Search.HolaInput.com

Search.HolaInput.com is a browser hijacker that is directly associated with the HolaInput extension. This extension was created by Hongkong Zoekyu Technology Inc., and it promises to provide you with a “fluent typing experience.” Have you downloaded this program from holainput.com or deskick.com? Maybe this Chrome extension was installed by a malware installer? In either case, we strongly advise eliminating it as soon as possible. At the moment, this extension appears to be compatible only with Google Chrome; however, it is possible that other browsers will be affected in the future. It is also possible that this extension will be taken down altogether. In the meantime, we analyze it as a Chrome extension. Needless to say, the worst part about this extension is the hijacker that follows it. If you wish to learn how to remove Search.HolaInput.com, please continue reading.

When installing HolaInput, you might be informed that your browsing history will be monitored, as well as your data on the websites that you visit. Additionally, you are informed that your homepage and start page on Chrome will be replaced by Search.HolaInput.com. You have no option but to agree with these permissions if you want to install the suspicious extension that we classify as a potentially unwanted program. Of course, you are not forced to do that, and we hope that additional conditions will help you realize that this PUP might be unreliable. Unfortunately, some users are very careless when installing software, and they do not think twice before letting in some suspicious, unfamiliar search provider. Once installed, this hijacker will greet you every time you launch your browser, which means it is impossible to ignore it. Well, using this search tool is not what you should do. Even though it redirects your search queries to Google – a search engine that shows reliable search results – information about your browsing activity might be recorded and analyzed by the creators of this strange hijacker.

The Privacy Policy introduced by Zoekyu Technology informs that personal information is not collected by its software; however, the so-called anonymous information is recorded to monitor your activity and interaction with the search results, which proves that this kind of data is collected even when you are using Google. Although it is stated that information is not shared with third parties, we still do not recommend trusting this strange search tool because it is useless and because it seems to have hidden agenda. Why else would it track information regarding your virtual activity? Of course, you have much bigger things to worry about if Search.HolaInput.com was installed along with malware. According to our expert researchers, malicious installers could be employed for the distribution of the hijacker and the PUP associated with it. In some cases, malware is hard to identify and detect. Luckily, a simple malware scanner – click the Download button to get a free scanner – can help you identify all threats.

How many infections were installed onto your computer along with Search.HolaInput.com? If you discover quite a few different threats, and they are complicated, we do not recommend wasting your time with manual removal. Instead, use a security tool that is capable of eliminating computer infections automatically. A security tool is also necessary to keep your operating system protected from schemers, malware distributors, and malicious threats. So, if you are dealing with malicious programs and a vulnerable Windows system, it is high time you installed a reliable security tool. All in all, even if you are capable of deleting unwanted programs and infections manually, you still need this tool to guard your PC.

The manual removal consists of several different steps, and you even have several different options. You can erase the unwanted extension and replace the homepage and start page options; however, leftovers might remain active. On the other hand, if you use the guide below, we are sure that you will not see a trace of the suspicious hijacker and PUP. This method might seem a little more complicated; however, you should be able to handle it if you move slowly and carefully. Of course, if you have questions about deleting Search.HolaInput.com, you can leave them in the designated comments section below. Overall, whatever you do, do not leave unwanted and malicious software active on your PC.

Search.HolaInput.com and HolaInput Removal

1. Tap Win+E to access Explorer.
2. Type %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\ or %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\ into the address bar at the top of Explorer.
3. Open the Default folder (might be named after your Profile name).
4. Delete the Preferences, Secure Preferences, and Web Data files to eliminate the traces of the hijacker.
5. Open the Extensions folder.
6. Delete ihfckchjffmhmgklenlaagdoeoijplec (represents HolaInput).
7. Now tap Win+R to launch RUN and enter regedit.exe.
8. In the Registry Editor navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Chrome\Extensions\ or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Google\Chrome\Extensions\.
9. Right-click and Delete the key called ihfckchjffmhmgklenlaagdoeoijplec.