How to Remove HMPMALNGFNHBMBDKDNLEHCFPDMPAIDIM Extension virus (HIJACK.SMEDIA) from Chrome

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What is HMPMALNGFNHBMBDKDNLEHCFPDMPAIDIM Extension?

HMPMALNGFNHBMBDKDNLEHCFPDMPAIDIM Extension detected as HIJACK.SMEDIA.
The main purpose of HMPMALNGFNHBMBDKDNLEHCFPDMPAIDIM Extension is to display ads on your PC and to hijack your browser by changing its settings.
Today we will find out what is HMPMALNGFNHBMBDKDNLEHCFPDMPAIDIM Extension, how it works and how to delete HMPMALNGFNHBMBDKDNLEHCFPDMPAIDIM Extension from your computer.
 

HMPMALNGFNHBMBDKDNLEHCFPDMPAIDIM Extension usually infiltrates your computer while being downloaded in a bundle with a popular hacked programs or while being included in downloaded file with a bunch of other trojans.

HMPMALNGFNHBMBDKDNLEHCFPDMPAIDIM Extension causes the great problems for you, such as replacing your browser starting page with malicious one, browser search redirecting, changing security settings and allowing popup advertisements to show up.

HMPMALNGFNHBMBDKDNLEHCFPDMPAIDIM Extension virus accomplishes this tasks by registering virus process in startup or by automatically launching malicious sites.

You have 2 ways to remove HMPMALNGFNHBMBDKDNLEHCFPDMPAIDIM Extension:

You have 2 ways

Remove it automatically1. Remove Automatically.
Remove it manually2. Remove Manually.

Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?

  1. You know only one virus name: "HMPMALNGFNHBMBDKDNLEHCFPDMPAIDIM Extension", but usually you have infected by a bunch of viruses.
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Here’s how to remove HMPMALNGFNHBMBDKDNLEHCFPDMPAIDIM Extension virus automatically:

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So it was much easier to fix such problem automatically, wasn't it?
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How to remove HMPMALNGFNHBMBDKDNLEHCFPDMPAIDIM Extension manually:

STEP 1: Check all shortcuts of your browsers on your desktop, taskbar and in the Start menu. Right click on your shortcut and change it's properties.

http://…

You can see HMPMALNGFNHBMBDKDNLEHCFPDMPAIDIM Extension or another web site at the end of shortcut target (command line). Remove it and save changes.

In addition, check this command line for fake browser's trick.
For example, if a shortcut points to Google Chrome, it must have the path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.
Fake browser may be: …\Appdata\Roaming\HPReyos\ReyosStarter3.exe.
Also the file name may be: “chromium.exe” instead of chrome.exe.

STEP 2: Investigate the list of installed programs and uninstall all unknown recently installed programs.

check installed programs to uninstall

STEP 3: Open Task Manager and close all processes, related to HMPMALNGFNHBMBDKDNLEHCFPDMPAIDIM Extension in their description. Discover the directories where such processes start. Search for random or strange file names.

Remove HMPMALNGFNHBMBDKDNLEHCFPDMPAIDIM Extension virus from running processes

Remove HMPMALNGFNHBMBDKDNLEHCFPDMPAIDIM Extension virus from running processes

STEP 4: Inspect the Windows services. Press Win+R, type in: services.msc and press OK.

Remove HMPMALNGFNHBMBDKDNLEHCFPDMPAIDIM Extension virus from Windows services

Remove HMPMALNGFNHBMBDKDNLEHCFPDMPAIDIM Extension virus from Windows services

Disable the services with random names or contains HMPMALNGFNHBMBDKDNLEHCFPDMPAIDIM Extension in it's name or description.

STEP 5: After that press Win+R, type in: taskschd.msc and press OK to open Windows Task Scheduler.
Remove HMPMALNGFNHBMBDKDNLEHCFPDMPAIDIM Extension from scheduled task list.

Delete any task related to HMPMALNGFNHBMBDKDNLEHCFPDMPAIDIM Extension. Disable unknown tasks with random names.

STEP 6: Clear the Windows registry from HMPMALNGFNHBMBDKDNLEHCFPDMPAIDIM Extension virus.
Press Win+R, type in: regedit.exe and press OK.

Remove HMPMALNGFNHBMBDKDNLEHCFPDMPAIDIM Extension virus from Windows registry

Remove HMPMALNGFNHBMBDKDNLEHCFPDMPAIDIM Extension virus from Windows registry

Find and delete all keys/values contains HMPMALNGFNHBMBDKDNLEHCFPDMPAIDIM Extension.

STEP 7: Remove HMPMALNGFNHBMBDKDNLEHCFPDMPAIDIM Extension from Google Chrome.
Remove HMPMALNGFNHBMBDKDNLEHCFPDMPAIDIM Extension Virus from Chrome Extensions

STEP 8: Remove HMPMALNGFNHBMBDKDNLEHCFPDMPAIDIM Extension from Internet Explorer.

Set Internet Explorer Homepage

Set Internet Explorer Homepage

STEP 9: Remove HMPMALNGFNHBMBDKDNLEHCFPDMPAIDIM Extension from Mozilla Firefox.

Change Firefox Home Page

Change Firefox Home Page

STEP 10: And at the end, clear your basket, temporal files, browser's cache.

But if you miss any of these steps and only one part of virus remains – it will come back again immediately or after reboot.

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