How to remove Adamant Newsfeed [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

If the browser keep redirecting to the Adamant Newsfeed, every time when you start your browser, then this might be a sign that browser hijacker (sometimes named hijackware) was installed on your computer. Once started, it will modify some Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Edge and Firefox’s settings such as search provider, home page and new tab page. So, while your computer is affected, you will see the Adamant Newsfeed unwanted web site instead of your home page. We strongly recommend you to free your computer of hijacker and get rid of Adamant Newsfeed sooner , you need to perform the step by step guidance below. The removal guide will help you remove hijacker and protect your PC system from more malicious software and trojans.

In order to force you to use Adamant Newsfeed as often as possible this browser hijacker can change your internet browsers’ search engine. You may even find that your system’s web browser shortcuts and Microsoft Windows HOSTS file are hijacked without your knowledge and conscious permission. The makers of this hijacker infection do so in order to earn revenue via Google AdSense or another third-party ad network. Thus every your click on ads that placed on the Adamant Newsfeed generates revenue for them.

Some browser hijackers also contain ‘ad-supported’ software (also known as adware) which has the ability to display unwanted ads or collect a wide variety of privacy info which can be used for marketing purposes. These unwanted advertisements can be opened in the form of pop-unders, pop-ups, in-text advertisements, video ads, text links or banners or even massive full page advertisements. Most of the adware is made to show ads, but some adware is form of spyware that often used to track users to collect lots of user info about you.

Most often, the Adamant Newsfeed browser hijacker affects most common web browsers such as Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome. But such hijackers as well can infect other web-browsers by changing its shortcuts (adding ‘http://site.address’ into Target field of browser’s shortcut). So every time you open the internet browser, it’ll show Adamant Newsfeed web-site. Even if you setup your startpage again, the intrusive Adamant Newsfeed web site will be the first thing which you see when you start the web-browser.

We strongly suggest that you perform the few simple steps below which will allow you to get rid of Adamant Newsfeed redirect using the standard features of Windows and some proven free applications.

How to remove Adamant Newsfeed from personal computer

Fortunately, we have an effective solution that will assist you manually or/and automatically get rid of Adamant Newsfeed from your machine and bring your web-browser settings, including search provider, homepage and newtab page, back to normal. Below you will find a removal instructions with all the steps you may need to successfully delete this browser hijacker and its components. Certain of the steps will require you to reboot your computer or shut down this web-site. So, read this guide carefully, then bookmark or print it for later reference.

If you are using an Apple computer running Mac OS, then use the following steps How to remove browser hijacker, pop-ups, advertisements from Mac

To remove Adamant Newsfeed, execute the steps below:

How to manually remove Adamant Newsfeed
How to automatically remove Adamant Newsfeed hijacker
Run AdBlocker to block Adamant Newsfeed and stay safe online
How did Adamant Newsfeed hijacker get on your computer
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How to manually remove Adamant Newsfeed

Most common hijackers may be removed without any antivirus apps. The manual browser hijacker removal is tutorial that will teach you how to remove the Adamant Newsfeed .

Uninstall Adamant Newsfeed associated software by using Windows Control Panel

In order to get rid of Adamant Newsfeed, first thing you need to do is to delete unknown and suspicious programs from your PC system using MS Windows control panel. When removing this browser hijacker, check the list of installed apps and try to find suspicious programs and delete them all. Pay special attention to recently installed applications, as it is most probably that the Adamant Newsfeed hijacker сame along with it.

Windows 8, 8.1, 10

First, click Windows button

, then click Search

. Type ‘Control panel’and press Enter as displayed on the image below.

Once the ‘Control Panel’ opens, press the ‘Uninstall a program’ link under Programs category as shown on the image below.

You will see the ‘Uninstall a program’ panel like below.

Very carefully look around the entire list of applications installed on your PC system. Most likely, one of them is the hijacker infection responsible for Adamant Newsfeed home page. If you’ve many programs installed, you can help simplify the search of harmful apps by sort the list by date of installation. Once you’ve found a suspicious, unwanted or unused program, right click to it, after that click ‘Uninstall’.

Windows XP, Vista, 7

First, click ‘Start’ button and select ‘Control Panel’ at right panel as displayed in the following example.

When the Windows ‘Control Panel’ opens, you need to click ‘Uninstall a program’ under ‘Programs’ as shown on the screen below.

You will see a list of programs installed on your system. We recommend to sort the list by date of installation to quickly find the apps that were installed last. Most likely, it’s the browser hijacker which cause Adamant Newsfeed web site to appear. If you are in doubt, you can always check the application by doing a search for her name in Google, Yahoo or Bing. After the program which you need to uninstall is found, simply press on its name, and then click ‘Uninstall’ as displayed below.

Fix affected internet browsers shortcuts to get rid of Adamant Newsfeed home page

After installed, the browser hijacker that alters web-browser settings to replace your startpage, new tab page and search engine by default with Adamant Newsfeed page, may add an argument like “http://site.address” into the Target property of the desktop shortcut for the Edge, Google Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer. Due to this, every time you start the web browser, it will display an undesired page.

Right click on the shortcut of infected web browser like below.

Select the “Properties” option and it’ll display the shortcut file’s properties. Next, click the “Shortcut” tab and then delete the “http://site.address” string from Target field as displayed on the screen below.

Then click OK to save changes. Repeat the step for all browsers which are redirected to the Adamant Newsfeed unwanted web site.

Delete Adamant Newsfeed redirect from Microsoft Internet Explorer

By resetting IE web browser you restore your browser settings to its default state. This is good initial when troubleshooting problems that might have been caused by browser hijacker infection such as Adamant Newsfeed.

First, run the Internet Explorer. Next, click the button in the form of gear (). It will display the Tools drop-down menu, press the “Internet Options” as displayed below.

In the “Internet Options” window click on the Advanced tab, then press the Reset button. The Internet Explorer will open the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” window as on the image below. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box, then click “Reset” button.

You will now need to reboot your personal computer for the changes to take effect.

Remove Adamant Newsfeed from FF by resetting web-browser settings

First, start the Firefox. Next, press the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It will open the drop-down menu. Next, click the Help button ().

In the Help menu click the “Troubleshooting Information”. In the upper-right corner of the “Troubleshooting Information” page click on “Refresh Firefox” button as displayed on the image below.

Confirm your action, press the “Refresh Firefox”.

Get rid of Adamant Newsfeed homepage from Google Chrome

Reset Google Chrome settings is a simple way to get rid of the hijacker, malicious and adware extensions, as well as to restore the internet browser’s startpage, newtab page and search engine by default that have been replaced by browser hijacker.

First, launch the Chrome and press the Menu icon (icon in the form of three dots).
It will display the Chrome main menu. Select More Tools, then click Extensions.
You’ll see the list of installed extensions. If the list has the add-on labeled with “Installed by enterprise policy” or “Installed by your administrator”, then complete the following guidance: Remove Chrome extensions installed by enterprise policy.
Now open the Google Chrome menu once again, click the “Settings” menu.
Next, click “Advanced” link, which located at the bottom of the Settings page.
On the bottom of the “Advanced settings” page, click the “Reset settings to their original defaults” button.
The Chrome will open the reset settings prompt as shown on the screen above.
Confirm the web-browser’s reset by clicking on the “Reset” button.
To learn more, read the blog post How to reset Google Chrome settings to default.

How to automatically remove Adamant Newsfeed hijacker

There are not many good free anti malware programs with high detection ratio. The effectiveness of malicious software removal tools depends on various factors, mostly on how often their virus/malware signatures DB are updated in order to effectively detect modern malicious software, ad supported software, hijackers and other PUPs. We suggest to run several applications, not just one. These applications which listed below will help you delete all components of the hijacker infection from your disk and Windows registry and thereby get rid of Adamant Newsfeed home page.

Run Zemana Anti Malware (ZAM) to get rid of browser hijacker

Zemana is a utility which can remove adware, potentially unwanted applications, hijackers and other malware from your personal computer easily and for free. Zemana Anti-Malware (ZAM) is compatible with most antivirus software. It works under Windows (10 – XP, 32 and 64 bit) and uses minimum of computer resources.

Now you can install and run Zemana Anti Malware to remove Adamant Newsfeed from your browser by following the steps below:

Click the link below to download Zemana Free installer called Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup on your computer. Save it to your Desktop so that you can access the file easily.

Zemana AntiMalware
164032 downloads
Author: Zemana Ltd
Category: Security tools
Update: July 16, 2019

Start the installation package after it has been downloaded successfully and then follow the prompts to install this tool on your computer.

During setup you can change certain settings, but we recommend you do not make any changes to default settings.

When install is finished, this malicious software removal tool will automatically run and update itself. You will see its main window as displayed in the following example.

Now click the “Scan” button to start scanning your machine for the browser hijacker infection responsible for redirects to Adamant Newsfeed. While the tool is scanning, you can see how many objects and files has already scanned.

As the scanning ends, you will be shown the list of all found items on your system. Next, you need to press “Next” button.

The Zemana Anti-Malware (ZAM) will get rid of browser hijacker responsible for redirecting your browser to Adamant Newsfeed web-site. Once disinfection is complete, you can be prompted to restart your system to make the change take effect.

Scan and free your PC system of hijacker infection with Malwarebytes

We recommend using the Malwarebytes Free which are completely clean your machine of the browser hijacker. The free tool is an advanced malware removal program created by (c) Malwarebytes lab. This application uses the world’s most popular anti-malware technology. It’s able to help you remove hijacker infections, potentially unwanted apps, malicious software, adware, toolbars, ransomware and other security threats from your PC for free.

Visit the page linked below to download the latest version of MalwareBytes Anti-Malware for MS Windows. Save it on your Windows desktop or in any other place.

Malwarebytes Anti-malware
326384 downloads
Author: Malwarebytes
Category: Security tools
Update: April 15, 2020

After downloading is done, run it and follow the prompts. Once installed, the MalwareBytes Free will try to update itself and when this procedure is done, press the “Scan Now” button to start scanning your personal computer for the hijacker responsible for Adamant Newsfeed . A scan can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the count of files on your machine and the speed of your personal computer. While the MalwareBytes program is checking, you may see number of objects it has identified as threat. Make sure all threats have ‘checkmark’ and press “Quarantine Selected” button.

The MalwareBytes AntiMalware is a free program that you can use to remove all detected folders, files, services, registry entries and so on. To learn more about this malware removal utility, we advise you to read and follow the tutorial or the video guide below.

Remove Adamant Newsfeed from web-browsers with AdwCleaner

AdwCleaner is a portable utility that detects and deletes undesired software such as browser hijackers, ‘ad supported’ software, toolbars, other internet browser extensions and other malicious software. It scans your system for hijacker infection responsible for redirecting your browser to Adamant Newsfeed web page and prepares a list of items marked for removal. AdwCleaner will only delete those undesired programs that you wish to be removed.

Download AdwCleaner from the following link. Save it on your Desktop.

AdwCleaner download
225259 downloads
Version: 8.4.1
Author: Xplode, MalwareBytes
Category: Security tools
Update: October 5, 2024
Once the download is done, double click the AdwCleaner icon. Once this utility is started, click “Scan” button to scan for browser hijacker that causes internet browsers to show undesired Adamant Newsfeed web-page. A system scan can take anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes, depending on your PC system.
Once the scanning is done, you will be opened the list of all detected threats on your computer. In order to delete all threats, simply click “Clean” button. It will display a prompt, press “OK”.

These few simple steps are shown in detail in the following video guide.

Run AdBlocker to block Adamant Newsfeed and stay safe online

Use ad-blocking program like AdGuard in order to stop ads, malvertisements, pop-ups and online trackers, avoid having to install malicious and adware browser plug-ins and add-ons which affect your machine performance and impact your PC security. Browse the Internet anonymously and stay safe online!

Download AdGuard program on your Windows Desktop by clicking on the link below.

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

Follow the prompts. After the installation is done, you will see a window as shown on the screen below.

You can press “Skip” to close the setup program and use the default settings, or click “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 don’t need to change anything. Each time, when you launch your system, AdGuard will start automatically and block pop-up advertisements, Adamant Newsfeed redirect, as well as other malicious 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, that is located on your desktop.

How did Adamant Newsfeed hijacker get on your computer

The Adamant Newsfeed hijacker usually gets on your computer together with various free software. In many cases, it can be bundled within the installers from Softonic, Cnet, Soft32, Brothersoft or other similar web pages. So, you should run any files downloaded from the Internet with great caution, read the User agreement, Software license and Terms of use. In the process of installing a new program, you should select a Manual, Advanced or Custom install method to control what components and third-party applications to be installed, otherwise you run the risk of infecting your computer with an browser hijacker infection such as Adamant Newsfeed.

Finish words

Now your machine should be free of the browser hijacker that cause a redirect to Adamant Newsfeed web-page. Remove AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you block unwanted advertisements and unwanted malicious web sites) and Zemana AntiMalware (ZAM) (to periodically scan your machine for new browser hijackers and other malware). Probably you are running an older version of Java or Adobe Flash Player. This can be a security risk, so download and install the latest version right now.

If you are still having problems while trying to remove Adamant Newsfeed from the Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome, then ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.