Remove news-first.com redirect virus [Chrome, Firefox, IE]

If the Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Edge opens the news-first.com annoying page then most probably that your computer is infected with an adware. This adware changes the Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge settings to open a huge number of annoying ads on all pages, including web-sites where previously you advertisements have never seen. These advertisements can be varied: pop-up windows, boxes, in-text ads, different sized banners and so on. What is more, the ad supported software, that redirects on news-first.com, may cause your Internet connection to be slow or freeze your browser so that the interface is not updated anymore.

The malicious software from the adware family that changes the settings of browsers usually affects only the Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Edge. However, possible situations, when any other web-browsers will be affected too. The ad supported software may change the Target property of a browser’s shortcut, so every time you start the internet browser, instead of your homepage, you will see the unwanted news-first.com ads.

While your PC is infected with the ad supported software, the Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge may be rerouted to news-first.com annoying site. Of course, the adware may not cause damages to your files or Windows system, but it may open a huge number of unwanted ads. These ads will be injected within the content of web pages that are you opening in your web-browser. The advertising can be varied: pop-up ads, in-text ads, different sized banners, offers to install an questionable software. The ads will appear on all web-sites, including web-pages where previously you have never seen any ads.

So, obviously, you need to get rid of the ad supported software as soon as possible. Use the free guide below. This guide will help you clean your system and remove the news-first.com unwanted ads.

How does news-first.com advertisements get installed onto computer

The adware actively distributed with free programs, as a part of the installer of the software. Therefore, it is very important, when installing an unknown software even downloaded from known or big hosting site, read the Terms of use and the Software license, as well as to choose the Manual, Advanced or Custom installation mode. In this mode, you can disable the installation of unneeded modules and software and protect your system from the adware infection. Unfortunately, most users when installing unknown applications, simply click the Next button, and do not read any information that the free programs displays them during its installation. This leads to the fact that the internet browser starts to show a large number of the news-first.com ads.

How to manually remove news-first.com redirect

This guide will help you remove news-first.com ads. These news-first.com removal steps work for the Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge, as well as every version of Windows operating system. Some of the steps may require you to close the browser or reboot your system. So, bookmark or print it for later reference.

1. Remove suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel
2. Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove news-first.com redirect
3. Remove news-first.com advertisements from Google Chrome
4. Remove news-first.com redirect from FF
5. Remove news-first.com pop-up ads from Internet Explorer

Remove suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel

The best way to begin the personal computer cleanup is to remove unknown and suspicious software. Using the Windows Control Panel you can do this quickly and easily. This step, in spite of its simplicity, should not be ignored, for one simple reason, many free applications at its installation additionally set various unneeded programs that most often generate annoying advertisements and redirect your browser to news-first.com site. So, delete the unneeded applications may cleanup your browser from popups, hijackers and so on.

1. If you are using Windows 8, 8.1 or 10 then press Windows key, click Search. Type “Control panel”and press Enter.
2. If you are using Windows XP, Vista, 7, then press “Start” button and click “Control Panel”.
3. It will display the Windows Control Panel.
4. Click “Uninstall a program” under Programs category.
5. You will see a list of all installed programs.
6. Scroll through the all list, and remove suspicious and unknown applications. To quickly find the latest installed programs, we recommend sort software by date.

See more details in the video instructions below.

Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove news-first.com redirect

Click the right mouse button to a desktop shortcut which you use to start your browser. Next, select the “Properties” option. Important: necessary to click on the desktop shortcut for the browser which is redirected to the news-first.com or other unwanted page.

Further, necessary to look at the text which is written in the “Target” field. The adware can replace the contents of this field, which describes the file to be run when you launch your browser. Depending on the web-browser you are using, there should be: Google Chrome: chrome.exe, Opera: opera.exe, Firefox: firefox.exe, Internet Explorer: iexplore.exe. If you are seeing an unknown text like “http://site.address” that has been added here, then you should remove it, as shown on the screen below. Click the “OK” button to save the changes. Now, when you start the internet browser from this desktop shortcut, it does not occur automatically redirect on the news-first.com page or any other annoying sites that is advertised by the adware. Once the step is finished, we recommend to go to the next step.

Remove news-first.com advertisements from Google Chrome

Open the Chrome menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It opens the drop-down menu. Click to Settings option. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the “Show advanced settings” link. Now scroll down until the Reset settings section is visible, as shown below and click on the Reset settings button. Confirm your action, click on the Reset button.

Remove news-first.com redirect from FF

If the Firefox settings have been changed by the adware, then resetting it to the default state can help you to remove the redirect onto news-first.com advertising links.

Run the Firefox and press button to display the Tools menu. It shows the drop-down menu on the right-part of the web-browser. Click on the Help button (). In the Help menu, select the “Troubleshooting Information” option. Another way to open the “Troubleshooting Information” screen – type about:support in the web-browser adress bar and press Enter. It will open the “Troubleshooting Information” page. In the upper-right corner of this screen, press the “Refresh Firefox” button. It will open the confirmation dialog box. Click on the “Refresh Firefox” button. The FF will start a task to fix your problems that caused by the adware. Once, it’s done, press the “Finish” button

Remove news-first.com pop-up ads from Internet Explorer

To remove the news-first.com advertising links you need to reset the Internet Explorer’s settings to the state, they were when the Windows OS was first installed on your PC system.

Launch the Internet Explorer. Open the Tools menu (click ‘gear’ icon ). It opens the drop-down menu on the right part of the browser, then click the “Internet Options”. In the “Internet Options” dialog screen, you need to click on the “Advanced” tab, then press the “Reset” button. The IE will open the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” dialog box. Click on the “Delete personal settings” check box to select it. Next press the “Reset” button. Once the task is done, click “Close” button, then close the IE. Restart your computer for the changes to take effect. This step will help you to back your internet browser’s settings to default state and disable ad-supported browser’s extensions.

Get rid of news-first.com automatically

You can remove news-first.com popup ads automatically with a help of Malwarebytes Anti Malware Free. We recommend this free malware removal tool because it can easily get rid of ad supported software, browser hijackers, potentially unwanted software and toolbars with all their components such as files, folders and registry entries.

Use the link below to download MalwareBytes Anti-malware Free on your computer. Save it on your desktop.

Once the downloading process is finished, close all windows on your PC. Further, launch the file named mbam-setup. When a “Security warning” prompt pops up as shown below, click the Run button.

It will open the “Setup wizard” screen that will assist you install MalwareBytes Anti-malware on the computer. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.

Once installation is finished successfully, click Finish button. Then MalwareBytes Anti-malware will automatically start and you can see its main window as shown below.

Next, press the “Scan Now” button to begin scanning your computer for the ad supported software that cause a redirect to news-first.com. When a threat is found, the number of the detected objects will change accordingly. Wait until the the scanning is finished. Please be patient.

As the scanning ends, you can check all threats detected on your PC. Make sure all entries have “checkmark” and click “Remove Selected” button.

The MalwareBytes Anti-malware will begin removing news-first.com ads and other security threats. Once disinfection is finished, you may be prompted to Restart. I recommend you look at the following video, which completely explains the process of using the Anti-malware to get rid of adware and other malicious software.

Block news-first.com pop-up ads and other annoying pages

To increase your security and protect your system against new annoying advertising and malicious web-sites, you need to use program that blocks access to malicious advertisements and web pages. Moreover, the software can block the open of intrusive advertising, which also leads to faster loading of web-sites and reduce the consumption of web traffic.

Download AdGuard program using the following link.

After the download is complete, run the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen as shown below.

Follow the prompts. After installation is complete, you will see a window as shown in the figure below.

You can click “Skip” to close the installation program and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” button to see an quick tutorial that will help you get to know AdGuard better.
In most cases, the default settings are enough and you do not need to change anything. Each time, when you start your system, AdGuard will run automatically and block pop-up ads, web-pages such news-first.com, as well as other dangerous or misleading sites. For an overview of all the features of the application, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, which is located on your Windows desktop.

Delete news-first.com advertisements and malicious extensions with AdwCleaner.

If MalwareBytes Anti-malware cannot remove the annoying news-first.com within the Chrome, Firefox, IE and MS Edge, then we suggests to use the AdwCleaner. AdwCleaner is a free removal tool for adware, browser hijackers, PUPs, toolbars. Also you can ask for help our Myantispyware team below.

Download AdwCleaner from the link below.

Once finished, open a directory in which you saved it. You will see a icon like below.

Double click the AdwCleaner desktop icon. Once this tool is started, you will see a screen like below.

Press “Scan” button to perform a system scan for malicious extensions and the adware which displays the ads from news-first.com web site. Once AdwCleaner has finished, it will show a scan report as shown below.

Review the report and then click “Cleaning” button. It will display a prompt.

Click “OK”. When the cleaning process is finished, AdwCleaner may ask you to reboot your personal computer.

When your PC is started, you will see an AdwCleaner log.

How to ask for help the Myantispyware team

If you are seeking a help for news-first.com removal then follow these steps.

1. Download HijackThis from the link below and save it to your Desktop.
   

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2. Double-click on the HijackThis icon, and click the button labeled “Do a system scan only”.
3. Once the scan is complete, the scan button will read “Save log”, click it. Save this log to your desktop

Create a Myantispyware account here. Once you’ve registered, check your e-mail for a confirmation link, and confirm your account. After that, login.

• Copy and paste the contents of the HijackThis log into your post. If you are posting for the first time, please start a new thread by using the “New Topic” button in the Spyware Removal forum. When posting your HJT log, try to give us some details about your problems, so we can try to help you more accurately.
• Wait for one of our trained “Security Team” or Site Administrator to provide you with knowledgeable assistance tailored to your problem with the redirect to the annoying news-first.com redirect.