How to remove Search-NewTab ads [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

The Search-NewTab advertisements should not be underestimated, because the reason for their appearance within your internet browser is penetration an adware (also known as ‘ad-supported’ software) into your PC. It can bring a security risk to your PC system. So, do not ignore it! Once started, the Search-NewTab adware will displays lots of intrusive and annoying ads, even without your permission and desire to see it. The unwanted ads can be just the beginning, because your machine is hijacked by malicious software, so the amount of advertisements in the future may increase. Its appearance will prevent you normally browse the web sites, and more, can lead to crash the internet browser.

Most often, the ad-supported software affects the most common web browsers like the Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge. But such the dangerous software as well may infect another web browsers by changing its shortcuts (adding an argument like ‘http://site.address’ into Target field of a web browser’s shortcut). So every time you open the browser, it will redirect to the unwanted Search-NewTab ads. Even if you setup a new homepage, an unwanted page will be the first thing you see when you start the Firefox, Chrome, IE and Microsoft Edge.

The ad-supported software is not a virus, but the virus behaves similarly. As a rootkit hides in the system, changes browser settings and blocks them from changing. Also the adware can install additional web browser extensions, addons and modules that will inject ads within the Google Chrome, FF, MS Edge and Microsoft Internet Explorer’s screen. Moreover, the ‘ad supported’ software may install internet browser hijacker that once started, will change the internet browser’s start page and search engine. And finally, the adware can collect a wide variety of personal information such as what sites you are opening, what you are looking for the Internet and so on. This information, in the future, may be transferred to third parties.

Instructions, which is shown below, will allow you to clean your system from the adware as well as remove Search-NewTab annoying popup ads from the Chrome, Firefox, IE and MS Edge and other web browsers.

How can you prevent your PC from the attack of Search-NewTab pop-up ads

The adware spreads along with various free software, as a supplement, which is installed automatically. This is certainly not an honest way to get installed onto your machine. In order to avoid infecting of your PC system and side effects in the form of the Search-NewTab unwanted ads, you should always carefully read the ‘Terms of Use’ and the ‘Software license’. Additionally, always select Manual, Custom or Advanced install mode. This allows you to disable the install of unnecessary and often harmful software.

How to manually remove Search-NewTab ads

This steps will help you remove Search-NewTab pop-ups. These Search-NewTab removal steps work for the Chrome, FF, MS Edge and Internet Explorer, as well as every version of Windows operating system. Some of the steps may require you to close the internet browser or reboot your machine. So, bookmark or print it for later reference.

1. Uninstall suspicious and unknown programs by using Windows Control Panel
2. Remove Search-NewTab pop-up ads from Mozilla Firefox
3. Delete Search-NewTab ads from Chrome
4. Get rid of Ads by Search-NewTab from Internet Explorer
5. Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts
6. Delete unwanted Scheduled Tasks

Uninstall suspicious and unknown programs by using Windows Control Panel

Press Windows key , then click Search . Type “Control panel”and press Enter. If you using Windows XP or Windows 7, then click “Start” and select “Control Panel”. It’ll show the Windows Control Panel as shown on the image below.

Next, click “Uninstall a program”
It’ll show a list of all software. Scroll through the all list and uninstall any suspicious and unknown software.

Remove Search-NewTab pop-up ads from Mozilla Firefox

First, run the Mozilla Firefox. Next, press the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It will display the drop-down menu. Next, click the “Help” button ().

In the Help menu, press the “Troubleshooting Information”. In the upper-right corner of the “Troubleshooting Information” page, click “Refresh Firefox” button.

Confirm your action, click the “Refresh Firefox”.

Delete Search-NewTab ads from Chrome

Open the Google Chrome menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It opens the drop-down menu. Next, click the “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, like below and press the “Reset settings” button.

Confirm your action, press the “Reset” button.

Get rid of Ads by Search-NewTab from Internet Explorer

First, start the IE, then click button. Next, click “Internet Options” as shown on the screen below.

In the “Internet Options” screen select the Advanced tab. Next, click the “Reset” button. The Internet Explorer will display the “Reset Internet Explorer” settings prompt. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box and press Reset button.

You will now need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect. It will restore the Internet Explorer’s settings like home page, newtab page and search provider by default to default state, disable ad-supported web-browser’s extensions and thereby get rid of the Search-NewTab unwanted ads.

Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts

Once the adware is started, it can also change the browser’s shortcuts, adding an argument like “http://site.address” into the Target field. Due to this, every time you run the web browser, it will be redirected to an annoying ads.

To clear the internet browser shortcut, right-click to it and select Properties. On the Shortcut tab, locate the Target field. Click inside, you will see a vertical line – arrow pointer, move it (using -> arrow key on your keyboard) to the right as possible. You will see a text which begins with “http://” that has been added here. You need to remove it.

When the argument is removed, click the OK button. You need to clean all shortcuts of all your internet browsers, as they may be infected too.

Delete unwanted Scheduled Tasks

If the annoying Search-NewTab ads opens automatically on Windows startup or at equal time intervals, then you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and remove all the tasks that have been created by malicious application.

Press Windows and R keys on the keyboard at the same time. This shows a dialog box that called Run. In the text field, type “taskschd.msc” (without the quotes) and click OK. Task Scheduler window opens. In the left-hand side, click “Task Scheduler Library”, as shown on the screen below.

In the middle part you will see a list of installed tasks. Select the first task, its properties will be show just below automatically. Next, click the Actions tab. Pay attention to that it launches on your PC. Found something like “explorer.exe http://site.address” or “chrome.exe http://site.address”, then you need remove it. If you are not sure that executes the task, check it through a search engine. If it is a component of the unwanted software, then this task also should be removed.

Having defined the task that you want to get rid of, then press on it with the right mouse button and select Delete as shown on the image below.

Repeat this step, if you have found a few tasks that have been created by malicious software. Once is complete, close the Task Scheduler window.

Remove Search-NewTab advertisements with Malwarebytes

Remove Search-NewTab ads manually is difficult and often the ad-supported software is not completely removed. Therefore, we recommend you to use the Malwarebytes Free which are completely clean your computer. The Malwarebytes is a reputable malware removal application. It can automatically detect and delete the adware (sometimes called ‘ad-supported’ software) of the your system. Moreover, this free program will help you to remove web-browser hijackers, malware and toolbars that your PC may be infected too. You can follow the few simple steps below to remove the Search-NewTab annoying ads completely.

Download Malwarebytes Free by clicking on the link below.

Once downloaded, close all applications and windows on your system. Open a directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that’s named mb3-setup like below.

When the setup begins, you will see the “Setup wizard” that will help you install Malwarebytes on your PC.

When install is complete, you will see window as shown on the screen below.

Now click on the “Scan Now” button for checking your computer for the ‘ad supported’ software that opens annoying Search-NewTab ads. This task can take some time, so please be patient.

Once the checking is finished, make sure all entries have “checkmark” and press “Quarantine Selected” button. The Malwarebytes will start removing the adware related files, folders, registry keys. When the disinfection is finished, you may be prompted to restart the computer.

The following video explains the step-by-step guide above on how to remove ad-supported software with Malwarebytes Anti-malware.

How to block Ads by Search-NewTab

To increase your security and protect your PC against new annoying ads and malicious pages, you need to use an application that blocks access to harmful ads and sites. Moreover, the application can stop the open of intrusive advertising, which also leads to faster loading of web-pages and reduce the consumption of web traffic.

1. Download AdGuard program from the following link.
   

   Adguard download
   26655 downloads
   Version: 6.4
   Author: © Adguard
   Category: Security tools
   Update: November 15, 2018
   
2. Once downloading is complete, start the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” window. Follow the prompts.
3. Once the installation is complete, click “Skip” to close it and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” to see a quick tutorial which will allow you get to know AdGuard better.
4. In most cases, the default settings are enough and you do not need to change anything. Each time, when you start your PC system, AdGuard will start automatically and stop advertisements, Search-NewTab pop-up ads, as well as other dangerous or misleading pages. 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.

Remove Search-NewTab pop-ups and malicious extensions with AdwCleaner.

If MalwareBytes cannot remove the annoying Search-NewTab pop-ups from the FF, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge, then we suggests to use the AdwCleaner. AdwCleaner is a free removal tool for adware, browser hijackers, PUPs and toolbars.

Download AdwCleaner from the link below.

After the download is done, open the directory in which you saved it. Double click the AdwCleaner icon. Once this tool is launched, you will see a screen such as below.

Now, press the “Scan” button for checking your machine for the malicious extensions and adware that displays unwanted Search-NewTab ads. When it has finished scanning, it will show a scan report as shown below.

Review the report and then press “Clean” button. It will open a prompt. Click “OK”. Once the cleaning process is complete, AdwCleaner may ask you to reboot your personal computer.

Look at the following video, which completely explains the process of using the AdwCleaner to remove ad supported software, browser hijackers and other dangerous software.

Finish words

After completing the steps outlined above, your PC system should be clean from malware and ad supported software. The Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, FF and MS Edge will no longer open Search-NewTab unwanted popup ads and redirect you to unknown web-sites. Unfortunately, if the few simple steps does not help you, then you have caught a new type of adware, and then the best way – ask for help.

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

   HijackThis download
   4709 downloads
   Version: 2.0.5
   Author: OpenSource
   Category: Security tools
   Update: November 7, 2015
   
2. Double-click on the HijackThis icon. Next click “Do a system scan only” button.
3. Once the scanning is finished, the scan button will read “Save log”, click it. Save this log to your desktop.
4. Create a Myantispyware account here. Once you’ve registered, check your e-mail for a confirmation link, and confirm your account. After that, login.
5. 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.
6. Wait for one of our trained “Security Team” or Site Administrator to provide you with knowledgeable assistance tailored to your problem with the annoying Search-NewTab pop-up ads.