Search.hthecalendar.co virus - How to remove

Search.hthecalendar.co is something you see when a web browser is opened? Well, that definitely means that your computer is infected with a computer virus. This computer virus is categorized as a browser hijacker and can modify your personal settings without any authorization.

Have you ever wanted to have a functional calendar right on the homepage of your web browser, which could help to plan your time, mark appointments and so on? Search.hthecalendar.co promises to let you do that, but the problem is that it is barely functioning and also features additional malicious features that you will soon learn about.

Actually, there are more than a couple of malicious traits that will bother you if the computer is infected with Search.hthecalendar.co. Removing this malware is a no-brainer and we are here to help you do that. Eliminating malware might be a complicated and frustrating experience for someone who has never done this before, so just continue reading the article and learn how to effectively deal with Search.hthecalendar.co.

In addition to that, we will inform you about the specifics of this infection and what possible consequences it might have if you do not remove it on time.

Why Search.hthecalendar.co Shouldn’t Be Installed On Your Computer

First of all, we have to mention that as a browser hijacker this infection primarily targets web browsers, not the computer itself. Eventually, it is built as a browser and gets installed directly on one of your web browsers. However, there are some files that might be placed on the hard drive too. Usually, they are used to restore the infection after it is removed from the browser. That being said, in order to completely eliminate this virus you have to remove it both from the web browser and computer.

If you have several browsers on your computer (we hope you do), it’s likely that Search.hthecalendar.co only hijacked one of them. In this case, you should switch to an alternative browser until the virus is completely removed.

When installed on a computer, this infection will automatically make changes to your personal settings – the homepage and new tab page on the infected web browser will be changed to www.search.hthecalendar.co. That means this website will appear every time you open a browser.

Also, Search.hthecalendar.co might infiltrate other malware or potentially unwanted programs into the computer behind your back. That is why it’s very dangerous to keep this infection operating on your computer.

Search.hthecalendar.co website features

This infection comes from a notorious Polarity malware family. It means the infection was developed by Polarity Technologies LTD. There are plenty of browser hijackers that were developed by Polarity – Search.hmybanklogin.com, ReadingFanatic, search.htv-now.co and so on.

They all share a common trait – websites of those infections look very alike. They all try to pretend to be functional and useful websites, while they have only one goal – to build web audience and then make money out of it.

As we have already mentioned, Search.hthecalendar.co is supposed to provide you with the ability to access web calendar effectively, but if you take a quick look at the website, you will soon notice that there are nothing more than a web search and an additional toolbar with links to various websites.

Those links might actually lead you to legitimate and useful websites, but its just a trick to create an image of reliable service. Since Search.hthecalendar.co is set as your homepage, you are likely to use the web search tool they provide.

We highly suggest not to do that and there are several points to prove this statement:

• not related, sponsored results will be displayed;
• search queries will be collected;
• additional advertisements might appear between search results;
• affiliated and not reliable/relevant results can be displayed in top positions.

Even though results are displayed through Yahoo search engine, you can’t trust them. They only want to make money by displaying sponsored results, exercising the ability to modify results and collect information about you. If some of your private is exposed to the search, it might be collected and transferred to other parties. That’s a possibility to lose your personal data.

How Search.hthecalendar.co Managed To Infect Your Computer

This infection is usually traveling as an attachment to other free software. This distribution method is called bundling. I.e. when you download some kind of freeware from the Internet and malware like this comes alongside and gets installed in the background.

There are also other methods to implement malicious software into the computer. Perhaps your system was already infected and the malware infiltrated Search.hthecalendar.co infection? Or you clicked on an excessive web ad and installed this virus by yourself? Regardless of the answer, there is a universal solution to this problem – you can protect your computer from infections by simply installing an anti-malware tool with real-time protection feature. Use PlumBytes Anti-Malware and it will detect and stop malware on the go.

Also, follow elementary rules of safe web browsing – never download software from fishy websites and try not to click on ads that look too good to be true.

Removal of Search.hthecalendar.co Virus

It doesn’t take much to get rid of infection like this – you can simply scan your computer with a decent anti-malware tool and it should fix all problems. We suggest to use Spyhunter for this task. Either one of them should have no troubles in detecting and removing malicious programs like Search.hthecalendar.co.

In addition to that, we have crafted special step-by-step removal instructions for this virus. It should be much easier to get rid of a virus when you have a detailed plan in front of you. If you still don’t understand how to do that or have failed to complete one of the steps, please feel free to reach out in the comments section below – we will do our best to help you.

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How to remove hthecalendar virus using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Search.hthecalendar.co virus 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 hthecalendar virus . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Search.hthecalendar.co virus 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 hthecalendar virus from macOS

Delete Search.hthecalendar.co virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the hthecalendar virus 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.

TopHow To remove Search.hthecalendar.co virus 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 Search.hthecalendar.co virus, 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 Search.hthecalendar.co virus 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 Search.hthecalendar.co virus 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 hthecalendar virus, 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.

How to remove Search.hthecalendar.co virus 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 Search.hthecalendar.co virus, 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 Search.hthecalendar.co virus from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall hthecalendar virus and other suspicious extensions.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences and choose General tab. Enter preferable URL to the homepage field.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings(older versions) If you are still experiencing any issues related to Search.hthecalendar.co virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on 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.