Remove My Utility Box: Stop Webpage Redirection

My Utility Box: Complete Delete Process

My Utility Box is promoted as a useful application that supposedly provides quick access to multiple other apps e.g., translator, calculator, planning tools, and so on. However, it’s indeed a browser hijacker that changes settings of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and other browsers and sets startup page, new tab URL, and search engine to search.hmyutilitybox.co. This potentially unwanted program promises to provide quick access to other applications. Nonetheless, it compromises browsers and raises potential threat of malware infection by constantly redirecting victims to shady web pages. And therefore, you should not allow this PUP to stay inside your computer for longer duration.

My Utility Box Performs Malicious Tasks:

My Utility Box looks for gaining monetary benefit by exploiting users’ browsing session quality. Soon after getting infected with this hijacker, users’ browsers are contaminated with advertisements of multiple forms. These ads can even hide the background of genuine web portals, making web surfing almost impossible. Furthermore, the hijacker might install additional components, such as fake system optimizers, other useless extensions, and other rogue software, all without users’ approval. You cannot know that what type of apps are inserted into your PC, and that kind activity can easily reproduce the unwanted programs.

My Utility Box hijack may appear safe initially, as the front page is not muddled with annoying advertisements. However, all search results are rerouted to Yahoo – a legitimate engine. Since all search queries are being redirected through a chain of shady portals, results might be not completely authentic. Users typically can soon notice affiliated links everywhere, especially at top of the page. Despite browser hijacker not being classified as malware, its intrusive methods and multiple system modifications may bother users enough to call it a virus.

My Utility Box can lead to various severe infections, as it could potentially take victims to malware-laden, porn, hacked, or other dangerous sites. Hence, if you got rerouted to a suspicious portal, avoid clicking on anything and immediately close down your browser. Another major functionality of this hijacker is data tracking. It records all the browsing-based information such as entered search queries, IP addresses, geolocation, pages viewed, links visited etc. and can also steal personal data like credit card details, saved passwords etc. Later on, all the collected data is sold to third-parties or cyber criminals can be utilized for generating personalized advertisements, making fraudulent transactions etc. And hence, a quick My Utility Box removal is highly required.

Ways To Spread My Utility Box:

When downloading and installing new software using the Quick or Recommended settings, people often end up with infecting their computers with potentially unwanted programs. This PUP dissemination technique is known as “bundling” in which malicious components are added together with regular software in a single installer. Also, if you have habit of clicking on random ads and links while web surfing, you might be taken to malware-laden sites that may result in PUP installation.

Users should be very careful when downloading and installing new software or surfing the web in general. This way, they would be able to avoid unwanted apps and compromising machines. The first step is to avoid using Recommended or Quick settings when installing freeware. Only if Advanced/Custom mode is used you can decline all the additional components and install only the desired program. In case your PC is already infected with this hijacker, you must remove My Utility Box from the machine without wasting any time.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove My Utility Box:

Remove the related items of My Utility Box using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing My Utility Box issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (My Utility Box) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to My Utility Box removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter. In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to My Utility Box still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove My Utility Box plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”. Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in My Utility Box removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete My Utility Box (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications. Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.