Bright Tab (found on Bright-tab.com) is a browser extension that promises to improve your new tab with cool new features. Unfortunately, it’s more interested in logging user data and sending them to potentially unwanted websites than in delivering good functionality. Bright Tab’s new tab lacks customizability and privacy, and we recommend avoiding it.
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- Is Bright Tab worth using?
- Bright Tab lacks useful features
- Bright Tab is not good for privacy
- There are better alternatives
- How to get rid of Bright Tab
- Automatic Malware removal tools
- Manually remove browser extensions
(Win)
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About Bright Tab:
| Classification | Adware,
browser hijacker. |
|---|---|
| Problems with Bright Tab | It lacks features compared to vanilla new tabs,
it reads user data, it’s made by an advertising company. |
| How to avoid browser hijackers | Only download software from trustworthy sites,
use anti-malware apps to protect your computer, block malicious ads with ad blockers. |
| How to remove the Bright Tab new tab | Uninstall Bright Tab and other unwanted extensions,
use antivirus apps (Spyhunter for Mac, Combo Cleaner for Mac, Spyhunter for PC) to check your computer for malware. |
Is Bright Tab worth using?
Bright Tab lacks useful features
Bright Tab is a browser add-on for Chrome, Chromium-based browsers, and Firefox. When Bright Tab is installed, it replaces the new tab/home page with its own. If it’s installed on your browser, then whenever you open a new tab (click the plus ‘+’ button at the top of the browser), Bright Tab shows up.
Bright Tab is presented as a useful add-on, something that gives users additional functionality: a new background picture every time you open the page, a to-do list, and links to popular websites.
In truth, Bright-tab.com has less customizability and features than the default new tab pages in the mainstream browsers:
- Bright Tab doesn’t let you add or remove links that are displayed on the new tab page. It also doesn’t show you links to your frequently visited sites.
- Bright Tab doesn’t let you choose your own background picture.
- For its search box, Bright Tab ignores your default search engine setting and decides for itself which site will display your search results. For me, it was Yahoo.
Bright Tab is not good for privacy
The extension’s to-do list is the only unique feature. This feature should certainly not need to take over your new tab page. It could exist as an extension pop-up.
As it is, Bright Tab gets access to your browsing data. According to its privacy policy, it reads users’ browsing history and search queries – data that can include personal information.
Bright Tab’s privacy policy is signed by Royalada, an online advertising company. It boasts of its personalized advertising technology, which means that it can benefit from collecting data about people’s browsing habits.
Reading an add-on’s privacy policy is always helpful. It can help you learn whether the program/browser add-on can be trusted.
There are better alternatives
A todo function on your new tab might be nice to have, but it fails to deliver a good service. There are alternatives to Bright Tab that are far better:
- Browser extensions like Google Keep. There are plenty of note-taking extensions that do not take over your home page.
- There are better note-taking programs, such as OneNote, Evernote, Sticky Notes on Windows and Stickies on macOS, etc.
- For a minimalist notepad, type data:text/html, <html contenteditable> into your address bar.
Overall, it’s good to limit how many browser extensions you install, especially when you aren’t familiar with the company behind them.
Browser extensions like 2048 – Mega Pack of Games and Chump are presented as useful add-ons, but they spam their users with pop-ups and redirects to unwanted sites. If you are very selective about what extensions you install, you’ll avoid some of these hijackers.
How to get rid of Bright Tab
Uninstall Bright Tab and check your new tab and search engine settings.
If needed, remove other browser extensions. You might want to scan your computer with an anti-malware scanner, such as Spyhunter for Mac, Combo Cleaner for Mac, Spyhunter for Windows, etc. If they find any potentially unwanted or malicious items, they will warn you.
Try to remember how Bright Tab was installed.
- If it was an advertisement that recommended it to you, consider installing an ad blocker to stop malicious sites and ads.
- If Bright Tab was downloaded in a freeware bundle, use an anti-malware program to protect your computer. Download software from official developer websites to avoid adware bundled by download sites.
Once you know how this hijacker infected your device, you can avoid similar infections in the future.
Automatic Malware removal tools
(Win)
Note: Spyhunter trial provides detection of parasites and assists in their removal for free. limited trial available, Terms of use, Privacy Policy, Uninstall Instructions,
(Mac)
Note: Combo Cleaner trial provides detection of parasites and assists in their removal for free. limited trial available, Terms of use, Privacy Policy, Uninstall Instructions, Refund Policy ,
Manually remove browser extensions
TopRemoving Bright Tab Redirects from Chrome
- Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
- Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
- Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Bright Tab Redirects. Click on the trash bin icon next to Bright Tab Redirects or other add-ons you want to remove.
- Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
- If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
- Restart Chrome.
(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings
If you are still experiencing any issues related to Bright Tab Redirects, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.
- Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
- Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset 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 Bright Tab Redirects from Microsoft Edge:Top
- Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.
- Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Bright Tab Redirects. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Bright Tab Redirects or other add-ons you want to remove.
- Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
- If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
- Restart Microsoft Edge.
TopRemoving Bright Tab Redirects from Firefox
- 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 Bright Tab Redirects 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.
- Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
- Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
- Click on the Reset Firefox button.
- Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
