How to avoid and remove Hao123

WHAT IS A HAO123?

      Hao123 is a browser hijacker, When you installed free program, Hao123 also add Hao123 Toolbar, then your browser homepage change to hao123.com and also redirect to en.hao.123, br.hao.123, tw.hao.123 or similar websites. When you stating browser, Hao123 also start pop-up advertisements every time and redirect to Hao123 search. Besides, Hao123.com will display advertisements and sponsored links in your search results,

HOW TO AVOID INFECTED WITH HAO123?

The Hao123 toolbar can be installed together with freeware program. you should avoid freeware and shareware, if you need install freeware program you need carefully check every installation window when downloading such program on your computer.

HOW TO REMOVE HAO123?

If your computer infected by HAO123, you should run a full system scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. When your computer cleaned, follow the steps below

STEP 1

1.     Click Start Menu --> Control Panel -->   Add/Remove Programs --> Uninstall a Program.

2.     If you found Hao123 Toolbar and similar entries you should select 'Uninstall/Change'.

STEP 2

 Fix and Restore your browers with this steps:

For Internet Explorer:

1.     Open Internet Explorer

2.     Go to ‘Tools‘ select ”Manage Add-ons’ and select ‘Toolbars and Extensions’

3.     Select uninstall Hao123 and similar entries  entries.

4.     Now, change  ‘Search Providers’ and choose google.com, yahoo.com or bing.com.

5.     If  not working. Go to Internet Options --> Advanced --> Click on Reset Button

For Mozilla Firefox:

1.     Open Mozilla Firefox

2.     Go to ‘Tools’  select  ‘Add-ons’ and select  ‘Extensions’.

3.      Uninstall Hao123 and similar entries  entries.

4.     Go ‘Tools’ -> ‘Options’ and reset the startup homepage to google.com, yahoo.com or bing.com.

5.     If  not working. Help --> Troubleshooting Information --> Click on ‘Reset Firefox’ Button

Google Chrome:

1.     Click on the ‘Option’ --> ‘Settings’ --> ‘Reset browser setting’