Hotsitetopic.com Removal Guide

Have you noticed that your browsers’ home page changed lately to Hotsitetopic.com or any other search engine? Well, the reason behind this is quite simple: A browser hijacker has sneaked onto your system. In all fairness, it only managed to do so because you installed it yourself but most likely failed to notice it. How is this possible? Easily; whenever you install a free software bundle, you may not pay attention to the details, such as what additional components you are installing. This is why you may not even recall letting this malware threat on board. The problem is that this browser hijacker may pose a threat to your virtual security by exposing you to potentially harmful third-party content. Not only that, this hijacker may also enter you operating system with a company of other infections. Soon your system may be swarming with malware threats if you do not step up now. We recommend that you remove Hotsitetopic.com right away and go on with your endeavor to clean your system fully.

We believe that there is possibly no computer user who has never infected his computer with browser hijackers. Most likely a lot of users have such infections in their browsers at present, too. The truth is that people may not even consider questionable search engines as potential threat sources since they usually resemble popular and reputable search engines, such as Google. Therefore, they may keep hijackers in their browsers and do not even realize when they get infect with another and their home page, new tab page, and default search engine settings change from time to time, let alone the presence of other malware infections that may drop while using such search engines.

It could be essential for you to know that you can easily install such a browser hijacker and more when you are installing a freeware bundle. Of course, first, you need to download this software package. This always starts with a click on the wrong third-party content. It is possible, for instance, that you let adware programs on board formerly and these infections introduce you to a flow of unreliable third-party ads while you are surfing the web. Since there is no guarantee as to the reliability of the third parties promoted by such programs, you can easily get redirected to malicious websites or directly drop a bundle onto your system by clicking on these ads. If this may have happened to you recently, we suggest that you delete Hotsitetopic.com and find a trustworthy online malware scanner to inspect your system for potential threats.

It is also possible that you encounter such unsafe third-party ads by simply visiting shady websites that promote such ads in greater than usual numbers. These sites are generally related to file sharing (freeware and torrent pages), online gaming, gambling, and porn. You may have noticed if you have ever seen or visited such pages that these are filled with annoying, flashy banner and pop-up ads. Landing on unfamiliar sites makes it even worse since you would not know which content you can click on without harming your computer. This is how a lot of users actually drop malicious bundles onto their system. The best you can do in such a case is that you remove Hotsitetopic.com and all other possibly risky applications.

This browser hijacker is probably riskier than most of its peers because it has at least two third-party advertisements on its main page. These ads may lead to questionable websites promoting unwanted or malicious programs whose installers may contain malware infections. We advise you to stay away from these ads and this search page altogether if you do not want more security issues on your plate. Below the main search field you can see two rows of thumbnail links redirecting you, for instance, to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and to online game pages, such as games.softgames.de/room-makeover/?p=baidu_portal. This malware infection forwards your queries to Yahoo but the results pages you may see could contain questionable third-party ads and links promoted by cyber criminals.

As we have already said, there is no guarantee that any third-party content is 100% reliable since, for example, the creators of hijackers never take responsibility for their affiliates they try to promote through modified search results. Clearly, this is how they can make money through driving web traffic to the promoted websites. However, if you click on the wrong link or ad, you could infect your computer or find yourself on malicious websites. The latter is quite dangerous if you consider that you may be fooled to give up your banking and personal details in a fake product purchase, which could result in your losing money from your accounts. If you want to feel safe while your computer is on, we advise you to remove Hotsitetopic.com right now.

The best thing about this infection is that it is not too complicated to clean it from your system. In fact, you just need to reset the infected browsers and it should be gone without a trace. Resetting your browsers could also eliminate other browser-related threats, such as bad toolbars, other hijackers, ad-supported extensions, and so on. Please follow our instructions below if you are not familiar with the necessary steps. If you would like to be sure that your computer is clean and safe for you to use, we suggest that you use a reliable anti-malware program, such as SpyHunter.

Remove Hotsitetopic.com from your browsers

Mozilla Firefox

1. Press Alt+H and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. Click Refresh Firefox and click Refresh Firefox again in the confirmation window.
3. Press Finish.

Google Chrome

1. Press Alt+F and choose Settings.
2. Scroll down and click Show advanced settings.
3. Scroll down and click Reset settings.
4. Click Reset.

Internet Explorer

1. Press Alt+T and select Internet Options.
2. On the Advanced tab, click Reset.
3. Mark Delete personal settings and click Reset.
4. Press Close.