How To Remove Package Tracker Express Hijacker

Package Tracker Express: Simple Steps To Uninstall

Package Tracker Express is presented as a useful tool which allows easy access to package/mail tracking services. However, as soon as this application infiltrates the Windows computers, it makes changes to default browser’s settings by assigning packagetrackerexpress.com as the new search engine, home page and new tab preferences. Judging on its way of infiltration into PC systems and its actions inside, it has been classified as a browser hijacker. Grabbing full control over the entire browser, this nasty hijacker starts displaying intrusive advertisements and causing redirects to affiliate web pages. It aims to boost traffic for third-party websites and make quick online revenues for the developers.

More About Package Tracker Express:

Package Tracker Express forces users to use packagetrackerexpress.com as default search engine. These fake search tools are not able to deliver results by themselves and hence, they often redirect to genuine ones like Google, Yahoo, Bing etc. This particular engine also delivers results powered by Yahoo. But the outcomes users get are still not relevant and often contain commercial contents and sponsored links. Similar to other potentially unwanted programs, it also monitors its victims’ web activities and records browsing-related information such as entered search queries, IP addresses, geolocations, URLs of visited sites and so on.

Data collected by Package Tracker Express is often utilized by the advertisers for the production of target advertisements in order to make people more eager to click on them. And thus, once your computer infected with this hijacker, you will have to deal with a number of intrusive ads all over the day which interrupts your web sessions badly. Every time you click on these adverts, the PUP creators earn income via pay-per-click mechanism. However, clicking on these ads is never recommended as they usually come with redirecting ability and take users to potentially dangerous sites that are filled with malevolent contents.

Package Tracker Express  can be a big hazard for your privacy too as it can also steal your personal data like credit card and bank details and expose them to cyber crooks for evil motives. Your sensitive information can be misused by the scammers for fraudulent purchases or transactions that may lead to severe privacy issues, identity theft and huge financial loss. This notorious threat slows down the overall performance of the machine as it consumes enormous amount of memory resources and increases the usage of CPU. And therefore, an instant Package Tracker Express removal is highly required.

Intrusion Of Package Tracker Express:

Browser hijackers, adware and other potentially unwanted programs can be spread through multiple deceptive techniques. Yet, most often they get into the target systems via “bundling” method without user’s approval. Developers of these PUPs often do not show them and hide them in freeware or shareware packages. The majority of users rely on Quick/Recommended installation settings which do not disclose about included objects that are spreading together with the regular software. When you use these installation options, you risk getting infected with unwanted threats.

How To Avoid Such Installations?

However, you can avoid such parasites intrusions into the machine. For this, you have to select the Custom or Advanced settings for the freeware installation. If you see some suspicious components that look suspicious, you should remove the ticks and only then click “Next” button to finish the installation. Moreover, you should download any software or product from reliable sources, official sites, direct links only and avoid using third-party downloaders/installers and other untrustworthy channels. In case your system is already infected with this hijacker, you must remove Package Tracker Express 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 Package Tracker Express:

Remove the related items of Package Tracker Express 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 Package Tracker Express 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 (Package Tracker Express) 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 Package Tracker Express 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 Package Tracker Express 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 Package Tracker Express 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 Package Tracker Express 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 Package Tracker Express (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.