How to remove Higheurest.com redirect [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

If you keep receiving the Higheurest.com popup ads, when you browse the Internet with the MS Edge, Firefox, Google Chrome and Microsoft Internet Explorer, then it could mean your web-browser has become the victim of the malicious software from the adware family. Once started, it may install a harmful browser’s add-on which generates a large count of pop up advertisements or modify the web-browser’s settings to show ads on all web-pages that you are opening in the browser, even on those pages where before you did not see any ads. We advise you to clean you computer from ‘ad supported’ software and thus remove Higheurest.com pop-up advertisements. Perform the step by step guide below as soon as possible. It’ll remove all undesired pop up advertisements and protect your personal computer from more malicious apps and trojans.

While the computer is infected by the ‘ad supported’ software that causes web-browsers to open undesired Higheurest.com popups, when you launch the Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Firefox or open any web-page, you may see in your internet browser’s status bar the following messages: ‘Waiting for Higheurest.com’, ‘Transferring data from Higheurest.com’, ‘Looking up Higheurest.com’, ‘Read Higheurest.com’, ‘Connected to Higheurest.com’.

The ad supported software can modify the settings of the Firefox, Microsoft Edge, IE and Chrome, but often that a malicious software like this can also affect all types of internet browsers by changing their desktop shortcut files. Thus forcing the user each time start the web browser to see the unwanted Higheurest.com page.

To find out how to get rid of Higheurest.com advertisements, we suggest to read the step by step guide added to this article below. The guidance was prepared by experienced security experts who discovered a solution to remove the annoying adware out of the PC system.

Remove Higheurest.com ads

As with deleting ad-supported software, malware or potentially unwanted apps, there are few steps you may do. We recommend trying them all. If you do only one part of the guide, then it should be run malware removal tool, because it should remove ad-supported software and stop any further infection. But to completely remove Higheurest.com redirect you’ll have to at least reset your internet browser settings such as home page, newtab page and search provider by default to default state, disinfect computer’s web-browsers shortcuts, uninstall all unwanted and suspicious software, and get rid of adware by malware removal tools. Read this manual carefully, bookmark or print it, because you may need to close your web browser or restart your personal computer.

To remove Higheurest.com, perform the steps below:

1. How to remove Higheurest.com advertisements without any software
   • Uninstall questionable programs using MS Windows Control Panel
   • Disinfect the web browser’s shortcuts to delete Higheurest.com redirect
   • Get rid of unwanted Scheduled Tasks
   • Remove Higheurest.com pop up advertisements from Google Chrome
   • Remove Higheurest.com pop ups from Firefox
   • Delete Higheurest.com pop up ads from IE
2. How to remove Higheurest.com popup ads with freeware
   • Remove Higheurest.com popups with Zemana Anti-malware
   • How to automatically get rid of Higheurest.com with Malwarebytes
   • Use AdwCleaner to remove Higheurest.com ads from internet browser
3. How to block Higheurest.com popup advertisements
4. Method of Higheurest.com redirect intrusion into your machine
5. Finish words

How to remove Higheurest.com advertisements without any software

The guidance will help you get rid of Higheurest.com redirect. These Higheurest.com removal steps work for the Firefox, Google Chrome, MS Edge and IE, as well as every version of Microsoft Windows operating system.

Uninstall questionable programs using MS Windows Control Panel

Some of PUPs, adware and browser hijacker infections can be uninstalled using the Add/Remove programs tool that is located in the MS Windows Control Panel. So, if you’re using any version of Windows and you have noticed an unwanted application, then first try to delete it through Add/Remove programs.

Make sure you have closed all internet browsers and other apps. Press CTRL, ALT, DEL keys together to open the Microsoft Windows Task Manager.

Click on the “Processes” tab, look for something suspicious that is the ad-supported software responsible for redirecting your browser to Higheurest.com page then right-click it and select “End Task” or “End Process” option. In most cases, malicious software masks itself to avoid detection by imitating legitimate Microsoft Windows processes. A process is particularly suspicious: it is taking up a lot of memory (despite the fact that you closed all of your programs), its name is not familiar to you (if you’re in doubt, you can always check the application by doing a search for its name in Google, Yahoo or Bing).

Next, remove any undesired and suspicious software from your Control panel.

Windows 10, 8.1, 8

Now, click the Windows button, type “Control panel” in search and press Enter. Choose “Programs and Features”, then “Uninstall a program”.

Look around the entire list of apps installed on your computer. Most likely, one of them is the ‘ad supported’ software that causes a large amount of intrusive Higheurest.com pop-ups. Choose the dubious application or the application that name is not familiar to you and remove it.

Windows Vista, 7

From the “Start” menu in Microsoft Windows, choose “Control Panel”. Under the “Programs” icon, select “Uninstall a program”.

Select the dubious or any unknown apps, then click “Uninstall/Change” button to uninstall this unwanted application from your machine.

Windows XP

Click the “Start” button, select “Control Panel” option. Click on “Add/Remove Programs”.

Choose an unwanted application, then press “Change/Remove” button. Follow the prompts.

Disinfect the web browser’s shortcuts to delete Higheurest.com redirect

Important to know, most anti malware programs which are able to remove ad-supported software which made to redirect your internet browser to various ad sites such as Higheurest.com, but unable to search for and recover modified shortcuts. So, you need to fix the desktop shortcuts for your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Edge browsers manually.

Right click on the web-browser’s shortcut file, click Properties option. On the Shortcut tab, locate the Target field. Click inside, you will see a vertical line – arrow pointer, move it (using -> arrow key on your keyboard) to the right as possible. You will see a text “http://site.address” that has been added here. Remove everything after .exe. An example, for Google Chrome you should remove everything after chrome.exe.

To save changes, click OK . You need to clean all web-browser’s shortcut files. So, repeat this step for the Microsoft Edge, Chrome, IE and Firefox.

Get rid of unwanted Scheduled Tasks

Once installed, the adware can add a task in to the Windows Task Scheduler Library. Due to this, every time when you boot your system, it will open Higheurest.com annoying page. So, you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and get rid of all malicious tasks which have been created by malicious program.

Press Windows and R keys on your keyboard together. It will show a dialog box which called Run. In the text field, type “taskschd.msc” (without the quotes) and click OK. Task Scheduler window opens. In the left-hand side, click “Task Scheduler Library”, as shown in the following example.

In the middle part you will see a list of installed tasks. Select the first task, its properties will be display just below automatically. Next, click the Actions tab. Necessary to look at the text which is written under Details. Found something like “explorer.exe http://site.address” or “chrome.exe http://site.address” or “firefox.exe http://site.address”, then you need remove this task. If you are not sure that executes the task, then google it. If it’s a component of the ‘ad-supported’ apps, then this task also should be removed.

Further click on it with the right mouse button and select Delete as displayed in the figure below.

Repeat this step, if you have found a few tasks that have been created by adware. Once is complete, close the Task Scheduler window.

Remove Higheurest.com pop up advertisements from Google Chrome

Reset Chrome settings is a simple way to remove the browser hijacker infections, harmful and ‘ad-supported’ extensions, as well as to recover the browser’s start page, default search engine and new tab that have been replaced by ‘ad supported’ software which redirects your web browser to annoying Higheurest.com web-page.

1. First, run the Chrome and click the Menu icon (icon in the form of three dots).
2. It will show the Chrome main menu. Choose More Tools, then press Extensions.
3. You’ll see the list of installed extensions. If the list has the addon labeled with “Installed by enterprise policy” or “Installed by your administrator”, then complete the following steps: Remove Chrome extensions installed by enterprise policy.
4. Now open the Google Chrome menu once again, click the “Settings” menu.
5. Next, press “Advanced” link, which located at the bottom of the Settings page.
6. On the bottom of the “Advanced settings” page, click the “Reset settings to their original defaults” button.
7. The Google Chrome will display the reset settings dialog box as shown on the image above.
8. Confirm the web-browser’s reset by clicking on the “Reset” button.
9. To learn more, read the article How to reset Google Chrome settings to default.

Remove Higheurest.com pop ups from Firefox

Resetting your FF is first troubleshooting step for any issues with your internet browser program, including the redirect to Higheurest.com page.

Press the Menu button (looks like three horizontal lines), and press the blue Help icon located at the bottom of the drop down menu like below.

A small menu will appear, press the “Troubleshooting Information”. On this page, press “Refresh Firefox” button as displayed below.

Follow the onscreen procedure to restore your Firefox browser settings to its original state.

Delete Higheurest.com pop up ads from IE

The Internet Explorer reset is great if your web-browser is hijacked or you have unwanted addo-ons or toolbars on your web-browser, that installed by an malicious software.

First, run the IE, then click ‘gear’ icon . It will show the Tools drop-down menu on the right part of the browser, then click the “Internet Options” as displayed in the following example.

In the “Internet Options” screen, select the “Advanced” tab, then click the “Reset” button. The IE will open the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” prompt. Further, press the “Delete personal settings” check box to select it. Next, click the “Reset” button as displayed on the screen below.

Once the process is finished, press “Close” button. Close the IE and reboot your PC for the changes to take effect. This step will help you to restore your browser’s search engine by default, newtab and home page to default state.

How to remove Higheurest.com popup ads with freeware

Manual removal is not always as effective as you might think. Often, even the most experienced users may not completely delete ad-supported software which causes annoying Higheurest.com pop up ads. So, we recommend to check your PC for any remaining harmful components with free adware removal programs below.

Remove Higheurest.com popups with Zemana Anti-malware

We suggest using the Zemana Anti-malware. You can download and install Zemana Anti-malware to look for and remove Higheurest.com advertisements from the IE, Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge internet browsers. When installed and updated, the malware remover will automatically check and detect all threats present on your computer.

1. Please go to the following link to download the latest version of Zemana Anti Malware (ZAM) for Windows. Save it on your Desktop.
   
   

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2. After the download is complete, close all applications and windows on your machine. Open a file location. Double-click on the icon that’s named Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup.
3. Further, click Next button and follow the prompts.
4. Once installation is finished, click the “Scan” button to perform a system scan for the ad-supported software that causes a huge count of undesired Higheurest.com pop-up ads. Depending on your PC system, the scan can take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour. While the tool is scanning, you can see how many objects and files has already scanned.
5. Once Zemana Free has completed scanning, Zemana Anti Malware (ZAM) will open a list of detected items. You may move items to Quarantine (all selected by default) by simply click “Next”. Once disinfection is complete, you may be prompted to restart your PC.

How to automatically get rid of Higheurest.com with Malwarebytes

Delete Higheurest.com popup advertisements manually is difficult and often the adware is not completely removed. Therefore, we suggest you to run the Malwarebytes Free which are completely clean your personal computer. Moreover, the free program will allow you to remove malware, potentially unwanted programs, toolbars and browser hijackers that your computer may be infected too.

Download MalwareBytes from the following link. Save it on your MS Windows desktop or in any other place.

Once downloading is done, close all windows on your personal computer. Further, run the file named mb3-setup. If the “User Account Control” dialog box pops up as shown in the figure below, click the “Yes” button.

It will show the “Setup wizard” which will help you install MalwareBytes Anti-Malware on the PC system. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.

Once installation is done successfully, click Finish button. Then MalwareBytes Free will automatically start and you may see its main window as displayed in the figure below.

Next, press the “Scan Now” button .MalwareBytes Anti Malware (MBAM) program will scan through the whole PC system for the adware which cause undesired Higheurest.com ads to appear. A system scan can take anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes, depending on your PC system. During the scan MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) will search for threats exist on your PC.

When MalwareBytes Anti Malware has finished scanning your PC, the results are displayed in the scan report. Review the report and then click “Quarantine Selected” button.

The MalwareBytes will remove adware that responsible for the appearance of Higheurest.com pop ups and move threats to the program’s quarantine. After the process is complete, you can be prompted to restart your machine. We advise you look at the following video, which completely explains the process of using the MalwareBytes Anti-Malware to get rid of browser hijackers, adware and other malware.

Use AdwCleaner to remove Higheurest.com ads from internet browser

AdwCleaner is a free removal utility that can be downloaded and run to remove ad supported software responsible for redirects to Higheurest.com, hijackers, malware, potentially unwanted software, toolbars and other threats from your computer. You can use this utility to detect threats even if you have an antivirus or any other security application.

Visit the following page to download the latest version of AdwCleaner for Windows. Save it on your Desktop.

Once downloading is finished, open the file location and double-click the AdwCleaner icon. It will start the AdwCleaner tool and you will see a screen as shown below. If the User Account Control prompt will ask you want to start the application, click Yes button to continue.

Next, click “Scan” to detect ad-supported software which causes unwanted Higheurest.com popup advertisements. This procedure can take quite a while, so please be patient.

When finished, a list of all items found is created as displayed in the figure below.

In order to get rid of all items, simply click “Clean” button. It will show a dialog box. Click “OK” button. The AdwCleaner will remove adware that responsible for internet browser redirect to the annoying Higheurest.com page. Once finished, the tool may ask you to restart your personal computer. After restart, the AdwCleaner will show the log file.

All the above steps are shown in detail in the following video instructions.

How to block Higheurest.com popup advertisements

We recommend to install an adblocker program which can stop Higheurest.com and other undesired web-sites. The ad-blocking utility like AdGuard is a application that basically removes advertising from the Web and blocks access to malicious sites. Moreover, security experts says that using ad-blocking programs is necessary to stay safe when surfing the Web.

Download AdGuard program from the following link. Save it directly to your MS Windows Desktop.

When downloading is done, start the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen as displayed on the image below.

Follow the prompts. After the install is finished, you will see a window as displayed below.

You can click “Skip” to close the installation program and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” button to see an quick tutorial which will help you get to know AdGuard better.

In most cases, the default settings are enough and you do not need to change anything. Each time, when you start your personal computer, AdGuard will run automatically and stop popup advertisements, Higheurest.com redirect, as well as other malicious or misleading web-pages. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, which can be found on your desktop.

Method of Higheurest.com redirect intrusion into your machine

Many software made to show a huge number of unwanted ads within your machine’s browser. So, when you installing free software, carefully read the disclaimers, select the Custom or Advanced install option to watch for optional programs that are being installed, because some of the programs are PUPs such as this ad supported software related to Higheurest.com advertisements.

Finish words

After completing the guidance outlined above, your machine should be clean from this ad supported software and other malware. The Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Edge will no longer display intrusive Higheurest.com web-site when you browse the Internet. Unfortunately, if the step by step guide does not help you, then you have caught a new adware, and then the best way – ask for help.

Please start a new thread by using the “New Topic” button in the Spyware Removal forum. When posting your HJT log, try to give us some details about your problems, so we can try to help you more accurately. Wait for one of our trained “Security Team” or Site Administrator to provide you with knowledgeable assistance tailored to your problem with the undesired Higheurest.com ads.