Remove HideMyHistory

HideMyHistory is a browser hijacker. HideMyHistory browser hijacker changes the homepage of Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Edge – Chromium Edge.

HideMyHistory is regularly offered on the internet as a convenient homepage. However, in reality, this is a browser hijacker that collects all kinds of data from your browser.

The data collected by HideMyHistory is used for advertising purposes. The data is sold to advertising networks. Because HideMyHistory collects data from your browser, HideMyHistory is also classified as (PUP) Potentially Unwanted Program.

Hide My History browser extension will install itself in the Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Edge browser. No browser developer yet notices this browser hijacker as unwanted.

If your home page has changed to HideMyHistory and the Hide My History browser extension has been installed, remove the Hide My History extension as soon as possible using this Hide My History removal instruction.

Remove Hide My History adware

Uninstall Hide My History extension from Google Chrome

1. Open Google Chrome
2. Type chrome://extensions/ in the Google Chrome address bar and press ENTER on your keyboard.
3. Find the “Hide My History” browser extension and click Remove.

Uninstall Hide My History extension from Firefox

1. Open Firefox
2. Type about:addons in the Firefox address bar and press ENTER on your keyboard.
3. Find the “Hide My History” browser extension and click the three dots on the right of the Hide My History extension.
   Select Remove from the menu to remove Hide My History from the Firefox browser.

Uninstall Hide My History add-on from Internet Explorer

1. Open Internet Explorer
2. Click the menu (wrench icon) in the top right.
3. Open Manage Addons from the menu.
4. Remove Hide My History from Extensions and Toolbars.
5. On the left open Search Providers settings.
6. Find Hide My History Search and Remove Hide My History Search.

Do you still have Hide My History in Internet Explorer?

1. Open Windows Control Panel.
2. Go to Uninstall a program.
3. Click “installed on” column to sort the recently installed applications by date.
4. Select Hide My History and click Uninstall.
5. Follow Hide My History uninstall instructions.

Remove HideMyHistory with Malwarebytes

I recommend removing HideMyHistory with Malwarebytes. Malwarebytes is a comprehensive adware removal tool and free to use.

HideMyHistory adware leaves traces such as malicious files, registry keys, scheduled tasks on your device, make sure to completely remove HideMyHistory with Malwarebytes.

Download Malwarebytes

• Install Malwarebytes, follow on-screen instructions.
• Click Scan to start a malware-scan.

• Wait for the Malwarebytes scan to finish.
• Once completed, review the HideMyHistory detections.
• Click Quarantine to continue.

• Reboot Windows after all the detections are moved to quarantine.

You have now successfully removed HideMyHistory from your device and web browser.