Remove My.Freeze.com Hijacker

Suddenly My.Freeze.com took over your homepage and you cannot remove it.

My.Freeze.com will indeed cause your browsers to freeze. It will also bring upon you a rich bouquet of dangers and threats. This is the nth deceptive browser hijacker you could come across online. And, it isn’t harmless. According to the parasite’s developers, My.Freeze.com is a safe search engine. Obviously, My.Freeze.com is light years away from being safe. You’re now stuck with a tricky PC virus. It lies shamelessly to your face while exposing you to malware. That means you could forget about its bogus functionalities right now. The more time this program spends on board, the more dangerous it becomes. Then why hesitate? Take action and get rid of the intruder on the spot. You have nothing to lose. On the other hand, you have quite a lot to gain. My.Freeze.com’s shenanigans begin the minute your machine gets  infected. The virus firstly installs a browser extension/plugin. This way it takes over all your browsers. It hijacks them. Also, it messes with your browser settings. Both your default search engine and default browser homepage are now replaced with the hijacker’s domain. There’s no escaping this parasite. Every single time you try to surf the Web, you’re forced to use My.Freeze.com. The problem with this search engine is that it’s unreliable. After all, this is a parasite we’re talking about. It was developed by hackers in order to serve their malicious purposes. Enhancing your online experience was never what hackers wanted. The real reason why My.Freeze.com exists is a lot more prosaic and more aggravating. Money. Hackers’ money, to be exact. Thanks to the pay-per-click mechanism, crooks successfully gain effortless profit online. Their parasite stubbornly redirects you. It also generates sponsored, modified search results. This is how crooks gain revenue. Unfortunately, their profit comes solely at your expense. All web links displayed by the hijacker are equally unsafe. This program doesn’t discriminate between harmless and corrupted links. Hence, it generates both kinds. Some of the seemingly safe links and ads generated by My.Freeze.com are incredibly dangerous. Furthermore, you only need one click on the wrong link to install malware. You may accidentally compromise your already compromised device much further. The hijacker also slows down your PC speed and makes the Internet connection unstable. As mentioned, your browsers now crash and freeze too. To top it all, My.Freeze.com jeopardizes your privacy by spying on your browsing experience. That means this pest must be tackled ASAP.

How did I get infected with?

The parasite applied some sneaky technique to land on board. Obviously, it succeeded. To prevent virus infiltration in the future, be careful. Do not let hackers trick you into installing malware again. For instance, stay away from unverified software, especially if it comes bundled. This is probably the most commonly used technique out there. When installing bundled programs, take your time. Rushing sure seems tempting but it doesn’t save you time in the long run. Having to uninstall some vicious parasite is much more troublesome and time-consuming. Opt for the Advanced or Custom option in the Setup Wizard. It will allow you to keep a close eye on all programs that get downloaded. This way, no sneaky intruder will get installed behind your back. Check out the Terms and Conditions or EULA as well. You should always be aware what terms and/or conditions you end up accepting. Clicking the “I accept”button provides you no information whatsoever. Last but not least, stay away from spam messages, illegitimate websites and third-party ads. More often than not, these are dangerous.

Why is this dangerous?

Your computer has been compromised. Your browsers are no longer trustworthy. Your private life online is no longer private. Do you see how dangerous My.Freeze.com is? This pest is able to cause you a serious headache so don’t underestimate it. The hijacker makes completely unauthorized changes in your default settings. It generates unsafe search results and exposes you to malware.  In addition, My.Freeze.com collects personal information. That includes browsing history, search queries, usernames and passwords, IP addresses. Etc. However, if you’re particularly unlucky, some personally identifiable data might get stolen too. Before you know it, My.Freeze.com may result in financial scams. Or, in the worst possible scenario – identity theft. It is key for both your safety and privacy to delete the hijacker as soon as possible. To do so manually, please follow our detailed removal guide. You will find it down below.

How to Remove My.Freeze.com virus

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the My.Freeze.com infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.

The My.Freeze.com adware is specifically designed to make money. It generates web traffic, collects sales leads for other dubious sites, and will display advertisements and sponsored links within your web browser.

STEP 1: Uninstall My.Freeze.com from Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Clean My.Freeze.com from Chrome Firefox or Internet Explorer

STEP 3: Permanently Remove My.Freeze.com leftovers from the System

STEP 1 : Uninstall My.Freeze.com from your computer

Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command Window

 

Type “regedit”

 

navigate to HKCU\software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Modify the string with a value data and set it to google.com for example.

STEP 2 : Remove My.Freeze.com homepage from Chrome, Firefox and IE

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the My.Freeze.com by clicking on the little recycle bin
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• Open Mozilla Firefox

• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable the unwanted Extension
• Go to Help
• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

• Open Internet Explorer

• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Click on Internet options
• go to Toolbars and Extensions and disable the unknown extensions
• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset

• Restart Internet Explorer

How to Permanently Remove My.Freeze.com Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify possible registry leftovers or temporary files.