How To Remove MojTab Hijacker From PC

MojTab: Complete Uninstall Steps

MojTab is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that is usually installed as a browser extension for Chrome, MS Edge, Firefox or any other browser. In most cases, these browser hijackers get installed unexpectedly as they use deceptive distribution techniques, mainly software bundling and misleading ads or fake updates. Soon after getting into the machine, the PUP alters the homepage and new tab addresses to mojtab-api.com, appends a customize search engine, and redirects all search results to Yahoo or another legitimate engines that are filled with ads and sponsored links. Creators of this hijacker have specially designed it in order to promote their partners’ websites, products and services and make quick online revenues from rookie users.

MojTab Performs Several Malicious Activities:

In the background, MojTab hijacker tracks victims’ information and shares it with commercial content generators, which later feed users with personalized advertisements. During the presence of this notorious threat in your computer, you are bombarded with thousands of annoying ads and pop-ups all over the day which interrupts your web sessions badly. These ads may look very eye-catching at the first glance but can be very risky for your system’s security. They might come with redirecting ability and may take you to insecure domains when clicked.

MojTab ads may reroute you to several phishing/scam, fake tech support, malware-laden, gaming, gambling and other precarious sites. Visiting on such notorious pages may result in sensitive data exposure, malware penetration and other hazardous issues. This nasty PUP is presented as a tool that can improve victims’ web browsing experience and customize their searches. Nonetheless, behind this nice presentation lies something that is considered straight out malevolent. While using mojtab-api.com as the default search engine, you only obtain irrelevant results promoting affiliated sites and sponsored programs.

As soon as MojTab hijack occurs, victims can notice changes to their web browsers immediately:

• Homepage and new tab address is set to mojtab-api.com;
• All searches are redirecting the web browser to Yahoo;
• Annoying ads and sponsored links appear on the search results and everywhere else.
• An extension is installed on the web browser;

Furthermore, it tracks every action users perform while browsing, gathering their geo-location, IP address, ISP, installed apps, unique identifier, search terms, and much more. These details are then utilized by the advertisers to customize ads. But still, you should avoid interacting with these adverts as you never know what portals they may take you to and try to perform MojTab removal from the machine quickly.

Penetration Of MojTab:

Most potentially unwanted applications enter the targeted computers because users were careless online. Many freeware developers and app distributors use a method called software bundling, where multiple apps are incorporated into a single installer. As a result, instead of downloading the desired software only, users end up with additional ones on their systems.

Installation wizards are intentionally created in a way that would hide additional components from users’ view. For instance, pre-ticked checkboxes, fine print text, misleading button placements, and other tricks can be employed to disguise PUPs. Hence, it is vital to stay watchful during the installation of new programs, especially if they were downloaded from third-party sources.

Never rush through the installation steps and remove the ticks from checkboxes, watch out for deceptive offers, misplaced buttons, read the fine print, and, most prominently, always select the Advanced/Custom mode instead of Recommended/Quick one. But at the moment, you must remove MojTab from the device without wasting any time.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove MojTab:

Remove the related items of MojTab using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing MojTab issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (MojTab) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to MojTab removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter.  In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to MojTab still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove MojTab plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”.  Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in MojTab removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete MojTab (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications.  Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.