Pics4Newtab Extension - How to remove

Pics4NewTab is a browser extension promoted through picslp.4newtab.com pop-ups. It is advertised as a feature to help you get free amazing pics every time you open a new tab in Google Chrome.

The pop-up indicates you will be able to redesign your browser with these images, plus you may customize your New Tab with beautiful images and wallpapers. The picslp.4newtab.com pop-up basically mentions that if the current design of your Google Chrome browser is boring to you, the extension will help you make your browser look more stylish.

Regretfully, the picslp.4newtab.com pop-up promoting Pics4NewTab does not clearly mention that the extension additionally modifies a lot of your browser settings, such as:

• the default home page, i.e. your startup page;
• your main search engine;
• new tab URL.

Installing and activating Pics4NewTab means that a lot of your browser parameters will no longer be defined by you, but rather by the extension. Changing these settings manually will not help. The Pics4NewTab extension will be controlling them until you finally get rid of it. Considering a lot of unauthorized browser modifications introduced by the extension, it is strongly advised that you immediately remove Pics4NewTab to restore your browser back to the parameters that were initially tailored based on your own preferences.

How does Pics4NewTab affect your browsing

Upon successful activation, the Pics4NewTab extension will keep its promises and you will have a chance to download and use some of its amazing pictures directly from the home page controlled by the extension. However, you will no longer be able to start your search straight from Google home page or another decent startup page of your search. 4newtab.com page is what you will notice each time you start your browser. Plus, the same page will appear whenever you try to open the blank tab.

Submitting your search queries through the search box on the page controlled by Pics4NewTab will redirect your queries through some other third-party search engine, most likely through Yahoo Search. Probably Yahoo search provider is good for some people, but why should the Pics4NewTab extension be in control of your search preferences? In other words, why should Pics4NewTab make the decision regarding your default search engine instead of you?

While the Pics4NewTab extension is active you will keep encountering the wide range of advertisement banners and sponsored links. They will be placed on your hijacked home page, or on top of the pseudo search results delivered through the associated third-party search engines. It is clear that the extension works like typical adware by promoting some content. Unfortunately, clicking on the ads displayed by the Pics4NewTab extension may lead you to many websites that are not safe and may cause you to install a lot of other unwanted applications.

The Pics4NewTab extension additionally performs spying over your browsing habits. It tracks the search queries you submit through its integrated search box. It analyzes what you prefer looking for on the web. The extension collects this information regularly and sooner or later transfers this information to third parties. Obviously, this is done in an illegal way, whereas sometimes this strictly private and confidential information may even be sold to online criminals.

How to uninstall Pics4NewTab

Pics4NewTab can be found in the list of your Google Chrome extensions. Access your browser settings in the form of three vertical dots, click on “More Tools” and select “Extensions”. Find Pics4NewTab in the list and remove it. If you find other similar third-party extensions that are not familiar to you, get rid of them in a similar way.

The fact that Pics4NewTab was installed into your Google Chrome means that there might be some other unwanted programs active within your system right now. It is a good idea that you check the list of your available programs in the Control Panel. Uninstall third-party software that you do not remember installing directly. Finally, scan your computer with Spyhunter anti-malware software that will help you to identify other malicious components that may secretly dwell within your system and cannot be visually identified.

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How to remove Pics4Newtab Extension using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Pics4Newtab Extension install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to Pics4Newtab Extension . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Pics4Newtab Extension easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove Pics4Newtab Extension from macOS

Delete Pics4Newtab Extension from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Pics4Newtab Extension app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopHow To remove Pics4Newtab Extension from Google Chrome:

• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select More Tools→Extensions
  
• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.
  
• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select Settings
  
• Select Manage Search engines
  
• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list
  
• Go back to settings. On Startup choose Open blank page (you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).
• If your homepage was changed, click on Chrome menu on the top right corner, select Settings. Select Open a specific page or set of pages and click on Set pages.
  
• Delete malicious search websites at a new Startup pages window by clicking “X” next to them.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Pics4Newtab Extension, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on a Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on theReset browser 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 Pics4Newtab Extension from Firefox:Top

• 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 Pics4Newtab 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.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Options → General. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Restore to Default.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Pics4Newtab 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.
  
• ChooseTroubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on theReset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program to identify malicious entries.

How to remove Pics4Newtab Extension from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.

• Click on the three-dot menu on the browser toolbar and Select Settings

• Select Privacy and Services and scroll down. Press on Address bar.

• Choose Manage search engines.

• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list: open the three-dot menu and choose Remove.

• Go back to Settings. Open On start-up.
• Delete malicious search websites at Open specific page or pages by opening the three-dot menu and clicking Delete.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Pics4Newtab Extension, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings

• Click on Edge's menu button and select Settings. Click on the Reset Settings button on the left.
• Press the Restore settings to their default values option.

• 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 Pics4Newtab Extension from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall Pics4Newtab Extension and other suspicious extensions.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences and choose General tab. Enter preferable URL to the homepage field.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings(older versions) If you are still experiencing any issues related to Pics4Newtab Extension, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari…
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.