EasyHomeDecorating Hijacker - How to remove

Not all browser extensions are completely safe, even when they’re on official extension stores. EasyHomeDecorating is right on the edge of malware and a safe, though useless, extension. While it’s made to look helpful by offering some home decorating tips and home planning applications, the extension has no original features of its own. EasyHomeDecorating is a bloated toolbar that was created to push a few web search websites that belong to its developers. So, it can easily be considered a potentially unwanted add-on.

EasyHomeDecorating might not be malware, but antivirus programs are unhappy with it nonetheless. That’s because this browser extension causes some negative effects for users. At worst, browser hijackers like EasyHomeDecorating can result in:

• The new tab page being set to one the standard Mindspark new tab page.
• The search engine being replaced with Ask.com or Myway.com – site that have fewer features and more ads than mainstream search providers.
• The two above being locked in because these browser settings are controlled by the extension.
• Additional unwanted browser extensions being installed.
• Floating advertisements being shown on various websites, ads injected into other content.
• New tabs being opened to various commercial websites, fake warnings, and scam sites.
• Unwanted extensions being unremovable.

EasyHomeDecorating is a browser hijacker that’s made to advertise to its users:

Classification	Browser hijacker Adware Newtab virus
EasyHomeDecorating symptoms	New tab opens in http://hp.myway.com/easyhomedecorating/ttab02/index.html or a page that looks like this Searching through the address bar leads to Ask.com Can’t change some browser settings
Sources of the hijackers	Free software or other browser extensions bundled with the hijacker Malicious ads Manual installation
EasyHomeDecorating removal	Delete malicious files that are on your computer (scanners like Combo Cleaner (Mac) or SpyHunter (PC) could find them automatically) Remove or disable suspicious browser extensions

EasyHomeDecorating uses the front of a basic extension that’s nice to have while you’re coming up with a vision of your dream home or planning how to redecorate. Once installed, though, EasyHomeDecorating doesn’t focus on that and only offers a couple of links to unrelated sites to do all the work. The real goal of this extension is to take over your browser to get access to data on your browsing habits, to use that data to advertise more effectively to you, and to get you to see more ads. Thus, it’s fair to call EasyHomeDecorating adware.

This is true for most extensions made by Mindspark, the developer of EasyHomeDecorating. There are a lot of similarities between it and DailyFunnyWorld, MyNewsGuide, MySocialShortcut, others – if you’ve seen one of them, you’ve seen them all. You’re better off just saving interesting sites in bookmarks.

How to remove EasyHomeDecorating

How easy this add-on is to remove depends on how it got installed. It might refuse to go away, in which case, try scanning your computer with an antivirus scanner, for example, Combo Cleaner for Mac OS or SpyHunter for Windows. These scanners should be able to find malicious files that are reinstalling EasyHomeDecorating or preventing browser settings from being changed. After you find the offending files and delete them, manual removal should work just fine. Check your browsers, get rid of EasyHomeDecorating and related extensions and the new tab and search settings should return to normal.

How EasyHomeDecorating gets installed

One way to get EasyHomeDecorating in your browser is to simply find it in the Web Store of your browser and install it from there. You might get forwarded to a shady installation process where other add-ons are pushed, or perhaps EasyHomeDecorating was the one that was bundled with another extension.

However, browser hijackers are more often promoted using adware, redirects, pop-ups on aggressive sites, and fake download button ads. For example, pirate streaming and filesharing sites are full of Mindspark’s browser hijacker ads. EasyHomeDecorating uses deceptive tactics, which are a known problem, to get people to install it against their wishes and to inject more add-ons into their browser.

Finally, free programs downloaded from shady websites spread hijackers all the time. EasyHomeDecorating might install after you downloaded some suspicious bundler that was infected with this adware, possibly delayed by a few days to throw off suspicion. If you scanned the installer, it might have caught the suspicious inclusions. Being careful during the setup process of free programs is useful, too – but then you must check every page of the setup file and read all the fine print to make sure you didn’t miss a mention of the included software. It’s unfair and deceptive, but that’s how hijackers like EasyHomeDecorating invade so many computers – by being dishonest.

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How to remove EasyHomeDecorating Hijacker using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like EasyHomeDecorating Hijacker install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to EasyHomeDecorating Hijacker . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make EasyHomeDecorating Hijacker easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove EasyHomeDecorating Hijacker from macOS

Delete EasyHomeDecorating Hijacker from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the EasyHomeDecorating Hijacker app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to EasyHomeDecorating Hijacker 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 EasyHomeDecorating 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.

TopRemoving EasyHomeDecorating 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 EasyHomeDecorating Hijacker. Click on the trash bin icon next to EasyHomeDecorating 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 EasyHomeDecorating Hijacker, 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.

TopRemoving EasyHomeDecorating 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 EasyHomeDecorating 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.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to EasyHomeDecorating 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.

How to remove EasyHomeDecorating 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 EasyHomeDecorating Hijacker. Click on the "Remove" icon next to EasyHomeDecorating 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 Microsoft Edge.

TopRemoving EasyHomeDecorating Hijacker from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the EasyHomeDecorating Hijacker. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

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

• Click on the Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari.
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

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