MovieJunkies New Tab Removal Guide

MovieJunkies New Tab is a toolbar that movie lovers may find useful. It offers them the access to movie blogs, reviews, and new film trailers. However, everything that this program is capable of is redirecting you to other websites, and you can access them even without the help of this application. What’s more, users are often tricked by MovieJunkies New Tab, as it hides the way it comes to their systems. Therefore, this program could be classified as the potentially unwanted application. The toolbar is also closely associated with an unreliable search provider. All in all, this program is not the one you should keep on your PC, so better remove it.

Users could download this toolbar from the lp.movies-junky.com website, as well as from the Chrome Web Store. But during our research we have found that usually people are redirected to the official site of MovieJunkies New Tab when they click on pop-ups generated by some adware applications. Besides, this program could also be found in software bundles. The majority of users tend to go through the installation wizard of any programs they download without any attention. Thus, they allow various unwanted applications on their computers. MovieJunkies New Tab may be packaged even with some computer infections. As you see, the program tries different, even shady and suspicious methods in order to gain access to user’s computers. We think it is too much for a legitimate application.

Aside from being useless tool itself, MovieJunkies New Tab acts like a browser hijacker as it changes your homepage and search engine to Ask.com. You have a possibility to decline the changes, but usually users skip it. In any case, it is not safe to continue using this search engine. It is known for displaying advertisement-supported links on the top of results of your search queries. Those ads could lead to websites filled with inappropriate content. You may even land on some website created for the purpose to distribute malware. MovieJunkies New Tab bears no responsibility for any results of the use of this application even if they are offensive to you. So, eliminate all the possible risks by getting rid of this program.

At the moment, the toolbar is compatible only with the Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browsers. Users of these browsers will have to remove the extension created by MovieJunkies New Tab. This will also help to restore the default homepage and search engine. After you are done with the elimination process, consider scanning your system for the presence of other possibly unwanted programs. Most likely, there are a few of them on your device already. You will need a professional malware detector for this, and we can recommend that you give SpyHunter a try. Of course, you can choose another reliable defensive tool, but if you need more information about our suggested program, you can always address us. Post your comment or question in a box below or contact us via our accounts at Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

How to remove MovieJunkies New Tab from your browser extensions

Mozilla Firefox

1. Press Alt + T and go to Add-ons.
2. Navigate to Extensions and remove the unwanted extension.
3. Restart Mozilla Firefox.

Google Chrome

1. Press Alt + F and choose More tools.
2. Select Extensions.
3. Click the trash bin icon near the unwanted extension.
4. Click Remove and restart your browser.