How To Remove QuickMovie Tab Hijacker

QuickMovie Tab: Complete Guide To Uninstall

QuickMovie Tab is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that doesn’t need users’ approval to get into their computers and then starts performing malicious activities in the background soon after the intrusion. It’s a browser hijacker that makes unwanted changes to default browser’s settings to promote fraudulent search engines. It sets its on nasty URL as the new home page, search engine and new tab addresses without seeking for any approval and acquires complete control over the entire browser. After that, a number of additional add-ons, browser extensions and similar “helper objects” are installed to help the malware remain on the compromised devices.

QuickMovie Tab Provides Manipulated Search Results:

Browser hijackers like QuickMovie Tab, YourBestSearching and others are not innately destructive like ransomware or other threats. However, they can still pose severe threats onto the infected systems. This perilous hijacker forces users to surf through a deceptive search engine which is not even able to deliver results by itself. So, it usually generates search results powered by Yahoo, Google, Bing or other genuine search tools but the outcomes are still not as expected as they often contain ads and sponsored links right at the top.

During the presence of QuickMovie Tab in your computer, you are flooded with thousands of annoying ads all over the day that makes your web surfing very complex. These ads are in multiple forms such as banners, coupons, deals, discounts, offers etc. They include affiliated links and when clicked, redirect users to pre-defined web pages that are trying to increase their popularity and gain more visits. It makes commission for the developers according to the clicks it gets on its adverts and with each redirection.

We highly advise to stay away from QuickMovie Tab ads as they may also reroute you to various scam, phishing or even malware-laden sites. This nasty PUP tracks users’ online activities and collects browsing-related information such as URLs pages visited, links clicked, search queries typed, and can also steal your personal data like IP addresses, geolocation, credit card and banking details. Later on, the collected data is sold to third-parties for monetary purposes and can be misused for several malicious purposes such as generating personalized advertisements, making fraudulent transactions etc. And hence, a quick QuickMovie Tab removal is strongly required.

PUPs Get Distributed Via Illusive Ways:

You can easily get infected with potentially unwanted programs by clicking on random online ads, download buttons or just visiting a malicious web page. However, in most cases, browser hijackers can be downloaded together with regular software from untrustworthy file-sharing sites. This generally occurs when people download a freeware from third-party site and then install it using the pre-set configuration setting. So, it is important to avoid suspicious web portals, filled with ads and links.

Nevertheless, choosing a reliable download site is not enough to protect your system from a crafty PUP. You have to provide your device with the best anti-malware tool. Also, relying only on your antivirus may not help you avoid these infections as well. You will have to take things into your own hands as well. Always select the Custom or Advanced installation setting and follow the process, every step of the way as it is also an important step to be taken for protection. But at the moment, you must remove QuickMovie Tab from the computer 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 QuickMovie Tab:

Remove the related items of QuickMovie Tab 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 QuickMovie Tab 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 (QuickMovie Tab) 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 QuickMovie Tab 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 QuickMovie Tab 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 QuickMovie Tab 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 QuickMovie Tab 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 QuickMovie Tab (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.