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

Newstarads.com is a malicious website. The domain is associated to a browser hijacker. The rogue program works seamlessly through background tasks. It could take you a while to identify it. The symptoms for the presence of the hijacker are basic. Your system will be slow to respond to your requests. All operations will take much longer than usual to complete. There will often be freezes, crashes and other disturbances in your computer’s performance. The Newstarads.com hijacker is a threat to your machine’s safety and your personal security. One false move can result in contacting malware or having sensitive data leaked. You need to be careful what you do on your PC while the sinister program is present.

The Newstarads.com hijacker gains entry to users’ systems through deceptive techniques. The main propagation vector is bundling. The shady tool hitches a ride with freeware, shareware and pirated applications which mediate its installation. The host is referred to as a download client. It offers the furtive program as a bonus tool. You can choose to have it installed or deselect it. The option will be listed in the terms and conditions. To eliminate this risk, simply read the end use license agreement (EULA) while conducting the install. Note that extra software is usually mentioned in the advanced settings. Make sure you select the custom installation mode.

The other distribution technique is spam email campaigns. The Newstarads.com hijacker can travel concealed behind an attachment. The sender will describe the file as an important document on an urgent matter. He can write on behalf of a reputable organization, like the national post, a bank, an institution, a courier firm, a social network, a government branch or a legal authority. By writing on behalf of an existing entity, the spammer makes the notification seem genuine. He will compose the message accordingly, with the implication that you should open the attachment immediately. Do not fall for the cheap tricks. Before opening a file from an email, check the provided contacts. Security needs to be your prime concern.

Upon entering your system, the Newstarads.com hijacker will target your web browser. The sinister program will edit the DNS settings. This will give it privileges to make further changes. The main intervention concerns the search results. The Newstarads.com hijacker will insert supported pages between the legitimate results to your queries. This is part of the promotional campaigns the covert program carries out. The Newstarads.com hijacker monetizes its activity by supporting third party platforms. A lot of website owners pay advertising agents to sponsor their domains. This is a legal practice, but it is governed by certain laws and regulations. The required security measures are not taken in this instance.

The key method for running promotional campaigns is direct advertising. To bring more content to users’ attention, the Newstarads.com hijacker displays advertisements directly on their screens. The content is presented in different formats. This includes pop-ups, pop-unders, in-text links, banners, coupon boxes, interstitial, floating, contextual, transitional, inline and full-screen ads. The proposed deals are just as diverse. You can expect to see offers for garments, technological devices, furniture, accessories, decorative elements, gardening equipment, sports gear, games and many others. Every click on a supported link adds a certain unit to the commissions the owners of the Newstarads.com hijacker receive for the promotional service. The bottom line is that the sponsored websites are not guaranteed to be reliable.

The other risk we alluded to earlier is data theft. The Newstarads.com hijacker collects information from the web browser. The vulnerable information encompasses surfing history, tracking cookies, keystrokes, email account, telephone number, IP address, geographic location, physical registration, user names, passwords and financial credentials. The owners of the insidious program will sell the gathered input on darknet markets. Your private details could fall into the hands of cyber criminals. Note that the creators of the Newstarads.com hijacker do not ask users for authorization to monitor their online activity or record it.

Newstarads.com Uninstall

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.

For Windows 8/8.1
Click the Start button, next click Control Panel —> System and Security —> Administrative Tools —> System Configuration.‌

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.

While keeping the Shift key pressed, click or tap on Restart.

Here are the steps you must follow to permanently remove from the browser:

Remove From Mozilla Firefox:

Open Firefox, click on top-right corner , click Add-ons, hit Extensions next.

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).

Remove From Internet Explorer:
Open IE, then click IE gear icon on the top-right corner —> Manage Add-ons.

Find the malicious add-on. Remove it by pressing Disable.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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