Stop http://www.hrtnvk.com Popup - Remove Hrtnvk.com Completely

Sometimes Hrtnvk.com will popup as blank page and then auto redirect to sometimes something called instacheck or sometimes will redirect to Arcadeyum, among others, but it doesn't do it every time, this happens whether using Chrome, IE, Firefox. I'm sure I can get rid of it but I really am curious about where and how it got on there in the first place and what exactly it is. Any help is appreciated.

Description of Hrtnvk.com

Hrtnvk.com is a malicious popup which is designed to generate web traffics for the malware developers. Once your browser is infected with Hrtnvk.com, it will change the browser setting and take control of the browser. It will add the add-on, plug-in and extension to your browser. When you open the browser or surf the Internet, you will be Hrtnvk.com opening in your new tab automatically. redirected to its domain automatically. This webpage can be a blank page, after seconds, it will jump to other unwanted webpages.

Hrtnvk.com is designed to redirect your browser and turn to the others to get the pay-per-click revenue for the developers. If you close this Hrtnvk.com pop-up, it will come back again. Hrtnvk.com  is annoying and unstoppable unless you remove all its components completely.  To remove this threats may be difficult, fortunately, we have the step-by-step guide to walk you through the process.  You can follow the guide below to continue. And it is highly recommended to keep a powerful anti-virus like Spyhunter on the computer to remove and block viruses.

Solutions to remove Hrtnvk.com 

In this post, there will be two solutions to remove Hrtnvk.com:

1. Remove Hrtnvk.com manually.

2. Remove Hrtnvk.com by using SpyHunter anti-malware.

Instructions to Get Rid of Hrtnvk.com

Method 1: Hrtnvk.com Manual Deletion

Step 1: Reset your browser setting

Firefox:

In the drop-down list of Firefox, go to Help and click on Troubleshooting Information.

Click on the Reset Firefox button to reset it.

Google Chrome: 

Click on the Chrome menu on the right of toolbar and then select Settings.

Scroll down to the bottom to click Show advanced settings.

Go down to the bottom and click Reset browser settings to reset Google Chrome to its default setting.

IE: 

Click Tools on the up right corner and select Internet Options.

Click on Advanced tab, press Reset button to reset IE to its default settings.

Step 2: Stop related running processes in Windows Task Manager first.
( Methods to open Task Manager: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC or Press the Start button->click on the Run option->Type in taskmgr and press OK.)

Step 3: Open Control Panel in Start menu and search for Folder Options. When you’re in Folder Options window, please click on its View tab, tick Show hidden files and folders and non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then press OK.

Step 4: Go to the Registry Editor and remove all the infection registry entries listed here:

(Steps: Hit Win+R keys and then type regedit in Run box to search)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Start Page" = "http://www.<random>.com/?type=hp&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search "CustomizeSearch" = "http://www.<random>.com/web/?type=ds&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>&q={searchTerms}"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search "SearchAssistant" = "http://www.<random>.com/web/?type=ds&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>&q={searchTerms}"

Step 5: All the infection associated files listed below need to be removed:

%CommonAppData%\<random>.exe
C:\Windows\Temp\<random>.exe
%temp%\<random>.exe
C:\Program Files\<random>

Method  2: Automatic Removal with SpyHunter

SpyHunter is a world-famous real-time malware protection and removal tool, which is designed to detect , remove and protect your PC from the latest malware attacks, such as Trojans, worms, rootkits, rogue viruses, browser hijacker, ransomware, adware, key-loggers, and so forth. To keep SpyHunter Anti-malware on your computer is an important way to protect your computer in a good condition. Please find the instruction as follow. 

Step 1: Press the following button to download SpyHunter.

Step 2: Save it into your computer and click on the Run choice to install it step by step.

Step 3: Click Finish then you can use it to scan your computer to find out potential threats by pressing Scan computer now!

Step 4: Tick Select all and then Remove to delete all threats.

Guide to download RegCure Pro to optimize PC 

If you are still worried about the left over of Hrtnvk.com and want to clean all the unwanted registry entries,  it is recommended to use RegCure Pro.

Step 1. Install and launch RegCure Pro on your PC.

Step 2.  Select "Yes" to download and install RegCure Pro.

 

Step 3. Click "Next" to continue.

Step 4. RegCure Pro will open automatically on your screen.

 Step 5. RegCure Pro is scanning your PC for error.

 

Step 6. After scanning, choose the issues you want to fix. 

 

Note: Manual removal Hrtnvk.com refers to key parts of computer system. Any error step may lead to system crash. If you don’t have sufficient expertise in dealing with the manual removal. Install Spyhunter can be your better choice, because it is capable of auto-detecting and removing viruses. You can also Download RegCure Pro to help you clean up unneeded  registry files and optimize the computer.

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