Tab.lightningnewtab.com popup - How to remove

If you are constantly being redirected to lightningnewtab.com or tab.lightningnewtab.com while surfing on the Internet, beware that this website is related to adware activity. Usually, it displays various sponsored advertisements and tries to take you to commercial websites. If your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome have been affected by Tab.lightningnewtab.com popup, make sure you remove it as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, removal of this potentially unwanted tool can be more complicated than you think. Luckily you are reading this article – we will provide you with detailed instructions on how to deal with this infection and do it effectively. Also, feel free to ask questions related to this topic in the comments section below, if you have any.

Features of lightningnewtab.com

Usually, adware that causes additional advertisements, redirects and similar issues are added to random computers while users are installing freeware and shareware applications from the Internet. For this reason, computer users are highly recommended to pay more attention to what they are installing and whether their downloads contain any additional questionable bundles. If you see that the program you are about to download also offers to install an extra application but it is not familiar to you, you should always refuse that.

By the way, this distribution method is called bundling and it can be easily stopped if you use anti-malware software with real-time protection feature. If lightningnewtab.com virus was able to get inside your system, it’s an obvious sign that you luck such application, so please take a look at our reviews section and maybe you will be able to find a tool for the enhancement of your system.

If you are noticing Tab.lightningnewtab.com popups interrupting your browsing, that means your computer has already been affected. You should never ignore them, as even if you don’t click on this website, the adware will continue acting on your system. Such programs may track information about your browsing experience or even steal sensitive data and pass it to the third parties. To avoid any further damage, make sure you remove Tab.lightningnewtab.com popup if you have noticed it on any of your browsers.

Also, due to the presence of lightningnewtab.com you can experience slower work of your computer or infiltration of other malware. We have examined a lot of similar infections, such as Pushedwebnews.com, Pushine.info, Ncontentdelivery.info, etc., and they all feature the same qualities.

Even though lightningnewtab.com pop-ups were discovered a long time ago, they are still ’really. As you can see in this chart, lightningnewtab.com website averages around 1 million monthly visits, so you can presume that around 1 million computers are infected with this PUP worldwide.

Even though most of the traffic to this site comes from Brasil and Mexico, it can infect users from other countries as well. Another interesting metric – almost 100% of their web traffic is direct. That is a clear sign that the absolute majority of those visits are made from infected computers because users are simply being redirected to this website.

How To Eliminate lightningnewtab.com Virus

Probably the best thing about this infection is that you can get rid of it just in several minutes and get away without any consequences. To be able to do this, you will have to scan your system with Spyhunter. Either of those tools should immediately detect and remove the virus from your system.

In case you don’t feel like downloading the additional anti-malware software today, you are free to scroll down below the article and follow manual removal instructions to eliminate lightningnewtab.com infection manually on your own.

Automatic Malware removal tools

How to remove Lightning Newtab using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Tab.lightningnewtab.com popup 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 Lightning Newtab . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Tab.lightningnewtab.com popup 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 Lightning Newtab from macOS

Delete Tab.lightningnewtab.com popup from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Lightning Newtab 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 Tab.lightningnewtab.com popup 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 Lightning Newtab, 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 Tab.lightningnewtab.com popup 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 Lightning Newtab. Click on the trash bin icon next to Tab.lightningnewtab.com popup 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 Lightning Newtab, 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 Tab.lightningnewtab.com popup 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 Lightning Newtab 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 Tab.lightningnewtab.com popup, 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 Tab.lightningnewtab.com popup 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 Lightning Newtab. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Tab.lightningnewtab.com popup 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 Lightning Newtab from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the Tab.lightningnewtab.com popup. 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 Lightning Newtab, 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.