How to Remove Hippig Virus

Can’t Remove Hippig “Virus”? This page includes detailed Hippig Removal instructions!

Luckily, the Hippig “Virus” is actually an ad-supported program (adware). Not a real virus. Yet, it is quite hazardous. This tool generates revenue by using the good old pay-per-click marketing model. To guarantee that you click on sponsored links, this malicious tool will bombard you with tons of commercials. Ad banners will cover every website you visit. Your browser will struggle to display content correctly. You will be contently redirected. When you try to follow a link, additional tabs will open in your browser. On top of that, pop-up windows will appear right under the cursor of your mouse. Thus, trick you into clicking on them unintentionally. Neither your comfort nor privacy is important. The clicks are all this tool cares about. Dealing with this app, you must have noticed that all “great deals” and “huge discounts” are somewhat related to your needs. No, you are not imagining this. The Hippig “Virus” chose those for you. It, after all, knows what you are searching for. The malicious utility is collecting data about your online activities. Everything you do online is recorded. And the data – sent to the people behind this app. They will use the data to select ads that will appeal especially to you. However, the collected information is not used for marketing purposes only. Those people don’t care about your security. They will sell the data to third parties. And if the adware has managed to record sensitive information, you may get in serious trouble. Hackers can use this data to stole money from your banking account. Or, they may blackmail you. The adware can “see” your usernames, passwords, email addresses, etc. You can’t risk such data getting exposed. It is important to act promptly. Remove the Hippig “Virus” as soon as possible!

How did I get infected with?

To operate on your system, the Hippig “Virus” needs your approval. And you provided it. Yes, you did it. Yet, it won’t be a surprise if you don’t remember doing so. You were deceived. The adware might have arrived as a bundled program to some freeware or shareware you downloaded off the web. This method is quite common nowadays. All the developers have to do is to attach the malicious program to the installation file of some regular app. Everything else is you doing. When you’ve started the installation of the bundle, you were asked which setup you prefer: the standard or the custom one. Always choose the advanced/custom wizard. Only under it can you see all extra tools that are about to be installed. Deselect the extras. You don’t need those tools. If you did, you would have downloaded them by yourself. This is your computer. You are the one who decides what to be installed on it. Other malware distribution methods also rely on your carelessness. Torrents, spam emails, fake software updates. All these methods are quite common. Yet, your caution can prevent infections. Always do your due diligence. Download your apps from reliable websites only. When installing a program opt for advanced button or tab. And don’t skip the terms and conditions. As boring as this long text can be, reading it is often the only way you can spot breaches. Read it. You won’t regret it.

Why is this dangerous?

The Hippig adware is responsible for the sea of advertisements you are drowning in recently. This malicious utility is forcing commercial even on websites that used to be ad-free. Pop-up windows disturb your normal web browsing. The thing is, all those ads cannot be trusted. First of all, they are not great deal-finders. On the contrary, they conceal the good deals. The Hippig adware is creating a virtual layer which blocks all content from its competitors. You will see only what the adware allows you to see. Eventually, you will lose track of the current situation on the market. You will become an easy target. Second, the adware has no checking mechanism. As long as they pay, the adware will allow anyone to promote. Hackers often use such applications to spread malicious links. If you click on a corrupted ad, you will be redirected to an infected website. A drive-by download will be executed there. Thus, in a blink of an eye, you may infect your PC with a dangerous virus. There is no way to tell which ads are corrupted and which are not. Avoid all commercials while the Hippig app is running on your device. Do yourself a favor. Put and end to this madness. Follow our guide and delete this parasite for good.

How to Remove Hippig virus

The Hippig infection is specifically designed to make money to its creators one way or another. The specialists from various antivirus companies like Bitdefender, Kaspersky, Norton, Avast, ESET, etc. advise that there is no harmless virus.

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Hippig 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.

WARNING! Stopping the wrong file or deleting the wrong registry key may damage your system irreversibly.
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STEP 1: Track down Hippig in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Hippig startup location

STEP 3: Delete Hippig traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Hippig in the computer memory

• Open your Task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
• Carefully review all processes and stop the suspicious ones.

• Write down the file location for later reference.

Step 2: Locate Hippig startup location

Reveal Hidden Files

• Open any folder
• Click on “Organize” button
  
• Choose “Folder and Search Options”
• Select the “View” tab
• Select “Show hidden files and folders” option
• Uncheck “Hide protected operating system files”
• Click “Apply” and “OK” button

Clean Hippig virus from the windows registry

• Once the operating system loads press simultaneously the Windows Logo Button and the R key.

• A dialog box should open. Type “Regedit”

• WARNING! be very careful when editing the Microsoft Windows Registry as this may render the system broken.

Depending on your OS (x86 or x64) navigate to:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

• and delete the display Name: [RANDOM]

• Then open your explorer and navigate to: %appdata% folder and delete the malicious executable.

Clean your HOSTS file to avoid unwanted browser redirection

Navigate to %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/host

If you are hacked, there will be foreign IPs addresses connected to you at the bottom. Take a look below:

STEP 3 : Clean Hippig traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Hippig 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

Step 4: Undo the damage done by Hippig

This particular Virus may alter your DNS settings.

Attention! this can break your internet connection. Before you change your DNS settings to use Google Public DNS for Hippig, be sure to write down the current server addresses on a piece of paper.

To fix the damage done by the virus you need to do the following.

• Click the Windows Start button to open the Start Menu, type control panel in the search box and select Control Panel in the results displayed above.
• go to Network and Internet
• then Network and Sharing Center
• then Change Adapter Settings
• Right-click on your active internet connection and click properties. Under the Networking tab, find Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Left click on it and then click on properties. Both options should be automatic! By default it should be set to “Obtain an IP address automatically” and the second one to “Obtain DNS server address automatically!” If they are not just change them, however if you are part of a domain network you should contact your Domain Administrator to set these settings, otherwise the internet connection will break!!!

You must clean all your browser shortcuts as well. To do that you need to

• Right click on the shortcut of your favorite browser and then select properties.

• in the target field remove Hippig argument and then apply the changes.
• Repeat that with the shortcuts of your other browsers.
• Check your scheduled tasks to make sure the virus will not download itself again.

How to Permanently Remove Hippig Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

Please, have in mind that once you are infected with a single virus, it compromises your system and let all doors wide open for many other infections. 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.