Remove Hidemysearches.com

Hidemysearches.com is a dangerous browser hijacker. Hidemysearches.com browser hijacker alters the homepage of Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Edge – Chromium Edge web browser.

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

Hide My Searches 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 Hidemysearches.com and the Hide My Searches browser extension has been installed, remove the Hide My Searches extension as soon as possible using this Hide My Searches removal instruction.

Remove Hide My Searches

Uninstall Hide My Searches 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 Searches” browser extension and click Remove.

Uninstall Hide My Searches 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 Searches” browser extension and click the three dots on the right of the Hide My Searches extension.
   Select Remove from the menu to remove Hide My Searches from the Firefox browser.

Uninstall Hide My Searches 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 Searches from Extensions and Toolbars.
5. On the left open Search Providers settings.
6. Find Hide My Searches Search and Remove Hide My Searches Search.

Do you still have Hide My Searches 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 Searches and click Uninstall.
5. Follow Hide My Searches uninstall instructions.

Remove Hidemysearches.com with Malwarebytes

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

Hidemysearches.com adware leaves traces such as malicious files, registry keys, scheduled tasks on your device, make sure to completely remove Hidemysearches.com 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 Hidemysearches.com detections.
• Click Quarantine to continue.

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

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