Monday, April 23, 2018

How to remove FunSocialTabSearch Redirect?


What is FunSocialTabRedirect?

The FunSocialTabsearch Redirect is a Browser Hijacker that is highly identical to Mysearch.com and Surflive.com. This malware infection is prone to cause major disruptions in your computer and replace your default search provider with its own i.e. http://search.funsocialtabsearch.com. This Browser hijacker will redirect all your searches to http://yahoo.com in order to generate revenue. It does so by using Yahoo’s search engine for displaying its own results.

These malicious practices are carried out to generate advertising revenue by promoting malicious websites. This malware program is developed by cyber criminals in order to infringe the user’s computer system and cause malicious changes in it.

Threat Summary

  • ·         Name: Fun Social Tab Redirect
  • ·         Browsers Affected: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer
  • ·         Targeted Operating System: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8/10
  • ·         Category: Browser Hijacker
  • ·       Symptoms: changed browser home page, irrelevant search results, slow system performance and frequent browser redirects

Why is FunSocialTabSearch dangerous for your computer system?

The FunSocialTabSearch is a major threat that deploys various tactics to generate revenue through its malicious activities. It does so by hampering your computer’s performance and inviting other malware to infect your computer system. This infection hijacks your browser applications such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. After infiltrating, it assigns a New Tab URL, Default search engine and home page option to the web browser.

The most annoying part for the user is the frequent redirects which compromise the user’s browsing experience. In addition to this, it may also spy on the user and collect sensitive user information such as the bank account credentials, history of search preferences and even the system IP address. The cyber criminals may collect such information to be shared with a third party in order to get a monetary return for the same. This leakage of personal information can lead to serious privacy issues for the system users. If you are using FunSocialTab then it is highly recommended to remove FunSocialTabSearch redirect from your computer as soon as you can.

How to remove FunSocialTabSearch Redirect?

Remove the malicious program from Control Panel

Note: Before we begin, try to remember how the extension got downloaded  on your computer system. Generally, these programs come bundled with free applications that we download off the internet. It is a good practice to locate and uninstall such programs while removing the Browser Hijacker/ Extensions.
         


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