Search.hthecalendar.co

What is Search.hthecalendar.co?

Search.hthecalendar.co is a page you will find set on the web browser you use to surf the Internet after you install the extension named The Calendar from its official website http://thecalendar.co/ or another third-party source. Also, it seems that it might come bundled, meaning that it might be installed on your computer without your direct permission. This piece of software has been developed by Polarity Technologies Ltd. The company is best-known for developing various suspicious applications that are usually classified as browser hijackers or potentially unwanted software. Unfortunately, we cannot confirm that The Calendar promoting can be trusted fully either. Therefore, if you ever find it installed on your PC without your knowledge, or you have clicked the Download button and thought of the consequences later, it would be best that you get rid of it today. It is the only way to remove  Search.hthecalendar.co from all affected browsers as well, so take action immediately after you read this report.

What does Search.hthecalendar.co do?

If you install the extension named The Calendar, or it is ever installed on your PC without your knowledge, you will find your browsers' settings changed. Specifically speaking, you should find your homepage and New Tab page altered. There is probably no need to say that Search.hthecalendar.co will be set on your browsers. At the time of analysis, the extension changed only Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox settings, but it should work on Google Chrome too in the future. Search.hthecalendar.co might look like an ordinary search provider at first glance, but we would not trust it blindly if we were you. Yes, it has an ordinary search box and a bunch of quick-access buttons that open third-party services like local weather forecast, news, and online calendar, but it is far from Google or another trustworthy search provider. Research conducted by specialists working at anti-spyware-101.com has clearly shown that the search provider redirects users' searches to the modified Yahoo! search engine. As a consequence, users are provided with the modified search results. They are not considered malicious, but they may bring problems to you since they can redirect straight to untrustworthy websites. Theoretically, you might find anything on these websites, even malicious software, so be very cautious if you decide to keep Search.hthecalendar.co and use it as your default search provider. As mentioned, we would recommend getting rid of it ASAP.

There is one more thing you need to know about Search.hthecalendar.co. It collects information about users' online activities, their PCs, and their interests automatically, so if you keep the search tool set on your browsers but do not use it to perform web searches, it will still gather information about you. It collects both device-specific information and the so-called log information primarily. In other words, if you do not provide personal information yourself, e.g. enter it into the search box, the developer of Search.hthecalendar.co will only get the so-called non-personally identifiable information. It is not considered very valuable information, but it will still be shared  with third parties.

Where does Search.hthecalendar.co come from?

As mentioned, the appearance of Search.hthecalendar.co is directly associated with the installation of the browser extension called The Calendar. It can be downloaded directly from its official website http://thecalendar.co/, or users might install it alongside other programs downloaded from the web since it travels bundled as well. The extension changes browsers' settings no matter where it comes from, i.e. it acts as a browser hijacker. If you are not happy about the changes you have found set on your browsers, you should delete the extension right away. Do not let another suspicious application to change your browsers' settings again in the future - make sure you keep a reliable security application active on your computer.

How to delete Search.hthecalendar.co

You do not need to keep Search.hthecalendar.co set if you know nothing about its appearance on your browsers, or you simply know that you are not going to use it to perform web searches and want to set another search tool of your choice. As you already know, Search.hthecalendar.co is directly associated with the extension named The Calendar, so you will get rid of the search tool set only by removing it completely. Instructions provided below will help you to make it gone in no time.

Search.hthecalendar.co removal guide

Internet Explorer

Windows XP

1. Click Start.
2. Select Control Panel.
3. Click Add or Remove Programs.
4. Select the piece of software you wish to erase.
5. Click Remove.

Windows 7/Vista/8/8.1/10

1. Launch Run (tap Win+R).
2. Insert Control Panel and press Enter.
3. Click Uninstall a program.
4. Select the undesirable application and click Uninstall.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Open Mozilla Firefox.
2. Press Ctrl+Shift+A.
3. Select the extension named Calendar and click Remove.

Google Chrome

1. Start Google Chrome.
2. Press Alt+F.
3. Select More tools.
4. Open Extensions.
5. Select the extension named Calendar.
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