Mysupertab.com Extension - How to remove

Mysupertab.com is a browser extension that replaces your new tab page and changes your default search engine. It’s not malicious but it is also not really useful, since the functions that it offers are already available without it. Besides, Mysupertab.com asks for a few very intrusive permissions that it should not need. If you value your privacy, it’s best to remove Mysupertab.com.

Details on Mysupertab.com:

Type of threat	Potentially unwanted program (PUP), browser hijacker.
Problems with Mysupertab.com	Doesn’t offer useful features, makes unnecessary changes to the browser, asks for a lot of permissions.
How to avoid hijackers	Check the developer, read the reviews, mind the permissions.
Removing Mysupertab.com	Uninstall unwanted browser add-ons, check for malware (with Combo Cleaner for Mac, Spyhunter for PC, others).

How Mysupertab.com hijacks the browser

Mysupertab.com is a website as well as a browser extension. It’s also called MySuperTab. Browser extensions are small programs that expand or change a browser’s functionality. Mysupertab.com is described as a new tab extension that offers cool features like customizable background images, shortcuts to your most-visited sites, and internet search in the new tab.

Huh, that’s strange. All these features are already available in the vanilla new tab pages of Chrome, Firefox, and other popular browsers. You can customize them without even installing any extensions. Looks like Mysupertab.com doesn’t actually offer anything useful.

On top of that, Mysupertab.com gets some very intrusive permissions that it maybe shouldn’t ask for:

• It reads and changes your data on all the sites that you visit.
• It changes your new tab page.
• It changes your search settings to Search.mysupertab.com (Bing.com).
• It reads your location.
• It can manage your apps and themes.

This is not good for privacy. Why does Mysupertab.com need to read all of your data on all the websites that you visit? No explanation is offered in the extension’s description or in the privacy policy. Changing your default search engine is also totally unnecessary. But it does give Mysupertab.com a lot of control over your web browsing and an opportunity to spy on you anywhere you go.

The more control Mysupertab.com has over your browser, the better it can advertise to you, and the more money it makes. That’s really the goal of this and other browser hijackers – to make ad money without having to provide a useful product.

 

How to stay safe from hijackers

A few pieces of advice on how to avoid malicious browser extensions:

• Check the developer’s reputation.
• Look at the reviews and ratings.
• Read the privacy policy, or at least the sections on what information is collected and who it is shared with.
• Check the permissions that the browser extension asks for.

Mysupertab.com is made by 50m.media. The only other browser extension made by 50m.media that I saw is Searchbar.today, which is very similar to Mysupertab.com. 50m.media helps data-driven companies monetize their products with marketing. Makers of free apps and browser extensions can use the help of 50m.media to turn some profit from their apps by making them show advertisements, collect data about each user, and some other ways.

Mysupertab.com has over 8 thousand users, 3 ratings, and 2 reviews. That doesn’t really add up, there should be a lot more reviews. Unless Mysupertab.com is a browser hijacker that tricks people into installing it. Lacking reviews and ratings is the norm for browser hijackers.

Like a lot of browser extensions, Mysupertab.com reads your IP, your search terms, and shares them with some other sites. It’s up to you to decide if you’re comfortable with that.

Some of Mysupertab.com’s permissions are at low or medium alert level as described by Chrome and you should think carefully if you trust Mysupertab.com to not abuse them.

How to remove Mysupertab.com

The good news is that you can remove unwanted browser extensions very easily. Just right-click the extension icon and then click on “Remove”. Or go into browser settings and remove extensions from there. This would let you check the permissions and other details of all of your other browser extensions and maybe do some maintenance.

In addition, you could do a scan of your computer with an anti-malware program (Combo Cleaner for macOS, Spyhunter for Windows, or others) to check your browser extensions, applications, programs, and files – and remove threats if any are found.

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How to remove unwanted extensions

TopRemoving Mysupertab.com Extension 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 Mysupertab.com Extension. Click on the trash bin icon next to Mysupertab.com Extension 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 Mysupertab.com Extension, 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.

How to remove Mysupertab.com Extension 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 Mysupertab.com Extension. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Mysupertab.com Extension 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 Mysupertab.com Extension 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 Mysupertab.com Extension 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 Mysupertab.com Extension, 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.