Newtab.pro virus - How to remove

Newtab.pro virus is a suspicious platform for searching, presenting results to search queries in DuckDuckGo. While the latter engine is legitimate, security researchers have expressed doubts about its dissemination strategies; some people have reported that this search engine occupied browsers’ preferences without permission. According to our analysis, this Newtab.pro virus is created by the same company which introduced Webstart.me hijacker. As it appears, NetGroove infection is related with this malware parasite. During installation of this Chromium-based browser, you might be encouraged to set Newtab.pro hijacker as your homepage, default search provider and new tab page (Browser hijacker).

Newtab.pro malware parasite will change your browsers’ preferences and will freely collect your personal info

Creators of this Newtab.pro virus are from RCPsoft.net. This is a non-commercial brand of a web community that support and distributed free web services. They design and develop software, apps, extensions, add-ons and websites for all platforms and languages. Even though this company offers support and encourages its clients to report bugs in RCPsoft software, researchers are finding their browser hijackers confusing. Therefore, we encourage you to think very carefully before installing any of the products by RCPsoft company. It is important not to agree to use any unknown search engines.

In the privacy policy of Newtab.pro virus, we noticed more than a one red flag. It is stated that personally-identifiable information about users is going to be collected automatically, and users agree with this condition by installing the NetGroove application. Take a look at the full paragraph from the privacy policy:

“The owner does not provide a list of Personal Data types collected. Other Personal Data collected may be described in other sections of this privacy policy or by dedicated explanation text contextually with the Data collection. The Personal Data may be freely provided by the User, or collected automatically when using this Application. Any use of Cookies – or of other tracking tools – by this Application or by the owners of third party services used by this Application, unless stated otherwise, serves to identify Users and remember their preferences, for the sole purpose of providing the service required by the User”.

This means that users of Newtab.pro virus will be constantly monitored and their personal information will be collected thru browsing activities. To make it clearer, we can explain in it simpler terms. The browser hijacker can collect your name, email address, login information, or even banking account details. Therefore, using this search engine will put you in danger of becoming a victim of an identity theft (Facts + Statistics: Identity theft and cybercrime). In addition to that, all of your money from banking accounts might be stolen by hackers.

Additionally, Newtab.pro virus will also show a great deal of advertisements. We noticed that multiple ad-servers are associated with this browser hijacker. If you encounter any suspicious pop-ups, please do not click on them as they might be transmitting viruses or attempting to phish out your personal information.

Newtab.pro virus will come with free software from RCPsoft

As we have mentioned, Newtab.pro virus can come with various types of applications. Specifically, the hijacker can be installed together with NetGroove browser or other programs by RCPsoft company. Therefore, you should be very careful when installing new applications. Make sure that there are not unnecessary conditions that you have to agree to. For instance, if a program will make modifications to your browsers’ settings, or show third-party advertisements, it is possible that the tool should not be installed.

Now, you should learn the ways that Newtab.pro virus can be removed. First of all, you can try removing the software you installed from RCPsoft. Look at the Control Panel and look for any applications from this company. Then, remove them. If you continue on experiencing problems, please run a scan with Spyhunter. This anti-malware tool will provide you with information about your operating system. If the scanner finds malicious files, Spyhunter will quickly remove them.

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