Abstract HD (Abstracthd-tab.com)
Abstract HD is a misleading browser extension designed and created by abstract-hd.com (Extinns LTD). Abstract HD is designed to enhance the browser’s homepage. However, Abstract HD new tab is known to collect non-personally identifiable information for your computer. For these specific misleading reasons, Abstract HD is a homepage Browser Hijacker.
After successful installation, Abstract HD adds a browser extension to the browser and assigns Abstract-hd.com deceptive search engine to the default homepage and search engine settings within the browser(s).
Once a Browser Hijacker such as Abstract HD has successfuly installed on the computer, the malicious abstract HD browser extension is known to overwhelm computer users with intrusive advertisements within the browser and the computer.
Many favorite download websites that offer download managers monetize their free software and internet traffic through download-managers. It’s these download managers that use deceitful and dangerous adware deployments. Abstract HD is similar to Wave Abstract New Tab and Chromesearch.
The advertisements shown by Abstract HD are not random, the ads are based on user’s internet activity, the content of the website user is of were visiting and user-based interests. Abstract HD advertisements are to be distinguished by underlined text or new pop-up window redirects.
How did Abstract HD take over on my PC?
Danger:
Distribution: Download managers, deceptive pop-up redirects
Also known as: Abstract HD virus, Abstract HD adware, AbstractHD, AbstractHD browser extension
Browsers affected: Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera and Microsoft Edge
Type: Browser Hijacker
Abstract HD doesn’t enter the PC on its own. AbstractHD is often installed by the computer user itself. Abstract HD is known to install with free software you might have downloaded from the internet. Abstract HD browser extension pretends legitimacy. In reality, the Abstract HD browser hijacker is all about in-text advertisements, website traffic, and suspicious links, browser extensions, and browser redirects. Adware such as AbstractHD, often claims to have no control over the users’ advertisements. In our experience, many of these in-text links lead to suspicious websites, technical support scam services, download managers and pay per click advertisements.
How to avoid Abstract HD?
If you install software downloaded from the internet, take notice there are no additional offers or useful enhancements installed on your computer. Some download managers do not adequately disclose that adware or pups, such as this Abstract HD will also be installed on your computer. When installing software on your computer, you should overview the End User License Agreements (EULA) or their Terms of Agreement before downloading and installing software onto your computer.
The Abstract HD include content and ads from third parties that may perform user activity tracking other than that described herein. For more information about each third party content provider, cookies, and how to “opt-out”, please refer to such third party advertiser’s privacy policy.
The Abstract HD contain links to other sites on the Web. Please be aware that Extinns is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites.
Abstract HD may use third party service providers to serve ads and e-mails on our behalf. These companies may use technologies to measure the effectiveness of ads and e-mails and use information about your visits to the Abstract HD so that we can provide a better search experience to you. For this purpose, we may also provide these third party service providers anonymous information about your site navigation.
Do you agree? We think not.
Do not click too fast through the installation process using a Quick Install of Next button; this would prevent Abstract HD in the future. Either way, it is often the computer user itself which allowed the Abstract HD redirect infect the browser.
How to remove Abstract HD
Use this quick menu to quickly follow the steps to successfuly clean your computer from Abstract HD, adware, potentially unwanted programs, any viruses, and spyware. This instruction includes both manual removal steps and malware removal tools to remove the Abstract HD malware leftovers.
Remove Abstract HD, complete the steps below
- Remove Abstract HD from Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10
- Scan your computer for malware with free anti-malware software to detect and remove Abstract HD files
Uninstall Abstract HD software to get rid of AbstractHD from your browser
In this first step, we show you how to detect and manually uninstall adware and malware responsible for the Abstract HD adware. Both adware and pups leave traces.
After you have uninstalled the Abstract HD adware, perform an anti-malware scan with our recommended removal tools to remove any traces from your PC in order to make sure the malware infection is fully deleted from your PC.
Check the installed applications list for recently installed malware applications.
Below you will find a summary of recently known adware and potentially unwanted programs for Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7.
SearchAwesome, MultiTimer version 1.0, ShutdownTime version 1.0, PC Speed UP Pro, System Healer, BlockAdsPro, FolderShare, ProxyGate, MiniCalc, Runbooster, Shadowsocks version 1.0, VidSquare, S5M, AnonymizerGadget, Toolbars (Mindspark, MyWay), Lightning, La Cie Public version 1.0, 1.0.0.1, Internet Speed Tester, WebDiscover Browser, NativeDesktopMediaService, System Table, Betterworld, SmartApp 1.00, PC Optimizer, PC Speedup 2018, PC Speedup 2017, Yeadesktop, Maxi Buy, One Sytem Care, YoutubeAdBlock, Yandex, Up Pro verified, Premieropinion, HDWallpaper, Chameleon Explorer Pro, WhiteClick, GeoSmartDNS, SuperSearch, {random-name} version 1.5
Select the software application from the list and click the Uninstall button.
Click the column "Installed On" to sort recently installed software applications by date, sorting the software applications by installation date makes it easier for you to detect recently installed applications.
If you don't know what to look or need help to remove the malicious software,
Remove Abstract HD browser extension from Internet Explorer, Chrome or Firefox
In this first step, we show you how to manually remove adware from your browser and how to reset the browser homepage and search engine to default settings.
If after this step, there are still problems with a hijacked homepage, adware, ads or redirects in your browser, perform a malware scan with our recommended malware removal tools.
- Internet Explorer
- Google Chrome
- Firefox
- Microsoft Edge
Internet Explorer
In this first step for Internet Explorer, you have to verify if internet explorer is infected with a malicious add-on.
Remove add-on from Internet Explorer
choose the wrench button, and from the menu click Manage add-ons.
Check the add-on list for any suspicious add-on in Internet Explorer, click disable or remove to delete the add-on.
Continue to the next step.
Reset your default Homepage and Search engine for Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer has the possibility to reset to default, an Internet Explorer reset will affect your saved bookmarks and passwords.
pick the wrench button and from the menu click Internet Options.
Choose the Advanced tab, click the Reset button.
Check Delete personal settings and click the Reset button.
Restart Internet Explorer to complete the reset.
Good, Internet Explorer is reset to the default configuration, it is important to know there are virus remnants on your computer. I recommend to scan and remove the virus files from your computer. Make sure the virus does not reinstall, and all remnants are removed from your PC.
Google Chrome
In this first step for Chrome, you need to identify and remove any browser extension.
If you didn't install any browser extension at all, remove all browser extensions from Chrome.
Remove extension from Google Chrome
Click the menu button, from the Chrome menu click More tools and then Extensions.
Identify browser extension(s) from the list and click the Remove button to remove the extension.
If you are unsure if the extension is malicious, click the slider and disable the extension first. Continue to the next step.
Reset the Google Chrome profile sync
Google Chrome synchronizes the browsers user-profile with the Google Cloud services. If the Google Chrome browser is infected with adware, this adware, usually browser extensions, the homepage and search engine settings are synced with Google's servers.
It is important to clean this synchronized cache. If the user doesn't clear the synchronized settings, the adware, browser extension and settings keep coming back on any devices the Chrome user profile is synchronized with.
Open the Google Dashboard (opens in a new browser window). Click the Reset sync button to clear all of your synced data on Google's server, confirm with OK.
Continue to the next step.
Reset the Google Chrome homepage and search engine settings
Chrome has the option to reset to default settings, a Chrome browser reset will not affect your saved bookmarks and passwords.
Click the menu button, from the drop-down menu click Settings.
Scroll down to Advanced and again scroll down to Reset settings.
Click the Reset button to reset Google Chrome.
Confirm the reset of the Chrome web-browser by clicking the Reset button.
Restart Google Chrome for the changes to take effect.
Google Chrome is reset to default settings, it is important to know there are remnants of malware on your computer. I recommend to scan and remove malware files from your computer to make sure the malware does not reinstall and the malware is entirely removed from your PC.
Firefox
In this first step for Firefox, you need to identify and remove any Firefox add-on that is unknown to you.
If you didn't install any add-on at all, remove all add-ons from Firefox.
Remove add-on from Firefox
Click the Firefox menu button, from the drop-down menu click Add-ons.
Click extensions from the left menu. Identify any unknown Firefox browser extension.
Click the Remove button to delete the extension.
Reset the Firefox homepage and search engine settings
Firefox has the option to reset to default settings, this will reset Firefox completely.
Click the menu button, from the menu, select Help ? (the question mark icon, at the end of the menu).
Click on Troubleshooting information from the Help menu.
select the Refresh Firefox button, confirm the reset and restart Firefox.
The Firefox browser is reset to default settings, it is important to know there are remnants of malware on your computer. I recommend to scan and remove malware files from your computer to make sure the malware does not reinstall and the malware is entirely removed from the Firefox web-browser and PC.
Microsoft Edge
If you encounter problems with Microsoft Edge, follow these instructions.
Right-click the start button in Windows 10, from the start menu top click Apps and Features.
Scroll down through the right Apps and Features list till you see Microsoft Edge, click Advanced options.
Click on the Reset button to reset Microsoft Edge to default settings. Microsoft Edge reset will clear the browsing history, cookies, and settings. Not the Microsoft Edge favorites web pages.
The Microsoft Edge web-browser is reset to default settings, it is important to know there are remnants of malware on your computer. I recommend to scan and remove malware files from your computer to make sure the malware does not reinstall and the malware is entirely removed from the Microsoft Edge web-browser and PC.
1. Remove Abstract HD – Abstracthd-tab.com with Malwarebytes (recommended)
Get rid of Malware with Malwarebytes. Malwarebytes is free to use, detect and remove malware from your PC. Detect the latest adware, potentially unwanted programs and other malware with Malwarebytes. Protect your PC with Malwarebytes. Malwarebytes works perfectly in addition to a virusscanner.
Run the Malwarebytes program installation file. Click here for Malwarebytes installation instructions.
Click Scan Now to start examining for malware.
Malwarebytes will start searching for malware, please wait for Malwarebytes to finish the malware scan.
Malwarebytes usually takes between 2 to 5 minutes to complete.
Once the malware scan is performed, Malwarebytes will present the results of the malware scan.
Remove the malware found by Malwarebytes using the Quarantine Selected button.
Wait for Malwarebytes to move all malware to quarantine.
Malwarebytes needs to make a system reboot to finish the malware removal process.
Save and close any working documents or open web pages and click Yes to reboot your PC.
After the system reboot, your PC is clean from malware. Stay protected with Malwarebytes against future threats. Malwarebytes stops adware, potentially unwanted programs, malicious web pages, suspicious downloads, viruses, spyware and ransomware from infecting your machine.
2. Remove AbstractHD – Abstracthd-tab.com with Zemana Anti-Malware
Zemana Anti-Malware is an second opinion anti-malware scanner which uses Cloud technology for malware detection. Zemana is the fastest, smallest and most proactively malware scanner available. Zemana is its best in addition to a primary virus scanner or malware scanner such as Malwarebytes.
Open the Zemana anti-malware setup file.
Install Zemana anti-malware using the default settings, after successful installation Zemana anti-malware will update itself to the latest version.
Select the Scan button to perform a malware scan, wait for the scan to finish, this usually takes a few minutes.
Click the Next button to remove the malware found by Zemana on your computer.
Wait a couple of seconds for Zemana to remove the malware from your PC.
Your PC is successfully cleaned by Zemana. Zemana is an excellent protection for people searching for a lightweight malware detection and removal tool. Zemana is its best in addition to a more comprehensive antivirus or anti-malware security application such as Malwarebytes.
3. Delete AbstractHD and Abstracthd-tab.com redirect using AdwCleaner
The Malwarebytes adwcleaner removal tool will individually scan for malicious windows services, malware folders, malware files, shortcuts hijacked by adware, malware registry keys, windows scheduled tasks and malicious browser extensions. Best of all, adwcleaner is completely free.
- Right-click the AdwCleaner executable you just downloaded and select "Run as Administrator" this is important.
- Select the Scan Now button.
- Wait for the adware & malware scan to finish.
- Click the Clean & Repair button to remove the adware and malware from your PC.
- Wait for AdwCleaner to remove the adware and malware from your PC.
- Click the Clean & Restart Now button to finish the malware removal process.
- After the reboot, AdwCleaner shows a summary of the detected and removed malware files.
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