How to remove FunSocialTab [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

Probably you are one of those people, who are facing FunSocialTab and its unwanted changes to browser settings, may think that there is something wrong with your web-browser. The constant startpage and search engine redirects may cause the difficulty of browsing the Internet. Your attempts to restore your favorite web browser’s new tab page, home page and search engine by default are commonly in vain because returning the MS Edge, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Firefox settings to default states becomes impossible unless you fully remove FunSocialTab hijacker from your personal computer.

In addition, the FunSocialTab hijacker infection may also alter the search provider selected in the web-browser. When you try to search on the infected web-browser, you’ll be presented with search results, consisting of ads and Google (or Yahoo, or Bing) search results for your query. Among these search results can occur links that lead to undesired and ad web-pages.

Therefore, the hijacker is quite dangerous. So, we advise you remove it from your personal computer ASAP. Follow the instructions presented below to get rid of FunSocialTab search from the Chrome, MS Edge, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer.

Remove FunSocialTab from Google Chrome (Firefox, IE, Edge)

There are present several free browser hijacker infection removal utilities. Also it’s possible to remove FunSocialTab manually. But we recommend to combine all these methods below into the one removal algorithm. Follow the steps of the tutorial. Read this manual carefully, bookmark or print it, because you may need to close your web browser or reboot your PC.

To remove FunSocialTab, execute the following steps:

1. How to remove FunSocialTab without any software
   • Uninstall questionable programs using Microsoft Windows Control Panel
   • Get rid of FunSocialTab search from IE
   • Get rid of FunSocialTab from Firefox by resetting web-browser settings
   • Remove FunSocialTab startpage from Chrome
2. Scan your PC system and remove FunSocialTab with free tools
   • Remove FunSocialTab redirect with Zemana AntiMalware (ZAM)
   • Use HitmanPro to delete FunSocialTab search
   • Run Malwarebytes to get rid of hijacker
3. How to stop FunSocialTab
4. How to prevent FunSocialTab hijacker from getting inside your computer
5. Finish words

How to remove FunSocialTab without any software

The useful removal guidance for the FunSocialTab startpage. The detailed procedure can be followed by anyone as it really does take you step-by-step. If you follow this process to delete FunSocialTab start page let us know how you managed by sending us your comments please.

Uninstall questionable programs using Microsoft Windows Control Panel

The best way to begin the computer cleanup is to delete unknown and questionable apps. Using the Windows Control Panel you can do this quickly and easily. This step, in spite of its simplicity, should not be ignored, because the removing of unneeded programs can clean up the MS Edge, IE, Mozilla Firefox and Chrome from pop-up ads hijackers and so on.

Carefully browse through the list of installed apps and get rid of all suspicious and unknown software. We suggest to click ‘Installed programs’ and even sorts all installed applications by date. Once you have found anything questionable that may be the hijacker infection which reroutes your browser to unwanted FunSocialTab web page or other PUP (potentially unwanted program), then choose this program and click ‘Uninstall’ in the upper part of the window. If the suspicious application blocked from removal, then use Revo Uninstaller Freeware to completely delete it from your machine.

Get rid of FunSocialTab search from IE

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

In the “Internet Options” window click on the Advanced tab, then press the Reset button. The IE will show 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 computer for the changes to take effect.

Get rid of FunSocialTab from Firefox by resetting web-browser settings

If your Firefox browser homepage has changed to FunSocialTab without your permission or an unknown search engine displays results for your search, then it may be time to perform the web browser reset. It will save your personal information such as saved passwords, bookmarks, auto-fill data and open tabs.

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

Confirm your action, click the “Refresh Firefox”.

Remove FunSocialTab startpage from Chrome

If your Google Chrome internet browser is re-directed to intrusive FunSocialTab page, it may be necessary to completely reset your internet browser program to its default settings.

First run the Chrome. Next, click the button in the form of three horizontal dots ().

It will show the Chrome menu. Choose More Tools, then click Extensions. Carefully browse through the list of installed extensions. If the list has the extension signed with “Installed by enterprise policy” or “Installed by your administrator”, then complete the following steps: Remove Google Chrome extensions installed by enterprise policy.

Open the Google Chrome menu once again. Further, click the option named “Settings”.

The web browser will open the settings screen. Another method to show the Chrome’s settings – type chrome://settings in the browser adress bar and press Enter

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the “Advanced” link. Now scroll down until the “Reset” section is visible, as shown on the image below and click the “Reset settings to their original defaults” button.

The Chrome will show the confirmation prompt as displayed in the following example.

You need to confirm your action, click the “Reset” button. The internet browser will start the procedure of cleaning. When it is complete, the web-browser’s settings including default search provider, new tab page and start page back to the values that have been when the Google Chrome was first installed on your machine.

Scan your PC system and remove FunSocialTab with free tools

The manual instructions above is tedious to follow and can not always help to completely get rid of the FunSocialTab browser hijacker. Here I am telling you an automatic method to remove this browser hijacker from your computer completely. Zemana Free, MalwareBytes Anti Malware (MBAM) and Hitman Pro are anti-malware utilities that can search for and get rid of all kinds of malware including browser hijacker infection which changes browser settings to replace your new tab page, default search provider and startpage with FunSocialTab site.

Remove FunSocialTab redirect with Zemana AntiMalware (ZAM)

We advise using the Zemana AntiMalware (ZAM). You can download and install Zemana to search for and remove FunSocialTab homepage from your PC system. When installed and updated, the malware remover will automatically scan and detect all threats present on the computer.

Installing the Zemana Anti Malware is simple. First you’ll need to download Zemana Free on your system from the link below.

When downloading is complete, start it and follow the prompts. Once installed, the Zemana Free will try to update itself and when this process is finished, click the “Scan” button to perform a system scan for the browser hijacker infection which developed to redirect your internet browser to the FunSocialTab web-page.

A scan may take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the number of files on your PC system and the speed of your PC. While the Zemana Free program is scanning, you can see number of objects it has identified as threat. Review the report and then click “Next” button.

The Zemana Anti-Malware (ZAM) will begin to delete browser hijacker responsible for redirecting your web-browser to FunSocialTab web-page.

Use HitmanPro to delete FunSocialTab search

HitmanPro is a free removal tool that can be downloaded and run to remove browser hijackers, ‘ad supported’ software, malware, PUPs, toolbars and other threats from your personal computer. You can use this tool to search for threats even if you have an antivirus or any other security program.

Installing the HitmanPro is simple. First you’ll need to download HitmanPro on your PC system by clicking on the following link.

Download and use HitmanPro on your computer. Once started, click “Next” button to perform a system scan with this utility for the browser hijacker responsible for redirecting user searches to FunSocialTab. This procedure can take quite a while, so please be patient. .

As the scanning ends, the results are displayed in the scan report.

When you’re ready, press Next button.

It will display a dialog box, press the “Activate free license” button to start the free 30 days trial to get rid of all malicious software found.

Run Malwarebytes to get rid of hijacker

Remove FunSocialTab browser hijacker manually is difficult and often the hijacker is not completely removed. Therefore, we advise you to run the Malwarebytes Free which are completely clean your computer. Moreover, the free program will help you to get rid of malware, potentially unwanted software, toolbars and adware that your computer can be infected too.

1. Download MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) on your PC by clicking on the following link.
   
   

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2. Once the downloading process is done, close all software and windows on your PC system. Open a directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that’s named mb3-setup.
3. Further, click Next button and follow the prompts.
4. Once installation is complete, click the “Scan Now” button for checking your machine for the browser hijacker responsible for redirects to FunSocialTab. Depending on your computer, the scan can take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour.
5. Once the scan get finished, MalwareBytes AntiMalware will produce a list of undesired and adware. Review the report and then click “Quarantine Selected”. When finished, you can be prompted to reboot your personal computer.

The following video offers a few simple steps on how to remove browser hijacker infections, adware and other malicious software with MalwareBytes AntiMalware.

How to stop FunSocialTab

If you browse the Web, you cannot avoid malicious advertising. But you can protect your web-browser against it. Download and use an ad blocking program. AdGuard is an ad blocker that can filter out a lot of of the malvertising, stoping dynamic scripts from loading malicious content.

Download AdGuard by clicking on the following link. Save it on your Microsoft Windows desktop or in any other place.

After downloading it, run the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen like below.

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

You can press “Skip” to close the install program and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” button to see an quick tutorial which 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 machine, AdGuard will run automatically and block ads, FunSocialTab redirect, as well as other harmful or misleading web-sites. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, that is located on your desktop.

How to prevent FunSocialTab hijacker from getting inside your computer

The FunSocialTab browser hijacker infection usually come bundled with certain free software that you download off of the World Wide Web. Once started, it will infect your computer and change web browser’s settings such as newtab page, startpage and search provider by default without your permission. To avoid infection, in the Setup wizard, you should be be proactive and carefully read the ‘Terms of use’, the ‘license agreement’ and other install screens, as well as to always choose the ‘Manual’ or ‘Advanced’ setup method, when installing anything downloaded from the Internet.

Finish words

After completing the guidance outlined above, your personal computer should be clean from this browser hijacker and other malware. The Internet Explorer, Chrome, Edge and Firefox will no longer open annoying FunSocialTab website on startup. Unfortunately, if the steps does not help you, then you have caught a new browser hijacker, and then the best way – ask for help.

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 undesired FunSocialTab redirect.