FunnySurfing.com might be appearing every time you open a web browser on a computer. That is a clear sign that a system is infected and you should take care of that. FunnySurfing.com is listed as browser hijacker, so it’s not that dangerous. However, you should still eliminate it from your computer if you don’t want to face some cyber security problems in the future.
There are two most common ways to eliminate FunnySurfing.com from your computer – it can be done either manually or automatically, thus feel free to choose the method that fits your needs the best.
If you have no previous experience in removing viruses like FunnySurfing.com we suggest to do it automatically – it’s much easier and less time consuming. All you have to do is to download reliable anti-malware application, such as Spyhunter, install it on your computer and then run a full scan of all files stored on your hard drive. Either one of these applications should be able to detect and remove the virus in no time. It will also protect your computer from similar infections in the future so it’s worth to keep it installed. You can use other anti-malware software of your choice too.
However, if for some reasons you do not want to download any additional anti-malware software, you can get rid of FunnySurfing.com manually too. This process might be complicated, so we have created a step-by-step FunnySurfing.com manual removal guide to assist you – scroll down below this article and take a look at it. Try to complete all steps correctly and you should be able to eliminate FunnySurfing.com manually by your own.
If you have faced some difficulties during the removal, feel free to ask us for help in the comments section below. To learn more about specific features of FunnySurfing.com please continue reading this article.
About FunnySurfing.com browser hijacker
We have mentioned before that FunnySurfing.com is not very dangerous virus but can cause some unwanted cyber security problems. Those problems mostly refer to web browsers – FunnySurfing.com tends to change some settings. For instance, your homepage and default search engine will be set to www.FunnySurfing.com so every time you open a web browser, this website will appear instead of your regular homepage.
FunnySurfing.com tries to create and image of reliable and trustworthy search engine, however it is not true and you should not trust it.
If you attempt to search for something using FunnySurfing.com you will notice that there are a lot of sponsored results that are not relevant to your search queries. This way you will simply waste your time. In addition to that, those links might lead you to unreliable websites so it is dangerous to click on them.
If it happens so that you click on a link that is featured as sponsored on FunnySurfing.com, you will be redirected to other websites that might be owned by various cyber criminals, such as hackers or scammers. This way your computer can get infected with other similar viruses. In case you attempt to purchase something there, you can even get scammed and lose your money.
FunnySurfing.com also has some features of adware infection. Once installed on your computer, it will display various ads on web browsers. Those ads can come in all kinds of different forms, such as pop-up, pop-under, in-text, banner or contextual advertisements. New tab or even window with ads on it can be opened at any time as well.
This infection operates as browser add-on that is compatible with all most popular web browsers, including Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge or even Safari, so users of Apple can get infected as well.
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Manual removal of FunnySurfing.com virus
How to remove FunnySurfing.com using Windows Control Panel
Many hijackers and adware like FunnySurfing.com 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 FunnySurfing.com . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make FunnySurfing.com 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 FunnySurfing.com from macOS
Delete FunnySurfing.com from your applications.- Open Finder.
- In the menu bar, click Go.
- Select Applications from the dropdown.
- Find the FunnySurfing.com app.
- Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
- In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.
TopHow To remove FunnySurfing.com 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 FunnySurfing.com, 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 FunnySurfing.com 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 FunnySurfing.com 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.
- 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.
How to remove FunnySurfing.com 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.
- 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.
How to remove FunnySurfing.com from Safari:Top
Remove malicious extensions- Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
- Select Extensions and uninstall FunnySurfing.com 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.
- 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.