Remove Funcy Web Browser Hijacker From PC

Tips To Delete Funcy Web Browser Hijacker

Funcy Web Browser Hijacker is a type of nasty computer infection which upon getting into the Windows devices, performs several malicious activities and wreaks havoc onto the machine. Initially, it changes the settings of browser and sets quicknewtab.com as the new search engine, homepage and new tab page. The sole motive of the developers of this hijacker is to boost traffic for third-party websites and make quick online revenues from rookie users. It bombards your system screen with thousands of annoying ads and pop-ups all over the day and makes your web surfing very complex and problematic.

More About Funcy Web Browser Hijacker:

Funcy Web Browser Hijacker displays eye-catching deals, offers, coupons, discounts, banners etc. and tries to make people click on them in order to earn revenues via pay-per-click mechanism. These ads often contain links of third-party websites and when clicked, redirect users to unknown web portals that are trying to increase their popularity and gain more visits. Clicking on these adverts sometimes may redirect you to potentially dangerous websites that are filled with malicious contents. At some sites, you might be presented with fake error messages, update notifications, security alerts etc. and then tricked into installing rogue software.

Funcy Web Browser Hijacker tracks victims’ web activities and gathers data regarding their browsing preferences and interests. These details are very helpful for the advertisers to generate and display eye-catching advertisements in order to get as many clicks on them as possible and earn maximum profits. Moreover, your personal and confidential data such as user IDs, passwords, credit card and other financial details could be also stolen that could be misused by the hackers for deceptive transactions or purchases. And hence, Funcy Web Browser Hijacker may lead to be a victim of identity theft and cause you to suffer a big financial loss.

This nasty malware changes the settings of the Windows registries by making spiteful entries in it which allows the PUP to get automatically activated with each PC startup. You may have to deal with several other hazardous issues such as frequent system crash, hard drive failure, boot errors, application malfunctioning and so on. It keeps performing evil deeds in the background all the time which consumes enormous amount of memory resources and slows down the overall PC performance drastically. And hence, a quick Funcy Web Browser Hijacker removal is highly recommended.

Intrusion of Funcy Web Browser Hijacker:

“Bundling” is the technique through which these potentially unwanted programs mostly enter the targeted computers. Adware, browser hijackers or other PUPs are included to a software package along with regular program and when users download the freeware from third-party sites and then install it using the pre-set options, they end up with installing these unwanted threats in their systems.

To prevent this, it is important to always select the “Custom” or “Advanced” configuration settings while installing an application which allow you to opt-out all the components that look suspicious. Moreover, avoid downloading products or software from unreliable sites, peer-to-peer sharing networks, third-party downloaders etc. and use only official sources, direct links, trustworthy channels for the process.

Clicking on suspicious ads or hyperlinks might take you to malware-laced sites that host PUPs, trojan or even ransomware. Visiting on such infectious domains might result in malware infection. So, it is recommended to avoid interacting with suspicious ads or links that you see while web surfing. But at the moment, you must remove Funcy Web Browser Hijacker from the computer as early as possible.

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 Funcy Web Browser Hijacker:

Remove the related items of Funcy Web Browser Hijacker 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 Funcy Web Browser Hijacker 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 (Funcy Web Browser Hijacker) 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 Funcy Web Browser Hijacker 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 Funcy Web Browser Hijacker 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 Funcy Web Browser Hijacker 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 Funcy Web Browser Hijacker 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 Funcy Web Browser Hijacker (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.

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