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

If you’ve noticed that the Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com website is set as your startpage or search provider and you cannot recall making those changes, then it is possible that your PC is infected by a potentially unwanted application (PUA) from the hijacker family and you should fix it as quickly as possible. In this article we’ll inform you about the best possible ways of removing Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com from the Internet Explorer, Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Chrome for good.

If your computer is affected with Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com browser hijacker infection you’ll be forced to use its own search engine. It could seem not to be dangerous, but you still should be very careful, since it may show annoying and harmful ads developed to trick you into buying some questionable apps or products, provide search results that may redirect your web browser to certain deceptive, misleading or malicious web pages. We advise that you use only the reliable search provider like Google, Yahoo or Bing.

Often, the computer which has been affected by Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com hijacker, will be also affected with adware (also known as ‘ad-supported’ software) which displays lots of various ads. It can be pop-ups, text links in the webpages, banners where they never had. What is more, the adware software may replace the legitimate advertisements with malicious advertisements that will offer to download and install malicious software and undesired software or visit the various dangerous and misleading web pages.

Threat Summary

Name	Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com
Type	browser hijacker, search provider hijacker, homepage hijacker, toolbar, unwanted new tab, redirect virus
Symptoms	advertising pop ups won’t go away every time you perform an Internet search, your web-browser is re-directed to another webpage there is an unwanted application in the ‘Uninstall a program’ section of your Control Panel unwanted toolbars on your desktop your personal computer settings are being modified without your request
Removal	Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com removal guide

 
If you found any of the symptoms mentioned above, we recommend you to perform steps below to delete the browser hijacker infection and remove Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com from your web browser settings.

How to remove Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com from PC

There are exist several free hijacker removal utilities. Also it’s possible to get rid of Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com manually. But we recommend to combine all these ways below into the one removal algorithm. Follow the steps of the instructions. Read it once, after doing so, please print this page as you may need to close your web browser or reboot your PC system.

To remove Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com, follow the steps below:

1. How to remove Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com manually
   • Uninstall unwanted or recently added applications
   • Remove Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com redirect from web-browsers
2. How to automatically get rid of Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com
   • Use Zemana to delete Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com hijacker infection
   • Scan and free your PC system of hijacker with Hitman Pro
   • Use MalwareBytes to delete hijacker
3. Block Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com and other undesired web-sites
4. Method of Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com browser hijacker infection intrusion into your PC system
5. Finish words

How to remove Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com manually

Read this section to know how to manually remove the Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com browser hijacker infection. Even if the steps does not work for you, there are several free malware removers below which can easily handle such browser hijacker infections.

Uninstall unwanted or recently added applications

The process of browser hijacker removal is generally the same across all versions of Windows OS from 10 to XP. To start with, it’s necessary to check the list of installed applications on your PC and uninstall all unused, unknown and questionable applications.

Carefully browse through the list of installed programs and delete all suspicious and unknown applications. We recommend to click ‘Installed programs’ and even sorts all installed programs by date. After you have found anything dubious that may be the browser hijacker which redirects your web browser to intrusive Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com webpage or other PUP (potentially unwanted program), then choose this application and press ‘Uninstall’ in the upper part of the window. If the suspicious program blocked from removal, then run Revo Uninstaller Freeware to fully remove it from your PC.

Remove Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com redirect from web-browsers

Remove unwanted extensions is a easy solution to get rid of Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com and return web-browser’s search provider, newtab page and start page which have been modified by hijacker infection.

Google Chrome	Mozilla Firefox
In the top-right corner, expand the Google Chrome menu. In the menu go to ‘More tools’, then ‘Extensions’. Click ‘Remove’ to uninstall an extension. Click ‘Remove’ in the dialog box. You can also try to get rid of Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com redirect by reset Chrome settings.	Click on ‘menu’ button and select ‘Add-ons’. Go to ‘Extensions’ tab. To uninstall an add-on, click on ‘Remove’ button next to it. If you are still experiencing issues with Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com redirect removal, you need to reset Mozilla Firefox browser.
Internet Explorer	Safari
Click ‘Tools’ button in the top-right corner. Select ‘Manage add-ons’. In the drop-down menu under ‘Show’, select ‘All add-ons’. To delete an add-on, double-click it; in the new window click ‘Remove’. Another solution to remove Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com from IE is reset IE settings.	On the top menu select ‘Safari’, then ‘Preferences’. Select ‘Extensions’ tab. Select an extension you want to delete and click ‘Uninstall’ button next to it.

How to automatically get rid of Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com

If you are an unskilled computer user, then we advise to run free removal utilities listed below to remove Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com for good. The automatic solution is highly recommended. It has less steps and easier to implement than the manual method. Moreover, it lower risk of system damage. So, the automatic Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com removal is a better option.

Use Zemana to delete Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com hijacker infection

Zemana Anti-Malware is free full featured malicious software removal tool. It can scan your files and Windows registry in real-time. Zemana AntiMalware (ZAM) can help to delete Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com browser hijacker, other PUPs and adware. It uses 1% of your computer resources. This utility has got simple and beautiful interface and at the same time best possible protection for your PC.

First, click the following link, then click the ‘Download’ button in order to download the latest version of Zemana.

After the downloading process is finished, close all applications and windows on your system. Double-click the install file called Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup. If the “User Account Control” dialog box pops up like the one below, click the “Yes” button.

It will open the “Setup wizard” that will help you set up Zemana Anti Malware (ZAM) on your system. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.

Once installation is complete successfully, Zemana Free will automatically start and you can see its main screen as displayed on the screen below.

Now click the “Scan” button to perform a system scan for the hijacker that reroutes your web browser to unwanted Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com web site. When a malware, adware or potentially unwanted applications are detected, the number of the security threats will change accordingly. Wait until the the scanning is finished.

When the scan is complete, Zemana Anti-Malware (ZAM) will prepare a list of unwanted software and browser hijacker. You may remove items (move to Quarantine) by simply click “Next” button. The Zemana Anti Malware (ZAM) will start to get rid of browser hijacker infection that developed to redirect your web browser to the Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com webpage. After finished, you may be prompted to restart the system.

Scan and free your PC system of hijacker with Hitman Pro

Hitman Pro is a free utility that can identify browser hijacker infection responsible for redirecting user searches to Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com. It is not always easy to locate all the junk software that your computer might have picked up on the Internet. HitmanPro will look for the adware, hijacker infections and other malware you need to erase.

Download Hitman Pro from the following link.

Download and run Hitman Pro on your system. Once started, press “Next” button to perform a system scan for the hijacker infection which modifies browser settings to replace your search engine by default, home page and new tab page with Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com web-page. A scan can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the number of files on your computer and the speed of your computer. While the tool is scanning, you may see number of objects and files has already scanned..

When the scanning is done, it will show the Scan Results.

In order to delete all items, simply press Next button.

It will show a dialog box, click the “Activate free license” button to begin the free 30 days trial to get rid of all malicious software found.

Use MalwareBytes to delete hijacker

Manual Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com home page removal requires some computer skills. Some files and registry entries that created by the hijacker infection can be not completely removed. We suggest that use the MalwareBytes Anti Malware that are completely clean your PC system of browser hijacker. Moreover, this free application will allow you to remove malicious software, PUPs, adware software and toolbars that your PC can be infected too.

1. Visit the page linked below to download MalwareBytes Anti Malware. Save it on your Desktop.
   
   

   Malwarebytes Anti-malware
   327226 downloads
   Author: Malwarebytes
   Category: Security tools
   Update: April 15, 2020
   
2. At the download page, click on the Download button. Your browser will show the “Save as” dialog box. Please save it onto your Windows desktop.
3. After downloading is done, please close all apps and open windows on your system. Double-click on the icon that’s named mb3-setup.
4. This will open the “Setup wizard” of MalwareBytes Anti Malware onto your computer. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.
5. When the Setup wizard has finished installing, the MalwareBytes Free will open and display the main window.
6. Further, press the “Scan Now” button . MalwareBytes Anti Malware program will scan through the whole computer for the hijacker infection related to Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com . This task can take some time, so please be patient. During the scan MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM) will detect threats exist on your computer.
7. Once finished, a list of all items detected is produced.
8. Make sure to check mark the items that are unsafe and then click the “Quarantine Selected” button. Once that process is complete, you may be prompted to restart the personal computer.
9. Close the Anti Malware and continue with the next step.

Video instruction, which reveals in detail the steps above.

Block Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com and other undesired web-sites

If you browse the World Wide Web, you cannot avoid malicious advertising. But you can protect your internet browser against it. Download and use an ad-blocker program. AdGuard is an ad blocker that can filter out a ton of of the malicious advertising, stoping dynamic scripts from loading harmful content.

Visit the following page to download AdGuard. Save it on your Desktop.

When downloading is finished, launch the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen as shown in the following example.

Follow the prompts. When the installation is finished, you will see a window as on the image below.

You can click “Skip” to close the installation application and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” button to see an quick tutorial which will allow 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 PC system, AdGuard will run automatically and stop undesired ads, block Search.hsimplepackagetracker.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.

Method of Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com browser hijacker infection intrusion into your PC system

Most often Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com hijacker gets onto PC system by being attached to free software. So, think back, have you ever download and run any free programs? 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 browser’s settings are modified and your’s new tab page, startpage and search engine set to the Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com. Even removing the free applications that contains this browser hijacker, your internet browser’s settings will not be restored. Therefore, you must follow the tutorial above to return the Internet Explorer, MS Edge, Firefox and Chrome’s default search provider, new tab page and home page.

Finish words

Once you have finished the few simple steps above, your machine should be clean from browser hijacker responsible for redirections to Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com and other malicious software. The Google Chrome, MS Edge, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox will no longer open intrusive Search.hsimplepackagetracker.com web site on startup. Unfortunately, if the guide does not help you, then you have caught a new hijacker, and then the best way – ask for help here.