How to Remove New Tab Win “Virus” from Chrome/Firefox/IE

Can’t Remove New Tab Win hijacker virus? This page includes detailed New Tab Win Removal instructions!

New Tab Win is not an app you should keep on your computer. This utility is classified as a browser hijacker. Once installed, the New Tab Win hijacker scans your computer for installed browsers and infects them all. The furtive app replaces your homepage as well as your default search engine. These changes may seem minor, yet, they are quite irritating and potentially dangerous. The hijacker is programmed to inject advertisements on every website you open. But, don’t imagine an ad or two. No! The hijacker will drown you in a sea of commercials. Banners, hyperlinks, sliding panels, in-text ads. The furtive app will suffocate you. It can redirect your web traffic to sponsored pages and even pause your online videos. Don’t focus on the intrusive aspect of the adverts, though. All ads displayed by the hijacker are potential threats. The New Tab Win hijacker does not verify the adverts it displays so freely. Neither does it check the advertisers behind them. All sorts of crooks take advantage of the app. They use the hijacker to spread corrupted and misleading content. One click on a malicious ad is all it takes for a virus to be downloaded. You may also end up on a scam website. There are many unwanted consequences. Take action against the hijacker. The more time it spends on your device, the bigger the chance you click on a malicious ad. Remove the New Tab Win hijacker immediately!

How did I get infected with?

The New Tab Win hijacker is a master trickster. This utility uses numerous misleading strategies to trick you into installing it. Yes, that is right. You installed the hijacker. There is no other way. No approval — no access. As simple as that. The question is, why did you approve this parasite? Do you even recall doing so? You probably don’t. The New Tab Win is not straightforward. The parasite asks in the sneakiest way possible. It usually hitches a ride with other software and hides behind the Advanced Setup Wizard. Software developers often attach “bonus” programs to the payload files of their apps. If you use the standard installation option, these extras will be installed automatically. Your explicit approval won’t be needed, hence, you won’t be asked. Unfortunately, these extras, more often than not, are malicious. To prevent them from entering your PC, select the Advanced/Custom installation. Under it, you will be given the opportunity to deselect all additional software. This is your computer, you decide what to be installed on it. The New Tab Win hijacker tricked you once, don’t repeat the same mistake ever again. Deselect all unwanted software. There, of course, are other malware distribution techniques. Torrents, spam emails, fake software updates. These techniques will also fail if you are vigilant!

Why is this dangerous?

The New Tab Win hijacker is extremely annoying. This app enters your computer unnoticed and wreaks havoc. Every time you as much as touch your browser, dozens of pop-ups cover your screen. Your browser struggles with the numerous commercials. It freezes and crashes frequently. Your computer, too, performs slower than usual. On top of that, your Internet connection is unstable. All these issues are caused by the hijacker. Yet, they are just side effects. Something much darker is going on behind your back. The New Tab Win hijacker is actually spying on you. The app monitors your browsing-related data. It knows which websites open, what videos you watch what search inquiries you make. Even the Incognito mode of your browser cannot hide you from the hijacker. Your every online step is recorded, analyzed and cataloged. As for the collected information, it is stored on a remote server. Anyone who uses the hijacker as an advertising platform can access and use the data to target you with customized marketing campaigns. Question everything. All sorts of crooks use the hijacker to spread deceptive content. Don’t fall victim of deceptive marketing. The crooks will not hesitate to redirect you to fake web stores and scam pages. They target your wallet, your well-being is no concern of theirs. Do not expose yourself to such a risk. Remove the New Tab Win hijacker.

How to Remove New Tab Win virus

The New Tab Win 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 New Tab Win 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 New Tab Win related processes in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate New Tab Win startup location

STEP 3: Delete New Tab Win traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down New Tab Win 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 New Tab Win 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 New Tab Win 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 New Tab Win traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the New Tab Win 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 New Tab Win

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 New Tab Win, 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 New Tab Win 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 New Tab Win 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.