Hahomedia Adware

What is Hahomedia?

Created by Haho Media, the Hahomedia application claims to save time and money by enabling comparison shopping, coupons, and displaying special deals/discounts available on shopping websites.

On initial inspection, this may seem a legitimate and useful browser extension, however, be aware that Hahomedia is considered to be adware or a potentially unwanted program (PUP) since it employs a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' (stealth installation of additional applications together with the chosen software) to install on Internet browsers without users' consent.

Following successful infiltration on Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome, Hahomedia generates various intrusive online advertisements including banner, in-text, pop-up, and video ads. Note that clicking these advertisements may lead to high-risk adware or malware infections.

Furthermore, users' Internet browsing activity is continually tracked, since this PUP records various software and hardware information including, for example, IP addresses (to determine users' geographic locations), operating systems, and browser types, unique identifier numbers, web browsing activity, cookies, and other similar details that are likely to be personally identifiable.

This behavior may result in serious privacy issues or identity theft, and for this reason, you are strongly advised to uninstall Hahomedia from your Internet browsers. At time of research, this rogue browser extension was distributed via small download programs (called 'download managers', 'download clients', 'installers', etc.) used by freeware download websites.

Be aware that these programs are used to monetize these websites' free service and traffic by offering installation of promoted (according to the developers, '100% legitimate') browser plug-ins together with the chosen free software. Thus, reckless download and installation of freeware frequently results in adware or malware infections such as Web Bar, Genesis, Insta Share, or in this case, Hahomedia.

Although this rogue browser add-on claims to improve the quality of users' online shopping experience, Hahomedia diminishes Internet browser performance and may lead to high-risk computer infections. The purpose of this PUP is to generate income by the display of intrusive online ads and sharing information with third parties.

Installation of Hahomedia, or other similar adware, can be prevented by studying each step of the free software download process and never accepting installation of any additional applications offered.

Furthermore, all software downloaded from the Internet should be installed using the 'Advanced' or 'Custom' installation options - this will reveal any bundled applications listed for installation and allow you to decline them. If you have already installed Hahomedia, follow the removal instructions provided to uninstall this adware from your Internet browsers.

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Quick menu:

• What is Hahomedia?
• STEP 1. Uninstall Hahomedia application using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove Hahomedia related adware from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove Hahomedia bundled adware from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove Hahomedia related plugins from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove Hahomedia extension from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

Hahomedia adware 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 "Hahomedia", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted program, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components or possible malware infections. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Remove Hahomedia adware from Internet browsers:

At time of research, Hahomedia installed no browser plug-ins on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox, however, it was bundled with other adware. Therefore, you are advised to remove all potentially unwanted browser add-ons from your Internet browsers.

Video showing how to remove potentially unwanted browser add-ons:

Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

Click the "gears" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for any recently-installed suspicious browser extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by hahomedia, 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 "Tools" and click on "Extensions". Locate any recently-installed suspicious add-ons, select these entries and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by hahomedia, 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 plugins from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click on "Extensions", in the opened window, remove any recently-installed suspicious browser plug-ins.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with ads by hahomedia 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, click Safari menu, and select Preferences....

In the opened window click Extensions, locate any recently installed suspicious extension, select it and click Uninstall.

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 upper-right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons and click "Remove" below their names.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by hahomedia, 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:

Commonly, adware or potentially unwanted applications infiltrate Internet browsers through free software downloads. Note that the safest source for downloading free software is via developers' websites only. To avoid installation of adware, be very attentive when downloading and installing free software. When installing previously-downloaded free programs, choose the custom or advanced installation options – this step will reveal any potentially unwanted applications listed for installation together with your chosen free program.

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