How to remove FastBrowser.co hijacker virus

Easy tips to delete FastBrowser.co

FastBrowser.co is a bogus searching tool. It finds its way to your system through deceptive bundling method. After the successful installation, it sets itself as the browsers’ homepage and default search engine and new tab page options by replacing the existing one. To keep these changes and prevent users from changing them, it employs various additional files and modifies the windows registry entries.

 People actively look for a way to get rid of FastBrowser.co to stop the annoying redirections, slow down and other issues. Also, the browser hijacker can interrupt them with commercial ads and can even initiate dangerous activities on the system. Its data tracking capability is yet another problem for the users. It allows the developers to collect the data include:

• People’s search terms,
• Websites that they visit,
• Time they spend on them,
• Data that they enter,
• Clicks and similar details.

This is a violation privacy policy and should never be ignored. If FastBrowser.co virus already hijacked your web browsers like Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and etc and has already started causing redirects to affiliated pages, this is a time to take our guide provided the post and complete its removal right away. Of course, running a powerful antivirus tool is the easiest method that can be used for the hijacker virus removal.

Avoid browser hijackers easily

FastBrowser.co virus distributed mainly through two different methods. In common case, users download it just like any other program. However, it may show up on your system without asking a prior permission for it. In this case, you should know that the infection is caused when you perform software download that offers that program as additional offers.

As per experts, most often, potentially unwanted apps are spread using download managers, video streaming software, video recording software, PDF convertors and similar programs that are primarily offered as free. In order to prevent installation of the PUAs included in them, you require un-checking all checkboxes that agree to change your start page, new tab page and search engine options.

Besides, you also require avoid installing any suspicious browser plug-ins, add-ons and extensions. For that, you require opting for Custom/Advanced option for freeware installation. If you just noticed that your searchers are redirected to FastBrowser.co, this means that the potentially unwanted app already running on your system. Do not ignore such redirects and must perform immediate actions.

Uninstall FastBrowser.co

 A quick way to perform FastBrowser.co virus removal is to run a full system scan using some powerful antivirus tool. The software will stop annoying redirects, pop-up ads, slow down browsing speed and other similar behaviors that the infection brings to the browser. The PUA removal will also ensure that your browsing session will not be monitored then.

You can perform the removal process manually. However, for this, you need to be very careful. The hijacker virus may hide under various names, and that makes it a hard-to-detect on the system. However, if you come to the article for instructions on how to perform FastBrowser.co removal because you do not want to use any security tool, scroll down to see the instructions.

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 FastBrowser.co:

Remove the related items of FastBrowser.co 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 FastBrowser.co 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 (FastBrowser.co) 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 FastBrowser.co 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 FastBrowser.co 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 FastBrowser.co 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 FastBrowser.co 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 FastBrowser.co (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.