What is Theyhat.com?
Theyhat.com is an ad-supported domain that might get into your computer during the installation of freeware obtained from the Internet. Once installed, the virus injects sponsored advertisement into the installed web-browser. As a result, a huge amount of various kind of advertisements in the form of banners, coupons, best deals, text/audio/video ads in your browser. Besides, it seeks to subscribe users to the notifications for this and other partner domains. Please, don’t click “Allow” as it might lead to getting more malware. In this guide, you will find many effective ways on how to uninstall adware and remove Theyhat.com pop-ups from your device.
- How to remove Theyhat.com Automatically
- Remove Theyhat.com from Programs and Features
- Remove Theyhat.com Adware from browsers
- Delete Theyhat.com pop-ups and notifications on Android
How to remove Theyhat.com automatically:
The easiest and convenient way to get rid of malware is to use a proper anti-malware program that can eliminate Theyhat.com and all its traces in just a few clicks.
Norton
Performing an antimalware scan with Norton Antivirus would automatically search out and delete all elements related to the adware. Download it by clicking the button below:
Steps of Theyhat.com manual removal
Remove Theyhat.com from Programs and Features:
As it was stated before, more likely that the hijacker appeared on your system brought by other software. So, to get rid of Theyhat.com you need to call to memory what you have installed recently.
How to remove Theyhat.com from Windows XP
- Click the Start button and open Control Panel
- Go to Add or Remove Programs
- Find the application related to Theyhat.com and click Uninstall
How to remove Theyhat.com from Windows 7/Vista
- Click the Start button and open Control Panel
- Go to Uninstall Program
- Find the application related to Theyhat.com and click Uninstall
How to remove Theyhat.com from Windows 8/8.1
- Right-click the menu icon in left bottom corner
- Choose Control Panel
- Select the Uninstall Program line
- Uninstall the application related to Theyhat.com
How to remove Theyhat.com from Windows 10
- Press Win+X to open Windows Power menu
- Click Control Panel
- Choose Uninstall a Program
- Select the application related to Theyhat.com and remove it
If you experience problems with removing Theyhat.com from Control Panel: there is no such title on the list, or you receive an error preventing you from deleting the application, see the article dedicated to this issue.
Read what to do if program won’t uninstall from Control Panel
Remove Theyhat.com from browsers:
How to unlock Windows Group Policies
Before you will started to remove Theyhat.com from browser you should perform following instructions in Command Prompt
This step is necessary to delete Windows Group Policies created by Theyhat.com
- Start Command Prompt as Administrator
- To do this in Windows 10/8 or Windows 7 click Start and in the search box type cmd. Right-click on the found result and choose Run as Administrator.
- While in command prompt type:
rd /S /Q "%WinDir%\System32\GroupPolicyUsers" - Press Enter button.
- Then type:
rd /S /Q "%WinDir%\System32\GroupPolicy" - Press Enter button.
- Finally, type:
gpupdate /force - Press Enter button.
Since some of the malware threats use a disguise of a browser add-on, you will need to check the list of extensions/add-ons in your browser.
How to remove Theyhat.com from Google Chrome
- Start Google Chrome
- Click on More tools, then go to the Extensions
- Delete Theyhat.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Theyhat.com from Internet Explorer
- Launch Internet Explorer
- Click on the Tools/Gear icon, then select Manage Add-ons
- Delete Theyhat.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Theyhat.com from Mozilla Firefox
- Start Mozilla Firefox
- Click on the right-upper corner button
- Click Add-ons, then go to Extensions
- Delete Theyhat.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Theyhat.com from Microsoft Edge
- Start Microsoft Edge
- Click the three-dot button in the upper right corner
- Choose Extensions
- Click the gear icon near Theyhat.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
- Choose Remove
Reset your browsers
This step is optional. Use it if the previous method didn’t work.
How to reset settings in Google Chrome
- Click on the icon in the right-upper corner
- Choose Settings
- Click Advanced settings
- Click the Reset button
- In “reset” window click the Reset button
How to reset settings in Mozilla Firefox
- Click the icon in the upper right corner
- Choose Help
- Select Troubleshooting Information
- Click the Refresh Firefox… button
How to reset settings in Internet Explorer
- Click on the Tools button
- Go to Internet options
- Go to the Advanced tab
- Click Reset
How to reset settings in Microsoft Edge
- Start Microsoft Edge
- Click the three-dot button in the upper right corner
- Choose Settings
- Under the Clear browsing data category select Choose what to clear
- Select everything and click Clear
If the above-mentioned methods didn’t help in eliminating the threat, then it’s better to rely on an automatic way of deleting Theyhat.com.
Eliminate Theyhat.com pop-ups and notifications from Google Chrome on Android:
Get rid of Theyhat.com notifications:
Google Chrome:
- Launch the Chrome app.
- To the right of the address bar, tap More.
- Select and open Settings.
- Open Site settings and then find Theyhat.com and disable it.
Get rid of Theyhat.com pop-ups automatically:
You may use AdGuard mobile application to stop Theyhat.com and other pop-ups. This app can also block advertisements in the browser thus making browsing on the device more comfortable.
