Gamers-tab.xyz New Tab - How to remove

Gamers Tab is a browser add-on that sets Gamers-tab.xyz as the new tab page. Though Gamers-tab.xyz appears to be a simple new tab replacer, it looks more like a newtab virus – an advertising-focused extension that is more interested in controlling user activity than enhancing browsers. While Gamers Tab is not dangerous, it is potentially unwanted and should probably be removed.

About Gamers-tab.xyz:

Classification	A potentially unwanted program, a browser hijacker.
Problems and issues	It restricts the new tab page to promote certain websites, it may be installed accidentally.
How to avoid browser hijackers	Block malicious ads and websites, use anti-malware apps to protect against bundlers and potentially unwanted programs, don’t install unknown browser add-ons.
How to remove Gamers Tab	Uninstall all potentially unwanted extensions, use anti-malware apps (Spyhunter for Mac, Combo Cleaner for macOS, Spyhunter for Windows, etc.) to check your device for other adware.

Problems with Gamers-tab.xyz

Gamers Tab lacks useful features

I first came across Gamers-tab.xyz while looking at Mediasearch.xyz and Flashsearch.xyz, a couple of search hijackers. Gamers-tab.xyz is not that – it is much milder and can hardly even be considered a threat. Still, it looks close to a browser hijacker (very close to Multi-tab.xyz), so I believe that it should be avoided.

When the Gamers Tab extension is installed, it replaces the new tab page – the page most of us see when we open a new tab in our browsers – with Gamers-tab.xyz. Gamers-tab.xyz is marketed as a minimalist new tab, but while having fewer features than the basic new tab page, it also has unnecessary restrictions, such as what site will deliver your internet search results.

Normally, browser extensions add features to web browsers (turn on dark mode, block advertisements, help manage passwords, etc.). New tab replacers (like Gamers Tab) often include various widgets that expand customization options.

However, Gamers Tab lacks any useful features that would improve the user experience. It replaces your new tab with a static page – no more background pictures, no frequently visited websites, and no gaming-related features. (How to Customize the Google Chrome New Tab Page Without Extensions).

As a result, Gamers-tab.xyz looks less like a genuine new tab and more like a newtab virus – a page solely meant to direct users to sponsored websites and advertisements.

Newtab viruses don’t ask to be installed

In general, people don’t install extensions like Gamers Tab voluntarily. We’ve seen many, many browser hijackers that looked just like Gamers-tab.xyz. They always had to rely on misleading ads and bundling to get anyone to install them:

• Ads made to look like “Download”, “Start”, etc. buttons. Usually, they can be seen on freeware and mod download sites.
• Pop-ups with fake “Download” and “Continue” links, as well as “recommended” browser extensions. Similar to the fake download button ads, these pop-ups try to trick people into installing potentially unwanted extensions.
• Installers for free programs that have ads in them, aka bundlers (InstallCore). Bundlers are often designed to sneak optional software past us, which causes potentially unwanted apps to be installed without permission.

Even just somewhat misleading design can lead to a negative user experience. Luckily, there are a few ways to improve your safety:

• Use ad blockers when visiting risky websites.
• Have an anti-malware app scan your downloads.
• Never install an unknown browser extension, even if a website tells you to.

It’s always better to prevent an infection than to deal with it later. Some adware infections are incredibly persistent (such as the OpticalRatePro adware). Luckily, removing most newtab viruses, including Gamers Tab, is very simple.

How to get rid of Gamers-tab.xyz

To remove Gamers-tab.xyz from your new tab/home page, uninstall the Gamers Tab extension. Then, check the new tab and search engine settings in your browser.

You may also want to run a scan with an anti-malware app, like Spyhunter for Mac, Combo Cleaner for Mac, Spyhunter for PC, or others. They might find some other potentially unwanted programs and extensions that also ought to be removed.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Remove unwanted extensions

TopHow To remove Gamers-tab.xyz New Tab 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 Gamers-tab.xyz New Tab, 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 Gamers-tab.xyz New Tab 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 Gamers-tab.xyz New Tab, 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 Gamers-tab.xyz New Tab 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 Gamers-tab.xyz New Tab 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 Gamers-tab.xyz New Tab, 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.