GifsGalore New Tab - How to remove

GifsGalore is considered to be a browser hijacker. It promises to help you see, make, and share gifs, but it’s not really made for that; it’s made for advertising the MyWay.com search engine. Unsurprisingly, many antivirus apps detect GifsGalore as malicious. You may not even have installed GifsGalore on your own, so removing it should be a no-brainer.

In short about GifsGalore:

Classification	Browser hijacker, adware.
Similar threats	GiffySocial, Gifables, Motitags.
Problems with GifsGalore	Hijacks your browser, collects data about you, gets installed without you agreeing to it, lacks features.
How to remove GifsGalore	Uninstall unwanted extensions, remove malware from your computer (Combo Cleaner for Mac, SpyHunter for PC, Malwarebytes, etc.).

How GifsGalore gets installed

GifsGalore is a browser add-on, so it gets installed on your browser. It gets to affect your web browsing, which is pretty significant, and it gets to remove your

GifsGalore often doesn’t ask to get installed – it just does. It’s actually pretty likely that a lot of the people who have it on their computer don’t even know it. Especially if they have multiple browser hijackers and new tab extensions because those just override each other. Even then, GifsGalore is still not good to keep.

First, GifsGalore can spread with adware bundles. If you downloaded and installed a free program before GifsGalore showed up, do you remember the setup process? Did it show you optional offers? Did it ask you to try out a new search engine or a new browser tab? Maybe it did and you just didn’t see these disclaimers? Bundlers almost always install optional offers by default, which is pretty unfair to us, the users: if we miss just one checkmark, that could flood our computers with junkware.

Also, GifsGalore gets advertised by shady search engines, adware infections, random redirects, and notification spammers. Sites that let you pirate free streams often show really aggressive and dangerous ads. Adware infections fill your browser with shady stuff, as well: floating ads, weird search results with links to alternative search sites, and notification pop-ups from unwanted sites. Browser hijackers like GifsGalore are some of the least harmful things being advertised this way.

Or you could find GifsGalore on your own, read its description, and become interested. Why not liven up your new tab page with some funny gifs?

But there are some red flags that should warn you that GifsGalore should be avoided:

• On Chrome, GifsGalore has over thirty thousand users – and no reviews or ratings. That’s not normal.
• If you look up GifsGalore’s developers, MindsparkInteractive Network, you can find articles about it making adware applications. Even Mindsaprk’s Wikipedia article mentions its browser hijacking business.
• Modern browsers use the permission system to help users know what an extension will be able to do once installed. And GifsGalore uses permissions it should not need. Besides replacing your new tab page, it also reads your browsing history, reads what you do on its websites (like what ads you click on and what you search for), and can manage your other extensions. This is pretty shady.

Is GifsGalore worth using?

What about GifsGalore’s functionality? Does it make up for GifsGalore’s flaws?

GifsGalore promised you access to a free gif creator, but all it does is link to Giphy. It creates a button that opens Giphy and then puts that on its new tab page. Giphy is completely independent from GifsGalore and can be used on its own – without hijacking your new tab page.

Another problem is that GifsGalore takes over your new tab page when it could be just an extension pop-up. Extension pop-ups are way more convenient for most extensions. But then, GifsGalore couldn’t take over your new tab page and link to Myway.com. If you don’t use Myway.com, it can’t advertise to you or collect your search queries.

If you like Giphy, you can favorite it (the keyboard shortcut is Ctrl+D or Cmd+D) and put a link to it on your new tab page. Most normal new tab extensions and modern browsers let you add custom links, customize your search engine, and even the background picture. GifsGalore can’t do any of that.

How to remove GifsGalore

As GifsGalore is a browser extension, different browsers have slightly different methods fo removing it. In the next section, there are instructions for each of them. Or you could let an antivirus program remove all the suspicious new tabs.

But it’s also very important to check your computer for other malware besides GifsGalore. That includes other suspicious browser extensions and potentially unwanted programs on your device. I suggest you scan your computer with an anti-malware program – for example, Combo Cleaner for Mac OS, SpyHunter for Windows, Malwarebytes, and others.

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Manual removal instructions

How to remove GifsGalore using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like GifsGalore New Tab 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 GifsGalore . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make GifsGalore New Tab 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 GifsGalore from macOS

Delete GifsGalore New Tab from your applications.

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

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to GifsGalore New Tab and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Close the Options.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

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

• Press on the Gear icon->Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset button.
  
• Select a “Delete personal settings” checkbox and click on the Reset button.
  
• Click on the Close button on the confirmation box, then close your browser.
  

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

TopRemoving GifsGalore New Tab 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 GifsGalore. Click on the trash bin icon next to GifsGalore New Tab 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 GifsGalore, 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.

TopRemoving GifsGalore New Tab 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 GifsGalore 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.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to GifsGalore New Tab, 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.
  
• 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.
  

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

How to remove GifsGalore New Tab 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 GifsGalore. Click on the "Remove" icon next to GifsGalore New Tab 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 GifsGalore from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the GifsGalore New Tab. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

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

• Click on the 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.