Mediatvtabsearch.com virus - How to remove

Mediatvtabsearch.com is a typical browser hijacker and if you have noticed that this website always appears when you open a new tab on a web browser, it is a straight forward sign that your computer is infected and you should do something about it.

In case you have no idea how to deal with infection like this, you have come to the right place – this post is dedicated to provide you with important information about this virus as well as instructions how to get rid of it efficiently.

New tab hijacker Mediatvtabsearch.com

Mediatvtabsearch.com has some features that are absolutely normal for browser hijackers – it is distributed using deceptive methods, gets installed behind the back and automatically changes some settings on infected web browsers. That’s why it is called browser hijacker – it will alternate the way you use your browser.

However, while most of the hijackers completely take over the infection web browser, in this case Mediatvtabsearch.com only affect your new tab page. I.e. if you get infected with this virus, your new tab page will be set to www.mediatvtabsearch.com and this website will be opened every time you open a new tab on your browser.

When it comes to infecting computers online, Mediatvtabsearch.com virus employs very common distribution methods. Most of the time it travels as a bundle to other free software that can be downloaded from the Internet, so you might not even be aware of the fact that it will be installed.

What’s even more shocking, that it can be bundled to absolutely legitimate applications. So the next time you download some media player or free online game, pay close attention to the installation process or elsewise virus like Mediatvtabsearch.com can be installed on your computer.

To be more precise, this infection is not targeting your computer directly – it is operating as browser add-on and gets installed directly on your web browser. Nonetheless, it can also place some malicious files directly on your computer – that’s worth to keep in mind when removing Mediatvtabsearch.com from your computer.

So why exactly Mediatvtabsearch.com is not a good feature to have on your computer? Even though it looks like a regular search engine, we suggest not to use it – there are a couple of reasons why not to do that.

First of all, it will record all of your search queries and might transfer that information to other parties. So if some of your personal information is leaked to the search, it can also be leaked to other places and possibly end up on the hands of bad guys.

Also, Mediatvtabsearch.com redirects all searches to Yahoo search (which is legitimate), but it is done just in order to create an image of reliable service. In reality, Mediatvtabsearch.com can modify those results on Yahoo and display you various sponsored links and even banner ads. It might be dangerous to click on them because you can be redirected to malicious websites owned by cyber criminals.

Eliminating Mediatvtabsearch.com hijacker

As we have already mentioned, to eliminate Mediatvtabsearch.com from your system, you have to get rid of specific browser add-on and then detect and remove all malicious files from your computer.

First of all, navigate to the extensions section on infected web browser, locate Mediatvtabsearch.com  add-on and remove it. Then, download Spyhunter and scan your computer with it. It will automatically detect and remove all malicious files related to Mediatvtabsearch.com, so the virus will be gone for good.

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