Remove The Needed Font Wasn’t Found (Simple Removal Guide) - Tutorial
Be aware of misleading “The Needed Font Wasn't Found” alerts
The Needed Font Wasn't Found is fake alert delivered by adware. The fraudulent notification claims that “Chrome Font Pack” is obsolete. For this reason, the website cannot be loaded correctly. In order to solve the problem, users are asked to install a particular extension and needed font pack. However, it's a non-existent problem[1] and doing that is not recommended.
This fake Chrome error message appears on the corrupted website that has unreadable characters instead of normal text. Typically redirects to The Needed Font Wasn't Found scam website are triggered by an adware program. This potentially unwanted program (PUP) might sneak into the device in the software bundle.
The ad-supported application starts delivering increased amount of pop-ups and redirects to the bogus website that opens a fake error message:
The needed font wasn't found
The web page you are trying to load is displayed incorrectly, because your is obsolete. To fix this error and display the text, you have to install the browser extension, bundled with up to date
Manufacturer: Google Inc. All Rights Reserved
Installed version: Chrome Font Pack 51.2.5284
Latest version: Chrome Pack 53.0.2785
The “Download” button might hide numerous different Chrome extensions, such as MP3 Search Engine or HD Video Search Tool. It seems that the Needed Font Wasn't Found virus is used for promoting questionable browser add-ons that might work as adware, browser hijackers or even malware.
This scam is similar to “The Mercury Text Font Was Not Found,” “The ArialText font was not found,” “The HoeflerText font wasn’t found” scams that were used for distributing malicious programs.[2] Even though the latter hoax does not spread malware at the moment, you should tolerate these redirects. Thus, remove The Needed Font Wasn't Found adware from the device immediately.
The quickest method to get rid of redirects to the scam website is to use reputable anti-malware/anti-spyware and run a full system scan. Reimage Reimage Cleaner or another security program will complete The Needed Font Wasn't Found removal within several minutes.
The Needed Font Wasn't Found is a fake alert that asks to install non-existent font pack to view the content on the website.
The adware spreads in software packages
Adware which is responsible for spreading The Needed Font Wasn't Found malware is being distributed with various free programs that you can download from file-sharing websites. When you download freeware or shareware, you have to make sure that you are installing only the needed program.
To do so, you have to follow these security tips prepared by No Virus[3] specialists:
- Opt for “Advanced” or “Custom” installation settings instead of “Recommended” or “Quick.”
- Read Terms of Use and Privacy Policy before installing the program.
- Follow installation wizard carefully and remove ticks from pre-selected “optional downloads.”
However, if you experienced The Needed Font Wasn't Found hijack, it most likely to happen because you relied on “Quick” installation setup or rushed to click “Next” button in “Advanced” installation wizard. You should be more careful next time!
Getting rid of The Needed Font Wasn't Found malware
In order to remove The Needed Font Wasn't Found pop-ups, you have to find and uninstall adware from the computer. It may have arrived in the forms of a program that was installed on the computer or as a browser extension. Thus, you have to investigate the system to get rid of all these entries.
You can follow manual The Needed Font Wasn't Found removal guide that we provided at the end of the article. However, you can switch to the automatic elimination method and speed up the process.
You may remove virus damage with a help of Reimage Reimage Cleaner . SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner and Malwarebytes are recommended to detect potentially unwanted programs and viruses with all their files and registry entries that are related to them.
To remove The Needed Font Wasn’t Found, follow these steps:
Get rid of The Needed Font Wasn’t Found from Windows systems
Follow the instructions attentively to uninstall all components related to the adware. Once it's done, follow further instructions how to clean web browsers as well.
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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.
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Uninstall The Needed Font Wasn’t Found and related programs
Here, look for The Needed Font Wasn’t Found or any other recently installed suspicious programs. -
Uninstall them and click OK to save these changes.
Erase The Needed Font Wasn’t Found from Mac OS X system
These instructions will help you to fix the problem with redirects to bogus website.
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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 The Needed Font Wasn’t Found or any other suspicious programs on it. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash.
Uninstall The Needed Font Wasn’t Found 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 The Needed Font Wasn’t Found 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 The Needed Font Wasn’t Found removal.
Delete The Needed Font Wasn’t Found 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, The Needed Font Wasn’t Found should be removed from your Microsoft Edge browser.
Remove The Needed Font Wasn’t Found 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 The Needed Font Wasn’t Found and other questionable plugins. Click Remove to delete these entries.
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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 The Needed Font Wasn’t Found removal.
Eliminate The Needed Font Wasn’t Found from Google Chrome
Open Chrome's extensions and attentively look through the list. Uninstall all suspicious add-ons that might be responsible for “The Needed Font Wasn't Found” scam. Once it's done, reset the browser to delete tracking cookies.
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Delete malicious plugins
Open Google Chrome, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Tools → Extensions. -
Here, select The Needed Font Wasn’t Found and other malicious plugins and select trash icon to delete these entries.
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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 The Needed Font Wasn’t Found removal.
Get rid of The Needed Font Wasn’t Found from Safari
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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 The Needed Font Wasn’t Found or other suspicious entries. Click on the Uninstall button to get rid each of them.
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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 The Needed Font Wasn’t Found removal process.
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References
- ^ Jason Murdoc. Don't fall for this 'missing font' scam spreading malware to Chrome and Firefox. IBTimes UK. Latest business news.
- ^ Beware Google Chrome scam that could inject malware into your computer. BGR. Tech and entertainment news, reviews, opinions and insights.
- ^ No Virus. No Virus. Cyber security news.
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