This article presents you information about Streamit-online.com browser hijacker and provides removal guide in help of all users affected by it.
Streamit-online.com is an annoying hijacker that alters main browser settings without your permission. It could affect commonly used browsers especially the settings of their start pages, new tab pages, and default search engines. The presence of this undesired program on your device could also be related to an increased number of online ads generated during browsing sessions.
Threat Summary
| Name | Streamit-online.com |
| Type | Browser Hijacker, Redirect, PUP |
| Short Description | A questionable website that hijacks main browser settings without your permission and starts pushing hoax search engine. |
| Symptoms | The main page of this annoying redirect may appear as browser homepage while its hoax search enigne may be set as a default one. Browser slowdowns occur due to increased number of online ads. |
| Distribution Method | Freeware Installations, Bundled Packages |
| Detection Tool | See If Your System Has Been Affected by malware Download Malware Removal Tool |
| User Experience | Join Our Forum to Discuss Streamit-online.com. |
Streamit-online.com – Spread Techniques
The most probable reason why your preferred web browser is displaying the deceptive search engine Streamit-online.com is a potentially unwanted program installed on the device. Such a program is usually distributed with the help of shady techniques that trick you into installing it without noticing the install process. For the purpose, software bundles and compromised freeware installers could be used.
Both techniques enable owners of potentially undesired programs (PUPs) like Streamit-online.com to inject their program into the installers of other apps and hide the information for its presence. Eventually, this trick could lure you into giving permission for the installation of the PUP included in the installer. Happily, present PUPs could be sometimes revealed by the information disclosed in the Advanced/Custom configuration option.
Frequently used web browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Opera and Safari could be affected by Streamit-online.com hijacker.
Streamit-online.com – More About Its Impact
Once Streamit-online.com hijacker has its files running on your system, it becomes able to access the settings of target web browsers and apply some significant modifications there. It is more likely than not that this hijacker is designed to replace your preferred web browser’s start page, new tab page and default search engine with its domain address.
In case that it manages to apply these changes you start seeing its main page every time you open the affected browser as shown below:
Apparently, this bogus website pretends to be a search engine service. Its main page also enables you to stream various music genres online. No matter of what it pretends to be or how it looks like, Streamit-online.com is acknowledged to be yet another questionable website that aims to obtain sensitive data of yours and this way make you a target of aggressive advertising practices.
As revealed by its privacy policy, it is able to collect both personally and non-personally identifiable information for the time it is running on your device. And here is the full list of data recorded by the hijacker:
- Type of browser
- The type of the user’s device
- Language preferences
- Time stamps
- Clicks
- Visited pages
- Search logs
- Operating system type and version
- Utilized internet service provider
- IP address
Based on this information, the browser hijacker may display different types of advertisements:
- Pop-ups.
- Ad-supported search results.
- Banners.
- Highlighted text.
- Other types of advertisements.
The presence of all these ads in the affected browser could make it sluggish or sometimes even unresponsive. Furthermore, some of them may be set to land on infected web pages that deliver malware directly on the device they’re loaded.
How to Remove Streamit-online.com Browser Hijacker
In order to remove Streamit-online.com browser hijacker and all associated files that enable its appearance in the browser, you need to pass through several removal steps. You can find these steps in the removal guide below. The guide enables you to choose between manual and automatic removal approach. Our advice is to combine the steps as this way you will be able to get rid of this particular undesired program and strengthen the security of your device as well. Have in mind that the hijacker may store its files on the system with names that have nothing in common with its domain address.
In case that you have further questions or need additional help with the removal process, don’t hesitate to leave a comment or contact us at our email.
Gergana Ivanova
Gergana has a bachelor's degree in Marketing. She has been with the STF team for five years, researching malware, reporting on the latest computer infections, and following digital marketing trends.
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- Guide 1: How to Remove Streamit-online.com from Windows.
- Guide 2: Get rid of Streamit-online.com from Mac OS X.
- Guide 3: Remove Streamit-online.com from Google Chrome.
- Guide 4: Erase Streamit-online.com from Mozilla Firefox.
- Guide 5: Uninstall Streamit-online.com from Microsoft Edge.
- Guide 6: Remove Streamit-online.com from Safari.
- Guide 7: Eliminate Streamit-online.com from Internet Explorer.
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How to Remove Streamit-online.com from Windows.
Step 1: Boot Your PC In Safe Mode to isolate and remove Streamit-online.com
Step 2: Uninstall Streamit-online.com and related software from Windows
Here is a method in few easy steps that should be able to uninstall most programs. No matter if you are using Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista or XP, those steps will get the job done. Dragging the program or its folder to the recycle bin can be a very bad decision. If you do that, bits and pieces of the program are left behind, and that can lead to unstable work of your PC, errors with the file type associations and other unpleasant activities. The proper way to get a program off your computer is to Uninstall it. To do that:
Follow the instructions above and you will successfully uninstall most programs.Step 3: Clean any registries, created by Streamit-online.com on your computer.
The usually targeted registries of Windows machines are the following:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
You can access them by opening the Windows registry editor and deleting any values, created by Streamit-online.com there. This can happen by following the steps underneath:
Tip: To find a virus-created value, you can right-click on it and click "Modify" to see which file it is set to run. If this is the virus file location, remove the value.Before starting "Step 4", please boot back into Normal mode, in case you are currently in Safe Mode.
This will enable you to install and use SpyHunter 5 successfully.
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Get rid of Streamit-online.com from Mac OS X.
Step 1: Uninstall Streamit-online.com and remove related files and objects
1. Hit the ⇧+⌘+U keys to open Utilities. Another way is to click on “Go” and then click “Utilities”, like the image below shows:
- Go to Finder.
- In the search bar type the name of the app that you want to remove.
- Above the search bar change the two drop down menus to “System Files” and “Are Included” so that you can see all of the files associated with the application you want to remove. Bear in mind that some of the files may not be related to the app so be very careful which files you delete.
- If all of the files are related, hold the ⌘+A buttons to select them and then drive them to “Trash”.
In case you cannot remove Streamit-online.com via Step 1 above:
In case you cannot find the virus files and objects in your Applications or other places we have shown above, you can manually look for them in the Libraries of your Mac. But before doing this, please read the disclaimer below:
You can repeat the same procedure with the following other Library directories:
→ ~/Library/LaunchAgents
/Library/LaunchDaemons
Tip: ~ is there on purpose, because it leads to more LaunchAgents.
Step 2: Scan for and remove malware from your Mac
When you are facing problems on your Mac as a result of unwanted scripts, programs and malware, the recommended way of eliminating the threat is by using an anti-malware program. Combo Cleaner offers advanced security features along with other modules that will improve your Mac’s security and protect it in the future.
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Remove Streamit-online.com from Google Chrome.
Step 1: Start Google Chrome and open the drop menu
Step 2: Move the cursor over "Tools" and then from the extended menu choose "Extensions"
Step 3: From the opened "Extensions" menu locate the unwanted extension and click on its "Remove" button.
Step 4: After the extension is removed, restart Google Chrome by closing it from the red "X" button at the top right corner and start it again.
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Erase Streamit-online.com from Mozilla Firefox.
Step 1: Start Mozilla Firefox. Open the menu window
Step 2: Select the "Add-ons" icon from the menu.
Step 3: Select the unwanted extension and click "Remove"
Step 4: After the extension is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red "X" button at the top right corner and start it again.
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Uninstall Streamit-online.com from Microsoft Edge.
Step 1: Start Edge browser.
Step 2: Open the drop menu by clicking on the icon at the top right corner.
Step 3: From the drop menu select "Extensions".
Step 4: Choose the suspected malicious extension you want to remove and then click on the gear icon.
Step 5: Remove the malicious extension by scrolling down and then clicking on Uninstall.
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Remove Streamit-online.com from Safari.
Step 1: Start the Safari app.
Step 2: After hovering your mouse cursor to the top of the screen, click on the Safari text to open its drop down menu.
Step 3: From the menu, click on "Preferences".
Step 4: After that, select the 'Extensions' Tab.
Step 5: Click once on the extension you want to remove.
Step 6: Click 'Uninstall'.
A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall the extension. Select 'Uninstall' again, and the Streamit-online.com will be removed.
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Eliminate Streamit-online.com from Internet Explorer.
Step 1: Start Internet Explorer.
Step 2: Click on the gear icon labeled 'Tools' to open the drop menu and select 'Manage Add-ons'
Step 3: In the 'Manage Add-ons' window.
Step 4: Select the extension you want to remove and then click 'Disable'. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected extension, and some more add-ons might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click 'Disable'.
Step 5: After the unwanted extension has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red 'X' button located at the top right corner and start it again.
