Funtabstvsearch.com

Whenever we encounter browser hijackers, we have to understand that quite often they are associated with specific browser extensions or other applications. The same can be applied to Funtabstvsearch.com, too. This browser hijacker will modify your browser’s settings, forcing you to run web search via unfamiliar websites. It goes without saying that you should not stand still and tolerate this behavior. Remove Funtabstvsearch.com from your computer along with other unfamiliar and potentially harmful applications, and protect it from similar threats. Your computer’s security should be your utmost priority, and you should continuously strive to protect it from harm.

The truth is, we have dealt with similar browser hijackers before, and so we are familiar with the basic behavioral patterns. This browser hijacker is clearly associated with the search.newtabtvgamesearch.com infection, and they might be linked to the same browser extension as well. Our research specialists also offer a list of similar applications, including Search.myspeedtestxp.com, Search.mygamesxp.com, Search.MyTelevisionXp.com, and many others.

Usually, when we talk about programs that have many clones, we have to understand that those apps are more annoying than dangerous. The sheer number of them is staggering, but all by itself, such a program cannot cause much harm. Why then, you may ask, are we so eager to remove Funtabstvsearch.com from your computer?

The problem with browser hijackers is that they are highly vulnerable. There are many security loopholes that can be exploited by cyber criminals to exploit browser hijackers for their own purposes. For instance, the main reason browser hijackers are brought about is money. They thrive on promoting and advertising third-party content. The people behind these apps get paid for it: every single click you make on their ads is valuable. This, obviously, sounds like a very nice business plan, but there is a downside to it, too. This downside is what alarms us.

This third-party content Funtabstvsearch.com promotes cannot be trusted. Of course, the chances of your getting infected via such ads are very low, but you should take all the potential risks into consideration. Browser hijackers do not review what kinds of links get embedded in their advertising space, and they cannot be held responsible for any undesirable consequences you may face if you get redirected to a dangerous website. Third-party content and third-party websites are simply out of the program’s jurisdiction. Hence, if something terrible happens while you have Funtabstvsearch.com installed on your PC, you would have no one else but yourself to blame.

As you can probably tell, Funtabstvsearch.com is a part of the FunTabsTV browser extension that can be downloaded from funtabstv.com. Now, the question whether this extension works properly or not is not part of this description, but we would like to point out that the official website is not the only distribution source. As research suggests, the extension might also spread through corrupted pop-up ads that are displayed by other unwanted applications. For example, ads by InteliTerm, TermTrident, and SwiftSearch are known to be part of the FunTabsTV distribution network.

What does that imply? It means that you have quite a few unwanted applications on your computer, and you definitely need to remove them all at once. Adware and browser hijackers may not be as dangerous as ransomware or Trojans, but you will do yourself a favor if you terminate them without further ado.

In this description, we will provide manual removal instructions for Funtabstvsearch.com, but that is not enough to protect your computer from harm. After manual removal, scan your PC with the SpyHunter free scanner and you will detect a list of unnecessary programs that you need to uninstall.

For the most part, it should be possible to delete these programs via Control Panel. However, if you find manual removal troublesome, you can always use a security application of your choice that will terminate all the potential threats automatically. Also, it should be possible to protect your computer from similar threats by investing in such a security program.

Should you need any piece of advice on that, please leave us a comment. It is important that you find out as much as possible about all the potential ways to protect your system from cybercrime attacks. These days, they are a lot closer than you think.

How to Remove Funtabstvsearch.com

Internet Explorer

1. Press Win+R and type regedit. Click OK.
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main.
3. Right-click the Start page value on the right pane.
4. Select Modify and change the startup page. Click OK.
5. Exit the Registry Editor.

Firefox

1. Press Win+R and type %AppData%. Click OK.
2. Go to Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\[Unique user ID].
3. Open the prefs.js file.
4. Remove the user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "http://Funtabstvsearch.com"); string.
5. Save changes and close the file.

Chrome

1. Press Win+R and type %AppData%. Click OK.
2. Go to Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default.
3. Delete the Preferences, Secure Preferences, and Web Data files.