365Stream Hijacker - How to remove

365Stream (connected to 365-stream.com) is a browser extension that changes the search engine settings. 365Stream sets Feed.365-stream.com as the new search engine, which actually just opens Yahoo.com. Even 365Stream’s description reveals that it’s a Yahoo search extension, but because of deceptive installation tactics, a lot of people fail to learn that bit of information before they’re saddled with 365Stream. The only way to stop the Feed.365-stream.com is to remove 365Stream from your computer.

Details on 365Stream:

Type of threat	Adware, browser hijacker.
Problems caused by 365Stream	Search terms are redirected and the results come back in Search.yahoo.com, other adware might be installed at the same time, your search queries and browsing history are read.
Removing 365Stream	Uninstall 365Stream and other suspicious programs and browser extensions, check your computer with an antivirus program (Spyhunter for PC, Combo Cleaner for Mac, others) and remove suspicious items.
How adware spreads	Advertised online, bundled with other programs.

What is 365Stream

365-stream.com is a simple video search site that, instead of hosting its own videos, links to other video hosting sites, such as Dailymotion. Its popularity is waning, but the 365Stream browser hijacker remains relatively popular. It was a problem three years ago and it is still a problem today. 365Stream is not related to the 365.stream website.

365Stream the browser extension is a Webcoapps product. It’s very similar to the other hijackers by the same company: Wowsearch, SearchAize, Combo Search, and others. These extensions hijack your browser settings and force your search queries to go to Yahoo.com.

A browser extension is a small program that changes and adds functionality to your browser. They’re supposed to be helpful tools to enhance your browsing experience, but some malicious actors do use them for evil. 365Stream enhances nothing, only restricts your browser settings. Its goal is to control your web searches and spy on your browsing, that’s it.

When installing 365Stream, you are presented with a list of permissions that it needs to work:

• read and change your data on 365-stream.com,
• read your browsing history,
• change your search settings to Feed.365-stream.com (which goes to Yahoo.com).

It’s not like Yahoo is a bad search engine, it’s not. But you should be in control of that setting. You should decide which search engine you wish to use. Not a random browser hijacker like 365Stream. But if you try to fix your search settings right away, it won’t work because 365Stream needs to be removed first.

How to remove 365Stream

365Stream can be detected by various antivirus programs, such as Spyhunter for Windows, Combo Cleaner for macOS, and others. It can be uninstalled manually like any other browser extension: by going into browser settings, opening the extensions/add-ons section, selecting 365Stream, and clicking the remove button.

However, some people have had difficulties removing 365Stream. For them, 365Stream would come back hours after being deleted. That’s why it’s important to scan your computer for additional malicious files and programs. Some of them could be responsible for preventing 365Stream from being removed.

You can also use ad-blockers and anti-malware programs to block 365-stream.com. However, if 365Stream keeps redirecting your browser to it, this will only cause more inconveniences.

Adware installation

365Stream gets advertised online by deceptive webpages, such as the Recommended Extension ad. The Recommended Extension format gets used often to promote various browser hijackers. It is made to look like a real and authoritative warning. It shows up on illegitimate video streaming sites, mostly.

Besides deceptive ads, 365Stream can come bundled with other apps and programs. Bundled extensions and apps get installed in the background and you might not even know about them.

Once 365Stream is installed, it is sneaky enough, nearly invisible. All it does is redirect your searches and make money off of the ads that you see. This is good for 365Stream, of course. The longer it remains installed, the more money it makes.

In addition, 365Stream can be installed together with Vista Search, Easy PDF, and other Webcoapps hijackers. They often spread together or link to each other. Because all these hijackers do the same thing (take over your searches), only the one that was installed last has an effect. But if you remove it, the one installed before it takes over. That’s why it’s best to check your computer thoroughly and remove all the hijackers at once.

Automatic Malware removal tools

How to remove browser extensions

TopHow To remove 365Stream Hijacker from Google Chrome:

• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select More Tools→Extensions
  
• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.
  
• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select Settings
  
• Select Manage Search engines
  
• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list
  
• Go back to settings. On Startup choose Open blank page (you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).
• If your homepage was changed, click on Chrome menu on the top right corner, select Settings. Select Open a specific page or set of pages and click on Set pages.
  
• Delete malicious search websites at a new Startup pages window by clicking “X” next to them.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to 365Stream Hijacker, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on a Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on theReset browser 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 365Stream Hijacker from Microsoft Edge:Top

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

• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.

• Click on the three-dot menu on the browser toolbar and Select Settings

• Select Privacy and Services and scroll down. Press on Address bar.

• Choose Manage search engines.

• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list: open the three-dot menu and choose Remove.

• Go back to Settings. Open On start-up.
• Delete malicious search websites at Open specific page or pages by opening the three-dot menu and clicking Delete.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to 365Stream Hijacker, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings

• Click on Edge's menu button and select Settings. Click on the Reset Settings button on the left.
• Press the Restore settings to their default values option.

• 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 365Stream Hijacker from Firefox:Top

• 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 365Stream Hijacker 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.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Options → General. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Restore to Default.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to 365Stream 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.
  
• ChooseTroubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on theReset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program to identify malicious entries.