NewTab.co virus - How to remove

NewTab.co virus is a typical browser hijacker that is looking to take over your new tab page and change the way you browse the web completely. Even though it can’t be described as a very lethal virus, it can still cause you some problems in a long run and we suggest to take care of it.

Probably the best thing about browser hijackers like this is that it is relatively easy to remove them – keep reading this article and we will teach you how to remove NewTab.co virus and provide you with the general information about this infection.

Malicious features of NewTab.co virus

You already know that NewTab.co is a browser hijacker. So why does it qualifies as one? Well, it should be mentioned that this website itself is not a virus – it is just a tool to distribute, promote and manage infected users. The real virus is operating as browser extension and if your browser has been modified according to NewTab.co, it is obvious that this malicious extension is operating on your computer.

This malicious extension is called “newTab.co – Reinvent the Home Page” and in fact this tool is promoted as a free alternative to bring new looks to your homepage on a web browser. Strange enough it has nothing to do with the homepage – it only changes settings on your new tab page on infected browser.

So if  “newTab.co – Reinvent the Home Page” is on your web browser, it will automatically change the new tab page to newtab.co. It lets you add a custom background image to a new tab page.

It sure sounds nice to have an ability like that, but you need to know the price you are going to pay for it. Don’t get us wrong – you won’t have to pay your money for this extension, it’s free. However, it will bring various unwanted features that will bother you on a daily basis.

Most important of them is your search – from now on, if you try to search for something on a new tab or simply by filling a search query to the URL bar, it will be processed through NewTab.co and displayed on Yahoo search engine.

Even though Yahoo is legitimate and reliable search provider, NewTab.co customise results and implement various ads and sponsored links to the results page. Take a look at the image below – we attempted to search for our website using NewTab.co and it returned a bunch of ads that are not relative to this keyword at all.

More to that, it might be dangerous to click on those advertisements or sponsored links because you can get redirected to websites that are affiliated to NewTab.co and malicious as well. This is the model how developers of NewTab.co makes money – they infect computer, build a certain audience and then display them advertisements.

Also, there are other traits you should be aware of. NewTab.co might collect your private information and disclose it to third parties. They will definitely track your search queries, so if some of your sensitive information slips in there – you are in danger.

It is worth to mention the distribution method to NewTab.co. Even though it is available for download at their official website, most of the time this infection gets installed when you download and install some free software from the Internet because it travels bundled to it.

Quick removal of NewTab.co browser hijacker

If you have heard enough and decided to remove NewTab.co from your web browser, here’s what you should do. First of all, remove it from your web browser. Depending on what web browser you are using, navigate to the extensions list on it and then detect and remove “newTab.co – Reinvent the Home Page” extension. From this moment you should not be seeing customised new tab page on your browser.

There might be still some of malicious files associated to this virus left on your computer, so you should scan it with a trustworthy anti-malware application, such as SpyHunter Either one of those programs should be able to detect and remove NewTab.co virus and all files related to it for good.

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