TuneFanatic.com Removal Guide

TuneFanatic.com is a search engine that could be installed onto your browsers without your permission. If you become a victim of such activity, there is no reason why you should not call this search tool a malicious browser hijacker. If it has modified your search tools on Chrome, Firefox, and IE browsers with your permission, it is not a hijacker, but you should remove it nonetheless. This search engine is not beneficial – which you should realize the first time you use it – and it can put your virtual security at risk. If all of this is surprising, you might want to continue reading this report. It explains how to delete TuneFanatic.com from your operating system and why the removal of this search tool is essential.

Are you familiar with a search engine called "MoviesFanatic.com?" This search engine is identical to the suspicious TuneFanatic.com, and it is very possible that both of these search tools were created by the same company, Aztec Media. If you are curious about MoviesFanatic.com, you can check the removal guide that we have created after testing this browser hijacker. Speaking of the removal of this search engine, you can use this guide because this threat can be deleted using the same steps that we use to delete TuneFanatic.com. Unfortunately, you might have to postpone the removal of these search tools because of the infections that might require your full attention. It was found that unreliable programs, such as PathMaxx and Shop Time, might travel bundled with TuneFanatic.com.

Once installed – whether it is done illegally or with your permission – TuneFanatic.com changes the home page and search provider settings. Most users find the search provider to be replaced by Default-search.net. This is another search tool introduced by Aztec Media, and it is likely to offer the exact same service as TuneFanatic.com. If you have used this search tool already, you must know that it actually redirects to third-party search engines, such as Yahoo Search. This makes TuneFanatic.com an entirely useless search tool. Unfortunately, users might be intrigued by the News, Reviews, and Videos links provided at the bottom of the home page. Interacting with these links can be dangerous as they might route you to unfamiliar and even unreliable websites.

If you want to remove TuneFanatic.com from your browsers, we can offer you an easy-to-follow removal guide that will help you replace the undesirable search tools with the preferred ones. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that all components of this hijacker will be deleted automatically. In fact, it is very likely that you will have to delete TuneFanatic.com leftovers. Removing files, registry entries, HTTP cookies, and other components might be a challenge to inexperienced users, which is why we recommend looking into automated malware removal software. This software can save you time and energy spent looking and deleting malware, and it can do it in the most efficient manner. On top of that, this is the software you want to use if you wish to keep malware away in the future.

How to delete TuneFanatic.com

Delete from Mozilla Firefox:

1. Open the browser and simultaneously tap Alt+T to access the Tools menu.
2. Click Options and navigate to the General menu.
3. Overwrite/remove the undesirable Home Page URL.
4. Move to the menu on the left and click Search.
5. Select the preferred search provider and Remove the undesirable one.

Delete from Google Chrome:

1. Open the browser and simultaneously tap Alt+F to access the Chrome menu.
2. Select Settings and navigate to the On Startup section.
3. Mark Open a specific page or set of pages and click Set pages.
4. Overwrite/remove the undesirable URL and select OK.
5. Navigate to Appearance, mark Show Home button, and click Change.
6. Overwrite/remove the undesirable URL and select OK.
7. Move to Search, click Manage search engines, and select the preferred search provider.
8. Identify the undesirable search provider, click X on its URL, and click Done.

Delete from Internet Explorer:

1. Open the browser and simultaneously tap Alt+T to access the Tools menu.
2. Select Manage Add-ons and navigate to Search Providers.
3. Select the preferred search provider and Remove the undesirable one.
4. Simultaneously tap Alt+T again and select Internet Options.
5. Click the General tab, overwrite/remove the Home Page URL, and click OK.