Hey, my Firefox is hijacked by Search.tvnewtabsearch.com totally. I can’t go to another webpage as usual. Yesterday when I was playing a war game on normal webpage, I found a message popping up and asking me to update Adobe Flash Player to continue the war game, so I did that. But I don’t notice that it would bring this nasty and fake website. Now the web browser is hijacked and can’t finish any tasks online well. Can you please help me uninstall this crap thing completely?

Description of Search.tvnewtabsearch.com Hijacker

Search.tvnewtabsearch.com has been categorized as a kind of browser hijacker which usually hit web browser like IE, Firefox or Google Chrome. When the browser is hit by this browser hijacker, the default settings like homepage or default search tool will be changed totally. If you input what you want to look up via the search bar it offers, you will get some search results unrelated with what you need. The search results Search.tvnewtabsearch.com offers will redirect you to some unsafe and malicious websites where adware, popups or malware virus will always try to install into your device. Adware, malware or virus would disguise as some security message to attract and let you click on it. One clicking will soon activate and install the malicious program or process into system. Therefore, when you find the search results are not related with what you need, you had better not click on the links, or you will easily get the malicious program or process installed into computer system. Besides, this Search.tvnewtabsearch.com will always pop up ads, fake message on the webpages you’re browsing. Sometimes, you will find the internet speed gets slowed down and webpage is not loaded up soon, because the popups take up too much Internet resource. If you check the CPU usage, you will find it becomes higher somehow even though you just open one small program.  Generally, browser hijacker would bring many bad actions to computer.

Search.tvnewtabsearch.com will get on computer through many ways on the Internet, as it is distributed online by cyber criminals. Cyber criminals usually like to put browser hijacker like this one into those websites they can control. So when victims visit those websites or click on anything from the webpage, the browser hijacker will soon drop on computer. So you’re suggested not visit unsafe webpage. Unsafe webpage usually would bring popup message, ads discount or deals. Second, you should be cautious when you download some program online. If you accidentally download program or software from malicious site, the attached virus program would also get installed at the same time. Cyber hacker usually can add virus or malware thing into free-downloading program. You had better choose advanced installation to install the program you need. Besides, to protect your computer from getting this Search.tvnewtabsearch.com hijacker, please don’t read spam email attachment, open strange links or receive strange files from unknown person.

Main Traits of Search.tvnewtabsearch.com Hijacker

-Can change your homepage or the default search engine and it totally prevents you from changing them back

-Can always redirect you to other websites

-Can pop up various advertisements and sponsored links randomly to interrupt your online activities

-Can create many junk files which occupy a lot of space in hard drive

-Can download other malicious programs into computer, which make further damage.

-Can collect and send data concerning your search history and other browsing activities.

-Your sensitive information can be tracked and stolen by hacker who can access to your computer with the help of browser hijacker.

NOTE: If you find any of these symptoms on your computer, that proves your PC is under attack and seriously infected with Search.tvnewtabsearch.com hijacker. If you are not a computer savvy, Please contact YooSecurity Online PC Experts to remove this browser hijacker for you.

The Screenshot of Search.tvnewtabsearch.com Hijacker

Search.tvnewtabsearch.com

Manual Removal Guide of Browser Hijacker (For Computer Literate)

There is a removal guide of Search.tvnewtabsearch.com hijacker provided here; however, expertise is required during the process of removal, please make sure you are capable to do it by yourself.

Step 1: Find Ctrl, Alt, and Delete these 3 keys and then press them together to open task manager to end the process related to this Search.tvnewtabsearch.com hijacker, the name of the process of it is random.

XP task manager

Step 2: Try to find Folder Options in Control Panel, select the View tab, and then tick Show hidden files and folders and non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then click OK.

FolderOptions

Step 3: Click on Start button at the right lower corner, then click on Control Panel

XP-start-control-panel

Then you will come to the Control Panel windows, click on Add and Remove Programs

xp-add-remove-icon

Then try to find the program which relates to Search.tvnewtabsearch.com hijacker, highlight it and choose Remove, the program’s name is random.

4789794954_df8cfb11b2

Step4: Change your homepage in your browser (Take Internet Explorer as an Example)

From the Navigation toolbar in Internet Explorer, click Tools and select Internet Options.

IE tools

Then type the URL you want into the Home page box and then click OK

IE8-Internet-Options

Similar video on browser hijacker removal:

Conclusion:

Search.tvnewtabsearch.com hijacker is a harmful redirect infection to the computer. It changes the homepage and search engine totally and prevents online users from changing back, redirects them to its URL or other malicious websites, steals their personal data and displays endless pop-ups on the screen to prevent them from getting online normally and smoothly. Don’t think this redirect infection is not as harmful as those stubborn viruses like Trojan horse, ransomware, worms, since this redirect can also bring those harmful viruses to infect the computer, which will greatly slow down PC and make it run as a snail and further harm to mess up system files and damage system severely.

Suggestion: To follow removal guide that mentioned above, a level of computer knowledge is needed. Still can’t get out of Search.tvnewtabsearch.com hijacker? Contact online experts for help now!

Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on February 24, 2016 3:55 am

Leave a Reply