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5/17/2017

NewTabTV Hijacker Removal Guide



Victim Experience with NewTabTV


She is over 60 with limited computer skills and finds herself downloading trouble NewTabTV. Her problem is the annoying NewTabTV adverts on her main computer running Windows and makes her browser almost unusable. NewTabTV has changed her Chrome homepage from Google to its own. And she has already spent more than one hour changing the settings in order to get rid of it. Like all the sufferers, she is very paranoid about NewTabTV and really wants to get rid of this ugly thing.


NewTabTV comes out as a redirect.


NewTabTV is very active recently. Its targets the browsers below: Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Safari, Bing, Opera, etc. It can break into computers running Windows operating systems via masquerading as a part of users' wanted freeware online. The foxy NewTabTV gets itself attached to the targets in the background as the freeware installation is being performed. And then it changes the default browser settings to ensure its automatic jumping-out. As a result, when victims browsing around, they start to get directed to a site titled NewTabTV. Though it seems to have the same functions like Web, News and Images like Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, please never take it as a genuine one.

Nuisances about NewTabTV.

  • pleasantness 1 - the risk of losing privacy: it's possible that the privacy information on your PC like account log in details can be collected by hacker since the machine system has been weakened by NewTabTV. 
  • pleasantness 2 - additional malware: as we talked above, once under attack, your PC would be trapped with more than one piece of malware.
  • pleasantness 3 - computer like a snail: another sure thing is that your computer speed would be dramatically dragged down.
  • pleasantness 4: ads: since NewTabTV is a kind of advertising platform, it's a sure thing that you will be harassed by numerous unstoppable ads.

Guide to Remove NewTabTV Completely 


Method one: (For PC)Automatically remove NewTabTV pop-ups

Method two: (For Mac)Automatically remove NewTabTV pop-ups

Method three: Manually get rid of NewTabTV completely


Method One:(For PC) Remove NewTabTV With SpyHunter


SpyHunter is a reputable and professional anti-virus program which is typically developed by a group of experienced computer technician to block and eliminate any insidious program and viruses which tend to compromise the system. You can follow the detailed instructions to install SpyHunter anti-virus program.


Step One: Download SpyHunter by clicking the icon as below.



Step Two: Please run this installer once the download is finished.



Step Three: Please tick the “I accept the license agreement” and click Next.


Step Four: Please click Finish button once the installation completes.


Step Five: Under Malware Scan tab, PC users could choose Start New Scan(Recommended), Custom Scan, Disabled Program, Backup and Exclusions. SpyHunter will start to scan the computer and locate threat on your computer after selecting Start New Scan.


Step Six: When the scan is done, you can click Fix Threats completely on your computer. All the threats including NewTabTV, adware and other PC infections hiding in your computer will be removed completely, you can check each scan and its brief information.




B. (For MacAutomatically Get Rid of NewTabTV With MacKeeper



Powerful MacKeeper to clean, protect and optimize your Mac:





Clean your Mac: Safely remove massive volumes of junk from your Mac.
scan

optimize

Secure your Mac: Protect your Mac from spyware, data loss and even theft.
Optimize your Mac: Check for the latest available versions for your apps.
Protect data on your Mac: Prevent unwanted access to your confidential files.
Get expert assistance: MacKeeper tech experts are ready to assist you 24/7.


Method three: Manually get rid of NewTabTV completely



Step One: Eliminate NewTabTV From the Browsers.

For Microsoft Internet Explorer

1. Run Microsoft Internet Explorer.

2. Click Tools, click Manage Add-ons.
3. Click Toolbars and Extensions tab.

4. Right click NewTabTV process and then select Disable option to stop its running.

For Mozilla Firefox

1. Click Firefox button on the on the upper left corner of the browser.

2. Click Add-ons, click Extensions.


3. Locate NewTabTV from the extension list and then click Remove button to eliminate it.

4. Go to Plugins, select Disable option.

For Google Chrome

1. Run Google Chrome firstly.

2. Click Customize, click Tools, go to Extensions.



3. Locate NewTabTV and then click the Recycling Bin to eliminate it.

Step two: remove spam programs added by NewTabTV from Windows.

(Tips: please make sure that you are under administrator account so that you have the privilege to access this function.)

Guide for accessing Control Panel in Windows 7

– click on the Start button which can be found on the bottom left corner of the screen.
– Please click on the Control panel to get access



- Search for the suspicious names which were installed lately by arranging them chronologically.
– Click on the Uninstall button to remove the suspicious program related with NewTabTV
– please click OK to proceed if encountering confirmation



Guide for accessing Control Panel in Windows 8

– open your PC and get into administrator account, before you launch on the desktop, input ‘Control Panel’ in the search bar, then click ‘search’.
– Please click on the Control panel to get access


Find out dubious programs added by NewTabTV and uninstall them completely 



Step three: Show up Folder Options from Control Panel. Check the box of "Show hidden files and folders" and uncheck "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)", then click "OK".



Locate and delete NewTabTV associated files
%AppData%\Protector-[random].exe
%appdata%\npswf32.dll
%appdata%\Inspector-[rnd].exe

Step four: Go to the Registry Editor, remove all NewTabTV registry entries listed here:




HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\MpCmdRun.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\MpUXSrv.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\MSASCui.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\”Shell” = “[random].exe”

Attention: If you use manual way to remove NewTabTV, you may encounter more difficulties. Manually removing NewTabTV asks for patience and caution, for any mistake can make your important data lose. Therefore, it is unwise for you to manually remove NewTabTV. The better way for you is to install Anti-Malware program SpyHunter or MacKeeper to deal with NewTabTV. You can avoid the danger and risk by downloading SpyHunter.



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