QuickTemplateFinder New Tab - How to remove

QuickTemplateFinder, or Printable Templates by QuickTemplateFinder, is a browser extension. It might seem useful to those who frequently need to print various invitations, forms, cards, menus, etc. Unfortunately, this add-on is a browser hijacker, a type of adware that takes over important browser settings to force users to visit specific websites. In the case of QuickTemplateFinder, that site it MyWay.

QuickTemplateFinder is not a serious virus, it’s not going to steal your passwords or force you to visit phishing sites (though some malicious extensions can do that). Still, this add-on causes some problems for some users. Unwanted installation, hijacking of the new tab and the search provider, and pushing related browser add-ons explain why so many antivirus programs have a problem with QuickTemplateFinder.

This browser add-on is a Newtab virus, a low-effort clone of other hijackers by the same company. It’s not helpful or useful, but neither is it illegal.

QuickTemplateFinder is bad for online privacy and browser customization:

Classification	Newtab virus Adware Browser hijacker
Problems with QuickTemplateFinder	New tab and search engine settings hijacked Low-quality extension No respect for privacy Unwanted installation
How hijackers get installed	Ads and redirects online Ads by adware viruses Freeware bundlers that install QuickTemplateFinder in the background
Removal	Manually uninstall shady browser extensions and desktop applications Delete adware with the help of antivirus tools (Combo Cleaner for Mac, SpyHunter for PC)

How QuickTemplateFinder gets installed

This extension is not necessary to access printable templates and QuickTemplateFinder’s functionality can easily be replaced by adding bookmarks to the sites you want to access quickly. So why does it have tens of thousands of users?

A lot of people find QuickTemplateFinder when they search for a free template to print, an online print design application, even meme makers. They end up on QuickTemplateFinder.com, the site that instructs users to install the QuickTemplateFinder add-on in their browser. This page might open when trying to download their design or as a normal ad.

When a website insists that, in order to continue using it, you need to install an extension or subscribe to notifications, just close the tab. Most of the time, it’s a malicious website spreading some adware.

By the way, bundlers can spread adware too – distributors include junkware in the installers of free programs because they’re paid for every successful installation of those inclusions. If QuickTemplateFinder just showed up in your browser one day, think if you recently downloaded some free application from a shady website.

QuickTemplateFinder is not exactly forced on people, but some misleading tactics are used to push it. Just know that you can always quit an installation that you don’t completely trust (to close a browser tab, use Cmd+W if you’re on a Mac and Alt+F4 if you’re on a PC). Scan every setup file and don’t invite shady software on your computer.

QuickTemplateFinder is adware

QuickTemplateFinder is released by Mindspark, a company associated with Ask Applications. It is based on the same template that most of the hijackers are – a new tab page with a search bar in the middle and a bunch of links to various websites related to the theme of the extension. Occasionally, the main website is made by Ask themselves, like in the case of QuickTemplateFinder, YourTemplateFinder, and GetFormsOnline. Other times, a third-party site delivers the functionality. In both cases, the extensions is not needed for using the site.

You can use QuickTemplateFinder for free, but it does make money for the company that made it. QuickTemplateFinder promotes the MyWay search engine, as well as Ask.com. These sites use ads to make money and the more users they have, the more money they can make from advertising.

Advertising makes a lot of money, especially targeted ads, and hey, QuickTemplateFinder has access to your search terms which would otherwise be encrypted. Respectable search engines encrypt users’ search terms to protect their privacy, but this makes it difficult for advertisers to know what you like. QuickTemplateFinder gets access to your browser and can see your search history and search queries.

There’s nothing inherently wrong with all of this provided that you’re informed about it all and find QuickTemplateFinder useful. But Mindspark has a history of aggressively pushing their products to the point where people find them installed in their browser with no idea where they came from – and then the “Remove” button doesn’t even work. There’s no need to tolerate this browser-hijacking nuisance, you deserve better.

How to remove QuickTemplateFinder

To uninstall a browser extension, it should be enough to just access your browser settings and disable or remove it. The instructions are below and if something isn’t clear, feel free to ask us in the comments below.

But if a malware infection is preventing YourTemplateFinder from being removed, an antivirus tool could be helpful, like Combo Cleaner for Mac OS or SpyHunter for Windows.

Automatic Malware removal tools

TopHow To remove QuickTemplateFinder New Tab 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 QuickTemplateFinder New Tab, 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.

TopHow to remove QuickTemplateFinder New Tab virus from Internet Explorer:

How to remove QuickTemplateFinder New Tab virus from Internet Explorer (older versions):

• Click on the arrow on the right of the search box.
• Do the following: on IE8-9 choose Manage Search providers, on IE7 click Change search defaults.
• Remove the QuickTemplateFinder from the list.

How to remove QuickTemplateFinder New Tab from IE 11:

• Click on the Settings icon (top right) → Manage Addons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to QuickTemplateFinder and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Select Search Providers.
  
• If any of these search providers is not available, follow “Find more search providers” in the bottom of the screen and install Google.
  
• Close the Options.
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Gear icon on the top right corner to open the Internet Explorer menu, select Internet options and choose General tab. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Apply.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

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

• Gear icon→Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset
• Select “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.