HD Streaming Movies Adware

What is HD Streaming Movies?

The HD Streaming Movies application supposedly allows users to watch various movies online. On initial inspection, this app may seem legitimate and useful, however, HD Streaming Movies is categorized as adware and a potentially unwanted program (PUP).

There are three main reasons for these negative associations: stealth installation; display of intrusive online advertisements, and; tracking of Internet browsing activity.

HD Streaming Movies generates various intrusive online advertisements such as banner, pop-up, interstitial, transitional, etc. These are displayed using a 'virtual layer' and, thus, none originate from users' visited websites. Third party advertisements continually overlay website content, diminishing the Internet browsing experience.

Furthermore, some might redirect to infectious websites. Therefore, clicking them is risky and may lead to further adware or malware infections. Furthermore, Internet browsing activity is continually monitored, since HD Streaming Movies adware gathers various browsing-related information such as IP addresses, website URLs visited, pages viewed, search queries, and so on.

Some of the data will be personally identifiable and shared with third parties who misuse personal data to generate revenue. Thus, the presence of an information-tracking app on your system can lead to serious privacy issues or even identity theft. You are strongly advised to uninstall HD Streaming Movies adware immediately.

This application is similar to Groover, Dealz, AdBeaver, AmazingTab, and hundreds of other adware-type programs. 

By falsely claiming to provide valuable features, these apps trick users to install, however, after system infiltration, apps such as HD Streaming Movies provide provide no real value for the user - they simply generate intrusive advertisements, cause unwanted browser redirects, and continually track Internet browsing activity. The sole purpose of adware-type programs is to generate revenue for the developers.

How did HD Streaming Movies install on my computer?

The developers employ a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' and, therefore, many users install HD Streaming Movies adware inadvertently. The developers know that many users do not express enough caution when downloading and installing software and conceal installation of PUPs within the 'Custom/Advanced' settings.

This is effective, since users who rush the download and installation processes expose their systems to risk of infection. The developers are concerned only with the amount of revenue generated, which is dependent on the number of apps distributed. For this reason, they fail to properly disclose installation of PUPs.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Installation of adware-type programs can be prevented by taking two simple steps. Firstly, never rush when downloading and installing software - closely analyze these processes using the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' settings. Secondly, opt-out of all bundled software, since it is mostly bogus.

HD Streaming Movies adware installer setup:

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Quick menu:

• What is HD Streaming Movies?
• STEP 1. Uninstall HD Streaming Movies application using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove HD Streaming Movies adware from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove HD Streaming Movies ads from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove 'Ads by HD Streaming Movies' from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove HD Streaming Movies ads from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

HD Streaming Movies 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 "HD Streaming Movies 1.2", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

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

Remove HD Streaming Movies adware from Internet browsers:

At time of research, HD Streaming Movies did not install its 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 "gear" 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 hd streaming movies ads, 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 all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, select these entries and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the hd streaming movies ads, 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 "Extensions", in the opened window, remove all recently-installed suspicious browser plug-ins.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with hd streaming movies ads 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 hd streaming movies ads, 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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