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Hdvideosnet

Hdvideosnet is a browser-infecting malware app known as a browser hijacker. The main goal of Hdvideosnet is to inject ads into the search results and to cause sudden site-promoting page-redirects in order to generate Pay-Per-Click and Pay-Per-View revenue.

The Hdvideosnet virus flooding the screen of your browser with its ads, pop-ups, banners, and automatic page-redirects

You’ve come to the right page if you want to detect, and successfully remove the source of the annoying ads, and page-redirects you’ve been getting bugged by lately. Our “How to Remove” site is packed with handy solutions to help you effectively remove unwanted programs, as well as malicious threats. This time, we’re going to point your attention to a typical browser hijacker called Hdvideosnet. This program is likely to irritate you while flooding the screen of your Firefox, Chrome, Safari (or another browser) with its ads, pop-ups, banners, and automatic page-redirects to different sponsored pages. Fortunately, there’s a quick and effective solution to get rid of it. If you follow the instructions in the removal guide below, you can uninstall Hdvideosnet completely and save yourself from its unwanted redirects and browser changes in the homepage and the search engine once and for all.

What can Hdvideosnet do to your computer?

You’ve probably noticed that Hdvideosnet appears immediately on the URL bar of your Chrome, Firefox or Explorer browser, the very moment you open the browsing program. Not only that, but may also notice changes in your homepage, or in the default search engine, both of which are now powered by Hdvideosnet. These changes may result in a heavy flow of advertisements, and redirects to sponsored pages every time you try to search for something on the web. You may be constantly getting interrupted by banners, pop-up boxes, links, new tabs, and promotional materials.

This is exactly what a typical browser hijacker can do while on your system. Such software may even collect some information about your web searches, and try to match them with relevant offers and pay-per-click ads. In some cases, it may be useful to find ads that match your interests and searches, especially if you can get a good deal. However, many users often categorize this activity as annoying, since it can actually decrease the quality of their online experience. There is also a certain risk of bumping into some online threats (such as Trojans or Ransomware) if you get redirected to unsafe web pages by misleading ads or links.

How can you install a browser hijacker on your PC?

In most cases, programs like Hdvideosnet and CaptchaVerifier get installed by default, along with some other, more desirable software. They don’t sneak in the PC like viruses, Trojans or Ransomware, and cannot corrupt your computer, spy on you, steal your credentials, spread viruses, or encrypt your files, and blackmail you. In fact, you can easily prevent them from becoming part of your system by selecting the correct settings in the installation package within which they have been bundled. The thing is most people don’t pay close attention to those settings. They generally continue with a standard/quick setup, and ignore the bundle’s advanced/custom options. And this is exactly where you need to click if you want to prevent potentially unwanted programs from getting installed by default. Just take a look at the customizable settings in any given software installer, and remove the checkboxes from the programs you don’t want to install. But since you ended up with Hdvideosnet, you most likely have skipped the advanced settings, and will now have to follow the steps of manual removal guide below to uninstall it.

SUMMARY:

NameHdvideosnet
Type Browser Hijacker
Danger LevelMedium (nowhere near threats like Ransomware, but still a security risk)
SymptomsA change in the browser’s homepage, a new search engine or sudden page-redirects to different sponsored websites.
Distribution MethodSpam messages, free download links, torrents, shareware sites, freeware platforms, free software bundles.
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Remove Hdvideosnet Virus

To try and remove Hdvideosnet quickly you can try this:

  1. Go to your browser’s settings and select More Tools (or Add-ons, depending on your browser).
  2. Then click on the Extensions tab.
  3. Look for the Hdvideosnet extension (as well as any other unfamiliar ones).
  4. Remove Hdvideosnet by clicking on the Trash Bin icon next to its name.
  5. Confirm and get rid of Hdvideosnet and any other suspicious items.

If this does not work as described please follow our more detailed Hdvideosnet removal guide below.

If you have a Windows virus, continue with the guide below.

If you have a Mac virus, please use our How to remove Ads on Mac guide.

If you have an Android virus, please use our Android Malware Removal guide.

If you have an iPhone virus, please use our iPhone Virus Removal guide


Some of the steps will likely require you to exit the page. Bookmark it for later reference.

Reboot in Safe Mode (use this guide if you don’t know how to do it).

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Press CTRL + SHIFT + ESC at the same time and go to the Processes Tab (the “Details” Tab on Win 8 and 10). Try to determine which processes are dangerous. 

Right click on each of them and select Open File Location. Then scan the files with our free online virus scanner:

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    After you open their folder, end the processes that are infected, then delete their folders. 

    Note: If you are sure something is part of the infection – delete it, even if the scanner doesn’t flag it. No anti-virus program can detect all infections. 

    Hold together the Start Key and R. Type appwiz.cpl –> OK.

    You are now in the Control Panel. Look for suspicious entries. Uninstall it/them.

    Type msconfig in the search field and hit enter. A window will pop-up:

    Startup —> Uncheck entries that have “Unknown” as Manufacturer or otherwise look suspicious.

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    Hold the Start Key and R –  copy + paste the following and click OK:

    notepad %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/hosts

    A new file will open. If you are hacked, there will be a bunch of other IPs connected to you at the bottom. Look at the image below:

    If there are suspicious IPs below “Localhost” – write to us in the comments.

    Open the start menu and search for Network Connections (On Windows 10 you just write it after clicking the Windows button), press enter.

    1. Right-click on the Network Adapter you are using —> Properties —> Internet Protocol Version 4 (ICP/IP), click  Properties.
    2. The DNS line should be set to Obtain DNS server automatically. If it is not, set it yourself.
    3. Click on Advanced —> the DNS tab. Remove everything here (if there is something) —> OK.

    • After you complete this step, the threat will be gone from your browsers. Finish the next step as well or it may reappear on a system reboot.

    Right click on the browser’s shortcut —> Properties.

    NOTE: We are showing Google Chrome, but you can do this for Firefox and IE (or Edge).

    Properties —–> Shortcut. In Target, remove everything after .exe.

      Remove Hdvideosnet from Internet Explorer:

    Open IE, click   —–> Manage Add-ons.

    Find the threat —> Disable. Go to  —–> Internet Options —> change the URL to whatever you use (if hijacked) —> Apply.

     Remove Hdvideosnet from Firefox:

    Open Firefoxclick    ——-> Add-ons —-> Extensions.


    Remove Hdvideosnet from Chrome:

    Close Chrome. Navigate to:

     C:/Users/!!!!USER NAME!!!!/AppData/Local/Google/Chrome/User Data. There is a Folder called “Default” inside:

    Rename it to Backup Default. Restart Chrome.

    Type Regedit in the windows search field and press Enter.

    Inside, press CTRL and F together and type the threat’s Name. Right click and delete any entries you find with a similar name. If they don’t show up this way, go manually to these directories and delete/uninstall them:

    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—–Random Directory. It could be any one of them – ask us if you can’t discern which ones are malicious.
      HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—Microsoft—-Windows—CurrentVersion—Run– Random
      HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—Microsoft—Internet Explorer—-Main—- Random

    If the guide doesn’t help, download the anti-virus program we recommended or try our free online virus scanner. Also, you can always ask us in the comments for help!


    About the author

    Brandon Skies

    Brandon is a researcher and content creator in the fields of cyber-security and virtual privacy. Years of experience enable him to provide readers with important information and adequate solutions for the latest software and malware problems.

    1 Comment

    • Just in case on an android phone
      Go to settings > site settings > notifications
      You’ll see a list of blocked and allowed notifications.
      Click on the hdvideosnet.com notification. I couldn’t block it. So instead I selected remove. That stopped the hdvideosnet.com notifications in the chrome browser

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