{"id":19712,"date":"2014-03-18T08:50:54","date_gmt":"2014-03-18T08:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/?p=19712"},"modified":"2014-03-18T08:50:54","modified_gmt":"2014-03-18T08:50:54","slug":"awesomehp-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/awesomehp-virus\/","title":{"rendered":"How to remove Awesomehp virus (Easy Removal Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Awesomehp<\/strong>\u00a0is a browser hijacker, which is promoted via other free downloads, and once installed it will change your browser homepage to <em>awesomehp.com<\/em> and default search engine to <em>search.yahoo.com<\/em>.<br \/>\nThis in itself is not considered malicious as there are many legitimate programs that change these settings as well. What is considered malicious, though, is that it will also append the argument <em>http:\/\/awesomehp.com<\/em> to random Windows shortcuts on your desktop and your Windows Start Menu.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19713 aligncenter\" title=\"Awesomehp virus\" alt=\"[Image: Awesomehp virus]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/awesomehp-virus.jpg\" width=\"879\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/awesomehp-virus.jpg 879w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/awesomehp-virus-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 879px) 100vw, 879px\" \/><br \/>\nThe Awesomehp homepage will display advertisements and sponsored links in your search results, and may collect search terms from your search queries. The Awesomehp hijack is used to boost advertising revenue, as in the use of blackhat SEO, to inflate a site\u2019s page ranking in search results.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad1034366223\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309684--placement_360520\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3957935887\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Awesomehp it\u2019s technically not a virus, but it does exhibit plenty of malicious traits, such as rootkit capabilities to hook deep into the operating system, browser hijacking, and in general just interfering with the user experience. The industry generally refers to it as a \u201cPUP,\u201d or potentially unwanted program.<br \/>\nAwesomehp is an ad-supported (users may see additional banner, search, pop-up, pop-under, interstitial and in-text link advertisements) cross web browser plugin for Internet Explorer (BHO) and Firefox\/Chrome (plugin) and distributed through various monetization platforms during installation. The browser extension includes various features that will modify the default or custom settings of the browser including the home page, search settings and in some cases will modify Internet Explorer\u2019s load time threshold, place a lock file within Firefox to prevent competing software from changing its settings as well as disable the browser\u2019s Content Security Policy in order to allow for cross site scripting of the plugin.<\/p>\n<p>Awesomehp homepage got on your computer after you have installed a freeware software (video recording\/streaming, download-managers or PDF creators) that had bundled into their installation this browser hijacker.<br \/>\nFor example, when you install VPlay, you will also agree to change your browser homepage to <em>awesomehp.com<\/em> and default search engine to <em>search.yahoo.com<\/em><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19715 aligncenter\" title=\"Awesomehp redirect\" alt=\"Picture of Awesomehp redirect\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Awesomehp-redirect.jpg\" width=\"899\" height=\"609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Awesomehp-redirect.jpg 899w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Awesomehp-redirect-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px\" \/><br \/>\nHowever when you uninstall VPlay from your computer, your web browser\u2019s default settings will not be restored. This means that you&#8217;ll have to remove Awesomehp homepage from your favorite web browser manually.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad1220781620\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381396-ad_309691-placement_360566\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1471373341\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>You should <strong>always pay attention when installing software<\/strong> because often, a software installer includes optional installs, such as this Awesomehp browser hijacker. Be very careful what you agree to install.<br \/>\n<strong>Always opt for the custom installation<\/strong> and deselect anything that is not familiar, especially optional software that you never wanted to download and install in the first place. It goes without saying that you should not install software that you don\u2019t trust.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mwtad2535610147\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309746-ad_309691-placement_360521\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"4456629336\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 style=\"text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;\">How to remove Awesomehp \u00a0(Virus Removal Guide)<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This page is a comprehensive guide, which will remove Awesomehp from your Internet Explorer, Firefox and Google Chrome.<br \/>\nPlease perform all the steps in the correct order. If you have any questions or doubt at any point, <strong>STOP<\/strong> and ask for our assistance.<br \/>\n<a href=\"#uninstall\"><strong>STEP 1<\/strong>: Uninstall Awesomehp malicious programs from your computer<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#browser\"><strong>STEP 2<\/strong>: Remove Awesomehp from Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#shortcuts\"><strong>STEP 3<\/strong>:Clean up the various Windows shortcuts that have been hijacked by Awesomehp virus<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#adwcleaner\"><strong>STEP 4<\/strong>: Remove Awesomehp browser hijacker from your computer with AdwCleaner<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#malwarebytes\"><strong>STEP 5<\/strong>: Remove Awesomehp virus with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#hitmanpro\"><strong>STEP 6<\/strong>: Double-check for the Awesomehp infection with HitmanPro<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"mwtad502260794\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309747-ad_309691-placement_360587\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"9589536513\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"uninstall\">STEP 1\u00a0: Uninstall Awesomehp malicious programs from your computer<\/h2>\n<p>In this first step, we will try to identify and remove any malicious program that might be installed on your computer.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad1439961476\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309686-ad_309691-placement_360569\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"6935453015\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>To uninstall the malicious program responsible for the <strong>Awesomehp<\/strong> redirect from Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7, click the <strong>Start<\/strong> button, then click on the <strong>Control Panel<\/strong> menu option.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17506\" title=\"Control Panel in Windows Start Menu\" alt=\"[Image: Control Panel in Windows Start Menu]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/windows-start-menu-control-panel.jpg\" width=\"433\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/windows-start-menu-control-panel.jpg 433w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/windows-start-menu-control-panel-235x300.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><br \/>\nIf you are using <strong>Windows 8<\/strong>, simply drag your mouse pointer to the right edge of the screen, select <strong>Search<\/strong> from the list and search for &#8220;<em>control panel<\/em>&#8221; .Or you can <strong>right-click on a bottom left hot corner<\/strong> (formerly known as the Start button) and select <strong>Control Panel<\/strong> from there.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17535\" title=\"Type Control Panel in Windows 8 search box\" alt=\"[Image: Control Panel in Windows 8]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/control-panel-windows-8.jpg\" width=\"489\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/control-panel-windows-8.jpg 489w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/control-panel-windows-8-300x146.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When the <em>Control Panel<\/em> window opens click on the <strong>Uninstall a program<\/strong> option under <em>Programs<\/em> category. This option is shown by the arrow in the image below. If you are using the <em>Classic View<\/em> of the Control Panel, then you would double-click on the <strong>Programs and Features<\/strong> icon instead.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7203\" title=\"Click on Uninstall a program\" alt=\"[Image: Uninstall a program]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/uninstall-a-program-windows.jpg\" width=\"557\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/uninstall-a-program-windows.jpg 557w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/uninstall-a-program-windows-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When the <strong>Programs and Features<\/strong> or the <strong>Uninstall a Program<\/strong> screen is displayed, scroll through the list of currently installed programs and uninstall <strong>Awesomehp uninstaller<\/strong>, <strong>WPM17.8.0.3159<\/strong>, <strong>Awesomehp Browser new tab extension<\/strong>, <strong>IePluginService<\/strong>, <strong>SupTab<\/strong> and any other recently installed unknown program from your computer.<br \/>\nTo view the most recently installed programs, you can click on the &#8220;<em>Installed On<\/em>&#8221; column to sort your program by the installation date. Scroll though the list, and uninstall any unwanted or unknown programs.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19717\" title=\"Uninstall Awesomehp malicious program from Windows\" alt=\"[Image: Uninstall Awesomehp malicious program from Windows]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Awesomehp-uninstall.jpg\" width=\"768\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Awesomehp-uninstall.jpg 768w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Awesomehp-uninstall-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><br \/>\nDepending on what program has installed the Awesomehp adware infection, the above program may have a different name or not be installed on your computer. If you cannot find any unwanted or unknown programs on your machine, then you can proceed with the next step.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you are having issues while trying to uninstall the Awesomehp program, you can use <strong><a title=\"Download Revo Uninstaller\" href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/download-revouninstaller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Revo Uninstaller<\/a><\/strong> to completely remove this unwanted program from your machine.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"mwtad1669367370\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309748-ad_309691-placement_360588\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3906789406\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"browser\">STEP 2 : Remove Awesomehp from Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome<\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Remove Awesomehp from\u00a0Internet Explorer<\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Open Internet Explorer, click on the <strong>gear icon\u00a0<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"[Image: icongear.jpg]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/icongear.jpg\" border=\"0\" title=\"\"> (<em>Tools<\/em> for Windows XP users)\u00a0at the top (far right), then click again on\u00a0<strong>Internet Options<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5216\" title=\"Internet Options in Internet Explorer\" alt=\"Internet Options in IE\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ie-internet-options.jpg\" width=\"512\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ie-internet-options.jpg 512w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ie-internet-options-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In the <em>Internet Options<\/em> dialog box, click on the\u00a0<strong>Advanced<\/strong>\u00a0tab, then click\u00a0on the <strong>Reset<\/strong> button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5217\" title=\"Reset button in Internet Explorer\" alt=\"Reset Internet Explorer\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ie-reset.jpg\" width=\"338\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ie-reset.jpg 338w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ie-reset-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In the <em>Reset Internet Explorer settings<\/em> section, check the <strong>Delete personal settings <\/strong> box, then click on\u00a0<strong>Reset<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5215\" title=\"Reset Internet Explorer to its default settings\" alt=\"Internet Explorer back to its default settings to remove Awesomehp\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ie-default-settings.jpg\" width=\"368\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ie-default-settings.jpg 368w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ie-default-settings-300x298.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When Internet Explorer finishes resetting, click <strong>Close<\/strong>\u00a0in the confirmation dialogue box and then click\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Close and open Internet Explorer<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Remove Awesomehp from\u00a0Mozilla Firefox<\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>At the top of the Firefox window, click the <strong>Firefox\u00a0button<\/strong>, go over to the\u00a0<strong>Help<\/strong>\u00a0sub-menu (on\u00a0<em>Windows XP<\/em>, click the\u00a0Help\u00a0menu at the top of the Firefox window), and select\u00a0<strong>Troubleshooting Information<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5213\" title=\"Troubleshooting Information in Firefox\" alt=\"Firefox Troubleshooting Information\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-options.jpg\" width=\"528\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-options.jpg 528w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-options-300x122.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click the\u00a0<strong>Reset Firefox<\/strong>\u00a0button in the upper-right corner of the <em>Troubleshooting Information<\/em> page.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5214\" title=\"Reset Firefox to its default settings\" alt=\"Firefox default settings  to remove Awesomehp virus\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-reset.jpg\" width=\"454\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-reset.jpg 454w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-reset-300x120.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>To continue, click\u00a0<strong>Reset Firefox<\/strong>\u00a0in the confirmation window that opens.<\/li>\n<li>Firefox will close and be reset. When it&#8217;s done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click <strong>Finish<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Remove Awesomehp from\u00a0Google Chrome<\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Remove Awesomehp extensions from Google Chrome.<\/strong><br \/>\nClick the Chrome menu\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4953\" title=\"Chrome menu button\" alt=\"Chrome menu\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Chrome-button.png\" width=\"29\" height=\"29\" \/>\u00a0 button on the browser toolbar, select\u00a0<strong>Tools<\/strong>\u00a0and then click on\u00a0<strong>Extensions<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5221\" title=\"Open Extensions tab in Chrome\" alt=\"Google Chrome Extensions\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/chrome-extensions.jpg\" width=\"517\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/chrome-extensions.jpg 517w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/chrome-extensions-300x148.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><br \/>\nIn the\u00a0<strong>Extensions<\/strong>\u00a0tab, remove <strong>Extended Protection 1.9<\/strong>, <strong>Lightning Newtab<\/strong>\u00a0 and any other unknown extensions by clicking the trash can <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9976\" title=\"Remove an extension from Chrome\" alt=\"[Image: Remove an extension from Chrome]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Trash-Can-Chrome.png\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/> icon.<br \/>\nBasically, if you have not installed a Chrome extension, you should remove it from your web browser.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19719\" title=\"Awesomehp Chrome extension\" alt=\"Picture of Awesomehp Chrome extension\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Awesomehp-Chrome-extensions.jpg\" width=\"882\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Awesomehp-Chrome-extensions.jpg 882w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Awesomehp-Chrome-extensions-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 882px) 100vw, 882px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>Set Google Chrome default search engine from Yahoo Search to Google.<\/strong><br \/>\nClick the Chrome menu\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4953\" title=\"Chrome menu button\" alt=\"Chrome menu\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Chrome-button.png\" width=\"29\" height=\"29\" \/>\u00a0 button, then select <strong>Settings<\/strong> and click on\u00a0<strong>Manage search engines<\/strong>\u00a0in the Search section.<br \/>\nIn the <em>Search Engines<\/em> dialog that appears, select <strong>Google<\/strong> and click the <strong>Make Default<\/strong> button that appears in the row.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15180\" title=\"Yahoo Search in Google Chrome\" alt=\"[Image: Yahoo Search in Google Chrome]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Yahoo-Search-Chrome.jpg\" width=\"880\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Yahoo-Search-Chrome.jpg 880w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Yahoo-Search-Chrome-300x100.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><br \/>\nSearch for <strong>Yahoo Search<\/strong>\u00a0in the <em>Search Engines<\/em> list, and click the\u00a0<strong>X<\/strong>\u00a0button that appears at the end of the row.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15179\" title=\"Yahoo Search Chrome removal\" alt=\"[Image: Yahoo Search Chrome removal]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Yahoo-Search-Chrome-removal.jpg\" width=\"880\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Yahoo-Search-Chrome-removal.jpg 880w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Yahoo-Search-Chrome-removal-300x101.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>Change Google Chrome homepage from <em>awesomehp.com<\/em> to its default<\/strong>.<br \/>\nAwesomehp has modified your Google settings to open their webpage whenever you start your browser, so we will need to revert this change.<br \/>\nClick the Chrome menu\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4953\" title=\"Chrome menu button\" alt=\"Chrome menu\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Chrome-button.png\" width=\"29\" height=\"29\" \/>\u00a0 button, then select <strong>Settings<\/strong> and click on\u00a0<strong>One the New Tab page<\/strong>\u00a0in the <em>On Startup<\/em> section.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9071\" title=\"Change Google Chrome homepage to its default\" alt=\"[Image: Change Google Chrome homepage to its default]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Chrome-default-page.jpg\" width=\"782\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Chrome-default-page.jpg 782w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Chrome-default-page-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"mwtad699305161\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_318930-ad_309691-placement_360589\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3818335085\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"shortcuts\">STEP 3: Clean up the various Windows shortcuts that have been hijacked by Awesomehp virus<\/h2>\n<p>This infection has hijacked your browser shortcuts, so in this step we will need to manually clean them by removing the <em>Awesomehp.com<\/em> argument<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Search for your browser shortcut (Desktop, Taskbar or Start Menu Shortcut), then right click on it and select <strong>Properties<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6692\" title=\"Desktop Shortcut properties\" alt=\"[Image: Firefox Shortcut properties]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/shortcut-properties.jpg\" width=\"377\" height=\"544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/shortcut-properties.jpg 377w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/shortcut-properties-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><br \/>\nTo view the <strong>Properties<\/strong> menu for the browser shortcuts pinned to your Task Bar, right-click on the browser shortcut from the Taskbar, then right-click again on the browser icon as see in the below image. Alternatively, you can just Unpin the browser shortcut from your task bar, then you can add it back after you have removed the &#8220;Awesomehp.com&#8221; argument from the original browser shortcut.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7997\" title=\"Right click on browser icon from Taskbar and select Properties \" alt=\"[Image: taskbar shortcut hijacker]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/taskbar-shortcuts-hijack.jpg\" width=\"423\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/taskbar-shortcuts-hijack.jpg 423w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/taskbar-shortcuts-hijack-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In the <strong>Shortcut<\/strong> tab, in the <strong>Target<\/strong> field, remove the <em>http:\/\/Awesomehp.com<\/em> argument. Basically, there should be only the path to browser executable file. Nothing more.<br \/>\nThese are the default shortcut path that should be in your <em>Target<\/em> box, if the <em>Awesomehp.com<\/em> argument is there, then you should remove it.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#999999\">\n<th scope=\"col\" width=\"150\">If you are using this browser:<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" width=\"320\">In the Target field you should have:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Internet Explorer<\/td>\n<td><em>&#8220;C:\\Program Files\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe&#8221;<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chrome<\/td>\n<td><em>&#8220;C:\\Program Files\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome.exe&#8221;<\/em> for Windows 32 bit <strong>OR<\/strong> <em>&#8220;C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome.exe&#8221;<\/em> for Windows 64-bit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Firefox<\/td>\n<td><em>\u201cC:\\Program Files\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe\u201d<\/em> for Windows 32-bit <strong>OR<\/strong> <em>\u201cC:\\Program Files (x86)\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe\u201d<\/em> for Windows 64-bit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17082\" title=\"Awesomehp.com hijack\" alt=\"[Image: Awesomehp.com hijack]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/awesomehp-hijack.jpg\" width=\"714\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/awesomehp-hijack.jpg 714w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/awesomehp-hijack-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"mwtad2694139818\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381388-ad_309691-placement_381390\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3191649120\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"adwcleaner\">STEP 4: Remove Awesomehp browser hijacker with AdwCleaner<\/h2>\n<p>The AdwCleaner utility will scan your computer for Awesomehp malicious files that may have been installed on your computer without your knowledge.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad3154515827\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381401-ad_309691-placement_360573\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5315249587\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>You can <strong>download\u00a0AdwCleaner<\/strong> utility from the below link.<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/toolslib.net\/downloads\/finish\/1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ADWCLEANER DOWNLOAD LINK<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<em>This link will automatically download AdwCleaner on your computer<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Before starting AdwCleaner, <strong>close all open programs and internet browsers<\/strong>, then <strong>double-click on the AdwCleaner icon<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15611\" title=\"Double-click on the AdwCleaner Icon\" alt=\"Picture of AdwCleaner Icon\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/AdwCleaner-icon.jpg\" width=\"234\" height=\"134\" \/><br \/>\nIf Windows prompts you as to whether or not you wish to run AdwCleaner, please allow it to run.<\/li>\n<li>When the AdwCleaner program will open, click on the <strong>Scan<\/strong> button as shown below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15610\" title=\"Click on Scan button to search for Awesomehp infection\" alt=\"Picture of AdwCleaner Scan button\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/AdwCleaner-Scan.jpg\" width=\"530\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/AdwCleaner-Scan.jpg 530w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/AdwCleaner-Scan-287x300.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><br \/>\nAdwCleaner will now start to search for Awesomehp malicious files that may be installed on your computer.<\/li>\n<li>To remove the Awesomehp malicious files that were detected in the previous step, please click on the <strong>Clean<\/strong> button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15608\" title=\"Click on the Clean button to remove Awesomehp virus\" alt=\"Picture of AdwCleaner Clean button\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/AdwCleaner-Clean-malware.jpg\" width=\"528\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/AdwCleaner-Clean-malware.jpg 528w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/AdwCleaner-Clean-malware-287x300.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><br \/>\nAdwCleaner will now prompt you to save any open files or data as the program will need to reboot the computer. Please do so and then click on the <strong>OK<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"mwtad673384366\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381392-ad_309691-placement_381395\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2944237110\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"malwarebytes\">STEP 5: Remove Awesomehp virus from your computer with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free<\/h2>\n<p>Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free utilizes Malwarebytes powerful technology to detect and remove all traces of malware including worms, trojans, rootkits, rogues, dialers, spyware and more.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>You can <strong>download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free<\/strong> from the below link,then double click on it to install this program.<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/download-malwarebytes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MALWAREBYTES ANTI-MALWARE DOWNLOAD LINK<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><em>(This link will open a new web page from where you can download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>When the installation begins, <strong>keep following the prompts<\/strong> in order to continue with the setup process.<br \/>\n<strong>Do not make any changes to default settings<\/strong> and when the program has finished installing, click on the <strong>Finish <\/strong>button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6075\" title=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware final installation screen\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware final installation screen]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-installation.jpg\" width=\"402\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-installation.jpg 402w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-installation-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>On the <strong>Scanner<\/strong> tab, select <strong>Perform quick scan<\/strong> and then click on the <strong>Scan\u00a0<\/strong>button to start scanning your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6076\" title=\"Run a Quick Scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Quick Scan]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-quick-scan.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-quick-scan.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-quick-scan-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer as shown below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6077\" title=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scanning for Awesomehp virus\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scanning for Awesomehp virus\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When the Malwarebytes scan will be completed,click on\u00a0<strong>Show Result<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6078\" title=\"Malwarebytes when the system scan has completed\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scan results]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-results.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-results.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-results-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>You will now be presented with a screen showing you the malware infections that Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware has detected.Please note that the infections found may be different than what is shown in the image.Make sure that everything is <strong>Checked (ticked)<\/strong> and click on the <strong>Remove Selected <\/strong>button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6079\" title=\"Click on Remove Selected to get rid of malware\" alt=\"[Image:Malwarebytes removing malware]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-virus-removal.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-virus-removal.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-virus-removal-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"hitmanpro\">STEP 6: Double check for the Awesomehp infection with HitmanPro<\/h2>\n<p>HitmanPro is a second opinion scanner, designed to rescue your computer from malware (viruses, trojans, rootkits, etc.) that have infected your computer despite all the security measures you have taken (such as anti virus software, firewalls, etc.).<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>You can download HitmanPro<\/strong> from the below link, then double click on it to start this program.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/download-hitmanpro\" rel=\"nofollow\"> <strong>HITMANPRO DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a> <em>(This link will open a new web page from where you can download HitmanPro)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>HitmanPro will start and you&#8217;ll need to follow the prompts (by clicking on the <strong>Next<\/strong> button) to start a system scan with this program.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5179\" title=\"HitmanPro installation options (Click Next)\" alt=\"HitmanPro installation\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmapro-start-scan.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmapro-start-scan.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmapro-start-scan-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>HitmanPro will start scanning your computer for malware, as seen in the image below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5177\" title=\"HitmanPro while scanning for Awesomehp virus\" alt=\"HitmanPro scanning for Awesomehp virus\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Once the scan is complete,you&#8217;ll see a screen which will display all the infected files that this utility has detected, and you&#8217;ll need to click on <strong>Next<\/strong> to remove these malicious files.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5178\" title=\"HitmanPro reporting scan results\" alt=\"HitmanPro scan results\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan-results.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan-results.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan-results-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Activate free license<\/strong>to start the free 30 days trial and remove all the malicious files from your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5175\" title=\"Activate HitmanPro free 30 days trial license\" alt=\"HitmanPro 30 days activation button\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-activation.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-activation.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-activation-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Your computer should now be free of the Awesomehp infection. If your current anti-virus solution let this infection through, you may want to consider purchasing <strong><a title=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\" href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/malwarebyts-pro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the PRO version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware<\/a><\/strong> to protect against these types of threats in the future.<br \/>\nIf you are still experiencing problems while trying to remove Awesomehp hijacker from your machine, please start a new thread in our <strong><a title=\"Free Malware Removal Support\" href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/Forum-Malware-Removal-Assistance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Malware Removal Assistance<\/a><\/strong> forum.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad201647156\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381404-ad_309691-placement_381406\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"8735619847\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Awesomehp\u00a0is a browser hijacker, which is promoted via other free downloads, and once installed it will change your browser homepage to awesomehp.com and default search engine to search.yahoo.com. 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