100sofRecipes Hijacker - How to remove

100sofRecipes (fill name – The Best Recipes by 100sofRecipes) is a browser add-on that’s not very well-liked by antivirus programs (VirusTotal link). That’s because 100sofRecipes is a browser hijacker, a browser add-on whose main goal is to control how the user can search the internet. Any recipe-related functionality is secondary.

In short about 100sofRecipes:

Type of threat	Adware, browser hijacker.
How 100sofRecipes spreads	Advertised by other browser hijackers, bundled with other programs.
Problems and issues	Replaces the new tab page to promote Myway.com, reads your browsing data, shows notifications.
Removing 100sofRecipes	Uninstall suspicious browser extensions, use antivirus apps (Combo Cleaner for Mac, Spyhunter for PC, etc.) to find malware, block unwanted notifications.

How to remove 100sofRecipes

100sofRecipes hijacks the browser’s new tab page, replacing it with hp.myway.com, and the only way to fix this is to remove 100sofRecipes and any other browser hijacker. Only then will you be free to set new tab and search engine settings yourself.

Since 100sofRecipes is just a browser extension, it’s very simple to remove.

Unless you use Internet Explorer, removing browser extensions is done from browser settings. Open the infected web browser and look to the top right for extension icons, hover over them to see their names. If you don’t see 100sofRecipes, try grabbing the address bar’s right edge and dragging it to the left. If you see 100sofRecipes, you can right-click its icon and then click on “Remove”. That will remove the extension.

Alternatively, remove extensions from browser settings. The instructions are in the last section of this article. 100sofRecipes’ new tab page also has a link to removal instructions.

Finally, it’s advisable to scan your computer to check it for malware with an antivirus app (Combo Cleaner for macOS, Spyhunter for Windows, and others. Browser hijackers like 100sofRecipes sometimes come together with other adware infections, and it’s important to catch and remove all of them.

To stop unwanted pop-up ads in your browser, check this post on web push notifications.

How 100sofRecipes gets installed

100sofRecipes can be installed from 100sofrecipes.com, its main site. This site is advertised on various alternative search engines, like Izito, Info.com, and Zapmeta. I call them “alternative”, but really, they’re just adware sites that take other sites’ search results (often Google’s, but not necessarily) and slap a bunch of ads on top.

If your internet search results regularly show ads for other search result sites, that could be a symptom of a malicious browser extension messing with your searches.

The ads shown by these sites often promote various browser hijackers. Recipe-related queries may promote 100sofRecipes, DailyRecipeGuide, RecipeSearch, RecipeKart, etc. As the ads appear on tops of the results, and they don’t exactly make it clear that they’re going to install a browser extension. 100sofRecipes.com shows a “Continue” button prominently – it’s not clear what it does. So, no wonder that so many people install it (50,000 on the Chrome Web Store). They were just trying to find some recipes.

Another possibility is that 100sofRecipes was bundled with another browser extension or a free program. Bundling is often done to trick people into unintentionally installing some junkware and adware.

What 100sofRecipes does

The Best Recipes by 100sofRecipes is not much help when it comes to finding recipes. Sure, after hijacking your new tab page, it offers a few links to various recipe sites, but people can do that themselves by using favorites and bookmarks.

100sofRecipes can:

• read your browsing history (plus your demographic data, your IP address, and which links you click on),
• show notifications,
• replace the new tab page with Hp.myway.com,
• manage your apps and themes.

Replacing your browser’s new tab page (which is often the same as your home page) is very powerful. 100sofRecipes puts a link to Myway.com in the middle of that new tab page. This is a site owned by 100sofRecipes’ creators (100sofRecipes is made by Ask Applications/Mindspark). Myway.com makes more money the more users it has, so 100sofRecipes was released to trick people to go to Myway.com.

You may have also got Search App by Ask browser extension, a browser extension that can read and change all data on all websites and that promotes Ask.com, a site owned by a company related to Mindspark.

Overall, 100sofRecipes takes away a lot of user choice when it comes to browser customization – all so that it can promote Myway.com.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Manually remove browser extensions

TopRemoving 100sofRecipes Hijacker from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to 100sofRecipes. Click on the trash bin icon next to 100sofRecipes Hijacker or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to 100sofRecipes, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove 100sofRecipes Hijacker from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to 100sofRecipes Hijacker. Click on the "Remove" icon next to 100sofRecipes or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.

TopRemoving 100sofRecipes Hijacker from Firefox

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything 100sofRecipes related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to 100sofRecipes Hijacker, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to 100sofRecipes and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Close the Options.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to 100sofRecipes Hijacker, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Press on the Gear icon->Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset button.
  
• Select a “Delete personal settings” checkbox and click on the Reset button.
  
• Click on the Close button on the confirmation box, then close your browser.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.