Remove Newstimes2017.info (Chrome/Edge/Firefox) | Updated

I wrote this article to help you remove Newstimes2017.info. This Newstimes2017.info removal guide works for Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer.

If all of a sudden the Newstimes2017.info becomes your constant online companion, prepare yourself. You have a nasty cyber infection on board and you have to act against it immediately. What you are stuck with is an adware, which can be seen as the good news. Adware infections are relatively easy to tackle. Also, you could have been infected with a much more dangerous parasite such as a Trojan horse or a ransomware. However, no virus should be underestimated. This adware included. If given enough time on board it could and will cause you some irreversible damage. This is up to you, though. You can ignore the threat the infection poses and wait for your predicament to worsen. Or, you can take measures as soon as you realize your machine is compromised. We suggest you do the latter. The adware will eventually get out of hand and then it would much harder for you to deal with it.

Immediately after landing on board the adware ads a pesky plugin to all of your browsers, thus injecting them with numerous annoying advertisements. Of course, the pest doesn’t need your approval to make changes simply because you are not the one in charge anymore. The crooks are. So, your browsers are now modified and your online experience is effectively ruined. For starters, the Newstimes2017.info page is everywhere. You see it all the time. You are forced to visit other just as suspicious pages as well.

Also, you are constantly bombarded with a never-ending pile of ads. Coupons, deals, offers, banners, in-texts, etc. and etc. The cover your screen all the time, blocking page content and preventing you from finding anything you are looking for. These ads cannot be trusted. Don’t click on anything. Hackers use them to boost web traffic to specific pages so they can gain money via the pay-per-click mechanism. Every time you click, the crooks gain profits. Aside from that, by clicking you are risking downloading more infection on board. These commercials are sponsored and, hence, potentially dangerous. A single click on the wrong one and you automatically download more parasites on your machine.

The last thing you need is more pest to deal with. The adware you currently have is enough. It demolishes your online activities. It uses you as a sponsor of crooks. It exposes you to a huge malware risk. And, it causes your PC to underperform. Yes, your machine suffers as well. It is slow and it lags. It reboots and crashed often. Your browsers freeze too. But all of this pales in comparison to the security risk you are taking by hosting the adware. The infection is able to spy on your and to gather sensitive personal data. Not only that. When it deems it has enough, it sends everything to its developers who are the worst possible people to have access to it. The question is are you going to let them, or are you going to regain control over your PC. Delete the parasite now. To do so manually, use our removal guide at the end of this article and get rid of the pest for good.

Once you do, make sure you won`t get infected again. One of the most popular infiltration methods that adware use is freeware bundles. This tactic is very effective mostly because the users don’t pay enough attention when installing a program and this is a mistake. Next time you install a program, take your time. Read the Terms and Conditions to be aware of what you are inviting on board. Don’t rush the installation process. Opt for the Custom settings in the Setup Wizard as they give you complete control. You will be able to check the entire bundle program by program as well as to decide which one stays and which one goes. If anything looks suspicious, deselect it immediately. After all, if you truly needed such programs you would have downloaded them yourself. Don’t give into gullibility and distraction as this is what hackers pray for. They need your carelessness to succeed. Don’t grant it and keep your PC infection-free.

Newstimes2017.info Removal

STEP-1 Before starting the real removal process, you must reboot in Safe Mode. If you are familiar with this task, skip the instructions below and proceed to Step 2. If you do not know how to do it, here is how to reboot in Safe mode:

For Windows 98, XP, Millenium and 7:
Reboot your computer. When the first screen of information appears, start repeatedly pressing F8 key. Then choose Safe Mode With Networking from the options.
Safe Mode with Networking
For Windows 8/8.1
Click the Start button, next click Control Panel —> System and Security —> Administrative Tools —> System Configuration.‌
Windows 8 Safe Mode with Network
Check the Safe Boot option and click OK. Click Restart when asked.
For Windows 10
Open the Start menu and click or tap on the Power button.
win10 safemode 1
While keeping the Shift key pressed, click or tap on Restart.
win10 safemode 2

STEP-2Here are the steps you must perform to remove the hijacker from the browser:

Remove From Mozilla Firefox:

Open Firefox, click on top-right corner , click Add-ons, hit Extensions next.
firefox extensions
Look for suspicious or unknown extensions, remove them all.

Remove From Chrome:

Open Chrome, click chrome menu icon at the top-right corner —>More Tools —> Extensions. There, identify the malware and select chrome-trash-icon(Remove).
chrome extensions

Remove From Internet Explorer:
Open IE, then click IE gear icon on the top-right corner —> Manage Add-ons.
ie gear
Find the malicious add-on. Remove it by pressing Disable.

STEP-3

Right click on the browser’s shortcut, then click Properties. Remove everything after the .exe” in the Target box.

ff shortcut

STEP-4

Open Control Panel by holding the Win Key and R together. Write appwiz.cpl in the field, then click OK.

appwiz

Here, find any program you had no intention to install and uninstall it.

STEP-5

Run the Task Manager by right clicking on the Taskbar and choosing Start Task Manager.

task manager

Look carefully at the file names and descriptions of the running processes. If you find any suspicious one, search on Google for its name, or contact me directly to identify it. If you find a malware process, right-click on it and choose End task.

STEP-6

Open MS Config by holding the Win Key and R together. Type msconfig and hit Enter.

msconfig

Go in the Startup tab and Uncheck entries that have “Unknown” as Manufacturer.

Still can not remove Newstimes2017.info from your browser? Please, leave a comment below, describing what steps you performed. I will answer promptly.

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