Ihavenet.com

Some adware or browser plugins that you install along with freeware applications can change your default browser settings. Ihavenet.com is a website that is set as your default home page on Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers when you install various third party applications on your computer. Although it does not seem as though Ihavenet.com would be dangerous or malicious, the fact that it changes your browser settings is rather alarming, and so it is for the best to remove Ihavenet.com from your computer, because the website could be related to not-so-safe advertising networks and it is better to avoid that.

If you are not sure how Ihavenet.com entered your system, it would be a good idea to run a full PC scan with SpyHunter free scanner. This scanner can detect all the potentially unwanted programs currently installed on your computer, and when you get the list you can invest in a powerful computer security program to remove Ihavenet.com and all the other undesirable applications.

The point is that whenever you download a shareware program from unknown website, you need to read the installation steps carefully, because your browser’s default page might be set for something like Ihavenet.com. It could be that your browser settings got changed when you installed the likes of TidyNetwork.com, WebCake, BrowserDefender, SimpleLyrics and other freeware applications.

However, keep in mind that even if you remove potentially unwanted programs via Control Panel, it does not mean that your browser settings will go back to normal. You basically will need to delete Ihavenet.com from your browser yourself. Even if it seems that the website is not dangerous, take note of the advertisements it displays. It clearly shows that it makes use of third party advertising networks, and such symbiosis could be mutual, meaning, that Ihavenet.com could get exploited by malevolent third parties to display corrupted flash advertisements that merely lead to malware-infected websites.

To remove Ihavenet.com from your computer, you should reset your browser settings to default and then scan your system with a computer security application once more, to make sure that there are not more malicious files left. Invest in a computer security program to safeguard your PC against potentially unwanted programs, because they can easily become responsible (albeit indirectly) for malware infections.

How to reset my browser settings

Internet Explorer

1. Press Alt+T and click Internet options.
2. Select Advanced tab and click Reset.
3. Mark Delete personal settings and press Reset.
4. When the reset is complete, click Close.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Press Firefox button and go to Help.
2. Click Troubleshooting information and a new tab will open.
3. Click Reset Firefox at the top right of the new tab.
4. When a new dialog box pops up, click Reset Firefox again.
5. Once the reset is complete, click Finish.

Google Chrome

1. Press Alt+F and click Settings.
2. Select Open a specific page or set of pages under On startup.
3. Click Set pages and modify your startup page. Click OK.
4. Select Manage search engines under Search.
5. Set a new default search engines, remove Ihavenet.com, and click Done.