Instructions on How to Remove www.Smartnewtab.com Browser Hijacker

Posted by Emily B.
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Feb 25, 2016
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My browser is messed up by www.Smartnewtab.com but I have no idea how to deal with the situation. I regularly run my antivirus program to clear the browser cookies when I feel the browsers running slowly and suspect that there is virus on my computer. However, I cannot get rid of the redirect virus in the same way this time. What is the best way to get rid of this threat and get my browser back to normal? Can anyone help me?

The general knowledge of www.Smartnewtab.com Virus

www.Smartnewtab.com is responsible for promoting specific products created by cyber hackers through the way of attaching undesirable toolbars, malicious scripts as well as potentially harmful extensions on the browser for taking over it. It seems to be as simple as google.com. You can find a search box in the center of the webpage. Certainly, you can type some keywords into the search box and begin to search what you want. However, the search results have nothing to do with what you are looking for. Those irrelevant search results will redirect your browsers to some unknown websites that contain lots of advertisements. As a result, you may fail to find the expected helpful information directly. The malicious script will slip into the system once you click on the sponsored links. It can put your system in a very dangerous situation. For instance, the level of the browser security will be decreased. In this case, other malware can take the chance to break into your computer and further steal your private information like banking account details if you make online payment during the infection session. Of course, it can also steal your personal files in your computer. And even worse, it has the ability to collect your personal files from hardware. Some of the victims may be trapped in the browser hijacker.

This virus is able to get into your system in many ways. A pop- up may appear on the screen to induce you into changing your home page to the websites which are promoted by the Trojan as soon as you load the page. You may ignore the suggestion if you don't want. Once you modify homepage setting and replace the previous one by www.Smartnewtab.com, the hijacker may get a chance to take over your browser. Other hazards also have the ability to control your browser as soon as you start to launch them. If the computer is infected, the browser settings are usually change from default settings to unwanted ones. So, don't take it for granted that websites are safe to visit. Before visiting a website, please make sure that it's completely safe. You can follow the instructions to remove the hijacker manually. Don't ignore the threat nor leave it on your computer too long as soon as you find it. Don't ignore it, it is far more strong than you can imagine.

How To Manually Remove www.Smartnewtab.com Virus in Several Steps

Step 1 Uninstall www.Smartnewtab.com relevant programs from Control Panel
Windows 7/Vista

Open the Start Menu -> Control Panel-> Uninstall a Program-> Find dubious program -> click Uninstall.
Windows 8
Go to Start Menu-> Control Panel-> Enter programs and features in the search box-> tap Programs and Features-> Highlight target program- > Uninstall it.

Step 2 Remove malicious Extensions from Your IE/Chrome/Firefox
Google Chrome
Click Chrome Menu -> Tools -> Extensions ->Find related add-ons and delete them.
Internet Explorer

click the Tools -> click Manage add-ons->Toolbars and Extensions ->Select unwanted add-on and click Remove button.

Mozilla Firefox
Click on the menu button at the top right corner to open Menu > Add-ons > Choose related extensions ->click Disable or Remove button
 
Step 3 Remove all related leftovers of the redirect virus with a professional security tool.

Important Note! If you don't want your data be missing or lost, back up it to a safe place except disk C. The most complicated step of the removal task is to identify the files of the virus since the files would be randomly tagged. The manual method may damage system files and registry settings if carelessly. If you don't have sufficient knowledge, it's strongly suggested to use automatic remover tool.

Conclusion: www.Smartnewtab.com is a threat which can do harm to your PC seriously. And please don't allow it stay on your computer. Don't hesitate to remove it from system or it will be too late. Some may be bundled with malware and damage the system. The manual removal above is recommended for those advanced computer users. Before you take the removal steps, please consider it seriously. Another aspect is that the guide above can only help remove common infection. www.Smartnewtab.com redirect virus can show in different variations in different versions of computer system. What's worse, it may cause further damage over time. Please don't look down on this virus because it can cause various unexpected troubles. The quicker you remove it, the quicker the PC will perform. The removal of www.Smartnewtab.com is also good for the proper running of other normal applications and legal system files.

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