How to remove FunSocialTab Redirect?

What is FunSocialTabRedirect?

The FunSocialTabsearch Redirect is a Browser Hijacker that is highly identical to Mysearch.com and Surflive.com. This malware infection is prone to cause major discruptions in your computer and replace your default search provider with its own i.e. http://search.funsocialtabsearch.com. This Browser hijacker will redirect all your searches to http://yahoo.com in order to generate revenue. It does so using Yahoo’s search engine for displaying its own results.

These malicious practices are carried out to generate advertising revenue by promoting malicious websites. This malware program is developed by cyber criminals in order to infringe the user’s computer system and cause malicious changes in it.

Threat Summary

• Name: Fun Social Tab Redirect
• Browsers Affected: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer
• Targeted Operating System: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8/10
• Category: Browser Hijacker
• Symptoms: changed browser home page, irrelevant search results, slow system performance and frequent browser redirects
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Why is FunSocialTabSearch dangerous for your computer system?

The FunSocialTabSearch is a major threat that deploys various tactics to generate revenue through its malicious activities. It does so by hampering your computer’s performance and inviting other malware to infect your computer system. This infection hijacks your browser applications such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. After infiltrating, it assigns a New Tab URL, Default search engine and home page option to the web browser.

The most annoying part for the user is the frequent redirects which compromise the user’s browsing experience. In addition to this it may also spy on the user and collect sensitive user information such as the bank account credentials, history of search preferences and even the system IP address. The cyber criminals may collect such information to be shared with a third party in order to get a monetary return for the same. This leakage of personal information can lead to serious privacy issues for the system users. If you are using FunSocialTab then it is highly recommended to remove FunSocialTabSearch redirect from your computer as soon as you can.

How did FunSocialTab get installed on your PC?

The cybercriminals use various strategies for malware distribution which include –

1. Software Bundling: Software bundling is the process in which a malicious program is distributed with other free software, to get an unnoticed entry into your computer system. When a user installs a free application, the malicious programs gains a front door entry with the free application, the user has downloaded. Thus, it is a good idea to keep an eye on the installation screens while installing these free applications.
   
2. Infected Storage Devices: Your system can also get infected by using removable media such as USB hard drives and jump drives without scanning them with an anti-virus.
   
3. Spam Emails – Spamming is the most economic and common method used for the distribution of such malware. The targeted users get genuine looking emails which contain .doc, .txt, and other similar attachments. These attachments can be named as anything which can grab the user’s attention and triggers him/her to open the attachment. As soon as the user opens this attachment, the malware infects the user’s computer system.
   
4. Malicious Websites or Malevolent Advertisements: The malicious websites are the ones which are created just for promoting the malware infections. Such websites include but are not limited to porn sites, torrent sites and other free downloading platforms. By visiting such websites, the adware infects the user’s computer without permission. Fake advertisements and updates like Flash player and windows updates which ask the user to update to the latest version are a few examples. When the users click on such links, their computer system gets infected. That is why, it is highly recommended to resist clicking on such links. Also avoid clicking on advertisements offering free stuff such as Win an iPhones, cars or free overseas trips etc.

How to remove FunSocialTabSearch Redirect?    

Remove the malicious program from Control Panel

Note: Before we begin, try to remember how the extension got downloaded  on your computer system. Generally, these programs come bundled with free applications that we download off the internet. It is a good practice to locate and uninstall such programs while removing the Browser Hijacker/ Extensions.