Heasyclassifieds.co - How to remove

Heasyclassifieds.co is a website. It appears on browsers that are hijacked by the Easy Classifieds extension. Heasyclassifieds.co promotes clickbait, leads to notification spammers, and spies on the user’s browsing habits. There is nothing redeeming about Heasyclassifieds.co and it would be best to remove it as soon as possible. Check your computer for other malware, too – Heasyclassifieds.co might have brought friends.

Details on Heasyclassifieds.co:

Classification	Adware, browser hijacker.
Removing Heasyclassifieds.co	Uninstall unwanted extensions (you might need to change some settings on your computer for this), find and remove malware (with Spyhunter for PC, Combo Cleaner for Mac, and others), disable notifications that come from unwanted websites.
How adware is installed	Bundlers install unwanted browser extensions, dishonest ads promote Heasyclassifieds.co.
Affects by Easy Classifieds on the browser	Heasyclassifieds.co replaces the new tab page, it promotes clickbait, notification pop-ups appear on the screen, controlled internet search is pushed.

How to remove Heasyclassifieds.co

To stop Heasyclassifieds.co from taking over your browser, here are a few things that you will need to do:

• Uninstall Easy Classifieds from your browser extensions.
• Block notifications from Heasyclassifieds.co, Localclassifiedlist.net, and other websites.
• Check your computer for adware. Remove any that you find.

Remove all malware

Because of how Heasyclassifieds.co gets installed, it is likely that its victims were people whose browsers were already infected with some kind of adware, like Hide My History or Hide My Searches. It is likely that deceptive ads in the search results of such search engines lead people to Localclassifiedlist.net, from there – to install Heasyclassifieds.co. Other distribution methods, such as bundling, also imply that some potentially unwanted program is installed.

You can use anti-malware programs, such as Spyhunter for Windows, Combo Cleaner for macOS, and others to look for malware on your computer.

Uninstall Easy Classifieds

As for Heasyclassifieds.co, you can uninstall Easy Classifieds just by right-clicking the extension icon and then pressing the “Remove” option. If you get a pop-up about Easy Classifieds being “managed by your organization” or something similar, read the post “Installed by enterprise policy” (fake).

Notifications

Notifications are little pop-ups that appear in the corner of the browser. Some sites use (or abuse) them to spam browsers with ads.

1. Go to your notification settings:
   • Chrome – type “chrome://settings/content/notifications” in the address box.
   • Edge (Chromium) – type “edge://settings/content/notifications” in the address box.
   • Safari – in the Safari menu, choose Preferences, Websites, Notifications.
   • Firefox – open Settings, Preferences, Privacy & Security, scroll down to Permissions, and click on Settings next to Notifications.
2. Find the sites that are sending unwanted notifications, like Heasyclassifieds.co, Localclassifiedlist.net, Myemailcentral.com, Nationalweatheragency.com, and others. Press the button next to each of them and then click “Block”.

How Adware gets installed

While Heasyclassifieds.co is made to look kind of legitimate, it is not common for people to install it voluntarily or knowingly. Deceptive ads, misleading installation processes, and hidden options in freeware installers can result in a bunch of unwanted browser extensions hijacking the browser.

It is helpful to know how adware spreads so that you can avoid it in the future.

Misleading advertisements

So, for example, Heasyclassifieds.co can be installed on Localclassifiedlist.net. Localclassifiedlist.net appears in the ads of certain alternative search engines. It shows a message prompting people to “Continue” to “Get access to classifieds anytime”. People click it thinking they’ll be taken to a classified site. Instead, they’re pushed to install Easy Classifieds/Heasyclassifieds.co.

That indicates that the victim’s browser had already been hijacked.

Of course, ads similar to Localclassifiedlist.net can appear on other websites even to people whose browser is not infected.

Bundling

In addition, it’s common for browser extensions like Heasyclassifieds.co to be hidden inside the installers of various free programs. Have you wondered about how freeware developers and publishers make money? Some rely on donations, some offer premium tiers, and some bundle junkware. They don’t always warn about the browser extensions, either.

That’s why it’s important to only download software from trusted websites and to scan installers when there’s even a slightest suspicion that something might be wrong. Bundlers may carry multiple malicious browser extensions that can be a huge pain to remove. Better safe than sorry.

How Heasyclassifieds.co works

No useful features

Heasyclassifieds.co’s features are barely worth mentioning. It is a list of links to classifieds sites. That’s it. No widget, no way to save interesting ads, nothing. There are even many links to sites that have nothing to do with classifieds. Heasyclassifieds.co is a joke.

If you want to get easy access to classifieds, you can change your new tab page to pin useful links to it. Bookmarks and RSS readers are also useful to keep up with listings and to track ones that interest you.

Browser hijacker

Classifieds are far from Heasyclassifieds.co’s real purpose – making money. Here’s what Heasyclassifieds.co does when it’s installed:

• Replaces the new tab page.
• Uses the new tab page to promote multiple clickbait sites, such as Mynewswire.co. These sites are full of ads, some of which lead to scams. These sites also try to get your permission to show notifications. They (including Heasyclassifieds.co) use notifications to show more ads. The notifications remain even after Heasyclassifieds.co is removed.
• Heasyclassifieds.co also features a search box. It provides internet search controlled by Heasyclassifieds.co.
• Easy Classifieds gets access to your browsing history and search queries. It can use this information to help third parties with targeted advertising, according to Heasyclassifieds.co’s privacy policy.

It is clear that Heasyclassifieds.co is just adware.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Uninstall browser extensions

TopRemoving Heasyclassifieds.co 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 Heasyclassifieds.co. Click on the trash bin icon next to Heasyclassifieds.co 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 Heasyclassifieds.co, 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 Heasyclassifieds.co 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 Heasyclassifieds.co 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 Heasyclassifieds.co, 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.

TopRemoving Heasyclassifieds.co 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 Heasyclassifieds.co. Click on the trash bin icon next to Heasyclassifieds.co 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 Heasyclassifieds.co, 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.