of Your TV Shows search from Microsoft Internet Explorer
In order to restore all browser new tab, homepage and search engine you need to reset the IE to the state, that was when the Microsoft Windows was installed on your computer.
First, launch the Microsoft Internet Explorer, then press ‘gear’ icon . It will show the Tools drop-down menu on the right part of the internet browser, then click the “Internet Options” as on the image below.
In the “Internet Options” screen, select the “Advanced” tab, then click the “Reset” button. The Microsoft Internet Explorer will show the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” dialog box. Further, click the “Delete personal settings” check box to select it. Next, click the “Reset” button as on the image below.
Once the task is complete, click “Close” button. Close the Internet Explorer and restart your PC for the changes to take effect. This step will help you to restore your browser’s new tab, default search provider and homepage to default state.
Delete Your TV Shows from FF
First, open the Firefox and press button. It will open the drop-down menu on the right-part of the web-browser. Further, press the Help button () as displayed on the screen below.
In the Help menu, select the “Troubleshooting Information” option. Another way to open the “Troubleshooting Information” screen – type “about:support” in the web-browser adress bar and press Enter. It will display the “Troubleshooting Information” page as displayed on the screen below. In the upper-right corner of this screen, click the “Refresh Firefox” button.
It will open the confirmation prompt. Further, press the “Refresh Firefox” button. The Firefox will begin a task to fix your problems that caused by the browser hijacker that responsible for web browser redirect to the annoying Your TV Shows web-page. After, it’s done, click the “Finish” button.
Remove Your TV Shows from Chrome
Reset Chrome settings is a easy way to delete the browser hijacker, harmful and ‘ad-supported’ extensions, as well as to restore the internet browser’s start page, search provider and new tab that have been modified by Your TV Shows browser hijacker infection.
- First start the Chrome and click Menu button (small button in the form of three dots).
- It will show the Google Chrome main menu. Choose More Tools, then click Extensions.
- You’ll see the list of installed add-ons. If the list has the extension labeled with “Installed by enterprise policy” or “Installed by your administrator”, then complete the following guidance: Remove Chrome extensions installed by enterprise policy.
- Now open the Google Chrome menu once again, click the “Settings” menu.
- You will see the Chrome’s settings page. Scroll down and click “Advanced” link.
- Scroll down again and click the “Reset” button.
- The Google Chrome will display the reset profile settings page as shown on the screen above.
- Next click the “Reset” button.
- Once this procedure is finished, your internet browser’s start page, new tab page and search provider will be restored to their original defaults.
- To learn more, read the post How to reset Google Chrome settings to default.
Scan your machine and delete Your TV Shows with free utilities
It is not enough to remove Your TV Shows from your internet browser by following the manual steps above to solve all problems. Some Your TV Shows browser hijacker infection related files may remain on your PC and they will recover the hijacker even after you get rid of it. For that reason we recommend to run free antimalware utility like Zemana Free, MalwareBytes Anti-Malware and HitmanPro. Either of those programs should can be used to look for and get rid of browser hijacker related to Your TV Shows .
Use Zemana Free to get rid of browser hijacker infection
Zemana Anti-Malware is a free program for Windows operating system to search for and remove PUPs, ad supported software, malicious web browser addons, browser toolbars, and other unwanted applications such as hijacker infection responsible for redirects to Your TV Shows, installed on your machine.
Please go to the link below to download the latest version of Zemana AntiMalware (ZAM) for MS Windows. Save it directly to your Windows Desktop.
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Author: Zemana Ltd
Category: Security tools
Update: July 16, 2019
Once downloading is done, close all software and windows on your machine. Open a directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that’s called Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup as displayed below.
When the installation starts, you will see the “Setup wizard” that will help you set up Zemana Anti-Malware (ZAM) on your machine.
Once installation is complete, you will see window as shown on the image below.
Now click the “Scan” button to scan for browser hijacker infection related to Your TV Shows . This process can take some time, so please be patient. While the Zemana Free utility is checking, you can see count of objects it has identified as being infected by malicious software.
When Zemana has finished scanning, the results are displayed in the scan report. In order to delete all threats, simply click “Next” button.
The Zemana Free will delete Your TV Shows browser hijacker infection and other internet browser’s harmful add-ons and move items to the program’s quarantine.
Scan and free your system of hijacker with HitmanPro
Hitman Pro is a free application that made to remove malicious software, potentially unwanted programs, adware and hijackers from your personal computer running Microsoft Windows 10, 8, 7, XP (32-bit and 64-bit). It’ll allow to scan for and delete Your TV Shows hijacker and other web browser’s malicious extensions, including its files, folders and registry keys.
- Installing the Hitman Pro is simple. First you’ll need to download Hitman Pro on your Microsoft Windows Desktop by clicking on the link below.
- Once downloading is finished, double click the Hitman Pro icon. Once this utility is launched, click “Next” button for scanning your personal computer for the hijacker responsible for redirecting user searches to Your TV Shows. A system scan can take anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes, depending on your PC. When a threat is found, the count of the security threats will change accordingly. Wait until the the scanning is done.
- When the scan is complete, HitmanPro will display a scan report. All detected items will be marked. You can delete them all by simply click “Next” button. Now click the “Activate free license” button to start the free 30 days trial to delete all malware found.
How to get rid of Your TV Shows with Malwarebytes
We recommend using the Malwarebytes Free which are completely clean your system of the hijacker. The free utility is an advanced malware removal program created by (c) Malwarebytes lab. This application uses the world’s most popular anti-malware technology. It’s able to help you remove hijackers, potentially unwanted apps, malware, adware, toolbars, ransomware and other security threats from your computer for free.
Please go to the following link to download MalwareBytes. Save it on your Desktop.
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Author: Malwarebytes
Category: Security tools
Update: April 15, 2020
When the download is finished, run it and follow the prompts. Once installed, the MalwareBytes Free will try to update itself and when this task is complete, press the “Scan Now” button . MalwareBytes utility will start scanning the whole system to find out browser hijacker which cause a redirect to Your TV Shows web page. Depending on your computer, the scan can take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour. While the tool is checking, you can see how many objects and files has already scanned. When you are ready, click “Quarantine Selected” button.
The MalwareBytes Free is a free program that you can use to delete all detected folders, files, services, registry entries and so on. To learn more about this malicious software removal tool, we suggest you to read and follow the few simple steps or the video guide below.
Run AdBlocker to stop Your TV Shows and stay safe online
In order to increase your security and protect your system against new annoying advertisements and harmful web-sites, you need to run ad-blocking program that blocks an access to harmful advertisements and web-pages. Moreover, the program can stop the open of intrusive advertising, which also leads to faster loading of sites and reduce the consumption of web traffic.
AdGuard can be downloaded from the following link. Save it to your Desktop.
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Version: 6.4
Author: © Adguard
Category: Security tools
Update: November 15, 2018
After downloading it, double-click the downloaded file to run it. The “Setup Wizard” window will show up on the computer screen like below.
Follow the prompts. AdGuard will then be installed and an icon will be placed on your desktop. A window will show up asking you to confirm that you want to see a quick guide as on the image below.
Press “Skip” button to close the window and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” to see an quick instructions that will help you get to know AdGuard better.
Each time, when you start your personal computer, AdGuard will start automatically and stop popups, web sites such as Your TV Shows, 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 can be found on your desktop.
Prevent Your TV Shows hijacker from installing
The Your TV Shows hijacker spreads with a simple but quite effective way. It’s integrated into the setup file of various free software. Thus on the process of installation, it will infect your internet browser and change it’s settings on the Your TV Shows. To avoid hijacker, you just need to follow a few simple rules: carefully read the Terms of Use and the license, select only a Manual, Custom or Advanced setup method, which enables you to make sure that the program you want to install, thereby protect your PC system from the browser hijacker infection like the Your TV Shows.
Finish words
Now your system should be clean of the Your TV Shows browser hijacker and other internet browser’s harmful extensions. We suggest that you keep Zemana Free (to periodically scan your system for new hijackers and other malicious software) and AdGuard (to help you block undesired pop-ups and malicious pages). Moreover, to prevent any hijacker infection, please stay clear of unknown and third party software, make sure that your antivirus program, turn on the option to find PUPs.
If you need more help with Your TV Shows redirect related issues, go to our Spyware/Malware removal forum.