How to remove hightsearch.com completely – effective removal guide

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How to Remove HIGHTSEARCH.COM Completely
Effective Removal Guide

• http//guides.uufix.com/how-to-remove-hightsearch-
  com-from-your-iechromefirefox-completely/

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• HIGHTSEARCH.COM is classified as a browser
  hijacker since it utilizes pop-up messages and
  advertisements designed to profit at the expense
  of computer users. And, it also displays alerts
  trying to convince computer users that their Web
  browser or other software is out of date, so that
  the users may allow the setup of Potentially
  Unwanted Programs and unsafe content from
  HIGHTSEARCH.COM. However, HIGHTSEARCH.COM does no
  good to a computer system. We recommend you
  remove HIGHTSEARCH.COM immediately once it is
  traced in your system.

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• HIGHTSEARCH.COM is used by cyber criminals
  specifically to make money. It generates web
  traffic, collects sales leads for other dubious
  sites, and will display advertisements and
  sponsored links within your web browser. It is
  used as a tracking website for their affiliate
  programs that before traffic is delivered to
  advertisers, HIGHTSEARCH.COM is used as a network
  referral ID to identify and qualify traffic sent
  by traffic partners.

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• If your browsing sessions have been transferred
  to untrusted websites, compromised files, it is
  very likely that computer viruses may have
  managed to penetrate into your virtual machine.
  Please follow the HIGHTSEARCH.COM removal guide
  below to walk through the trouble easily.

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• HIGHTSEARCH.COM is a browser hijacker which will
  set the homepage and search engine for your web
  browser to http//HIGHTSEARCH.COM/. It may seem
  similar to Google. Therefore, we can believe that
  HIGHTSEARCH.COM is legitimate. Actually, this
  fake search engine is promoted using dubious
  software installers that are designed to modify
  web browser settings without users consent. What
  is more? This dubious website continually gathers
  information regarding Internet browsing activity.
  So youd better scan your computer carefully, and
  get rid of HIGHTSEARCH.COM as fast as you can.

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• Browser hijacker usually targets the most popular
  web browsers including Internet Explorer, Google
  Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and so on. The default
  search engine, new tab URL, and homepage settings
  are assigned to HIGHTSEARCH.COM. Most fake
  Internet search engines (including
  HIGHTSEARCH.COM) are promoted using dubious
  installation setups. These installers stealthily
  hijack web browsers and modify the options.
  Developers hide all details about the
  modification within the Custom/Advanced
  settings of download, or installation processes.
  Therefore, users who skip this section, often
  allow installers to modify various settings that
  are irrelevant to the installed software.

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• How to Remove HIGHTSEARCH.COM Completely
  Effective Removal Guide

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• Uninstall HIGHTSEARCH.COM from Control Panel
• As it was stated before, more likely that the
  hijacker appeared on your system brought by other
  software. So, to get rid of HIGHTSEARCH.COM you
  need to call to memory what you have installed
  recently.

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• How to remove HIGHTSEARCH.COM from Windows XP
• Click the Start button and open Control Panel
• Go to Add or Remove Programs
• Find the application related to
  HIGHTSEARCH.COM and click Uninstall

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• How to remove HIGHTSEARCH.COM from Windows
  7/Vista
• Click the Start button and open Control Panel
• Go to Uninstall Program
• Find the application related to
  HIGHTSEARCH.COM and click Uninstall

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• How to remove HIGHTSEARCH.COM from Windows 8/8.1
• Right-click the menu icon in left bottom
  corner
• Choose Control Panel
• Select the Uninstall Program line
• Uninstall the application related to
  HIGHTSEARCH.COM

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• How to remove HIGHTSEARCH.COM from Windows 10
• Press WinX to open Windows Power menu
• Click Control Panel
• Choose Uninstall a Program
• Select the application related to HIGHTSEARCH.COM
  and remove it
• Remove HIGHTSEARCH.COM from browsers
• Since some of hijacker threats use a disguise of
  a browser add-on, you will need to check the list
  of extensions/add-ons in your browser.

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• How to remove HIGHTSEARCH.COM from Google Chrome
• Start Google Chrome
• Click on Tools, then go to the Extensions
• Delete HIGHTSEARCH.COM or other extensions
  that look suspicious and you dont remember
  installing them

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• How to remove HIGHTSEARCH.COM from Internet
  Explorer
• Launch Internet Explorer
• Click on the Tools/Gear icon, then select
  Manage Add-ons
• Delete HIGHTSEARCH.COM or other extensions
  that look suspicious and you dont remember
  installing them

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• How to remove HIGHTSEARCH.COM from Mozilla
  Firefox
• Start Mozilla Firefox
• Click on the right-upper corner button
• Click Add-ons, then go to Extensions
• Delete HIGHTSEARCH.COM or other extensions
  that look suspicious and you dont remember
  installing them

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• How to remove HIGHTSEARCH.COM from Microsoft Edge
• Start Microsoft Edge
• Click the three-dot button in the upper right
  corner
• Choose Extensions
• Click the gear icon near HIGHTSEARCH.COM or
  other extensions that look suspicious and you
  dont remember installing them

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• Choose Remove
• Reset your browsers
• How to reset settings in Google Chrome
• Click on the icon in the right-upper corner
• Choose Settings
• Click Show advanced settings
• Click the Reset Settings button

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• How to reset settings in Mozilla Firefox
• Click the icon in the upper right corner
• Choose Help
• Select Troubleshooting Information
• Click the Reset Firefox button

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• How to reset settings in Internet Explorer
• Click on the Tools button
• Go to Internet options
• Go to the Advanced tab
• Click Reset

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• How to reset settings in Microsoft Edge
• Start Microsoft Edge
• Click the three-dot button in the upper right
  corner
• Choose Settings
• Under the Clear browsing data category select
  Choose what to clear
• Select everything and click Clear

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• Delete files and registry entries added by
  HIGHTSEARCH.COM
• Sometimes removal via Control Panel is not enough
  since the built-in application can leave some
  files that shortly will restore the hijacker. So,
  you need to find all of the following items and
  delete them
• Remove HIGHTSEARCH.COM files and folders
• C\Program Files (x86)\random\
• C\Program Files (x86)\random\DeElevator.dllh7o
• C\Program Files (x86)\random\reakaph.xhtm5h7o
• C\Program Files (x86)\random\
• C\Program Files (x86)\random\randommpp.dll
• C\Program Files (x86)\random\
• C\Program Files (x86)\random\JtsLncs.xhtm5
• C\Program Files (x86)\random\JtsLnctes.exe
• C\Windows\System32\Tasks\random Launcher

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• Remove HIGHTSEARCH.COM registry entries
• HKCU\Software\random
• HKCU\Software\Mozilla\Firefox\EB52F1AB-3C2B-424F-
  9794-833C687025CF\hp http//www.HIGHTSEARCH.COM/?
  zidfromepf1uidcomputer_idtypehpmodeff
  sengext
• HKCU\Software\Mozilla\Firefox\EB52F1AB-3C2B-424F-
  9794-833C687025CF\tab http//www.HIGHTSEARCH.COM/
  ?zidfromepf1uidcomputer_idtypehpmodef
  fsengext
• HKCU\Software\Mozilla\Firefox\EB52F1AB-3C2B-424F-
  9794-833C687025CF\sp http//www.HIGHTSEARCH.COM/s
  earch/?qsearchTermszidfromepf1uidcompu
  ter_idtypesp
• HKCU\Software\Mozilla\Firefox\EB52F1AB-3C2B-424F-
  9794-833C687025CF\surl http//www.HIGHTSEARCH.COM
  /search/?zidfromepf1uidcomputer_idtype
  spq
• HKCU\Software\Mozilla\Firefox\EB52F1AB-3C2B-424F-
  9794-833C687025CF\uid random

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• HKCU\Software\Mozilla\Firefox\EB52F1AB-3C2B-424F-
  9794-833C687025CF\s HtTp//d2jeaw7c5nmwo6.cloudfr
  ont.net/kww7yc2r?uidsupdate0version,supdate1
  sys,supdate4ref,supdate5mode,supdate6sys
  0,supdate7sys1,supdate8sys2,supdate9sys3,
  supdate10sys4,s
• HKCU\Software\Mozilla\Firefox\EB52F1AB-3C2B-424F-
  9794-833C687025CF\spname trotux
• HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\6710C780-E20E-4C49-A8
  7D-321850ED3D7C
• HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Pol
  icies\Explorer\EnableShellExecuteHooks 1
• HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
  NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tasks\A7BD9E
  C3-FCFC-4AD6-8AB6-8D6C89FCD7D8

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• HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
  NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\random
  Launcher
• HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\help http//www.HIGHTSEARC
  H.COM/?zidfromepf1uidcomputer_idtypehp
• HKLM\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Firefox\EB52F1AB-3C2B-424F-
  9794-833C687025CF
• HKLM\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Firefox\EB52F1AB-3C2B-424F-
  9794-833C687025CF\hp http//www.HIGHTSEARCH.COM/?
  zidfromepf1uidcomputer_idtypehpmodeff
  sengext
• HKLM\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Firefox\EB52F1AB-3C2B-424F-
  9794-833C687025CF\tab http//www.HIGHTSEARCH.COM/
  ?zidfromepf1uidcomputer_idtypehpmodef
  fsengext
• HKLM\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Firefox\EB52F1AB-3C2B-424F-
  9794-833C687025CF\sp http//www.HIGHTSEARCH.COM/s
  earch/?qsearchTermszidfromepf1uidcompu
  ter_idtypesp

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• HKLM\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Firefox\EB52F1AB-3C2B-424F-
  9794-833C687025CF\surl http//www.HIGHTSEARCH.COM
  /search/?zidfromepf1uidcomputer_idtype
  spq
• HKLM\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Firefox\EB52F1AB-3C2B-424F-
  9794-833C687025CF\uid random
• HKLM\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Firefox\EB52F1AB-3C2B-424F-
  9794-833C687025CF\s HtTp//d2jeaw7c5nmwo6.cloudfr
  ont.net/kww7yc2r?uidsupdate0version,supdate1
  sys,supdate4ref,supdate5mode,supdate6sys
  0,supdate7sys1,supdate8sys2,supdate9sys3,
  supdate10sys4,s

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• HKLM\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Firefox\EB52F1AB-3C2B-424F-
  9794-833C687025CF\spname trotux
• HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\Curren
  tVersion\Uninstall\CDF7DA52-A297-4646-89F9-CE1DAC
  96612B
• HKLM\SOFTWARE\8C4CE252-7DB2-4F8E-8E76-BAD0E5826A8
  3
• HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\JtsLncs

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