About this infection

Newtab.review is a website that is set to be your homepage by a browser hijacker. Hijackers aren’t the most serious infections but they are a nuisance, and you will quickly realize why. They change browser’s settings without explicit permission, set their promoted sites as homepages/new tabs, and block users from reversing all those modifications.

Newtab-review

The set homepages usually promote strange search engines which are used to redirect users to sponsored websites. When those sites get more traffic, they can earn more revenue. The biggest worry about those redirects is that some of them may be able to lead to malicious sites where users can pick up a malware infection and not even know it. This particular hijacker tries to pretend to be a legitimate new tab page that offers users to quickly access certain websites but it does not seem to redirect via search engine. It could, however, be collecting information about users’ online behavior, what sites they visit, etc. You must have picked up a hijacker when you were installing freeware. Likely, you did not pay attention, thus did not notice that something was attached to the program you were installing. That is quite common because a lot of users tend to rush when installing programs. However, if you want to not have to delete Newtab.review and deal with its unwanted changes in the future, start following installation processes.

Why remove Newtab.review?

Firstly, you will need to learn how to prevent unwanted installations. Because a lot of free programs come together with hijackers or adware, you need to pay attention to the installation process. Read the information provided and opt for Advanced or Custom settings. Those settings, unlike Default, will make extra offers visible and allow you to deselect them. All you need to do is uncheck the boxes and proceed with the installation. It’s not difficult to do and takes seconds, so there is no excuse for you to not do it. And in the end, it will save you a lot of time because you will not have to deal with annoying hijackers, adware or other potentially unwanted programs (PUPs).

When a hijacker infects a computer, it’s pretty obvious. After all, it’s not difficult to notice that your homepage has been changed without permission. The changes would also be irreversible unless you first get rid of the hijacker, because it would just keep changing them again after you. You might notice the changed settings in all popular browsers you have installed, whether it’s Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Your homepage/new tabs look like the standard new tabs page browsers offer you. It has a search field near the top and tabs leading to certain websites. If you search for something, you will be led to Google, which makes this site pretty useless. You can just go to Google directly, no need to use a questionable third-party website. You will also notice links to Gmail, Facebook and YouTube at the top right. What you will not see is the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. The lack of those two forms should be a red flag. Every legitimate website will have them because otherwise, the regular users does not know whether information about them is collected, if it’s stored, and whether it’s shared. It’s likely you did not even choose to set the site as your homepage, and it’s possibly collecting information about you. What more reason to uninstall Newtab.review do you need.

Newtab.review removal

You can take care of the infection in two ways, which one you pick depends on how computer-savvy you are. If you prefer to do it yourself, you will have to find the hijacker manually. In case you have trouble with that, you can find instructions to help you below this article. Automatic elimination might be easier as the anti-spyware program would do everything for you. If you choose the latter method, download a reliable security program and let it take care of everything. And after you have completed the process, proceed to change your browser’s settings back to normal.

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Quick Menu

Step 1. Uninstall Newtab.review and related programs.

Remove Newtab.review from Windows 8

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen. Once Quick Access Menu shows up, select Control Panel choose Programs and Features and select to Uninstall a software.

Delete Newtab.review from Windows 8

Uninstall Newtab.review from Windows 7

Click Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features → Uninstall a program.

Uninstall Newtab.review from Windows 7

Delete Newtab.review from Windows XP

Click Start → Settings → Control Panel. Locate and click → Add or Remove Programs.

Remove Newtab.review from Windows XP

Remove Newtab.review from Mac OS X

Click Go button at the top left of the screen and select Applications. Select applications folder and look for Newtab.review or any other suspicious software. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash, then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

Newtab.review removal from MAC OS X

Step 2. Delete Newtab.review from your browsers

Terminate the unwanted extensions from Internet Explorer
  1. Tap the Gear icon and go to Manage Add-ons. Newtab.review IE gear
  2. Pick Toolbars and Extensions and eliminate all suspicious entries (other than Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Oracle or Adobe) Newtab.review IE toolbars and extensions
  3. Leave the window.
Change Internet Explorer homepage if it was changed by virus:
  1. Tap the gear icon (menu) on the top right corner of your browser and click Internet Options. Newtab.review IE gear
  2. In General Tab remove malicious URL and enter preferable domain name. Press Apply to save changes. Newtab.review IE toolbars and extensions
Reset your browser
  1. Click the Gear icon and move to Internet Options. Newtab.review IE options
  2. Open the Advanced tab and press Reset. Newtab.review IE reset browser
  3. Choose Delete personal settings and pick Reset one more time. Newtab.review IE reset
  4. Tap Close and leave your browser. Newtab.review IE close
  5. If you were unable to reset your browsers, employ a reputable anti-malware and scan your entire computer with it.
Erase Newtab.review from Google Chrome
  1. Access menu (top right corner of the window) and pick Settings. Newtab.review Chrome menu
  2. Choose Extensions. Newtab.review Chrome settings
  3. Eliminate the suspicious extensions from the list by clicking the Trash bin next to them. Newtab.review Chrome extensions remove
  4. If you are unsure which extensions to remove, you can disable them temporarily. Newtab.review Chrome extensions disable
Reset Google Chrome homepage and default search engine if it was hijacker by virus
  1. Press on menu icon and click Settings. Newtab.review Chrome menu
  2. Look for the “Open a specific page” or “Set Pages” under “On start up” option and click on Set pages. Newtab.review Chrome settings
  3. In another window remove malicious search sites and enter the one that you want to use as your homepage. Newtab.review Chrome extensions remove
  4. Under the Search section choose Manage Search engines. When in Search Engines..., remove malicious search websites. You should leave only Google or your preferred search name. Newtab.review Chrome extensions disable
    Newtab.review Chrome extensions disable
Reset your browser
  1. If the browser still does not work the way you prefer, you can reset its settings.
  2. Open menu and navigate to Settings. Newtab.review Chrome settings more
  3. Press Reset button at the end of the page. Newtab.review Chrome advanced menu
  4. Tap Reset button one more time in the confirmation box. Newtab.review Chrome reset
  5. If you cannot reset the settings, purchase a legitimate anti-malware and scan your PC.
Remove Newtab.review from Mozilla Firefox
  1. In the top right corner of the screen, press menu and choose Add-ons (or tap Ctrl+Shift+A simultaneously). Newtab.review Firefox add ons
  2. Move to Extensions and Add-ons list and uninstall all suspicious and unknown entries. Newtab.review Firefox extensions
Change Mozilla Firefox homepage if it was changed by virus:
  1. Tap on the menu (top right corner), choose Options. Newtab.review Firefox reset confirm
  2. On General tab delete malicious URL and enter preferable website or click Restore to default. Newtab.review Firefox reset confirm
  3. Press OK to save these changes.
Reset your browser
  1. Open the menu and tap Help button. Newtab.review Firefox help
  2. Select Troubleshooting Information. Newtab.review Firefox troubleshooting
  3. Press Refresh Firefox. Newtab.review Firefox reset
  4. In the confirmation box, click Refresh Firefox once more. Newtab.review Firefox reset confirm
  5. If you are unable to reset Mozilla Firefox, scan your entire computer with a trustworthy anti-malware.
Uninstall Newtab.review from Safari (Mac OS X)
  1. Access the menu.
  2. Pick Preferences. Newtab.review Safari menu
  3. Go to the Extensions Tab. Newtab.review Safari extensions
  4. Tap the Uninstall button next to the undesirable Newtab.review and get rid of all the other unknown entries as well. If you are unsure whether the extension is reliable or not, simply uncheck the Enable box in order to disable it temporarily.
  5. Restart Safari.
Reset your browser
  1. Tap the menu icon and choose Reset Safari. Newtab.review Safari reset menu
  2. Pick the options which you want to reset (often all of them are preselected) and press Reset. Newtab.review Safari reset
  3. If you cannot reset the browser, scan your whole PC with an authentic malware removal software.

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