I wrote this article to help you remove Hyptas.com. This Hyptas.com removal guide works for Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer.

Hyptas.com is a domain which has been plaguing computer users for a while. It conducts unauthorized tasks which bother people and expose them to security threats. The website is a pawn of an adware program. The covert tool has two tasks on its malicious agenda. It tries to lead people to supported websites and spies on their browsing sessions. Both activities are performed for a monetary purpose. The owners of the rogue program get paid to sponsor third party content. A lot of people buy different kinds of input on the darkweb. This starts from statistical data and extends to financial details. You should not allow the adware behind Hyptas.com to remain on your computer.

If you are wondering how the shady program entered your system in the first place, we can explain. The Hyptas.com adware is distributed in several ways. The most common propagation vector is called bundling. The shady tool can hitch a ride with another piece of software. It is accustomed to traveling with freeware, shareware and pirated utilities because they do not have license protection. When you begin the install of the download client, you will be given the option to have another tool added to the process. The adware behind Hyptas.com will be listed as a bonus app and selected per default. If you skip through the installation steps without reading the terms and conditions, you will allow it to get installed to your computer unknowingly.

Another common occurrence is to hide the payload behind a file. The host can be a text document, a scanned image, a zipped folder or a compressed archive. The sender will present the attachment as an important notification on an urgent matter. In many cases, spammers write on behalf of legitimate companies and organizations, like the national post, courier firms, financial institutions, government branches, social networks, commercial platforms and police departments. Be advised that opening the host is all it takes to allow the Hyptas.com adware into your machine. To check whether a given letter is genuine, look up the provided contacts. Note that the sender can just copy the contact information from the official website of the corresponding entity. Therefore, it is best to proof the email address.

When the Hyptas.com adware gets unleashed into your computer, it will start to perform its scheduled tasks on the background. You could remain unaware of its activity for some time. The signs for the presence of the adware include decreased operational speed, freezes and crashes. Your computer’s overall performance will be brought down. It will be unable to complete certain tasks which require a high amount of CPU. This is a result of the rogue program using up your system’s resources for its malicious purposes.

The Hyptas.com adware generates ads in high amounts. It will flood your screen every time you go online. The insidious program displays different types of advertisements, like banners, coupon boxes, in-text links, freebies, transitional, floating, interstitial, contextual and inline windows. To make them appealing, it decorates them with colorful patterns and special effects. The ads contain bargain offers for various commodities, including technological devices, apparel, furniture, decorations, accessories, gardening equipment, sports gear, games, toys and other items. You should rely on yourself and your own sources for shopping deals. Random ads are risky.

Apart from promoting third party websites, the Hyptas.com adware collects information on users. It will record your browsing history, keystrokes, cookies, IP address, geographic location, postal code, email, telephone number, demographic profile, user names, passwords and other input you have made available through your online activity. The owners of the Hyptas.com adware will sell your data on dark markets without asking for your permission or notifying you of their intentions. Your personally identifiable information (PII) can fall into the hands of cyber criminals.

Hyptas.com Uninstall

Before starting the real removal process, you must reboot in Safe Mode. If you are familiar with this task, skip the instructions below and proceed to Step 2. If you do not know how to do it, here is how to reboot in Safe mode:

For Windows 98, XP, Millenium and 7:
Reboot your computer. When the first screen of information appears, start repeatedly pressing F8 key. Then choose Safe Mode With Networking from the options.

For Windows 8/8.1
Click the Start button, next click Control Panel —> System and Security —> Administrative Tools —> System Configuration.‌

Check the Safe Boot option and click OK. Click Restart when asked.
For Windows 10
Open the Start menu and click or tap on the Power button.

While keeping the Shift key pressed, click or tap on Restart.

Here are the steps you must follow to permanently remove from the browser:

Remove From Mozilla Firefox:

Open Firefox, click on top-right corner , click Add-ons, hit Extensions next.

Look for suspicious or unknown extensions, remove them all.

Remove From Chrome:

Open Chrome, click chrome menu icon at the top-right corner —>More Tools —> Extensions. There, identify the malware and select chrome-trash-icon(Remove).

Remove From Internet Explorer:
Open IE, then click IE gear icon on the top-right corner —> Manage Add-ons.

Find the malicious add-on. Remove it by pressing Disable.

Right click on the browser’s shortcut, then click Properties. Remove everything after the .exe” in the Target box.

Open Control Panel by holding the Win Key and R together. Write appwiz.cpl in the field, then click OK.

Here, find any program you had no intention to install and uninstall it.

Run the Task Manager by right clicking on the Taskbar and choosing Start Task Manager.

Look carefully at the file names and descriptions of the running processes. If you find any suspicious one, search on Google for its name, or contact me directly to identify it. If you find a malware process, right-click on it and choose End task.

Open MS Config by holding the Win Key and R together. Type msconfig and hit Enter.

Go in the Startup tab and Uncheck entries that have “Unknown” as Manufacturer.

Still can not remove Hyptas.com from your browser? Please, leave a comment below, describing what steps you performed. I will answer promptly.