I wrote this article to help you remove Hao.360.cn Virus. This Hao.360.cn Virus removal guide works for Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer.

If you are reading this article, you are probably sick and tired of seeing the Hao.360.cn page all the time? Actually, the page is just a front. It is what`s behind it that is concerning. A browser hijacker. You are infected with a browser hijacker which uses the page as a front to lurk behind. It is also its way of revealing itself to you. Hijackers are not something you would want to deal with. Especially when the pest goes out of hand, which it will at some point. These infections are incredibly annoying and nerve wracking. They turn your online activities into a nightmare in no time. But that’s not your biggest problem.

All the browsing-related interruptions you are able to see and experience. The hijacker does something else completely behind your back. It spies on you. From the moment it enters, it starts monitoring everything you do, trying to get a hold of your private data only to hand it over to the crooks behind it. There is no need of explaining why this can end badly for you. Luckily, you can prevent it if you act promptly. As soon as you spot the Hao.360.cn page, take is as a sign and start looking for the pest. When you find it, delete it on the spot. It only brings you troubles, headaches, and unpleasantness altogether. Get rid of it. This is the best course of action you can do.

When the hijacker enters, the mess-making begins. While the spying on you part is done completely behind your back, the other issues are more than just noticeable. The infection attacks your browsers by adding to them its pesky plugin. From this moment on, it takes control over them. You are not in charge anymore. The crooks are and they don’t need your permission to make reshuffles. For starters, you open one of your browsers one day only to see that your previous homepage and favorite search engine are gone and Hao.360.cn is in their places. You didn’t agree to this replacement, did you? But it doesn’t matter. Your opinion is no longer relevant. Aside from that, surfing the Web becomes an impossible task.

Every time you go online, you suffer interruptions. Countless redirects to shady sites and an avalanche of irritating, suspicious ads are what you are forced to deal with. You are no longer able to find anything you are looking for online. The hijacker effectively ruins your online activities. And, you are always one step away from more malware.

The pest bombards you with highly questionable links which may easily lead you to pages full of infections. From there, a single wrong click and you invite more pests on board. Don’t. This is the last thing you need. Your machine is already underperforming because of this single infections. It is slow as a snail. It crashes and freezes a lot. Even your Internet connection becomes unstable. And don’t forget the security risk we mentioned. You don’t need any convincing, do you? The hijacker has to go. Delete it now by using our removal guide below.

But how did you get stuck with the virus? We already explained that the Hao.360.cn page appears because the hijacker forces it on you. But do you know how did the hijacker itself enter? It tricked you into giving it your approval. Yes, these parasites need your permission and rely on trickery and deceit to get it. For example, the hide behind freeware, spam emails, corrupted pages/links, illegitimate torrents, malicious third-party ads, fake program updates, etc. The methods are many and the only thing that can save you is your caution.

If you want to keep your machine infection-free, you have to be extra vigilant online. The web is full of parasites, waiting for you to be careless. Be careful what you click on, what you agree to, what emails you open. Always take the time to read the Terms and Conditions when installing a program/update. You may think you are updating Java while, in fact, you are installing malware. Do your due diligence and don’t make yourself an even easier target by being negligent.

Hao.360.cn Virus Removal

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 Hao.360.cn Virus from your browser? Please, leave a comment below, describing what steps you performed. I will answer promptly.