How to remove Home.wallpaper.myway.com browser hijacker from Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer

Home.wallpaper.myway.com is a browser hijacker, also known as Wallpaper Homepage adware. It was developed by Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc and it is widely promoted on the Internet as a genuine search engine powered by Google with an ability to customize homepage background and add some quick access links. This hijacker can be found in the most popular web browsers including Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and IE.  Generally Home.wallpaper.myway.com hijacker appears on user’s computer without asking for authorization, but most of the novice users see the signature “Powered by Google” and think that it’s some update of google.com homepage, but unfortunately Home.wallpaper.myway.com redirect virus has nothing in common with Google. Users should be aware that Wallpaper Homepage is a dangerous hijacker and it is not safe to use it for daily web surfing.

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Home.wallpaper.myway.com can get into user’s computer without being noticed. Once inside the system it will add some entries into system registry and also change browser configurations such as default home page and search engine. Usually it sets itself as default home page, but it can promote any other sponsored website. That simple looking website can spy on user, collect personal data that will be transferred to the third parties. User might notice that computer started to lose performance and sometimes freezes and crashes may happen when trying to launch some applications. Meanwhile, Home.wallpaper.myway.com redirect will be providing user with intrusive pop-up ads, banners and other kind of advertisements. Having this hijacker on your computer greatly increases chances of getting infected with other malware.

Home.wallpaper.myway.com can be set as your default home page during the installation of the freeware programs. Most of the times it happens during the installation when user tries to win a race between him and installer and clicks on NEXT button as quick as possible, without reading EULA or any other information provided in installer’s windows. Usually adware, hijackers and spyware bundling together with freeware and if you don’t opt for custom installation you might install the whole package of malware. It is recommended to avoid downloading freeware programs from unofficial websites or torrents, this might lower your chance of infection. Anyway, if you are already infected with Home.wallpaper.myway.com browser hijacker you should remove it without any hesitation. For this purpose we have developed a comprehensive removal guide that you can find below. Follow the steps and eliminate Home.wallpaper.myway.com redirect from your computer. If you want to make the removal process easier and faster you can download our automatic removal tool that will help you to get rid of Home.wallpaper.myway.com hijacker by scanning your whole system and removing all malicious files.

Home.wallpaper.myway.com Removal Instruction

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Manual Removal Instruction for Home.wallpaper.myway.com

Step 1
UNINSTALL HOME.WALLPAPER.MYWAY.COM AND RELATED PROGRAMS
Windows XP / Vista / 7
  • Click on the Start button in the left lower corner and select → Control Panel. After that find the Programs and Features (if you are running Windows XP , then click on Add/Remove Programs).
    Home.wallpaper.myway.com remove from Windows - step 1.1
Windows 8/8.1/10
  • If you are running Windows 8 or Windows 10 operating system , then right-click on the Start which is in the lower left corner of the screen. After that select Control Panel and go to Programs/Uninstall a Program.
    Home.wallpaper.myway.com remove from Windows - step 1.2
Uninstall Home.wallpaper.myway.com and related programs
  • In the list of installed programs find the Home.wallpaper.myway.com or any other recently installed suspicious programs.
  • Click on them to select and then click on Uninstall button to remove them.
    Home.wallpaper.myway.com remove from Windows - step 1.3
Step 2
REMOVE HOME.WALLPAPER.MYWAY.COM FROM YOUR WEB BROWSERS
  • Step 3
Remove suspicious add-ons
  • Open Internet Explorer, click on the Gear icon (IE menu) on the upper right corner of the browser and select Manage Add-ons.
    Remove Home.wallpaper.myway.com from Internet Explorer - Step 2.1
  • You will see a Manage Add-ons window. Now, find the Home.wallpaper.myway.com and other suspicious add-ons. Disable them by right clicking and selecting Disable:
    Remove Home.wallpaper.myway.com from Internet Explorer - Step 2.2
How to change your homepage if it was modified by browser hijacker:
  • Click on the gear icon (menu) on the upper right corner of the browser and select Internet Options.
  • On General tab remove unwanted URL and enter your desired domain name such as google.com. Click Apply to save changes.
    Remove Home.wallpaper.myway.com from Internet Explorer - Step 2.3
Resetting Internet Explorer browser
  • Click on the gear icon (menu) again and chose Internet options. Go to Advanced tab.
  • Now click on Reset button, the new window should appear. Select the Delete Personal settings option and click on Reset button again. Now you have deteled Home.wallpaper.myway.com completely.
  • Remove Home.wallpaper.myway.com from Internet Explorer - Step 2.4
Remove suspicious extensions
  • Open Mozilla Firefox, click on the menu icon which is located in the top right corner. Now select Add-ons and go to Extensions.
  • Remove Home.wallpaper.myway.com from Mozilla Firefox - Step 2.1
  • Now you can see the list of extensions installed within Mozilla Firefox, simply select Home.wallpaper.myway.com and other suspicious extensions and click on remove button to delete them.
  • Remove Home.wallpaper.myway.com from Mozilla Firefox - Step 2.2
Resetting Mozilla Firefox
  • Click on the Firefox menu icon which is on the upper left corner of the browser and click on the question mark. Now, choose Troubleshooting Information option.
  • Remove Home.wallpaper.myway.com from Mozilla Firefox - Step 2.3
  • New windows will pop-up where you can see Refresh Firefox to its default state message and Refresh Firefox button. Click this button to remove Home.wallpaper.myway.com completely.
  • Remove Home.wallpaper.myway.com from Mozilla Firefox - Step 2.4
Remove suspicious extensions
  • Open Google Chrome, click on the menu icon in the upper right corner and select More Tools and then select Extensions.
  • Remove Home.wallpaper.myway.com from Google Chrome - Step 2.1
  • Now, find the Home.wallpaper.myway.com and other unwanted extensions and click on trash icon to delete them completely.
  • Remove Home.wallpaper.myway.com from Google Chrome - Step 2.2
  • Click on menu icon once again and select Settings and then Manage Search engines it will be right under the Search section.
  • Remove Home.wallpaper.myway.com from Google Chrome - Step 2.3
  • Now you will see all of the Search Engines installed in your browser. Remove any suspicious search engines. We advise you to leave only Google or your preferred domain name.
  • Remove Home.wallpaper.myway.com from Google Chrome - Step 2.4
Resetting Google Chrome
  • Click on menu icon which is on the top right corner of your Google Chrome browser. Now select Settings. Click Show Advanced Settings...
  • Scroll down to the end of the page and find there Reset settings and click on it.
  • Remove Home.wallpaper.myway.com from Google Chrome - Step 2.5
  • New window will pop-up where you click on Reset button to confirm the action and remove Home.wallpaper.myway.com completely.
  • Remove Home.wallpaper.myway.com from Google Chrome - Step 2.6
Step 3
FINAL HOME.WALLPAPER.MYWAY.COM REMOVAL PROCEDURE

After performing all of the steps above you should have all of your web browsers clean of the HOME.WALLPAPER.MYWAY.COM and other suspicious add-ons and extensions. However to complete the removal procedure we strongly advise to scan your computer with antivirus and anti-malware tools like SpyHunter, HitmanPro 32-bit, HitmanPro 64-bit or Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. Those programs might help to you find registry entries of malware and remove them safely.

Information added: 10/26/2015 06:50 PM;