Uninstall the Get Recipes Now browser hijacker from your computer
Written by Tomas Meskauskas on (updated)
What is Get Recipes Now?
Get Recipes Now is presented as an application that allows people to access websites providing recipes and recommendations. For example, Food Network and Yummly. In fact, this app promotes a fake search engine (search.hgetrecipesnow.com), changes browser settings, and is categorized as a potentially unwanted application (PUA), a browser hijacker.
Like most apps of this type, Get Recipes No promotes a fake search engine by changing browser settings such as homepage, default search engine, and new tab URL address. In this case, it assigns them to search.hgetrecipesnow.com. In most cases, the only way to undo or change these settings is to uninstall the app that hijacked the browser.
Therefore, people who have Get Recipes Now installed on their browsers/computers are forced to visit search.hgetrecipesnow.com and use this fake search engine. This search engine provides no unique results and simply delivers results generated by Yahoo.
In summary, people who search through search.hgetrecipesnow.com are redirected to search.yahoo.com. Therefore, search.hgetrecipesnow.com is useless and redundant. Note that browser hijackers and most apps of this type collect browsing data such as IP addresses, entered search queries, URLs of visited websites, geolocations, and so on.
Some browser hijackers might be used to gather personal data. People who develop these apps share all information with other parties who misuse it to generate revenue.
Some of these people might be cyber criminals. Using browser hijackers and fake search engines might thus cause problems with online privacy, browsing safety, and so on. Do not use these apps. If they are installed on your system, remove them immediately.
| Name | Get Recipes Now |
| Threat Type | Browser Hijacker, Redirect, Search Hijacker, Toolbar, Unwanted New Tab |
| Detection Names | Avast (Win32:AdwareSig [Adw]), DrWeb (Adware.Spigot.145), ESET-NOD32 (A Variant Of Win32/WinWrapper.V Potentially Unwanted), Kaspersky (Not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.WebSearch.gen), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal) |
| Browser Extension(s) | Get Recipes Now, Recipes |
| Supposed Functionality | This app supposedly provides quick access to websites that contain various recipes |
| Promoted URL | search.hgetrecipesnow.com |
| Affected Browser Settings | Homepage, new tab URL, default search engine |
| Symptoms | Manipulated Internet browser settings (homepage, default Internet search engine, new tab settings). Users are forced to visit hijacker's website and search the Internet using their search engines. |
| Distribution methods | Deceptive pop-up ads, free software installers (bundling), fake flash player installers. |
| Damage | Internet browser tracking (potential privacy issues), display of unwanted ads, redirects to dubious websites. |
| Malware Removal (Windows) | To eliminate possible malware infections, scan your computer with legitimate antivirus software. Our security researchers recommend using Combo Cleaner. |
Get Recipes now is one of many browser hijackers online. Some other examples include Easy Maps Now, Free Online Manuals, and My Forms Suite. Typically, these apps are advertised as legitimate and useful, however, they often promote fake search engines and do not operate as promised. In summary, developers seek to trick people into installing them to generate revenue.
How did Get Recipes Now install on my computer?
In most cases, people cause unwanted installations and downloads when they click intrusive ads that cannot be trusted. If clicked, many ads runs scripts that cause download and installation of PUAs. In other cases, people end up having PUAs downloaded/installed when they download and install other software.
This happens when developers bundle unwanted apps into set-ups of regular (often free) software. They hide related information in "Custom", "Advanced" and other similar parts of the set-ups. When people download and install programs without checking or changing the settings included in set-ups, they often give permissions for unwanted apps to be downloaded/installed by default.
How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?
Do not download software from untrustworthy sources such as torrent clients, eMule (or other Peer-to-Peer networks), using third party downloaders, dubious websites, and so on. The best way is to use direct download links and official, trustworthy websites.
Do not leave "Custom", "Advanced" and other similar options of any download/installation setups unchecked. Do not allow for PUAs to be downloaded/installed with your software. Bear in mind that intrusive ads displayed on dubious sites usually redirect to other untrustworthy/potentially malicious websites.
Do not click these ads. If, however, advertisements of this type appear on any visited website or redirects to dubious sites occur regularly, it is likely that the default browser or operating system has been infiltrated with an unwanted app. Check the list of installed browser apps (extensions, add-on, and plug-ins) and remove unwanted, unknown entries immediately.
The same applies to programs of this kind that are installed on the operating system. If your computer is already infected with Get Recipes Now, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate this browser hijacker.
Get Recipes Now browser hijacker installer set-up:
Website promoting Get Recipes Now browser hijacker:
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Quick menu:
- What is Get Recipes Now?
- STEP 1. Uninstall Get Recipes Now application using Control Panel.
- STEP 2. Remove search.hgetrecipesnow.com redirect from Internet Explorer.
- STEP 3. Remove Get Recipes Now browser hijacker from Google Chrome.
- STEP 4. Remove search.hgetrecipesnow.com homepage and default search engine from Mozilla Firefox.
- STEP 5. Remove search.hgetrecipesnow.com redirect from Safari.
- STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.
Get Recipes Now browser hijacker removal:
Windows 11 users:
Right-click on the Start icon, select Apps and Features. In the opened window search for the application you want to uninstall, after locating it, click on the three vertical dots and select Uninstall.
Windows 10 users:
Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.
Windows 7 users:
Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and click Uninstall a program.
macOS (OSX) users:
Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.
In the uninstall programs window: look for any recently installed suspicious applications (for example, "Get Recipes Now"), select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".
After uninstalling the potentially unwanted applications that cause browser redirects to the search.hgetrecipesnow.com website, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.
Get Recipes Now browser hijacker removal from Internet browsers:
Video showing how to remove browser redirects:
Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:
Click the "gear" icon 
(at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for any recently installed suspicious extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".
Change your homepage:
Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Internet Options", in the opened window, remove hxxp://search.hgetrecipesnow.com and enter your preferred domain, which will open each time you launch Internet Explorer. You can also enter about: blank to open a blank page when you start Internet Explorer.
Change your default search engine:
Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". In the opened window, select "Search Providers", set "Google", "Bing", or any other preferred search engine as your default and then remove "Get Recipes Now".
Optional method:
If you continue to have problems with removal of the search.hgetrecipesnow.com redirect, reset your Internet Explorer settings to default.
Windows XP users: Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type inetcpl.cpl In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.
Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click the Windows logo, in the start search box type inetcpl.cpl and click enter. In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.
Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. Select Internet Options.
In the opened window, select the Advanced tab.
Click the Reset button.
Confirm that you wish to reset Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking the Reset button.
Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:
Click the Chrome menu icon 
(at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "More tools" and click "Extensions". Locate "Get Recipes Now" and other recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, and remove them.
Change your homepage:
Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Settings". In the "On startup" section, disable "Get Recipes Now", look for a browser hijacker URL (hxxp://www.search.hgetrecipesnow.com) below the “Open a specific or set of pages” option. If present, click on the three vertical dots icon and select “Remove”.
Change your default search engine:
To change your default search engine in Google Chrome: Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Settings", in the "Search engine" section, click "Manage search engines...", in the opened list, look for "search.hgetrecipesnow.com", and when located, click the three vertical dots near this URL and select "Remove from list".
Optional method:
If you continue to have problems with removal of the search.hgetrecipesnow.com redirect, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Advanced… link.
After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset (Restore settings to their original defaults) button.
In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.
Remove malicious plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox:
Click the Firefox menu 
(at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click on "Extensions" and remove "Get Recipes Now" (or simply "Recipes"), as well as all other recently installed browser plug-ins.
Change your homepage:
To reset your homepage, click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), then select "Options", in the opened window, disable "Get Recipes Now" (or simply "Recipes") remove hxxp://search.hgetrecipesnow.com and enter your preferred domain, which will open each time you start Mozilla Firefox.
Change your default search engine:
In the URL address bar, type about:config and press Enter.
Click "I'll be careful, I promise!".
In the search filter at the top, type: "moz-extension"
Right-click on the found preferences and select "Reset" to restore default values.
Optional method:
Computer users who have problems with search.hgetrecipesnow.com redirect removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.
Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu, in the opened menu, click Help.
Select Troubleshooting Information.
In the opened window, click the Refresh Firefox button.
In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Refresh Firefox button.
Remove malicious extensions from Safari:
Make sure your Safari browser is active and click Safari menu, then select Preferences...
In the preferences window select the Extensions tab. Look for any recently installed suspicious extensions and uninstall them.
In the preferences window select General tab and make sure that your homepage is set to a preferred URL, if its altered by a browser hijacker - change it.
In the preferences window select Search tab and make sure that your preferred Internet search engine is selected.
Optional method:
Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...
In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.
Remove malicious extensions from Microsoft Edge:
Click the Edge menu icon 
(at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate any recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, and remove them.
Change your homepage and new tab settings:
Click the Edge menu icon (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Settings". In the "On startup" section look for the name of the browser hijacker and click "Disable".
Change your default Internet search engine:
To change your default search engine in Microsoft Edge: Click the Edge menu icon (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Privacy and services", scroll to bottom of the page and select "Address bar". In the "Search engines used in address bar" section look for the name of the unwanted Internet search engine, when located click the "Disable" button near it. Alternatively you can click on "Manage search engines", in the opened menu look for unwanted Internet search engine. Click on the puzzle icon 
near it and select "Disable".
Optional method:
If you continue to have problems with removal of the search.hgetrecipesnow.com redirect, reset your Microsoft Edge browser settings. Click the Edge menu icon (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge) and select Settings.
In the opened settings menu select Reset settings.
Select Restore settings to their default values. In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Microsoft Edge settings to default by clicking the Reset button.
- If this did not help, follow these alternative instructions explaining how to reset the Microsoft Edge browser.
Summary:
A browser hijacker is a type of adware infection that modifies Internet browser settings by assigning the homepage and default Internet search engine settings to some other (unwanted) website URL. Commonly, this type of adware infiltrates operating systems through free software downloads. If your download is managed by a download client, ensure that you decline offers to install advertised toolbars or applications that seek to change your homepage and default Internet search engine settings.
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