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

If you’ve noticed something unusual about your browser like the presence of new add-ons, extensions or toolbars that you have no recollection of ever installing in the first place, you might be in trouble. Such behavior is typical for browser hijackers. They also have the ability to change your homepage and search engine to custom ones, and are pretty good at flooding your screen with unwanted advertisement content.

The Holbrooked.top redirect is a clear sign that your browser has been hijacked. The main goal of this malicious software is to generate the kind of adverts that the user is most likely to click on. Such task is possible because hijackers can easily obtain your browsing history, habits and search queries, as well as monitor your current web activity.

Browser hijackers can be distributed in many ways. Often such malware is able to infiltrate your computer system through spam email messages, email attachments and executable files, fake updates, free software bundles, torrent files, etc. What users can do in order to avoid a potential malware infection is to update their software from reliable and licensed sources and not just blindly trust a suspicious pop-up that is urging them to follow a link in order to start the update process.

Also, it is always best to opt for a Custom or Advanced type of installation, so as to have full control over which programs and applications from the previously mentioned bundle will actually get installed on your computer. All you have to do is simply deselect any suspiciously looking software that you deem unnecessary or never intended to download in the first place.

The Holbrooked.top hijacker will flood your screen with all types of ads, pop-ups, exclusive deals, special coupons and offers, fake update requests, blinking messages, etc. that may reroute you to dubious and even dangerous third-party websites.

You may be one click away from opening a backdoor to hackers that want nothing but to steal your personal data like passwords, IP addresses, bank accounts, credit card numbers, etc. and then share this information with other people for profit. If you don’t want that to happen to you, we recommend proceeding with the removal of this browser hijacker as soon as possible.

Holbrooked.top 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 perform to remove the hijacker 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 Holbrooked.top Virus from your browser? Please, leave a comment below, describing what steps you performed. I will answer promptly.