Remove SkyScanner App: Should I Remove It

Details About SkyScanner App

The term SkyScanner App is technically a legitimate application and is similar to its official website url skyscanner.net, which belongs to Trip.com group. Means, the app is just designed to help users in search and booking of flighs, hotels, cars, and other options on travel. Means, the app is completely genuine, but it’s being promoted by some unaffiliated parties through deceptive methods. Means, such illegal actors use software bundling and other possible methods to distribute this app to earn commissions. Under such instances, the SkyScanner App may get obtained in fake of fake flash player updates, illegitimate software updates, and many more. In some cases, such free and helpful applications bundled with SkyScanner App may even promote more other malware terms without any prior notice and may install those on targeted machines. Means, the third party installation setups are likely to have not onlt genuine apps, but also some malicious programs which may devastate user’s way to access their machine.

In almost all instances, the PUPs often seem to be helpful and genuine when looked up first. The normal users can hardly identify any differences while using such software unless they end up facing problems. But the PUPs may come with a number of possible capabilities which risks computer’s efficiency as well as user’s safety and privacy as well. These hectic PUPs can throw a number of intrusive advertisements on screen which claims to offer so many benefits without any charge, but brings chaos in form of redirected nasty content. Also, the PUPs can create some hidden backdoor or security loopholes taking advantage of which more malicious scripts or malware may get installed, allowing hackers to steal any secret deteails or information easily. Therefore, the longer term presence of any PUP inside your machine can be harmful, and its removal is mandatory to be accomplished sooner.

Threat Specifications

Name: SkyScanner App

Type: PUP

Description: Although, SkyScanner App is a legitimate application offering easy benefits to its users, but installing same through some third party installation setups can be risky.

Distribution: Spam/junk email attachments, freeware or shareware installer packages, malicious file downloads, and many more.

Removal: For detailed information about removal of SkyScanner App, refer to guidelines section below

How do PUPs get installed and should be treated on compromised computers?

When it comes to intrusion of PUPs, there can be a number of possible measures through which such malicious objects can be distributed over web. Some commonly known such techniques are fake updaters, malicious websites, software bundling, email spamming campaigns, and so on. In all these instances, a user is just tricked into downloading/installing some helpful appearing freebies which further installs additional object on targeted machine without any prior notice. So, if you are a victimized PC user, then you must ignore such such freebies or installing them on their machine blindly. While installing any application downloaded off the web, do make sure they are safe at all. Also, you can check its advanced/custom installation mode to detect and de-select any such stuffs which you consider is unsafe and may lead to issues further.

In case your system got affected by SkyScanner App as a PUP, we suggest you to treat your infected machine sooner. In order to accomplish this task, we will require to detect and eradicate all malicious files, processes, and leftovers completely. In order to do so, get through the details over here which includes manual instructions or steps which will guide you to clean your machine using some built-in utilties on your machine. Alternatively, you can also choose to take a trial with an automatic solution to check whether the app can clean your machine easily and hassle free.

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 SkyScanner App:

Remove the related items of SkyScanner App 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 SkyScanner App 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 (SkyScanner App) 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 SkyScanner App 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 SkyScanner App 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 SkyScanner App 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 SkyScanner App 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 SkyScanner App (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.