Search.hfastpackagetracker.co Removal Guide

Search.hfastpackagetracker.co is not a reliable search engine so if you are looking for one we advise you to replace it with google.com or any other reputable search tool of your preference. The instructions located at the end of the text are here for this purpose; to help users get rid of the unwanted program faster. This application falls under the classification of browser hijackers. In other words, it means it may sneak in without you realizing it and alter your preferred browser settings. Moreover, our specialists learned Search.hfastpackagetracker.co could also show users annoying advertisements originating from unknown web pages. As you probably realize it yourself, interaction with these ads could be dangerous, but we will talk more about the possible risks later in the text.

Firstly, we would like to explain how Search.hfastpackagetracker.co could end up on the user’s browser. The application might be spread through various channels, but our researchers say it is most likely that users could download it accidentally while getting another piece of software. To be more precise, the browser hijacker might be bundled with various unreliable tools alike, such as potentially unwanted programs, adware, etc. If you wonder where you could find such programs, we would say many of them are distributed either through P2P file-sharing networks and unreliable websites or suspicious pop-up ads. Therefore, to avoid any threats users have to be extremely careful while downloading software from the Internet or clicking ads that may lead to unknown websites or promote suspicious tools.

Search.hfastpackagetracker.co might settle in after modifying particular affected browser’s files you will find listed in the removal instructions located below the text. Such data is altered in order to make the browser hijacker be your new default search provider, homepage, or new tab page. Then the application can gather data related to the user’s browsing habits as he searches the Internet and start serving him targeted advertisements belonging to the third-party. We believe the application could do this to generate advertising revenue. However, clicking the ads may not be so useful for you since there are no guarantees they cannot be malicious or cannot lead you to harmful web pages. This is why we advise against clicking the browser hijacker’s presented ads. They could seem tempting, but you can never know if you will not get redirected to scam web pages, sites containing viruses or other threats, and so on.

All things considered, it might be safer to replace Search.hfastpackagetracker.co with a search engine you can trust. If you decide to do so, we recommend checking the removal instructions we added at the end of this paragraph. These steps can tell you which files might have been altered and how they could be restored. Of course, if you would like to use automatic features instead, you should get a trustworthy antimalware tool, perform a system check-up and use the provided deletion button. As a result, all its identified suspicious applications or files should be erased immediately, and if you keep this tool on the system, it may help you guard it against future threats too.

Remove Search.hfastpackagetracker.co

Internet Explorer

1. Press Win+R.
2. Type Regedit and click Enter.
3. Identify a value name know as Start page in the given location: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
4. Right-click it and choose Modify.
5. Replace the browser hijacker’s link (http://Search.hfastpackagetracker.co) and press OK.
6. Exit Registry Editor.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Click Win+E.
2. Locate a file titled prefs.js in the listed directory: C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{unique user ID}
3. Open this file as a Notepad document.
4. Find a line with the threat’s link: user_pref(“browser.startup.homepage”, “http://Search.hfastpackagetracker.co”).
5. Replace http://Search.hfastpackagetracker.co and press Ctrl+S.
6. Exit Notepad.

Google Chrome

1. Press Win+E.
2. Go to: C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default and find the mentioned files:
   Preferences
   Secure Preferences
   Web Data
3. Right-click these files separately and select Delete.
4. Leave File Explorer.