How To Remove SecureTab Hijacker From PC

SecureTab: Complete Uninstall Guide

SecureTab is a malicious software piece that gets put inside web browsers and aims to promote affiliated sites and ads through aggressively rerouting the browser to them. This application, on its own, is not damaging, but the content advertised by it cannot always be verified as safe. Commercial materials have ability to become a big problem for any computer that has this parasite installed in it. The reason for the ads that are likely spilling over your screen at present is likely this exact intruder as it has recently included itself inside your system, and more specially, in your browser.

SecureTab Displays Intrusive Adverts:

The category of software to which SecureTab belongs is the Browser Hijacker one; a type of applications that are usually considered as unwanted. The primary motive of this potentially undesired program is to generate all kinds of annoying pop-up ads and page-redirects that often severely hamper your usually online experience. To be able to produce the advertisements on your screen, the hijacker integrates itself inside your browsing apps, typically by operating as an add-on or an extension. Ads are, without a doubt, one of the most beneficial forms of marketing at the moment.

Browser hijackers like SecureTab are in general legitimate apps, specially crafted to accomplish the purposes of the web marketing and are used for producing advertisements and performing multiple information gathering activities to help the marketers sell their products and services with greater efficiency. PUPS are often quite aggressive when displaying ads and more aggressive types of such programs overlay your screen with adverts, preventing you from using the device up until you click on at least one of the pop-ups, banners or box messages.

Typically, SecureTab and other similar infections are mistakenly categorized as malevolent threats by misinformed users. Regardless of their intimidating nature, however, they are very different from any actual kind of computer virus. Hazardous software likes of Trojans, Ransomware, Spyware etc. are the real parasites that people should be concerned about. The spam of promotional contents is certainly the objective of hijacking apps. After all, this is the main source of revenue that these programs can provide their developers with. When a person clicks on an ad, the creators of the hijacker get paid on a pay-per-click basis. However, this may lead to severe issues as these adverts may redirect victims to potentially insecure webpages. To avoid all this, an instant SecureTab removal is highly recommended.

Ways To Spread Unwanted Programs:

Commonly, browser hijacking applications get bundled with freeware after a certain payment is made to the freeware’s creators. This is, in fact, how most potentially unwanted programs get distributed. These PUPs are added to a single installer along with other freeware or shareware and disguised under the Quick or Recommended configuration settings. When such an installation option is chosen, users end up with installing all the bundled objects in their devices and get their machine infected with unwanted threats.

To avoid this happening, it is necessary to be very careful while downloading and installing freeware from third-party sites. Always select the Custom or Advanced installation option where you can see the entire list of bundled apps and opt-out the ones that are not required or rise at least a bit of suspicion. Also, software should be downloaded from official and verified sources only, and stay away from untrustworthy channels. But at the moment, you must remove SecureTab from the computer so that it could not cause any more dilemmas.

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 SecureTab :

Remove the related items of SecureTab 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 SecureTab 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 (SecureTab ) 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 SecureTab 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 SecureTab 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 SecureTab 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 SecureTab 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 SecureTab (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.