Search.funtabsafesearch.com virus - How to remove

FunTabSafe is a browser extension by Imali Media. This application is set to help users enter most popular and other potentially useful sites from one domain. Reimagemac.com, Driveragentplus.com, Amazon.com, Ebay.com, Youtube.com or Instagram.com are part of the sites that shortcuts from Search.funtabsafesearch.com can direct to. Furthermore, Search.funtabsafesearch.com domain also functions as a search engine with a basic-looking search box. It is compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge or even Safari browsers.

About Search.funtabsafesearch.com virus

Imali Media enterprise is known to cause trouble with its ‘masterpieces’. Just look at the older editions from it: Search.funtvtabsearch.com or Search.safesidetabplussearch.com viruses. Mostly all of them can be immediately recognized from their ridiculously long titles and identically-composed appearances. Newer releases are following a simpler pattern and rejecting the idea of having a lot of shortcut buttons: Cheetasearch.com. However, Search.funtabsafesearch.com browser hijacker seems to go back to the company’s old ways.

Yes, Search.funtabsafesearch.com is part of the hijackware class and is regarded to be a potentially unwanted program (PUP). It replaces your individualized browser settings (homepage, default search engine) in order to promote its official site. Unfortunately, that is just the tip of the iceberg as this virus also influences your search results (it can, after all, be used as a searching platform), produced by search.yahoo.com. The alterations are visible as links from third-party sources are pushed higher than they normally would be. The first positions will be taken by webpages that are Search.funtabsafesearch.com browser hijacker’s sponsors. Usually, shady websites, with malicious and infectious content stand in the highest places.

Furthermore, Search.funtabsafesearch.com virus can display advertisements in different ways: pop-ups, in-text ads, web banners or new tabs. Promotions cannot be regarded as boosting real services and products. They are composed just for the sole purposes of generating web traffic and passing on malicious programs.

To make matters worse, Search.funtabsafesearch.com browser hijacker tracks your online visits and can even get its hands on your personal information. All of this unnecessary activities will occupy CPU and RAM resources when they clearly could be put to better usage. That is why infected computer systems begin to be slower and more problematic.

Distribution Methods of Search.funtabsafesearch.com virus

Possible carriers of Search.funtabsafesearch.com infection: freeware and shareware. Freely downloaded programs are bundled with additional/optional software that has detrimental side effects to computer systems. Once it gets in, all hell can break loose. If users want to preserve their computers from these threats, they should always pick advanced/custom mode of setups. Then, you can un-check all of the additional content that normally would be just automatically installed together with the initiated program. Additionally, PUPs can also be transmitter via email accounts (spam letters) or rogue websites (pornographic pages).

To automatically remove Search.funtabsafesearch.com virus from your computer systems, employ Malwarebytes or Hitman. Many people do not succeed in the manual removal as this process requires certain level of abilities. That is why it is nice to have the opportunity to turn to some professional anti-malware tools.

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Manual removal of Search.funtabsafesearch.com virus

How to remove funtabsafesearch virus using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Search.funtabsafesearch.com 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 funtabsafesearch virus . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Search.funtabsafesearch.com 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 funtabsafesearch virus from macOS

Delete Search.funtabsafesearch.com virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the funtabsafesearch 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 Search.funtabsafesearch.com 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 Search.funtabsafesearch.com 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 Search.funtabsafesearch.com 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 Search.funtabsafesearch.com 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 funtabsafesearch 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 Search.funtabsafesearch.com 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 Search.funtabsafesearch.com 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 Search.funtabsafesearch.com 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 funtabsafesearch 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 Search.funtabsafesearch.com 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.

Manual removal