How to Remove NewtabTV Search

Can’t Remove NewtabTV Search hijacker virus? This page includes detailed NewtabTV Search Removal instructions!

Did you change your homepage to the NewtabTV Search website? If not, prepare for bad news. This unauthorized change is a symptom of browser infection. The nasty NewtabTV Search hijacker lurks in the corners of your OS and causes troubles. This parasite uses trickery to sneak into your computer unnoticed. It very stealthy, yet, once it calls your browser “home,” it changes its behavior. The hijacker becomes very pushy and intrusive. It replaces both your homepage and default search engine. There is nothing you can do to restore your preferences. The parasite immediately alters your settings. And it doesn’t stop here. The hijacker controls your browser and what it displays. The parasite forces various adverts on every website you visit. When you click, it gets paid. Thus, it has no intentions of limiting the number of its ads. Quite the contrary, it floods its victims with ads. If you resist the urge to click, however, this hijacker changes its tactics. It starts loading sponsored pages. That’s right, the hijacker is behind the odd browser redirection. It is also the cause of the pop-ups. The parasite knows no boundaries. The more time it spends on your computer, the more aggressive it becomes. The NewtabTV Search tends to get out of control. Do not wait for this scenario to unfold. Spare yourself many future headaches. Remove the hijacker now! The sooner this parasite is gone, the better!

How did I get infected with?

The NewtabTV Search hijacker doesn’t target individual victims. No, this parasite has other plans. It uses mass-distribution strategies to reach a broad spectrum of potential victims. It usually lurks behind software bundles, fake updates, and torrents. One second of carelessness is all it needs to succeed. If you pay attention to the fine print, however, your computer will remain infection-free. The thing is, all hijackers need your permission to get installed. No permission, no admission. If you discard your caution, however, they might sneak behind your back. The NewtabTV Search hijacker tricked you once. Learn your lesson and don’t repeat the same mistake ever again. Download your software from reputable sources only. When available, use the advanced/custom setup option. If bonus apps are about to get installed, make sure you deselect them. And, before you click on that “Accept” button, make sure you read the terms and conditions. You can, of course, speed up this step by using an online EULA analyzer. If you detect anything suspicious, abort the installation immediately.

Why is this dangerous?

The NewtabTV Search hijacker is like a pain in the neck: the more you tolerate it, the worse the consequences. The parasite is not a mere annoyance you can ignore. It is not safe. The hijacker threatens to steal your personal information and to expose it. The parasite spies on you from the moment it gets installed. This furtive intruder monitors your browsing-related data. It knows which websites you visit, what links you tend to follow, what videos you watch. Even the Incognito mode of your browser cannot hide you. Even if the parasite doesn’t discover something sensitive, you are still in for trouble. The NewtabTV Search hijacker uses every bit of information against you. It targets you with relevant ads which are based on your browsing data. In theory, if you enter “sneakers” into a search engine, the hijacker would display ads for sports shoes. It sounds great, but there is a catch. The ads are very likely to be misleading or fake. The hijacker has no security mechanism. Anyone willing to pay can use it. Numerous crooks do. They use the hijacker’s resources to prepare customized ads. They show you what you want to see, but when you click, bad things happen. You risk ending on scam and infected websites. Do not put up with this situation. Remove the NewtabTV Search hijacker before it lures you into an online trap!

How to Remove NewtabTV Search virus

The NewtabTV Search infection is specifically designed to make money to its creators one way or another. The specialists from various antivirus companies like Bitdefender, Kaspersky, Norton, Avast, ESET, etc. advise that there is no harmless virus.

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the NewtabTV Search infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.

STEP 1: Track down NewtabTV Search related processes in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate NewtabTV Search startup location

STEP 3: Delete NewtabTV Search traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down NewtabTV Search related processes in the computer memory

• Open your Task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
• Carefully review all processes and stop the suspicious ones.

• Write down the file location for later reference.

Step 2: Locate NewtabTV Search startup location

Reveal Hidden Files

• Open any folder
• Click on “Organize” button
  
• Choose “Folder and Search Options”
• Select the “View” tab
• Select “Show hidden files and folders” option
• Uncheck “Hide protected operating system files”
• Click “Apply” and “OK” button

Clean NewtabTV Search virus from the windows registry

• Once the operating system loads press simultaneously the Windows Logo Button and the R key.

• A dialog box should open. Type “Regedit”

• WARNING! be very careful when editing the Microsoft Windows Registry as this may render the system broken.

Depending on your OS (x86 or x64) navigate to:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

• and delete the display Name: [RANDOM]

• Then open your explorer and navigate to: %appdata% folder and delete the malicious executable.

Clean your HOSTS file to avoid unwanted browser redirection

Navigate to %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/host

If you are hacked, there will be foreign IPs addresses connected to you at the bottom. Take a look below:

STEP 3 : Clean NewtabTV Search traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the NewtabTV Search by clicking on the little recycle bin
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• Open Mozilla Firefox

• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable the unwanted Extension
• Go to Help
• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

• Open Internet Explorer

• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Click on Internet options
• go to Toolbars and Extensions and disable the unknown extensions
• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset

• Restart Internet Explorer

Step 4: Undo the damage done by NewtabTV Search

This particular Virus may alter your DNS settings.

Attention! this can break your internet connection. Before you change your DNS settings to use Google Public DNS for NewtabTV Search, be sure to write down the current server addresses on a piece of paper.

To fix the damage done by the virus you need to do the following.

• Click the Windows Start button to open the Start Menu, type control panel in the search box and select Control Panel in the results displayed above.
• go to Network and Internet
• then Network and Sharing Center
• then Change Adapter Settings
• Right-click on your active internet connection and click properties. Under the Networking tab, find Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Left click on it and then click on properties. Both options should be automatic! By default it should be set to “Obtain an IP address automatically” and the second one to “Obtain DNS server address automatically!” If they are not just change them, however if you are part of a domain network you should contact your Domain Administrator to set these settings, otherwise the internet connection will break!!!

You must clean all your browser shortcuts as well. To do that you need to

• Right click on the shortcut of your favorite browser and then select properties.

• in the target field remove NewtabTV Search argument and then apply the changes.
• Repeat that with the shortcuts of your other browsers.
• Check your scheduled tasks to make sure the virus will not download itself again.

How to Permanently Remove NewtabTV Search Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

Please, have in mind that once you are infected with a single virus, it compromises your whole system or network and let all doors wide open for many other infections. To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify possible registry leftovers or temporary files.