What is Sonic Train?
Sonic Train by SuperWeb LLC is a browser plug-in that supports Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet Explorer. Unfortunately, by ‘supports’ we don’t want to say that it can simply be set as an add-on on all of them. By this we mean that it may hijack each of your web browsers and start initiating various marketing campaigns. In fact, Sonic Train is a typical ‘adware’ and ‘potentially unwanted program’ (PUP), so you should not even consider keeping it. As soon as it hijacks web browsers, it may start generating intrusive advertisements and redirecting you to suspicious or even malicious third-party domains. As you probably already know, adwares are used as third-party tools for promoting various merchandise, boosting traffic to affiliate domains, and similar issues. That’s why this adware may start displaying tens of pop-ups, pop-unders, banners, in-text links, and other forms of intrusive ads that are linked to predetermined websites. The problem is that Sonic Train ads labeled as “Ads by Sonic Train” once clicked may trick you into visiting unreliable domains or, in the worst case scenario, installing potentially unwanted programs. That’s why you should be aware of Sonic Train redirects and avoid clicking on any content that this app displays.

By the way, have you noticed how appealing the majority of Sonic Train ads are? Most of them inform about various deals and discounts related to the items that you have recently been looking for, some of them may offer to install/update software, and so on. If you wonder how third parties manage to do so, keep in mind that it’s not possible without the help of cookies. Once inside, Sonic Train virus drops tracking software on your web browser and starts investigating what websites do you visit, what do you enter while visiting them, what content do you click on, what’s your PC’s IP address, and so on. Therefore, if you are not keen on sharing personally and non-personally identifiable data with third parties, as well as seeing misleading third party ads, you should better remove Sonic Train virus from your PC’s system without a delay. Right now, launch FortectIntego or another reputable anti-spyware and initiate a full system check with it.
How can Sonic Train ads hijack my computer?
Sonic Train is a kind of browser add-on that can cause a serious havoc during your browsing. The problem is that you can install it without even realizing that. Security experts have found that although this adware has the official website, usually it is spread along with other freewares and sharewares. Therefore, if you want to protect your machine from various intruders, you should not only install a reliable anti-spyware, avoid visiting illegal websites and opening spam. You should also investigate each freeware, always check Advanced/Custom settings, and deselect all ‘optional components’ that they are carrying alongside it.
How to remove this adware?
Sonic Train removal guide has been submitted by our security experts, so if you need a neat and informative instructions, you should find them below. In case you select to remove this adware by yourself, our recommendation would be to check the system with a reliable anti-spyware after all in order to remove all other PUPs:
Uninstall from Windows
Uninstall from Windows 10/8:
- Type Control Panel into the Windows search box and open the result.
- Under Programs, select Uninstall a program.

Uninstall from Windows 7/XP:
- Click on Windows Start > Control Panel (Windows XP users should click on Add/Remove Programs).
- In Control Panel, select Programs > Uninstall a program.

Remove the unwanted program:
- In the Programs and Features window, look for any recently installed suspicious entries, select them, and click Uninstall.
- If User Account Control appears, click Yes to confirm, then complete the removal.

Delete from macOS
Remove the unwanted application:
- From the menu bar, select Go > Applications.
- In the Applications folder, look for any suspicious entries, then drag them to Trash (or right-click and pick Move to Trash).

Delete leftover files and folders:
- Select Go > Go to Folder.
- Enter /Library/Application Support and remove any suspicious folders related to the unwanted program.
- Repeat the same check in the /Library/LaunchAgents and /Library/LaunchDaemons folders, deleting any suspicious entries.

- Finally, empty the Trash to permanently remove the leftovers.
Remove from Microsoft Edge
Delete unwanted extensions from MS Edge:
- Select Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and pick Extensions.
- From the list, pick the extension and click on the Gear icon.
- Click Remove.

Clear cookies and other browser data:
- Click on the Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and select Settings > Privacy, search, and services..
- Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
- Select Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files. (apart from passwords, although you might want to include Media licenses as well, if applicable) and click on Clear.

Restore new tab and homepage settings:
- Click the menu icon and choose Settings.
- Then find On startup section.
- Click Remove next to any suspicious startup page.
Reset MS Edge if the above steps did not work:
- Press on Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager.
- Click on More details arrow at the bottom of the window.
- Select Details tab.
- Now scroll down and locate every entry with Microsoft Edge name in it. Right-click on each of them and select End Task to stop MS Edge from running.

Instructions for Chromium-based Edge
Delete extensions from MS Edge (Chromium):
- Open Edge and click select Settings > Extensions.
- Delete unwanted extensions by clicking Remove.

Clear cache and site data:
- Click on Menu and go to Settings.
- Select Privacy, search and services.
- Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
- Under Time range, pick All time.
- Select Clear now.

Reset Chromium-based MS Edge:
- Click on Menu and select Settings.
- On the left side, pick Reset settings.
- Select Restore settings to their default values.
- Confirm with Reset.
- This will disable extensions and reset startup pages but will not delete bookmarks, saved passwords, or browsing history.

Remove from Mozilla Firefox (FF)
Remove dangerous extensions:
- Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click on the Menu (three horizontal lines at the top-right of the window).
- Select Add-ons.
- In here, select the unwanted extension and click Remove.

Reset the homepage:
- Click three horizontal lines at the top right corner to open the menu.
- Choose Settings.
- Under Home, set your preferred homepage and new tab settings.
Clear cookies and site data:
- Click Menu and pick Settings.
- Go to Privacy & Security section.
- Scroll down to locate Cookies and Site Data.
- Click on Clear Data...
- Select Cookies and Site Data and Temporary cached files and pages, then click Clear.

Reset Mozilla Firefox
If clearing the browser as explained above did not help, reset Mozilla Firefox:
- Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click the Menu.
- Go to Help and then choose Troubleshooting Information.

- Under Give Firefox a tune up section, click on Refresh Firefox...
- Once the pop-up shows up, confirm the action by pressing on Refresh Firefox.

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

Clear cache and web data from Chrome:
- Click on Menu and pick Settings.
- Under Privacy and security, select Clear browsing data.
- Select Browsing history, Cookies and other site data, as well as Cached images and files.
- Click Clear data.

Change your homepage:
- Click menu and choose Settings.
- Look for a suspicious site in the On startup section.
- 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:
- Click on Menu and select Settings.
- In the Settings, scroll down and click Advanced.
- Scroll down and locate Reset and clean up section.
- Now click Restore settings to their original defaults.
- Confirm with Reset settings.

Delete from Safari
Remove dangerous extensions:
- Open Safari, click Safari in the menu at the top-left of the screen, and select Preferences.
- Go to the Extensions tab, look for any suspicious entries, and click Uninstall to remove them.

Clear history and website data:
- Click Safari in the menu and pick Clear History.
- Set Clear to all history and confirm with Clear History.

Reset Safari:
- Click Safari in the menu and select Preferences > Advanced.
- Enable Show Develop menu in menu bar.
- From the menu bar, click Develop and select Empty Caches.

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