How to remove Movie Bar browser hijacker

Easy tips to delete Movie Bar redirect virus

Movie Bar is a rogue application categorized as browser hijacker. This application operates by modifying browsers’ settings to promote quicknetab.com fake search engine. Additionally, this app has dangerous data tracking feature that it uses in spying on users’ browsing session. Most of the times, users download and install browser hijackers unintentionally, for this reason they are called potentially unwanted applications.

Usually, browser hijackers alter addresses of browsers’ default search engine, homepage and new tab page addresses to some fake search engine. The Movie Bar app also conducts such alterations to promote quicknewtab.com. This fake search engine can show results generated by Bing, Google or other search engine- depends on the user’s geo-location.

It is important to mention that search engines promoted by browser hijackers can be used to include links to suspicious pages and unwanted ads with the search results. Thus, it is strongly recommended you to browse web only with legit web search engines and avoid any fake web searching tools. You can’t perform changes to the browsers’ settings in case of system infection with browser hijacker. These apps block users’ access to the browsers’ settings and make it mandate for the users to get redirected to the promoted URLs.

Another detail about browser hijacker applications is that these apps are designed to collect IP addresses, geo-locations, entered search queries, addresses of visited pages or other browsing based data. In some cases, they are capable of accessing sensitive information as well. These details can be misused for marketing purposes, sell them to third parties or monetized in some other ways.

In summary, the presence of the unwanted app on system can cause severe system infections, privacy issues, identity theft, monetary loss and even more severe consequences. To prevent any such issues from happening in future, you should immediately remove Movie Bar and all related components from the browsers and the system. You will find both manual as well as automatic methods for the PUA removal just below the post.

How did Movie Bar enter my system?

Most users download or install browser hijackers and other PUAs unintentionally. Sometimes, users cause it when they click on deceptive ads that are designed to run certain scripts. In other cases, users download/ install PUAs through downloaders/installers of other programs. In the second case, PUAs are found with the downlodaers/installers as optional offers. Such offers can be declined within Custom/Advanced and similar setups. Users agree to the download/ install of the additional apps when they leave those settings unchecked.

How to prevent PUAs installation?

It is recommended to use only official websites and direct links for any software download. Third party downloaders, installers, p2p networks, unofficial pages and other channels of this kind can be used to distribute PUAs. Downloads/ installations should never be finished without checking the downloaders/installers for settings like Custom/Advanced and declining the offers to download/ install undesired apps. Intrusive ads on shady pages should also not to be clicked as well – they often open the pages of same kind or run certain scripts to cause unwanted download/ installation.

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 Movie Bar:

Remove the related items of Movie Bar 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 Movie Bar 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 (Movie Bar) 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 Movie Bar 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 Movie Bar 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 Movie Bar 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 Movie Bar 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 Movie Bar (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.