Search.funcybertab.com virus - How to remove

Search.funcybertab.com, by Imali Media Ltd., is another version of Search.funcybertabsearch.com browser hijacker. It has a different interface but it acts practically the same. This browser extension performs unauthorized changes which bring more bad than good to users who happen to become infected with it.

About Search.funcybertab.com Browser Hijacker

If you go to search.funcybertab.com, you will notice that the line in the bottom right corner is unfinished. It goes as, ‘‘extension, powered by [nothing written]’’. So it means that this browser extension tries to conceal its promoters. The reason for such secrecy is quite clear: Imali Ltd. has become notorious for producing hijackware before the release of Search.funcybertab.com. The upper toolbar of its main search page contains icons: ‘‘Scan PC’’, ‘‘Test Internet Speed’’, ‘‘Scan Link’’, ‘‘Scan File’’. This suggests that it mainly promotes fake security software. The tiny letters in pale gray at the bottom of the page implies that the promotions of FunCyberTab cannot be trusted:

Any third party products, brands or trademarks listed above are the sole property of their respective owner.

The first rendezvous with this browser hijacker takes place out of the blue. One day, like the other days before, you launch your browser and it is not the main page of Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc., but you are redirected to search.funcybertab.com. You do not remember setting this URL as your default main page. And, in fact, it is impossible because you have not done that. It is this malicious program that done it itself. If you are not so keen on details as Steve Jobs, for example, and more a dreamer like John Lennon, you may think to yourself, ‘‘Let it be’’. But, as in this case, it is better to choose to be like Steve Jobs because you risk the safety of your computer’s system.

Though, Search.funcybertab.com renders search results of search.yahoo.com, they are not the fully authentic ones since a lot of 3rd party advertising websites are incorporated into them. Additionally, the legitimate websites are crammed with 3rd party ads like the beach with people in the midst of the summer. Both the URLs of 3rd party in the search results and the ads, which act as mediators redirecting to 3rd party domains, are unsafe. What is more, FunCyberTab records your browsing and sells the recorded data to 3rd party so that the latter personalized ads and, consequently, more clicks be generated.

How does Search.funcybertab.com Browser Hijacker Get onto Your Computer?

Search.funcybertab.com tyically appears on one’s computer after an unprotected download. The download can be performed via torrents, P2P sharing sites, various freeware/shareware domains, even from legitimate sources. So it is better to secure yourself by implementing proper installation. To do that read the Privacy Policies and the Terms of Use. And perform the setup in Advanced/Custom settings which will allow you to view the additional installs and to choose whether you want to have them on your computer or not.

Spyhunter or Hitman are put into play when Search.funcybertab.com is on your computer’s system. The latter PUP (potentially unwanted program) can and, most probably, will have dropped other like programs on your machine. Thus, it is always better to run one of the previously mentioned security scanners to clean the whole system. But, we have also written instructions for manual deletion of the PUP which are displayed just below.

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Manual removal of Search.funcybertab.com virus

How to remove funcybertab virus using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Search.funcybertab.com virus install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to funcybertab virus . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Search.funcybertab.com virus easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove funcybertab virus from macOS

Delete Search.funcybertab.com virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the funcybertab virus app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopHow To remove Search.funcybertab.com virus from Google Chrome:

• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select More Tools→Extensions
  
• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.
  
• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select Settings
  
• Select Manage Search engines
  
• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list
  
• Go back to settings. On Startup choose Open blank page (you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).
• If your homepage was changed, click on Chrome menu on the top right corner, select Settings. Select Open a specific page or set of pages and click on Set pages.
  
• Delete malicious search websites at a new Startup pages window by clicking “X” next to them.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Search.funcybertab.com virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on a Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on theReset browser settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How To remove Search.funcybertab.com virus from Firefox:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (Or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Search.funcybertab.com virus related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Options → General. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Restore to Default.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to funcybertab virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• ChooseTroubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on theReset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program to identify malicious entries.

How to remove Search.funcybertab.com virus from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.

• Click on the three-dot menu on the browser toolbar and Select Settings

• Select Privacy and Services and scroll down. Press on Address bar.

• Choose Manage search engines.

• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list: open the three-dot menu and choose Remove.

• Go back to Settings. Open On start-up.
• Delete malicious search websites at Open specific page or pages by opening the three-dot menu and clicking Delete.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Search.funcybertab.com virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings

• Click on Edge's menu button and select Settings. Click on the Reset Settings button on the left.
• Press the Restore settings to their default values option.

• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Search.funcybertab.com virus from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall funcybertab virus and other suspicious extensions.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences and choose General tab. Enter preferable URL to the homepage field.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings(older versions) If you are still experiencing any issues related to Search.funcybertab.com virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari…
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.