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How To Remove Smart New Tab Virus

Who likes viruses? Nobody, right? A computer virus is as harmful to your device as is a regular virus to your health.  In both cases you will need some sort of a medicine before you, or your PC in this case, heals. This article has been written with the sole goal of educating you about Smart New Tab Virus and how dangerous it could be. The information we have put together for your convenience and use is suitable for Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer.

Smart New Tab Virus is a malware regardless of the rumors you might have heard that it is harmless. It is a virus that could be quite vulnerable and do bad things with or without your knowledge. Smart New Tab Virus could get installed on your computer via many methods and it could be hard to remove it at once. You will need to be prepared mentally and physically and have the necessary tools by your side to do that.

Smart New Tab Virus could be spread via e-mail. It is a good idea to keep an updated address book because if some of your friends, for instance, have not used their e-mail address for awhile it could get hacked. Also, if they use it too often and have tons of commercials coming into their inbox and/or people constantly send them attachments, you should warn them to scan all of that and verify the security of their mailbox before they send anything to you. Why? Because one of the most common ways for Smart New Tab Virus to get spread is via infected e-mail attachments that people have sent you. You don’t even have to completely download it, but just click “open” and the virus could get into your system. In such cases, it is always best to verify your downloading settings and make sure you have checked the appropriate boxes and that you will get what you want to get and not the additional spam files that usually accompany attachments.

Phishing e-mails are another great source for Smart New Tab Virus and easy to use by hackers. Once we heard of a person who had applied for a job. A week later that person received an e-mail from the company saying that he had been hired and that he can start work tomorrow + that he will receive $500 bonus. A half-minute later the e-mail dissapeard from the inbox. The individual restarted his computer, re-opened his e-mail account, looked through every single folder for this e-mail, but never found it. He e-mailed the company inquiring more about the letter, but he received a ‘Mailer delivery false’ message back. This is what a phishing e-mail looks like and how they work.

Have you noticed how many ads you can find on one of Amazon’s webpages, for instance? Too many sometimes, right? Fortunately, Amazon has great and high cuber security, but you need to be careful. Some of these ads could take you to malicious website. Especially pay attention to the pop-up ads because if you notice countless pop-ups at the corners of your screen, top or bottom, or to show up as banners and you can’t seem to be able to close them, then ‘run’!!! In such case you need to find Smart New Tab Virus and remove it from your PC immediately. Any fake files that have been installed without your permission in the meanwhile need to be uninstalled ASAP!!!

We all like Chrome because it’s easy to use and even fun to work with. BUT its popularity and convenience have made it quite vulnerable to malware. Hackers use our weakness and “addiction” to this internet browser particularly to attack us. Its settings also allow them to do that. So be aware of this fact and scan the files you download as often as possible, and scan your computer — everything on it —  at least once a week. This will give you the assurance and peace that all is right. In case it’s not, follow the steps in the removal guide attached at the end of this article to remove viruses!

Smart New Tab Virus Removal Instructions

#1: Uninstall the malicious program

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• Navigate to the Control Panel by typing “Control Panel” in the Start Menu and clicking it in the results.
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• Click “Programs” on the new window, then “Uninstall Program.“
• Search For Smart New Tab Virus and other suspicious programs – uninstall them.

#2: Remove Smart New Tab Virus From Chrome

• Open Google Chrome,  type “chrome://extensions/”  and press Enter.
• Click on “Developer Mode” on the top right and look for Smart New Tab Virus and anything that might be related to it. Copy their IDs (the string of letters) then remove them.
• Type Regedit in the Windows Start Menu and press Enter. Go in : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Chrome\Extensions and delete the entries corresponding to the suspicious IDs you recorded.

#3: Remove Smart New Tab Virus From Firefox

• Open Firefox, type “about:support” and press Enter.
• Click Refresh Firefox on the right and confirm.

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#4 Remove Smart New Tab Virus From Internet Explorer

• Open IE, click the Gear icon on the up right, then on Toolbars and Extensions and disable any suspicious extensions.

#5 Remove any Leftovers

Open your Task Manager by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Esc at the same time, then go in the Processes tab. Search for anything suspicious, open it by right-clicking on it and choosing Open File Location, then delete that folder.