Ysearch Tab Removal Guide

Ysearch Tab is not an application that you should avoid at all times. We advise you not to download or install it if you ever encounter it while browsing the web. If it happens to be active on your personal computer, be sure to perform its complete removal as soon as possible. It is important to do so because this application has been classified as yet another potentially unwanted program, which is known to act in a rather invasive manner. It is capable of making unwanted changes to your browser's default settings, without any notification or authorization. Another questionable thing regarding this program is the fact that it might be distributed suspiciously. To learn in detail about the devious inner workings of Ysearch Tab, make sure to read the rest of this report. Furthermore, we present a detailed removal guide that you should use to delete this potentially unwanted program once and for all.

During the analysis of Ysearch Tab, it has been discovered that this dubious application works in a rather simple manner. At the very same time that it enters your operating system, the potentially unwanted program installs a third-party browser extension without any authorization or notification. This devious plug-in does a couple of things. At first, it initiates the changes to your browser's default settings. It is mainly responsible for the alteration of your default new tab page and search engine. Also, the dubious extension maintains these modifications so they would remain intact. These seemingly insignificant changes will have a profoundly negative effect on the way you experience the web. Essentially, having this potentially unwanted program fully active on your PC means that you will have no choice whatsoever, but to use a questionable third-party search engine for all of your online queries. The same thing can be said about the new tab page; for as long as the suspicious program will be active on your PC, every time you will open a new tab, you will be presented with a suspicious third-party web site, instead of a blank page. It should be more than obvious that due to all of this, surfing the web the way you are used to no longer possible. In fact surfing the web in itself will become an annoying and frustrating experience, rather than an enjoyable one. To restore your browser's default settings once and for all, you need to delete Ysearch Tab entirely. If you fail to do so, the devious changes will continue to bother you.

As mentioned, Ysearch Tab might be distributed in questionable ways. One of them might be via bundled installers. That is a dangerous instance since malware developers favor such setup files as means of distribution. Thus, it would not be surprising that other questionable programs could come along. It is critical to check your entire operating system for any other dubious piece of software if you already have the potentially unwanted program active on your personal computer. To have a secure operating system at all times, you need to take a few precautionary steps that will improve your overall virtual security. First and foremost, you need to install a professional antimalware tool if you do not have one already. Such a tool is designed to present you with overall system security at all times. Besides it, we also encourage users to practice safe browsing habits. Make sure to refrain from all questionable third-party download sites since they tend to host bundled installers. Also, you need to always learn about a program that you wish to have active on your PC since malware developers tend to use misleading marketing techniques to lure users into downloading their devious applications. Finally, you should pay your utmost attention to every single installation procedure since you could be presented with a chance to cancel the installation of some unwanted program.

To remove Ysearch Tab, make sure to follow the instructions that we present below. It is important not to leave any traces related to this potentially unwanted programs because they could act deviously. There might be a chance that Ysearch Tab could be simply restored without your knowledge. In other situations, its traces could be just enough for it to continue its devious functionality. If you want to be sure that the removal procedure has been successful, make sure to perform an in-depth analysis of your personal computer for anything related to Ysearch Tab. Such analysis should be performed as soon as you are done with the instructions below.

How to remove the Ysearch Tab extension

Mozilla Firefox

1. Open your web browser.
2. Click the Menu button and select Add-ons.
3. Select Extensions.
4. Click the Remove button next to the suspicious extension to remove it.

How to restore your search engine

Mozilla Firefox

1. Open your web browser.
2. Click the Firefox Menu button and select Options.
3. Select the Search tab on the left.
4. Select the unwanted search engine and click Remove.
5. Choose a new search engine of your preference.