QuickFlightTracker New Tab - How to remove

QuickFlightTracker (or Quick Flight Tracker) is a browser extension that most people honestly do not install voluntarily — t just pops up in some people’s browsers. This browser extension is considered adware and other bad things by various cybersecurity tools.

It’s promoted very aggressively, it provides an outdated user interface, can easily be replaced by a few bookmarks in your browser. And though QuickFlightTracker does allow you to track flights using a pop-up in the new tab of your browser, this is something that can be easily done without all the search hijacking and home page replacing.

The truth is that QuickFlightTracker is an excuse for the creators of this add-on to get more people to use the MyWay engine which is where that search bar in the middle of the page leads to. Then ads can be displayed together with search results to more users, which means more revenue for MyWay.

QuickFlightTracker is similar to free.flightsearchapp.com, GetFlightInfo, OnlineMapSearch, and other browser hijackers that promote the MyWay search engine.

Unless you specifically installed it because you wanted it, QuickFlightTracker should be removed from your browser so that you can gain back the control of your browser settings:

Symptoms	QuickFlightTracker is the home page and the new tab page of the browser (possibly search.hquickflighttracker.com) Search queries are sent to the ins.search.myway.com search engine Searching through the address bar might open int.search.tb.ask.com New tab page and search engine can’t be changed in the settings
Distribution	Bundled with free programs Bundled with other browser hijackers Installed by following misleading ads
Classification	Browser hijacker Adware PUP (potentially unwanted program)
Remove QuickFlightTracker	Scan the computer with anti-malware tools ( (PC), Combo Cleaner (Mac)) Remove QuickFlightTracker and the related browser extensions manually

How QuickFlightTracker was installed

QuickFlightTracker is advertised on various websites, especially ones with browser games. It can also be found by just searching for words like “Quick Flight Tracker”.

The installation page of the extension is totally ambiguous. Let’s say you were looking for a way to check your flight reservation. And you find a page like this:

If you’re distracted, in a hurry, or just aren’t very experienced with misleading ads, you’d be forgiven for thinking that this page will take you to a website where you can check your information. Instead, it leads to a plugin installation that replaces your browser’s home page and search engine, which allows the creators of this plugin to make money from advertisements in your search results. It hijacks your browser with the help of misleading ads.

Anyone who is distracted and in a rush can click on the big green button without thinking, just out of reflex. Google has been fighting against this sort of behavior for a few years, but the creators of misleading extensions always come up with new ways of deceiving users.

Another way that QuickFlightTracker can be installed is through bundling. That’s when a program is being installed and, during the process, an additional application is offered. The problem is that how that’s been abused to sneak programs into people’s computers without them noticing. If you ever installed one program but ended up with a couple more and couldn’t remember how they got on your computer, they must have been bundled with the first app. Browser extensions like QuickFlightTracker are bundled with free programs often,  they’re really easy to miss during the installation.

There are thousands of people who have QuickFlightTracker in their browsers, and I doubt that even a handful of them installed this add-on because they wanted it.

Issues with browser hijackers

QuickFlightTracker isn’t any sort of malware, but it’s still worth being concerned about it. This browser extension affects how your browser behaves.

The fact that QuickFlightTracker pushes the MyWay search engine instead of allowing you to choose which one you’d like to use (Google, Bing, DDG, whatever else) and that you literally can’t use another new tab page while QuickFlightTracker is installed means that your ability to customize your browser is very limited. Some people might have spent ages getting their new tab just right — only to have QuickFlightTracker replace it.

Privacy concerns are also real. QuickFlightTracker can:

• See and manage what extensions you have installed in your browser.
• Send you pop-up notifications.
• Read your browsing history.
• See what your search for using the MyWay or Ask engines.

It’s a lot, especially when you remember that QuickFlightTracker exists to allow MyWay to show you ads in the search results and how valuable browsing data is for advertising.

How to remove QuickFlightTracker

QuickFlightTracker is easy to install, but also easy to remove (in most cases). It can simply be deleted from your list of extensions with no trouble. The section below has instructions for each browser.

You might benefit from scanning your computer with an anti-malware program (SpyHunter (PC), Combo Cleaner (Mac)) to make sure that you don’t have adware showing you the types of ads that promote browser hijackers (browser hijackers often use rogue websites to show their ads) or more junkware that could be messing with your browser settings.

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How to remove StuardRitchi using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like QuickFlightTracker New Tab 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 StuardRitchi . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make QuickFlightTracker New Tab 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 StuardRitchi from macOS

Delete QuickFlightTracker New Tab from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the StuardRitchi  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.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to QuickFlightTracker New Tab 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 StuardRitchi , 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.

TopRemoving QuickFlightTracker New Tab 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 StuardRitchi . Click on the trash bin icon next to QuickFlightTracker New Tab 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 StuardRitchi , 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 QuickFlightTracker New Tab 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 StuardRitchi 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 QuickFlightTracker New Tab, 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 QuickFlightTracker New Tab 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 StuardRitchi . Click on the "Remove" icon next to QuickFlightTracker New Tab 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 StuardRitchi from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the QuickFlightTracker New Tab. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

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

• Click on the 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.