How to remove Finding Forms Pro from your browser

What is Finding Forms Pro?

Finding Forms Pro promotes the address of a fake search engine (search.hformshere.com) by changing browser settings and collecting browsing-related data. Apps of this type are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) and browser hijackers.

In most cases, people download and install browser hijackers inadvertently. Finding Forms Pro is promoted and installed together with another PUA called Encrypted Search.

Finding Forms Pro is designed to set search.hformshere.com as the address of the default search engine, homepage and new tab. Therefore, users visit search.hformshere.com when they open a browser (new window), new tab and enter search queries into the URL bar.

Note that search.hformshere.com is classified as a fake search engine, since it redirects users to search.yahoo.com. Thus, it provides results generated by the Yahoo search engine, rather than any unique results.

Most browser hijackers do not allow users to remove the address of the fake search engine from the aforementioned settings as long as the rogue software is installed. Therefore, the only way to stop search.hformshere.com from being opened regularly is to uninstall Finding Forms Pro first.

Additionally, apps such as Finding Forms Pro gather browsing-related information including, for example, IP addresses, geolocations, addresses of visited pages, entered search queries, and other browsing data. It is possible that a browser hijacker can be designed to collect sensitive, personal details as well.

Typically, the developers generate revenue by selling gathered data to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) who misuse it to generate revenue in other ways.

People who have browser hijackers installed on browsers and/or operating systems risk becoming victims of identity theft, experiencing problems relating to privacy, browsing safety or other issues. Therefore, you are advised to uninstall browser hijackers such as Finding Forms Pro, Encrypted Search and other apps of this type immediately.

Threat Summary:

Name	Finding Forms Pro
Threat Type	Browser Hijacker, Redirect, Search Hijacker, Toolbar, Unwanted New Tab.
Detection Names	Avast (Win32:AdwareSig [Adw]), DrWeb (Adware.Spigot.155), ESET-NOD32 (A Variant Of Win32/WinWrapper.V Potentially Unwanted), Microsoft (PUA:Win32/WinWrapper), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Browser Extension(s)	Finding Forms Pro, Forms Here Tab.
Supposed Functionality	Quick access to various online forms.
Promoted URL	search.hformshere.com
Serving IP Address (search.hformshere.com)	52.45.74.37
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	Finding Forms Pro is distributed with another browser hijacker called Encrypted Search.
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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Protected Search, App Discovery Tools and Easy Email Login are some examples of other browser hijackers.

They promote fake search engines and collect browsing-related (and other) details. Developers advertise the software as useful, legitimate applications, which supposedly deliver various features, however, most are useless, cause problems and are designed only to help the developers to generate revenue.

How did Finding Forms Pro install on my computer?

In most cases, PUAs are installed through certain deceptive advertisements that people intentionally (or accidentally) click, or when developers distribute them using a deceptive marketing method called "bundling". This method is used to trick people into download/installation of PUAs by including them into the software set-ups and presenting them as "additional offers".

Typically, information about such offers is hidden in "Custom", "Advanced", "Manual" and other similar settings of the set-ups. People who download and install programs without checking and changing the settings, thus also download and install PUAs.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

Download all programs from official websites and via direct links. Other sources and tools such as third party downloaders/installers, torrent clients, eMule (and other Peer-to-Peer networks), unofficial pages are often used to promote unwanted apps.

Therefore, these sources should not be trusted. Check all "Advanced", "Custom" and other similar settings of the download/installation setup and decline any offers to download or install additionally-included (unwanted) apps. Intrusive ads that are shown on dubious sites can open untrusted websites or cause download/installation of unwanted applications.

These ads should never be clicked. Remove any unknown, unwanted/suspicious extensions, plug-ins and add-ons installed on the browser, and programs of this kind installed on the operating system. If your computer is already infected with Finding Forms Pro, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate this browser hijacker.

Website promoting Finding Forms Pro browser hijacker:

Finding Forms Pro browser hijacker installer set-up:

Finding Forms Pro asks permission to read and change data:

IMPORTANT NOTE! This deceptive site asks to enable web browser notifications.

Therefore, before commencing, perform these steps:

Google Chrome (PC):

• Click the Menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the screen
• Select "Settings", scroll down to the bottom and click "Advanced"
• Scroll down to the "Privacy and security" section, select "Content settings" and then "Notifications"
• Click three dots on the right hand side of each suspicious URL and click "Block" or "Remove" (if you click "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again)

Google Chrome (Android):

• Click on the Menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the screen and click "Settings"
• Scroll down, click on "Site settings" and then "Notifications"
• In the opened window, locate all suspicious URLs and click on them one-by-one
• Select "Notifications" in the "Permissions" section and set the toggle button to "OFF"

Mozilla Firefox:

• Click the Menu button (three bars) on the right upper corner of the screen
• Select "Options" and click on "Privacy & Security" in the toolbar on the left hand side of the screen
• Scroll down to the "Permissions" section and click the "Settings" button next to "Notifications"
• In the opened window, locate all suspicious URLs, click the drop-down menu and select "Block"

Internet Explorer:

• Click the Gear button on the right upper corner of the IE window
• Select "Internet options"
• Select the "Privacy" tab and click "Settings" under "Pop-up Blocker" section
• Select suspicious URLs under and remove them one by one by clicking the "Remove" button

Microsoft Edge:

• Click the menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the Edge window and select "Settings"
• Click on "Site permissions" in the toolbar on the left hand side of the screen and select "Notifications"
• Click three dots on the right hand side of each suspicious URL under "Allow" section and click "Block" or "Remove" (if you click "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again)

Safari (Mac):

• Click "Safari" button on the left upper corner of the screen and select "Preferences..."
• Select the "Websites" tab and then select "Notifications" section on the left pane
• Check for suspicious URLs and apply the "Deny" option for each

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Quick menu:

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

Finding Forms Pro 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, "Finding Forms Pro"), select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

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

Finding Forms Pro 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.hformshere.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 "Forms Here Tab" or "Finding Forms Pro".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the forms here tab browser hijacker, 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 "Finding Forms Pro" (or "Forms Here Tab") and other recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons (e.g., "Encrypted Search"), 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 "Finding Forms Pro" (or "Forms Here Tab") or "Encrypted Search", look for a browser hijacker URL (hxxp://search.hformshere.com or hxxps://encryptedsearch.org) 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.hformshere.com" and "hxxp://encryptedsearch.org", 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 forms here tab browser hijacker, 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 "Finding Forms Pro" (or "Forms Here Tab"), as well as all other recently installed browser plug-ins (e.g., "Encrypted Search").

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 "Finding Forms Pro" (or "Forms Here Tab") or "Encrypted Search", remove hxxp://search.hformshere.com or hxxp://encryptedsearch.org 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: "extensionControlled"
Set both results to "false" by either double-clicking each entry or clicking the button.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with forms here tab browser hijacker 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 forms here tab browser hijacker, 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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