FunnySiting.com virus (Improved Guide)

Uninstall from Windows

Instructions for Windows 10/8  machines:

1. Enter Control Panel into Windows search box and hit Enter or click on the search result.
2. Under Programs, select Uninstall a program.
3. From the list, find the entry of the suspicious program.
4. Right-click on the application and select Uninstall.
5. If User Account Control shows up, click Yes.
6. Wait till uninstallation process is complete and click OK.

If you are Windows 7/XP user, proceed with the following instructions:

1. Click on Windows Start > Control Panel located on the right pane (if you are Windows XP user, click on Add/Remove Programs).
2. In Control Panel, select Programs > Uninstall a program.
3. Pick the unwanted application by clicking on it once.
4. At the top, click Uninstall/Change.
5. In the confirmation prompt, pick Yes.
6. Click OK once the removal process is finished.

Delete from macOS

Remove items from Applications folder:

1. From the menu bar, select Go > Applications.
2. In the Applications folder, look for all related entries.
3. Click on the app and drag it to Trash (or right-click and pick Move to Trash)

To fully remove an unwanted app, you need to access Application Support, LaunchAgents, and LaunchDaemons folders and delete relevant files:

1. Select Go > Go to Folder.
2. Enter /Library/Application Support and click Go or press Enter.
3. In the Application Support folder, look for any dubious entries and then delete them.
4. Now enter /Library/LaunchAgents and /Library/LaunchDaemons folders the same way and terminate all the related .plist files.

Remove from Mozilla Firefox (FF)

• Open Firefox and then open its menu (three bars at the top right corner). Go to “Preferences.”
• In “General” tab, remove FunnySiting.com link from “Homepage” box. Or just click “Restore to Default.”
• Open “Search” tab, and find FunnySiting.com in the list. Click on it and select “Remove.” Click “OK.”
• Open Firefox menu again and go to “Add-ons,” then to “Extensions” tab. Remove all suspicious extensions that you cannot remember installing.

  Remove dangerous extensions:

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click on the Menu (three horizontal lines at the top-right of the window).
  2. Select Add-ons.
  3. In here, select unwanted plugin and click Remove.

  Reset the homepage:

  1. Click three horizontal lines at the top right corner to open the menu.
  2. Choose Options.
  3. Under Home options, enter your preferred site that will open every time you newly open the Mozilla Firefox.

  Clear cookies and site data:

  1. Click Menu and pick Settings.
  2. Go to Privacy & Security section.
  3. Scroll down to locate Cookies and Site Data.
  4. Click on Clear Data…
  5. Select Cookies and Site Data, as well as Cached Web Content and press Clear.

  Reset Mozilla Firefox

  If clearing the browser as explained above did not help, reset Mozilla Firefox:

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click the Menu.
  2. Go to Help and then choose Troubleshooting Information.
  3. Under Give Firefox a tune up section, click on Refresh Firefox…
  4. Once the pop-up shows up, confirm the action by pressing on Refresh Firefox.
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  Remove from Google Chrome

  • Open Chrome Settings. Under “On Startup” section, find and click “Set pages” button. Delete FunnySiting.com URL from there.
  • Under “Appearance” section, click “Change.” Also, delete FunnySiting.com URL from there.
  • Go to “Extensions” tab and check for any suspicious browser extensions related to FunnySiting and delete them.

    Delete malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

    1. Open Google Chrome, click on the Menu (three vertical dots at the top-right corner) and select More tools > Extensions.
    2. In the newly opened window, you will see all the installed extensions. Uninstall all the suspicious plugins that might be related to the unwanted program by clicking Remove.

    Clear cache and web data from Chrome:

    1. Click on Menu and pick Settings.
    2. Under Privacy and security, select Clear browsing data.
    3. Select Browsing history, Cookies and other site data, as well as Cached images and files.
    4. Click Clear data.

    Change your homepage:

    1. Click menu and choose Settings.
    2. Look for a suspicious site in the On startup section.
    3. Click on Open a specific or set of pages and click on three dots to find the Remove option.

    Reset Google Chrome:

    If the previous methods did not help you, reset Google Chrome to eliminate all the unwanted components:

    1. Click on Menu and select Settings.
    2. In the Settings, scroll down and click Advanced.
    3. Scroll down and locate Reset and clean up section.
    4. Now click Restore settings to their original defaults.
    5. Confirm with Reset settings.