How to remove My Templates [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

According to cyber threat analysts, My Templates is a PUP (potentially unwanted program) from “browser hijacker” group. Once you’re a victim of this browser hijacker, it takes over your browser such as Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and MS Edge. This PUP can make changes to your web-browser’s settings, including newtab, startpage and search engine by default, and installs undesired extensions deep inside your system. This is the main reason why you need to remove My Templates from your machine and restore your web browser search provider and homepage back to the default.

When your system is affected by My Templates you’ll be forced to use its own search engine. It could seem not to be dangerous, but you still should be very careful, since it may show unwanted and harmful ads created to trick you into buying certain questionable programs or products, provide search results that may reroute your web browser to certain deceptive, misleading or harmful webpages. We recommend that you use only the reliable search provider like Google, Yahoo or Bing.

As well as undesired web browser redirects to My Templates, the browser hijacker can gather your Net browsing activity by recording URLs visited, IP addresses, internet browser version and type, cookie information, Internet Service Provider (ISP) and web-pages visited. Such kind of behavior can lead to serious security problems or user info theft. This is another reason why the hijacker that redirects the web browser to My Templates, is classified as potentially unwanted application (PUA).

We strongly suggest you to complete the steps which follow below. We’ll show you how to get rid of browser hijacker infection and thus remove My Templates redirect from your MS Edge, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer forever.

Remove My Templates from Google Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge (removal instructions)

Even if you’ve the up-to-date classic antivirus installed, and you have checked your computer for malicious software and removed anything found, you need to do the tutorial below. The My Templates browser hijacker removal is not simple as installing another antivirus. Classic antivirus software are not developed to run together and will conflict with each other, or possibly crash Windows. Instead we advise complete the manual steps below after that run Zemana, MalwareBytes or HitmanPro, which are free software dedicated to scan for and delete malicious software like My Templates browser hijacker infection. Use these tools to ensure the browser hijacker is removed.

To remove My Templates, execute the steps below:

1. Manual My Templates redirect removal
   • Remove My Templates associated software by using Windows Control Panel
   • Delete My Templates startpage from Mozilla Firefox
   • Remove My Templates from Chrome
   • Remove My Templates search from Internet Explorer
2. Use free malware removal tools to completely get rid of My Templates startpage
   • Use Zemana Anti-Malware (ZAM) to get rid of hijacker
   • Delete My Templates browser hijacker and malicious extensions with HitmanPro
   • How to delete My Templates with Malwarebytes
3. Use AdBlocker to block My Templates and stay safe online
4. Method of My Templates hijacker intrusion into your PC system
5. To sum up

Manual My Templates redirect removal

If you perform exactly the step-by-step guide below you should be able to remove the My Templates start page from the Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Chrome web-browsers.

Remove My Templates associated software by using Windows Control Panel

In order to delete PUPs such as this browser hijacker, open the MS Windows Control Panel and click on “Uninstall a program”. Check the list of installed apps. For the ones you do not know, run an Internet search to see if they are adware, browser hijacker or potentially unwanted programs. If yes, delete them off. Even if they are just a apps which you do not use, then deleting them off will increase your system start up time and speed dramatically.

1. If you are using Windows 8, 8.1 or 10 then click Windows button, next click Search. Type “Control panel”and press Enter.
2. If you are using Windows XP, Vista, 7, then click “Start” button and press “Control Panel”.
3. It will display the Windows Control Panel.
4. Further, click “Uninstall a program” under Programs category.
5. It will display a list of all applications installed on the personal computer.
6. Scroll through the all list, and uninstall dubious and unknown apps. To quickly find the latest installed programs, we recommend sort applications by date.

See more details in the video instructions below.

Delete My Templates startpage from Mozilla Firefox

If the Mozilla Firefox internet browser program is hijacked, then resetting its settings can help. The Reset feature is available on all modern version of Mozilla Firefox. A reset can fix many issues by restoring Mozilla Firefox settings such as start page, newtab page and search engine to their default state. It’ll keep your personal information like browsing history, bookmarks, passwords and web form auto-fill data.

First, run the Firefox and click button. It will show the drop-down menu on the right-part of the web-browser. Further, click the Help button () as shown below.

In the Help menu, select the “Troubleshooting Information” option. Another way to open the “Troubleshooting Information” screen – type “about:support” in the web-browser adress bar and press Enter. It will open the “Troubleshooting Information” page like below. In the upper-right corner of this screen, press the “Refresh Firefox” button.

It will display the confirmation dialog box. Further, press the “Refresh Firefox” button. The Firefox will begin a process to fix your problems that caused by the hijacker responsible for redirects to My Templates. After, it is finished, click the “Finish” button.

Remove My Templates from Chrome

If your Chrome web-browser is rerouted to annoying My Templates web-page, it may be necessary to completely reset your web-browser application to its default settings.

1. First start the Google Chrome and press Menu button (small button in the form of three dots).
2. It will open the Chrome main menu. Choose More Tools, then press Extensions.
3. You will see the list of installed extensions. If the list has the extension labeled with “Installed by enterprise policy” or “Installed by your administrator”, then complete the following tutorial: Remove Chrome extensions installed by enterprise policy.
4. Now open the Chrome menu once again, click the “Settings” menu.
5. You will see the Chrome’s settings page. Scroll down and click “Advanced” link.
6. Scroll down again and press the “Reset” button.
7. The Google Chrome will display the reset profile settings page as on the image above.
8. Next press the “Reset” button.
9. Once this task is finished, your internet browser’s startpage, default search provider and newtab will be restored to their original defaults.
10. To learn more, read the post How to reset Chrome settings to default.

Remove My Templates search from Internet Explorer

First, open the Internet Explorer, then click ‘gear’ icon . It will show the Tools drop-down menu on the right part of the internet browser, then click the “Internet Options” as displayed in the figure below.

In the “Internet Options” screen, select the “Advanced” tab, then click the “Reset” button. The Internet Explorer will display the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” dialog box. Further, click the “Delete personal settings” check box to select it. Next, click the “Reset” button as displayed in the following example.

After the procedure is done, click “Close” button. Close the Internet Explorer and reboot your PC system for the changes to take effect. This step will help you to restore your web browser’s startpage, search provider and new tab to default state.

Use free malware removal tools to completely get rid of My Templates startpage

The hijacker can hide its components which are difficult for you to find out and get rid of completely. This can lead to the fact that after some time, the browser hijacker once again infect your system and modify some settings of web browsers to My Templates. Moreover, I want to note that it’s not always safe to get rid of hijacker infection manually, if you don’t have much experience in setting up and configuring the MS Windows operating system. The best solution to find out and remove hijacker infections is to run free malicious software removal software.

Use Zemana Anti-Malware (ZAM) to get rid of hijacker

We recommend you to run the Zemana Free which are completely clean your PC system. Moreover, the tool will help you to delete PUPs, malicious software, toolbars and adware that your system can be infected too.

1. Visit the following page to download the latest version of Zemana Free for MS Windows. Save it to your Desktop.
   
   

   Zemana AntiMalware
   164032 downloads
   Author: Zemana Ltd
   Category: Security tools
   Update: July 16, 2019
   
2. At the download page, click on the Download button. Your web-browser will display the “Save as” prompt. Please save it onto your Windows desktop.
3. After the downloading process is done, please close all programs and open windows on your system. Next, run a file called Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup.
4. This will launch the “Setup wizard” of Zemana Free onto your PC. Follow the prompts and don’t make any changes to default settings.
5. When the Setup wizard has finished installing, the Zemana Free will launch and open the main window.
6. Further, click the “Scan” button to begin checking your system for the browser hijacker responsible for redirecting user searches to My Templates. While the Zemana AntiMalware (ZAM) utility is scanning, you may see how many objects it has identified as being affected by malicious software.
7. After the scanning is complete, the results are displayed in the scan report.
8. You may delete threats (move to Quarantine) by simply click the “Next” button. The tool will remove browser hijacker related to My Templates and move items to the program’s quarantine. After that process is complete, you may be prompted to restart the machine.
9. Close the Zemana Anti-Malware and continue with the next step.

Delete My Templates browser hijacker and malicious extensions with HitmanPro

HitmanPro is a portable utility which finds and uninstalls undesired applications such as hijacker infections, adware, toolbars, other internet browser addons and other malicious software. It scans your computer for browser hijacker infection which cause My Templates web page to appear and creates a list of threats marked for removal. HitmanPro will only uninstall those unwanted apps that you wish to be removed.

Hitman Pro can be downloaded from the following link. Save it directly to your Microsoft Windows Desktop.

Download and run HitmanPro on your computer. Once started, click “Next” button . HitmanPro utility will start scanning the whole personal computer to find out hijacker infection responsible for My Templates search. This task may take quite a while, so please be patient. While the utility is scanning, you can see how many objects and files has already scanned..

As the scanning ends, HitmanPro will open a list of all threats detected by the scan.

Review the scan results and then click Next button.

It will open a dialog box, press the “Activate free license” button to begin the free 30 days trial to remove all malware found.

How to delete My Templates with Malwarebytes

You can remove My Templates search automatically with a help of Malwarebytes Free. We recommend this free malicious software removal tool because it can easily get rid of hijacker infections, ad-supported software, potentially unwanted applications and toolbars with all their components such as files, folders and registry entries.

1. Visit the following page to download MalwareBytes Free. Save it to your Desktop.
   
   

   Malwarebytes Anti-malware
   326385 downloads
   Author: Malwarebytes
   Category: Security tools
   Update: April 15, 2020
   
2. At the download page, click on the Download button. Your web-browser will display the “Save as” prompt. Please save it onto your Windows desktop.
3. When the download is finished, please close all apps and open windows on your machine. Double-click on the icon that’s called mb3-setup.
4. This will start the “Setup wizard” of MalwareBytes Free onto your computer. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.
5. When the Setup wizard has finished installing, the MalwareBytes Free will launch and display the main window.
6. Further, click the “Scan Now” button to perform a system scan for the hijacker infection that cause My Templates web-page to appear. Depending on your machine, the scan can take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour. During the scan MalwareBytes will search for threats exist on your personal computer.
7. As the scanning ends, a list of all items found is prepared.
8. When you’re ready, click the “Quarantine Selected” button. When disinfection is complete, you may be prompted to reboot the PC system.
9. Close the AntiMalware and continue with the next step.

Video instruction, which reveals in detail the steps above.

Use AdBlocker to block My Templates and stay safe online

If you want to remove unwanted advertisements, browser redirects and pop ups, then install an ad blocker program such as AdGuard. It can block My Templates, ads, pop ups and block pages from tracking your online activities when using the Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, MS Edge and Chrome. So, if you like browse the Internet, but you do not like intrusive ads and want to protect your computer from malicious webpages, then the AdGuard is your best choice.

1. AdGuard can be downloaded from the following link. Save it on your Microsoft Windows desktop or in any other place.
   
   

   Adguard download
   26627 downloads
   Version: 6.4
   Author: © Adguard
   Category: Security tools
   Update: November 15, 2018
   
2. After downloading it, run the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” program window. Follow the prompts.
3. When the setup is finished, press “Skip” to close the installation program and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” to see an quick tutorial that will assist you get to know AdGuard better.
4. In most cases, the default settings are enough and you do not need to change anything. Each time, when you start your PC, AdGuard will launch automatically and block pop up ads, My Templates redirect, as well as other malicious or misleading websites. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the icon named AdGuard, that can be found on your desktop.

Method of My Templates hijacker intrusion into your PC system

The hijacker usually spreads as a part of free programs that downloaded from the Internet. Which means that you need to be proactive and carefully read the Terms of use and the License agreement properly. For the most part, the My Templates hijacker will be clearly described, so take the time to carefully read all the information about the software that you downloaded and want to install on your computer. In the Setup wizard, you should select the Advanced, Custom or Manual setup method to control what components and additional programs to be installed, otherwise you run the risk of infecting your machine with an infection such as the My Templates browser hijacker infection.

To sum up

Once you have finished the steps outlined above, your computer should be clean from this hijacker and other malware. The Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Chrome and Edge will no longer open intrusive My Templates web site on startup. Unfortunately, if the step-by-step guide does not help you, then you have caught a new browser hijacker infection, and then the best way – ask for help.

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