Alientab.net virus - How to remove

Alientab.net virus is a threat by Victory Commerce Ltd., the same developers that have been blamed for variants like Planktab.com and Bitmotion-tab.com infections. Areas in which the malware parasite is the most active are the following: India, United States of America, Brazil, United Kingdom and Mexico (1).

Additional information about Alientab.net malware

Specifically in India, the browser hijacker has managed to make its way towards the 7,7111 position in the rankings of the most visited domains. In the global market, it takes the 24,740th position. This popularity has been obtained in a very short amount of time: website has only been running for 3 months and three weeks. Microcosmtab.com malware is also generated by the same developers of browser hijackers (2).

Alientab.net computer virus has been found present in Chrome Web Store: the tool pledges to modify users’ homepages into beautiful websites, displaying mesmerizing background animation. Malware samples should never be considered as adequate providers of search services. Browser extensions can be installed in an instant, but we hope you will not be absent-minded when it comes to implanting software into your computer or browser.

Waaavetab.com, Antigravityflowtab.com and SpiralsTab.com browser hijackers also put up the same fight as Alientab.net redirect virus: if any of these extension are installed into Google Chrome, its preferences will be remodeled. We should also emphasize that all of the samples we mentioned are product by the same company. Home pages, default search providers and new tab pages are all united to promote the search platforms, belonging to Victory Commerce Ltd. (or other provider of hijackware samples).

Normally, results to search queries are ranked according to their relevance. Alinetab.net virus will engage in a different strategy of displaying nor organic, but paid results (3). This means that advertisements will be included into the pages, displayed by a search engine as a feedback to entered keywords. List of ads can be combined in accordance with users’ geographic location, browsing histories, bookmarks and other factors.

Allowing a third-party search platform access this information and present sponsored listings will be interested in nothing more than pay-per-click schemes. As a consequence, users could be exposed irrelevant or dangerous sites. The Victory Commerce company is very persistent producer of rogue search engines: Triplespiralwave.com virus is a yet another virus.

To the least, it is crucial for users to observe the permissions that the new tool will be permitted to obtain. AlienTab New Tab add-on wishes to be permitted to read and change the content of your visited websites. Also read and change bookmarks. You should come to terms with the notion that such privileges such not be given lightly. It has been determined that malware laden Google Chrome add-ons can secretively monitor your activity and engage in other harmful actions (4).

Clean your operating system from infections

First of all, you can try removing this infection manually. Remove the extension from Google Chrome via the active plugins list. If this removal does not permanently fix the problem, you should implement the guidelines we have enlisted below. If you have any questions about it, we are happy to respond to your concerns in the comment section below.

If repetitive attempts always end in failure, we would find scanning your OS with Spyhunter tool as the most optimal decision. Malware-fighting program will provide you with the best protection that you can hope for. But also, you should learn a couple of rules for safer browsing.

One of the most important things is to never download software from unknown sources. For instance, pop-ups, unknown file-sharing domains and other sources could be labeled as potentially dangerous. Also, during installation processes of new software, always pre prepared to decline propositions for supplementary tools. For instance, you could be offered to install an additional tool for your cybersecurity, a system optimizer, a browser extension or etc. Such recommendations should always be treated with caution and receive no attention.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Destroy the Alientab.net virus

How to remove Alientab.net virus using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Alientab.net virus install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to Alientab.net virus . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Alientab.net virus easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove Alientab.net virus from macOS

Delete Alientab.net virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Alientab.net virus app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopHow To remove Alientab.net virus from Google Chrome:

• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select More Tools→Extensions
  
• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.
  
• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select Settings
  
• Select Manage Search engines
  
• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list
  
• Go back to settings. On Startup choose Open blank page (you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).
• If your homepage was changed, click on Chrome menu on the top right corner, select Settings. Select Open a specific page or set of pages and click on Set pages.
  
• Delete malicious search websites at a new Startup pages window by clicking “X” next to them.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Alientab.net virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on a Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on theReset browser settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How To remove Alientab.net virus from Firefox:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (Or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Alientab.net virus related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Options → General. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Restore to Default.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Alientab.net virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• ChooseTroubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on theReset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program to identify malicious entries.

How to remove Alientab.net virus from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.

• Click on the three-dot menu on the browser toolbar and Select Settings

• Select Privacy and Services and scroll down. Press on Address bar.

• Choose Manage search engines.

• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list: open the three-dot menu and choose Remove.

• Go back to Settings. Open On start-up.
• Delete malicious search websites at Open specific page or pages by opening the three-dot menu and clicking Delete.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Alientab.net virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings

• Click on Edge's menu button and select Settings. Click on the Reset Settings button on the left.
• Press the Restore settings to their default values option.

• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Alientab.net virus from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall Alientab.net virus and other suspicious extensions.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences and choose General tab. Enter preferable URL to the homepage field.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings(older versions) If you are still experiencing any issues related to Alientab.net virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari…
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

References:

1. Analysis. Similarweb.com.
2. What is browser hijacker. Malwarefox.com.
3. Search engine results page. Wikipedia.com.
4. Rogue Google Chrome extension spies on you. Blog.malwarebytes.com.