MyAudioTab Hijacker - How to remove

MyAudioTab is supposed to help convert audio files, however, it’s best to stay away from this one. Its converter is very limited, and it takes over your new tab page for absolutely no reason, other than to promote an affiliated website. Besides, it has a couple of intrusive permissions that it uses for advertising. Really, MyAudioTab is a potentially unwanted program that should probably be uninstalled.

In short about MyAudioTab:

Classification	Adware, browser hijacker.
MyAudioTab effects	Takes over the browser’s new tab page (and home page), ignores search engine settings and promotes the MyWay.com site (or Ask.com), the audio converter works on audio files but not links.
How it gets installed	Advertised online, advertised by adware viruses, bundled with other programs.
Remove MyAudioTab	Manually uninstall unwanted browser extensions, use antivirus programs (Spyhunter for Windows, Combo Cleaner for macOS, etc.) to check for malware, block notifications in browser settings.

What MyAudioTab does to a browser

MyAudioTab gets installed on a web browser, giving it access to some important settings and browser data:

• log the text you type into MyWay.com and Ask.com,
• read your browsing history,
• show notifications,
• manage your browser extensions and themes.

MyAudioTab is a browser add-on that’s supposed to help with converting audio files from one format to another. It does not convert online videos and audio or streams, so it’s not that sort of a converter. MyAudioTab relies on Audio to Audio for its conversion functions.

MyAudioTab’s conversion tools can be found in the new tab page that it sets in the browser once it’s installed. In addition, MyAudioTab provides quick links to various music-related sites, which is likely relevant to people who are looking for an audio converter

But that is just fluff. The main goal of MyAudioTab is to hijack as many browsers as possible. Then its operators get to influence how the owners of these infected browsers search the web. Most obviously, MyAudioTab tries to get more people to use MyWay.com as their search engine. Search engines are loved as advertising platforms and they can be quite lucrative (just look at Google), but they need lots of users to advertise to. MyWay, owned by Ask Applications, gets users via its many browser extensions, such as WatchMyTVShows, DirectionsBuilder, ManualsFinder, MyRaidoAccess, and many others – which also happen to be owned by Ask.

How to remove MyAudioTab

You can uninstall MyAudioTab in your browser manually, the instructions for a few different browsers are in the last section of this post. However, you may want to check your other extensions. MyAudioTab may have been installed together with other potentially unwanted programs. It happens often enough.

You could also scan your computer with an anti-malware program, such as Spyhunter for PC, Combo Cleaner for Mac, or another app that can detect potentially unwanted programs. The scan results would warn you if any suspicious programs are found on your device or inside your browser.

If notification pop-ups don’t disappear after you remove MyAudioTab, you need to manually block them in your browser, too:

• Chrome – type “chrome://settings/content/notifications” in the address box.
• Safari – in the Safari menu, choose Preferences, Websites, Notifications.
• New Edge – type “edge://settings/content/notifications” in the address box.
• Firefox – open Settings, Preferences, Privacy & Security, scroll down to Permissions, and click on Settings next to Notifications.

If Myaudiotab.com is in the list of the sites that are allowed to send you notifications, remove it (click the menu next to Myaudiotab.com and click “Block”).

How to avoid hijackers

There’s really no reason for MyAudioTab to exist, at least not as a new tab extension. It could have been made as an extension pop-up, but then it couldn’t hijack your searches so easily. When you’re installing a new extension, pay attention to its permissions and think carefully if they’re justified. Some permissions are a little bit risky.

Scan every installer that you download with an antivirus program. Look up the developer of every program that you want to install. Check the privacy policy. Don’t let shady programs have access to your computer or your browser.

When you click on an ad for MyAudioTab while using the Chrome browser, it shows a card that links to the Chrome Web Store, the home of all the Chrome browser extensions. When an ad or a website tells you to install or download something, be suspicious. Malware uses this excuse of you having to install a thing way too often.

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Remove browser extensions

TopRemoving MyAudioTab Hijacker 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 MyAudioTab. Click on the trash bin icon next to MyAudioTab Hijacker 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 MyAudioTab, 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 MyAudioTab Hijacker 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 MyAudioTab 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 MyAudioTab Hijacker, 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 MyAudioTab Hijacker 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 MyAudioTab. Click on the "Remove" icon next to MyAudioTab Hijacker 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.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to MyAudioTab 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 MyAudioTab Hijacker, 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.