Remove Hotfresh

Hotfresh is an unwanted program also considered a malicious program because its developer makes no effort to explain the user all the problems he/she will suffer once the program is installed.

Hotfresh was developed to achieve two main goals: to show ads whenever we’re browsing the net and to save our personal data.

Ads shown by Hotfresh can be seen all over the place, sometimes directly onto the content of every website you visit (as banners, underlined key-words, pop-ups) or as  new tabs and windows that are opened whenever you click on something, although in some cases they are opened without any kind of interaction on you part.

As told before if you have been infected with Hotfresh, nothing you do online is a secret for its creators anymore. This adware will collect several personal data concerning you such as your OS version, the web browser you use, every website you visit, key-words used in your searches, your IP address, the place you’re in, among other data that can be used to identify you.

To avoid this kind of issue in the future, be aware of what you choose to install on your computer, specially when installing make sure you understand the consequences of accepting any pre-selected cases, don’t go clicking mindlessly on “Next” without being sure of what you’re doing. Make sure to use the advanced or customized settings to be able to reject anything you don’t need nor want.

For your information please know that Hotfresh is considered as a parasite by 42 anti-viruses.
File information
File name:
hotfresh.exe

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\Hotfresh\hotfresh.exe

Analysis date:
7 December 2016

Scanner detections:
42 / 54

Scan engine
Detection
Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Linkury
ESET-NOD32
a variant of Win32/Kryptik.FEHU
BitDefender
Trojan.Generic.18002506
Kaspersky
UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
Symantec
Trojan.Gen.2
Panda
Trj/Genetic.gen
Comodo
Application.Win32.Addrop.BB
Avira
TR/Dropper.Gen
AVG
Crypt6.RV
Bkav
W32.DerosmadASP.Trojan
MicroWorld-eScan
Trojan.Generic.18002506
McAfee
RDN/Generic Dropper
Zillya
Trojan.Kryptik.Win32.937857
AegisLab
Uds.Dangerousobject.Multi!c
TheHacker
Trojan/Kryptik.fehu
K7GW
Trojan ( 004f5f721 )
K7AntiVirus
Trojan ( 004f5f721 )
Arcabit
Trojan.Generic.D112B24A
Invincea
trojandropper.win32.sventore.b
Baidu
Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9872
TrendMicro-HouseCall
TROJ_GEN.R00XC0RIG16
Avast
Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp]
NANO-Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Kryptik.ehgwak
Tencent
Win32.Trojan.Kryptik.Szbc
Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.18002506
Emsisoft
Trojan.Generic.18002506 (B)
F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.18002506
VIPRE
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
TrendMicro
TROJ_GEN.R00XC0RIG16
McAfee-GW-Edition
BehavesLike.Win32.AdwareLinkury.jc
Sophos
Troj/Agent-ATRE
Cyren
W32/Trojan.AKZH-3713
Antiy-AVL
Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric
GData
Trojan.Generic.18002506
ALYac
Trojan.Generic.18002506
AVware
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Rising
Dropper.Generic!8.35E-fUNLg7xjxNV (cloud)
Yandex
Trojan.Kryptik!ZXdUXtLML+s
Ikarus
Trojan.Win32.Crypt
Fortinet
W32/Kryptik.FEHU!tr
CrowdStrike
malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Qihoo-360
HEUR/QVM10.1.CC80.Malware.Gen

Show the other 38 anti-virus detections


How to remove Hotfresh ?

This is a comprehensive tutorial to get rid of Hotfresh from your pc. Please perform all the instructions in the right order. All the tool provided in this removal guide is totally free and known to clean and boost your computer.

Remove Hotfresh with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is a light-weight anti-malware program that is excellent at removing the latest detections.

how to delete Hotfresh with Malwarebytes Anti-malware

  • Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to your desktop.
    Premium Version Free Version (without Real-time protection)
  • Install MalwareBytes Anti-Malware using the installation wizard.
  • Once installed, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will automatically start and you will see a message stating that you should update the program, and that a scan has never been run on your system. To start a system scan you can click on the Fix Now button.
  • If an update is found, you will be prompted to download and install the latest version.
  • Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for Hotfresh.
  • When the scan is complete, make sure that everything is set to Quarantine, and click Apply Actions.
  • When removing the files, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware may require a reboot in order to remove some of them. If it displays a message stating that it needs to reboot your computer, please allow it to do so.

Remove Hotfresh with AdwCleaner

The AdwCleaner tool will scan your computer and internet browser for Hotfresh, browser extensions and registry keys, that may have been installed on your system without your permission.

  • You can download AdwCleaner utility from the below button :
    Download AdwCleaner
  • Before starting AdwCleaner, close all open programs and internet browsers, then double-click on the file AdwCleaner.exe.
  • If Windows prompts you as to whether or not you wish to run AdwCleaner, please allow it to run.
  • When the AdwCleaner program will open, click on the Scan button.
  • To remove malicious files that were detected in the previous step, please click on the Clean button.
  • Please click on the OK button to allow AdwCleaner reboot your computer.

Remove Hotfresh with ZHPCleaner

ZHPCleaner is a program that searches for and deletes Adware, Toolbars, Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP), and browser Hijackers from your computer. By using ZHPCleaner you can easily remove many of these types of programs for a better user experience on your computer and while browsing the web.

  • If Avast is installed on you computer you have to disable it during the process.
  • You can download AdwCleaner utility from the below button :
    Download ZHPCleaner
  • Select ZHPCleaner.exe with right mouse click and Run as Administrator.
  • Accept the user agreement.
  • Click on the Scanner button.
  • After the scan has finished, click on the Repair button.
  • Reboot your computer.

Reset your browser (if necessary)

If you still see traces of Hotfresh after following all the steps above you can reset your browser performing this operation:

Your bookmarks and saved passwords are not deleted or modified.
  • Open Chrome.
  • Click on the three stripes button in the right top corner.
  • Select Settings.
  • Scroll down to the end of the page, search for Show advanced settings.
  • Scroll down once again to the end of the page and click Reset browser settings button.
  • Click Reset once more.
Your bookmarks and saved passwords are not deleted or modified.
  • Open Firefox
  • At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button.
  • Go over to the Help sub-menu, then select Troubleshooting Information.
  • Click the Repair Firefox button in the upper-right corner of the page.
  • Firefox will automatically restart.
Your bookmarks and saved passwords are not deleted or modified.

How to remove Hotfresh with ResetBrowser

  • Download ResetBrowser :
    Download ResetBrowser
  • Download the tool, save it on your desktop and double-click on it.
  • Read the disclaimer and press the Ok button.
  • Click the Reset Chrome button and wait.
  • Once the process is finished, click onOpen Chrome Hotfresh should now be deleted from Firefox.
Your computer should now be free of Hotfresh. If you are still experiencing problems while trying to remove Hotfresh from your machine, please start a new thread in our support page. Someone will give you free assistance very fast !
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