Tabatoo Ltd. is a company from Israel and its latest creation GiantSender software application has received some attention from security researchers. GiantSender stands by its name with its functions. If a person attempts to send a bigger attachment and an emailing facility forbids this action from being successfully carried out because the size, overstepping the maximum limitations, GiantSender supposedly accepts all file formats that are up to 3GB without creating any problematic situations. If you are interesting in sending gigantic files to your friends or colleagues, you should not blindly install GiantSender application. It is compatible with Mac computers and OS X versions, which means that Windows operating systems remain outside the potential customer list. The problem with this application is that it brings Home.giantsender.com virus which is categorized as a browser hijacker. Simply put, this means that programs for browsing are going to undergo significant changes. Home pages, default search providers and new tab pages are all going to be occupied by Home.giantsender.com and users will not be able to make any changes to these settings. That is, of course, until browser hijacker gets successfully removed from the infected device, together with GiantSender file-sending app.
Peculiar activity of Home.giantsender.com virus
One of the easiest techniques to spot a browser hijacker infection is to check whether your browsers’ preferences remain unchanged. If these customs are no longer the ones that you assigned, then there is a possibility that your device has accepted a Home.giantsender.com virus into its system. Check whether browser hijacker has crushed your security blocks simply by looking at the address which is presented to you as the new preference. It might be that it is going to be the search platform we are analyzing right now, but there are thousands of similar infections that won’t be very different from this one. Elimination processes are identical for all of these parasites. Since this browser hijacker spreads with its mother-figure GiantSender, you should simply eliminate this program and the situation should be fixed. Nevertheless, we should mention that browser hijackers have a tendency of gaining control over users’ downloads. This means that additional malware infections can be easily invited into your system by Home.giantsender.com virus.
Home.giantsender.com virus can also be indicated as one of the possible causes for a sluggish computer which will repetitively crash, freeze or suffer from Internet connection issues. These inconveniences might fluctuate for different victims, but mostly minor inconveniences are not considered significant by users. We hope that at least generation of advertisements is going to catch your eye and imply that your system should be checked for viruses. Redirection to random websites that might be following shady Privacy Policies and Terms and Conditions is another feature that supposedly should occur during an infection with Home.giantsender.com virus. Gathering of your personal information is an addition inconvenience that might jeopardize your confidentiality. If you are simply disgusted by the idea of becoming a victim of an identity theft, you should not allow any browser hijackers to collect information about you. Yes, this feature is quite common, but when it is pursued by unfamiliar sources, the consequences might not be merry.
How to obviate infections like Home.giantsender.com virus?
Home.giantsender.com virus travels with GiantSender application and you should not only be aware of the possibility of downloading this application yourself, but not disregard the fact that it can invade your system together with other programs. While downloading free programs off the Internet, always be critical towards the additionally offered applications. These propositions are made during Setup Wizards and people should no longer accept to install any of them. It is no news that these applications are indicated to be potentially unwanted, low-quality or might even bring malware infections to your device.
Spyhunter or Hitman are going to kick Home.giantsender.com virus out of your device without facing any obstacles. In addition to that, a thorough scan with an anti-malware tool will help you determine whether the virus has managed to bring more malware. Manual removal can only help you remove the browser hijacker. If your device is infected with additional malware, these issues are going to b left untreated.
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Manual removal of Home.giantsender.com virus
How to remove giantsender virus using Windows Control Panel
Many hijackers and adware like Home.giantsender.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 giantsender virus . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Home.giantsender.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 giantsender virus from macOS
Delete Home.giantsender.com virus from your applications.- Open Finder.
- In the menu bar, click Go.
- Select Applications from the dropdown.
- Find the giantsender virus 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 Home.giantsender.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 Home.giantsender.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 Home.giantsender.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 Home.giantsender.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.
- 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 Home.giantsender.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.
- 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 Home.giantsender.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 giantsender 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.
- 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.