MyFastDial One New Tab virus. How to remove? (Uninstall guide)
MyFastDial One New Tab virus – how does it act?
“MyFastDial One New Tab virus” is a term that computer users often use to describe a potentially unwanted program (PUP), which adds MyFastDial One extension to Chrome. Once installed, this ad-supported application changes browser homepage and assigns MyFastDial One New Tab page to Chrome. We would like to point out that MyFastDial One is NOT a virus, since it does not do damage to the computer system and does not initiate malicious activities. This PUP is meant to generate profits for its developers, but the way it does that is not acceptable. Read below to find out how this program acts.
First of all, this program spreads silently along with freeware and shareware. Although the method its developers use to distribute it is considered legitimate, it causes contrary computer users’ reactions. Because it enters computer systems silently, or, in other words, hijacks the computer system and affects web browsers, it was categorized as a browser hijacker. Almost all browser hijackers act the same way – they alter browser’s settings and change homepage and new tab page settings. They set a certain website as homepage and default page in new tab, and such websites usually present suspicious web search engines. MyFastDial One New Tab also alters Google Chrome settings and replaces homepage and also new tab page with a website that presents a shady search engine. We do NOT recommend you to use questionable and never-seen web search engines, and especially ones that appear on your browser’s homepage all of sudden.
Questions about MyFastDial One New Tab virus
MyFastDial One browser hijacker provides a fake search engine that loads corrupted search results. Although these results look trustworthy at the first sight, in reality, they are misleading. If you clicked on them, MyFastDial One New Tab would redirect you to untrustworthy third-party Internet sites. These sites are usually riskier than they look; they may even present infectious ads or provide malicious downloads. If you do not want to land on such sites, do not use MyFastDial One search engine. The best solution would be to remove MyFastDial One New Tab from your computer. Use Reimage anti-malware software to uninstall it automatically, but if you want to remove it by yourself, you should find and follow comprehensive MyFastDial One New Tab removal instructions. You can find such instructions on page 2.
How to prevent MyFastDial One New Tab hijack?
MyFastDial One browser hijacker can also be downloaded from its official website, but computer users rarely visit this site. As we have already mentioned, most of the time, MyFastDial One New Tab browser hijacker spreads together with free programs, so when you download them from the Internet, make sure that they are trustworthy. When you launch it installation wizard, read TOS document carefully before you agree to these terms.
The most important step you have to take is to configure installation settings. You should deselect Default or Standard mode whenever you install new programs, and opt for Custom/Advanced one. Then you need to deselect all unknown components added to your download.
How to remove MyFastDial One hijacker? (Automatic and manual removal methods)
Since this Chrome add-on is hardly useful, we strongly recommend you to remove MyFastDial One New Tab virus from your browser as soon as possible. This untrustworthy application can only cause annoyance and slow down your computer system. To remove it automatically, use Reimage or another reputable program. If you wish to implement MyFastDial One New Tab removal on your own, please follow instructions that are given below.
You can remove MyFastDial One New Tab automatically with a help of one of these programs: Reimage, Plumbytes Anti-MalwareWebroot SecureAnywhere AntiVirus, Malwarebytes Anti Malware. We recommend these applications because they can easily delete potentially unwanted programs and viruses with all their files and registry entries that are related to them.
Manual MyFastDial One New Tab virus Removal Guide:
Remove MyFastDial One New Tab from Windows systems
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Click Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features (if you are Windows XP user, click on Add/Remove Programs).
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If you are Windows 10 / Windows 8 user, then right-click in the lower left corner of the screen. Once Quick Access Menu shows up, select Control Panel and Uninstall a Program.
- Uninstall MyFastDial One New Tab and related programs
Here, look for MyFastDial One New Tab or any other recently installed suspicious programs. -
Uninstall them and click OK to save these changes.
- Remove MyFastDial One New Tab from Windows shortcuts
Right click on the shortcut of Mozilla Firefox and select Properties. -
Go to Shortcut tab and look at the Target field. Delete malicious URL that is related to your virus.
Repeat steps that are given above with all browsers' shortcuts, including Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. Make sure you check all locations of these shortcuts, including Desktop, Start Menu and taskbar.
WindowsMac OS XInternet ExplorerMicrosoft EdgeFirefoxGoogle ChromeSafariGet rid of MyFastDial One New Tab from Mac OS X system
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If you are using OS X, click Go button at the top left of the screen and select Applications.
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Wait until you see Applications folder and look for MyFastDial One New Tab or any other suspicious programs on it. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash.
Erase MyFastDial One New Tab from Internet Explorer (IE)
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Remove dangerous add-ons
Open Internet Explorer, click on the Gear icon (IE menu) on the top right corner of the browser and choose Manage Add-ons. -
You will see a Manage Add-ons window. Here, look for MyFastDial One New Tab and other suspicious plugins. Disable these entries by clicking Disable:
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Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
Click on the gear icon (menu) on the top right corner of the browser and select Internet Options. Stay in General tab. -
Here, remove malicious URL and enter preferable domain name. Click Apply to save changes.
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Reset Internet Explorer
Click on the gear icon (menu) again and select Internet options. Go to Advanced tab. - Here, select Reset.
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When in the new window, check Delete personal settings and select Reset again to complete MyFastDial One New Tab removal.
Delete MyFastDial One New Tab virus from Microsoft Edge
Reset Microsoft Edge settings (Method 1):
- Launch Microsoft Edge app and click More (three dots at the top right corner of the screen).
- Click Settings to open more options.
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Once Settings window shows up, click Choose what to clear button under Clear browsing data option.
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Here, select all what you want to remove and click Clear.
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Now you should right-click on the Start button (Windows logo). Here, select Task Manager.
- When in Processes tab, search for Microsoft Edge.
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Right-click on it and choose Go to details option. If can’t see Go to details option, click More details and repeat previous steps.
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When Details tab shows up, find every entry with Microsoft Edge name in it. Right click on each of them and select End Task to end these entries.
Resetting Microsoft Edge browser (Method 2):
If Method 1 failed to help you, you need to use an advanced Edge reset method.
- Note: you need to backup your data before using this method.
- Find this folder on your computer:
C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe.
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Select every entry which is saved on it and right click with your mouse. Then Delete option.
- Click the Start button (Windows logo) and type in window power in Search my stuff line.
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Right-click the Windows PowerShell entry and choose Run as administrator.
- Once Administrator: Windows PowerShell window shows up, paste this command line after PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> and press Enter:
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml -Verbose}
Once these steps are finished, MyFastDial One New Tab should be removed from your Microsoft Edge browser.
WindowsMac OS XInternet ExplorerMicrosoft EdgeFirefoxGoogle ChromeSafariUninstall MyFastDial One New Tab from Mozilla Firefox (FF)
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Remove dangerous extensions
Open Mozilla Firefox, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Add-ons → Extensions. -
Here, select MyFastDial One New Tab and other questionable plugins. Click Remove to delete these entries.
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Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
Click on the menu (top right corner), choose Options → General. - Here, delete malicious URL and enter preferable website or click Restore to default.
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Click OK to save these changes.
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Reset Mozilla Firefox
Click on the Firefox menu on the top left and click on the question mark. Here, choose Troubleshooting Information. -
Now you will see Reset Firefox to its default state message with Reset Firefox button. Click this button for several times and complete MyFastDial One New Tab removal.
Eliminate MyFastDial One New Tab from Google Chrome
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Delete malicious plugins
Open Google Chrome, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Tools → Extensions. -
Here, select MyFastDial One New Tab and other malicious plugins and select trash icon to delete these entries.
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Change your homepage and default search engine if it was altered by your virus
Click on menu icon and choose Settings. -
Here, look for the Open a specific page or set of pages under On startup option and click on Set pages.
- Now you should see another window. Here, delete malicious search sites and enter the one that you want to use as your homepage.
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Click on menu icon again and choose Settings → Manage Search engines under the Search section.
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When in Search Engines..., remove malicious search sites. You should leave only Google or your preferred domain name.
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Reset Google Chrome
Click on menu icon on the top right of your Google Chrome and select Settings. -
Scroll down to the end of the page and click on Reset browser settings.
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Click Reset to confirm this action and complete MyFastDial One New Tab removal.
Remove MyFastDial One New Tab from Safari
- Remove dangerous extensions
Open Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu at the top left of the screen. Once you do this, select Preferences. -
Here, select Extensions and look for MyFastDial One New Tab or other suspicious entries. Click on the Uninstall button to get rid each of them.
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Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
Open your Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu section. Here, select Preferences as it was displayed previously and select General. -
Here, look at the Homepage field. If it was altered by MyFastDial One New Tab, remove unwanted link and enter the one that you want to use for your searches. Remember to include the "http://" before typing in the address of the page.
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Reset Safari
Open Safari browser and click on Safari in menu section at the top left of the screen. Here, select Reset Safari.... -
Now you will see a detailed dialog window filled with reset options. All of those options are usually checked, but you can specify which of them you want to reset. Click the Reset button to complete MyFastDial One New Tab removal process.