How to remove My Flight Finder

What is My Flight Finder?

My Flight Finder is advertised as an app that allows users to access websites, which provide information about the flights of various airlines. In fact, it operates as a browser hijacker, changing browser settings and gathering information.

Typically, people do not download or install apps of this type intentionally and, for this reason, My Flight Finder is classified as potentially unwanted application (PUA).

Furthermore, developers distribute it with another PUA called Hide My Searches. Therefore, it is very likely that people who have installed My Flight Finder, also have Hide My Searches installed on their systems.

Like most browser hijackers, My Flight Finder changes settings such as the default search engine, homepage, and address of a new tab. In this case, it assigns them to search.hmyflightfinder.net (or either hp.hmyflightfinder.net, which is completely identical), the address of a fake search engine.

This search engine does not generate any unique results and, if used, simply redirects people to search.yahoo.com (a legitimate search engine created by Yahoo). Therefore, search.hmyflightfinder.net is redundant.

Typically, it is impossible to remove addresses such as search.hmyflightfinder.net from browser settings as long as the hijacker is installed on the browser and/or computer. The only way to remove this address from the settings is to uninstall My Flight Finder. This is not the only reason to uninstall the app.

In most cases, browser hijackers gather details relating to users' browsing activities. For example, IP addresses, geolocations, addresses of visited websites, entered search queries, and other data of this kind. Some sensitive, private details might also be recorded.

In any case, people who develop PUAs usually share the data with third parties (potentially cyber criminals) who misuse it to generate revenue. To avoid becoming a victim of identity theft, experiencing problems relating to browsing safety, privacy, etc., we recommend that you uninstall My Flight Finder and Hide My searches as soon as possible. Never install PUAs in future.

Threat Summary:

Name	My Flight Finder.
Threat Type	Browser Hijacker, Redirect, Search Hijacker, Toolbar, Unwanted New Tab.
Detection Names	Avast (Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]), AVG (Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]), ESET-NOD32 (A Variant Of Win32/WinWrapper.V Potentially Unwanted), Microsoft (PUA:Win32/WinWrapper), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Browser Extension(s)	My Flight Finder, My Flight Finder Tab.
Supposed Functionality	This app supposedly provides easy access to websites that contain information relating to the flights of various airlines.
Promoted URL	search.hmyflightfinder.net, hp.hmyflightfinder.net
Serving IP Address (search.hmyflightfinder.net)	54.173.70.71
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 the hijacker's website and search the internet using their search engines.
Additional Information	My Flight Finder is distributed with another browser hijacker called Hide My Searches.
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.
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My Flight Finder is similar to other browser hijackers including, for example, Live Radio Pro Tab, Online Recipes Viewer, and My Obituares App.

Unfortunately, there are many more. In most cases, these apps are promoted by offering 'useful features', however, most do not operate as promised and often cause problems. For this reason, never use PUAs or have them installed on systems/browsers.

How did My Flight Finder install on my computer?

People often download and install PUAs inadvertently through clicked intrusive ads or together with other, regular (usually free) software. To trick people into downloads and installations of unwanted apps, developers use a deceptive marketing method known as "bundling".

They include PUAs into the set-ups of other software and hide related information in "Custom", "Advanced", and other similar settings. People cause unwanted downloads and installations when they download/install software without checking and changing these settings.

PUAs can also be downloaded and installed through deceptive ads. If clicked, some ads run scripts designed to start the download or installation process of unwanted apps.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

Do not download files and programs using unofficial pages, Peer-to-Peer networks such as torrent clients, eMule, third party downloaders, or other such tools. Third party installers should not be used. All software should be downloaded from official websites and using direct download links.

Check all setup settings such as "Custom", "Advanced", etc., and dismiss offers to download or install additional software. Ads displayed on dubious web pages relating to gambling, adult dating, pornography, and other similar sites should not be clicked, since this can cause redirects to untrustworthy websites and unwanted downloads/installations.

If the browser opens dubious pages or displays ads regularly, uninstall all unwanted, suspicious apps (extensions, plug-ins, add-ons), and also apply this to programs of this kind installed on the operating system. If your computer is already infected with My Flight Finder, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate this browser hijacker.

Website promoting My Flight Finder browser hijacker:

My Flight Finder browser hijacker installer set-up:

My Flight Finder asks for permission to read data:

 

 

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Quick menu:

• What is My Flight Finder?
• STEP 1. Uninstall My Flight Finder application using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove search.hmyflightfinder.net redirect from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove My Flight Finder browser hijacker from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove search.hmyflightfinder.net homepage and default search engine from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove search.hmyflightfinder.net redirect from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

My Flight Finder 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, "My Flight Finder"), select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted applications that cause browser redirects to the search.hmyflightfinder.net website, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

My Flight Finder 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.hmyflightfinder.net 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 "My Flight Finder".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the search.hmyflightfinder.net 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 "My Flight Finder" (or "My Flight Finder Tab") and other recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons (e.g., "Hide My Searches"), 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 "My Flight Finder" (or "My Flight Finder Tab") or "Hide My Searches", look for a browser hijacker URL (hxxp://search.hmyflightfinder.net or hxxps://hidemysearches.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 "hxxp://search.hmyflightfinder.net" and "hxxp://hidemysearches.com", 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.hmyflightfinder.net 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 "My Flight Finder", as well as all other recently installed browser plug-ins (e.g., "Hide My Searches").

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 "My Flight Finder"  or "Hide My Searches", remove hxxp://search.hmyflightfinder.net or hxxp://hidemysearches.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: "hmyflightfinder"
Right-click on the found preferences and select "Reset" to restore default values.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with search.hmyflightfinder.net 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.hmyflightfinder.net 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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