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

HidenGate is an adware related parasite that aims to turn your browsers into ad-displaying tools. No web app is immune to its malicious effect. Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Safari, Explorer, Opera – the cyber pest attacks every browser on your computer. As soon as it invades, it will start to generate multiple intrusive advertisements. Such a large quantity of promoted content will turn your browsing experience in complete hell.

The thing is, for each click you make on the said content, the adware will get paid. To raise its chances for profit, the malicious software will steal your web data like browsing history, search queries and surfing habits, so it will be able to better customize the ad content that will appear on your screen. It is not unusual for adware to even install shady software like add-ons, toolbars or apps on your browser, without your knowledge and permission.

Adware most commonly hides behind spam emails and attachments, torrent files, freeware, fake update messages, infected links and ads, etc. it is very important to pay close attention to what you click on while browsing the internet. While you may think that the ad you are about to click on is legitimate, in reality, that may not be so. You see, if an advert looks too good to be true, it is most likely to be fake.

The aim of such promoted content is to lure you in and reroute you to a potentially dangerous source. This is the perfect way for hackers to open backdoors to your computer and steal your personal information. Not to mention how easy it would be to launch other malicious threats and infect your computer with various types of malware.

The HidenGate adware is not to be underestimated. True, it is not considered to be a real ‘virus’ by many users, since it only limits its attack to browsers only, but that doesn’t mean that it is harmless. You see, the longer this parasite is allowed to roam free on your browser, the more shady ads it will be able to produce and thus your browser will inevitable overloaded with promoted content. Sooner or later, it will start to crash and freeze, often to the point of it not being able to respond to any of your commands.

At some point, your browser will stop working altogether. All because you did nothing to stop the malicious activity of this nasty adware. Be warned. Waste no time and get rid of this menace, before it is too late! Having such malware on your computer compromises your online security and privacy.

HidenGate 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 to the Startup tab and Uncheck entries that have “Unknown” as Manufacturer.

Still cannot remove HidenGate Virus from your browser? Please, leave a comment below, describing what steps you performed. I will answer promptly.