Remove Hlatomer.net/kolc Virus from Chrome, Firefox, Edge, IE

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The appearance of the Hlatomer.net/kolc URL is not a good sign. This page is associated with a nasty adware. The parasite slithers into your device unnoticed and wreaks havoc. The good news is that the Hlatomer.net/kolc adware is not a virus, but a malicious app. Once installed, the adware adds its malicious extension to your favorite browser and takes full control over it. The adware is a plague. It interferes with every aspect of your daily browsing. This utility uses aggressive and misleading marketing strategies to turn you from a visitor into a customer. It blocks its competitors’ content and replaces it with its own. Then, the adware injects extra adverts on every web page you open. And, of course, it redirects your traffic to sponsored pages. Every time you as much as touch your browser, your screen gets covered in coupons and discounts. You will notice something interesting, though. All adverts provided by the adware are somehow related to your interests or needs. This is not a coincidence. The Hlatomer.net/kolc adware monitors your online activities. It knows which websites you visit, what search inquiries you make, what videos you watch. Even the Incognito mode of your browser cannot hide you from the adware. The pest knows everything. It uses the information to target you with appealing adverts. Yet, it is also selling access to the data. Anyone willing to pay can use the adware and its resources. All sorts of crooks do. They use the information to target your wallet. Crooks don’t play fair. They will expose you to misleading adverts and lure you into impulsive actions. They will not hesitate to further infect your device, too. Don’t test your luck. One click is all it takes for a virus to be downloaded. If you end up on the wrong website, a drive-by download may infect your computer in a split-second. Keeping the Hlatomer.net/kolc adware on board is not worth the risk. Remove it before it’s too late.

How did I get infected with?

The Hlatomer.net/kolc adware is not an ingenious virus, but a malicious program. It cannot hack your computer. The furtive utility needs your approval to enter. Yet, it doesn’t need to ask you openly. The adware usually hitches a ride with other software. It uses freeware/shareware to reach its victims. When you install a program, no matter what, always pay close attention to the fine print. Developers often attach bonus programs to the payload files of their apps. If you use the Standard installation method, all extras will be installed automatically. To prevent this, use the Advanced installation option. Under it, you will be presented with a list of all “bonuses” that came along with the app you’ve downloaded. Bear in mind that you can deselect all extras and still install the program you originally planned to set up. Install only the apps you trust. Read the Terms and Conditions/End User License Agreement (EULA). If you spot anything out of the ordinary, abort the installation immediately. This time you were lucky. The Hlatomer.net/kolc adware is removable. Yet, there will be a next time. Don’t test your luck. Make sure you know what you are giving your approval to. Other malware distribution methods you should keep an eye out for are torrents, spam email attachments, and fake software updates. These methods will fail if you do your due diligence.

Why is this dangerous?

The Hlatomer.net/kolc adware is extremely intrusive. The parasite injects dozens and dozens of ads on every website you open. It redirects your web traffic and slows down your computer. The furtive utility ruins your browsing experience and prevents you from using your device normally. Yet, all these issues can be considered minor compared to the things the adware does behind your back. This app is more than a nuisance. It is a breach of your security. The adware monitors your browsing related data and uses the information to target you with custom selected adverts. Every advert, however, is a potential threat. The Hlatomer.net/kolc utility has no verifying mechanism. It is often used by crooks for malvertising. An unverified advert may arouse unwarranted expectations at best. At worst, it may redirect you to scam or infected websites. Don’t trust a word you read. All sorts of crooks use the adware to promote. Question everything. With the adware on board, you are more likely to end up on bogus web pages than on legitimate ones. The Hlatomer.net/kolc adware is too hazardous to be kept on board. Spare yourself many future headaches, remove the adware now!

How to Remove Hlatomer.net/kolc virus

The Hlatomer.net/kolc 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 Hlatomer.net/kolc 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.

STEP 1: Track down Hlatomer.net/kolc in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Hlatomer.net/kolc startup location

STEP 3: Delete Hlatomer.net/kolc traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Hlatomer.net/kolc 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 Hlatomer.net/kolc 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 Hlatomer.net/kolc 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 Hlatomer.net/kolc traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Hlatomer.net/kolc 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 Hlatomer.net/kolc

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 Hlatomer.net/kolc, 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 Hlatomer.net/kolc 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 Hlatomer.net/kolc 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.