What can be mentioned about this infection

Search.hquickmapsanddirections.com is a hijacker believed to be a quite minor infection. Users do not set up the hijacker willingly and most often, they aren’t even aware of how it occurred. Hijackers like to travel through a free application packages. A browser hijacker is not a malicious piece of malware and should not do any direct damage. Take into account, however, that you could be redirected to promoted pages, as the hijacker wants to make pay-per-click revenue. Hijackers do not filter through the portals so you may be redirected to one that would lead to a damaging program contamination. You will get nothing by keeping the browser intruder. To return to usual browsing, you ought to remove Search.hquickmapsanddirections.com.
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How are hijackers most commonly set up

Freeware oftentimes travel together with added offers. Adware, browser intruders and other likely not wanted utilities might come as those additional items. Users usually end up setting up redirect viruses and other not wanted applications as they do not choose Advanced (Custom) settings when setting up freeware. If something has been adjoined, you will be able to unmark it there. Default settings will not show anything attached so by opting for them, you are essentially allowing them to install automatically. Now that you are aware of how it entered your system, abolish Search.hquickmapsanddirections.com.

Why must you delete Search.hquickmapsanddirections.com?

You will quickly notice that it modifies your browser’s settings as soon as the redirect virus is installed. Your set homepage, new tabs and search engine have been set to display the website the hijacker’s advertised site. Whether you are using Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, they will all be affected. Reversing the modifications may not be doable without you making sure to eliminate Search.hquickmapsanddirections.com first. Your new homepage will be advertising a search engine, which we don’t recommend using as it will expose you to plenty of advertisement content, in order to redirect you. Browser hijackers aim to generate as much traffic as possible for web pages so that owners get revenue, which is why they reroute you. The redirects will be terribly irritating since you will end up on all kinds of weird sites. While those redirects are plenty bothersome they can also be rather damaging. You might encounter damaging program when being rerouted, so do not expect the reroutes to always be harmless. If you wish to shield your OS, remove Search.hquickmapsanddirections.com as soon as you notice it inhabiting your operating system.

Search.hquickmapsanddirections.com elimination

Using spyware removal programs software to erase Search.hquickmapsanddirections.com should be the easiest way because everything would be done for you. Manual Search.hquickmapsanddirections.com termination means you will need to identify the hijacker yourself, which might take time as you will have to locate the browser intruder yourself. However, instructions on how to uninstall Search.hquickmapsanddirections.com will be presented below this report.Download Removal Toolto remove Search.hquickmapsanddirections.com

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Learn how to remove Search.hquickmapsanddirections.com from your computer

• Step 1. Search.hquickmapsanddirections.com Removal from Windows
• Step 2. Delete Search.hquickmapsanddirections.com from browsers

Step 1. Search.hquickmapsanddirections.com Removal from Windows

• a) Windows 7/XP
• b) Windows 8
• c) Windows 10
• d) Mac OS X

a) Windows 7/XP

1. Press on the Start icon.
2. Control Panel → Programs and Features.
3. Find the program you want to delete and press Uninstall.

b) Windows 8

1. Right-click on the start icon (lower left corner).
2. Select Control Panel.
3. Click Programs and Features.
4. Find and remove all unwanted programs.

c) Windows 10

1. Open Start menu and click on the magnifying glass (next to the shut down button).
2. Type in Control Panel.
3. Control Panel → Programs and Features.
4. Find and remove all unwanted programs.

d) Mac OS X

1. Open Finder and press Applications.
2. Check all suspicious programs you want to get rid of.
3. Drag them to the trash icon in your dock (Alternatively, right-click on the program and press Move to Trash).
4. After you move all the unwanted programs, right-click on the trash icon and select Empty Trash.

Step 2. Delete Search.hquickmapsanddirections.com from browsers

• a) Remove Search.hquickmapsanddirections.com from Microsoft Edge
• b) Remove Search.hquickmapsanddirections.com from Internet Explorer
• c) Restore your homepage on Internet Explorer
• d) Reset Internet Explorer
• e) Remove Search.hquickmapsanddirections.com from Google Chrome
• f) Restore your homepage on Google Chrome
• g) Reset Google Chrome
• h) Remove Search.hquickmapsanddirections.com from Mozilla Firefox
• i) Restore your homepage on Mozilla Firefox
• j) Reset Mozilla Firefox
• k) Remove Search.hquickmapsanddirections.com from Safari (for Mac)
• l) Reset Safari

a) Remove Search.hquickmapsanddirections.com from Microsoft Edge

Reset Microsoft Edge (Method 1)

1. Open Microsoft Edge.
2. Press More located at the top right corner of the screen (the three dots).
3. Settings → Choose what to clear.
4. Check the boxes of the items you want removed, and press Clear.
5. Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete together.
6. Choose Task Manager.
7. In the Processes tab, find the Microsoft Edge process, right click on it, and press Go to details (or More details if Go to details is not available).
8. Right-click on all Microsoft Edge processes, and choose End task.

(Method 2)

Before you proceed with this method, backup your data.

1. Go to C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_xxxxxxxxxx.
2. Select all the folders, right-click on them and press Delete.
3. Press the start button, and type in Windows PowerShell in the search box.
4. Right-click on the result, and select Run as administrator.
5. In Administrator: Windows PowerShell, paste Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml -Verbose} under PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> and tap Enter.
6. The issue should be gone now.

b) Remove Search.hquickmapsanddirections.com from Internet Explorer

1. Open Internet Explorer and press on the Gear icon.
2. Select Manage add-ons, and then Toolbars and Extensions.
3. Find and disable all suspicious extensions.
4. Close the window.

c) Restore your homepage on Internet Explorer

1. Open Internet Explorer and press on the Gear icon.
2. Internet Options → General tab. Delete the homepage URL and type in your preferred one.
3. Press Apply.

d) Reset Internet Explorer

1. Open Internet Explorer and press on the Gear icon.
2. Internet Options → Advanced tab.
3. At the bottom, you will see a Reset button. Press that.
4. In the window that appears, check the box that says Delete personal settings.
5. Press Reset.
6. Click OK to exit the window.
7. Restart your browser.

e) Remove Search.hquickmapsanddirections.com from Google Chrome

1. Open Google Chrome and press the menu icon on the right, next to the URL field.
2. Choose More tools and Extensions.
3. Remove suspicious extensions by clicking the Trash icon next to them.
4. If you are not certain about an extension, you can disable it by unchecking the box that says Enabled. If you later decide to keep it, simply check the box again.

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f) Restore your homepage on Google Chrome

1. Open Google Chrome and press the menu icon on the right, next to the URL field.
2. Choose Settings.
3. In the window that appears, under On startup, there will be a Set pages option. Press on that.
4. Remove the set website, and type in the one you prefer to be your homepage. Press OK.
5. In Settings, under Search, there is a Manage search engines option. Select that.
6. Remove all search engines except the one you want to use. Click Done.

g) Reset Google Chrome

1. Open Google Chrome and press the menu icon on the right, next to the URL field.
2. Choose Settings.
3. Scroll down and press on Show advanced settings.
4. Find and press the Reset button.
5. In the confirmation window that appears, press Reset.

h) Remove Search.hquickmapsanddirections.com from Mozilla Firefox

1. Open Mozilla Firefox and access the menu by clicking on the three bars on the right of the screen.
2. Select Add-ons.
3. Select the Extensions tab, and remove all questionable extensions.
4. If you are not certain about an extension, you can disable it by clicking Disable. If you later decide to keep it, simply press Enable.

i) Restore your homepage on Mozilla Firefox

1. Open Mozilla Firefox and access the menu by clicking on the three bars on the right side of the screen.
2. Select Options.
3. In General, click Restore to Default below the Home Page field.

j) Reset Mozilla Firefox

1. Open Mozilla Firefox and access the menu by clicking on the three bars on the right of the screen.
2. Press the question mark at the bottom of the menu.
3. Select Troubleshooting Information.
4. Select the Refresh Firefox option.

k) Remove Search.hquickmapsanddirections.com from Safari (for Mac)

1. Open Safari.
2. Select Preferences (can be accesses by pressing on Safari at the top of your screen).
3. Choose the Extensions tab.
4. Uninstall all questionable extensions.
5. If you are not certain about an extension, you can disable it by unchecking the box that says Enabled. If you later decide to keep it, simply check the box again.

l) Reset Safari

If you are using the Yosemite, El Capitan or the Sierra versions, the option to reset Safari with one click is not available. Thus you will have to clear the history and empty the caches in separate steps.

1. Open Safari.
2. Select Clear History (can be accesses by pressing on Safari at the top of your screen).
3. Choose from what time you want the history deleted, and press Clear History.
4. Press on Safari at the top of the screen and select Preferences.
5. Select the Advanced tab and check the box next to Show Develop menu in menu bar.
6. Select Develop (from the menu bar at the top of the screen).
7. Press Empty Caches.

If for some reason you are unable to remove the extensions or reset your browsers, it may be a good idea to obtain anti-spyware software and have it deal with the problem.