Star Trail Tab Extension Uninstallation Tips For Windows (7/8/10)

 

remove Star Trail Tab Extension

What is Star Trail Tab Extension ?

Star Trail Tab Extension is basically an ad-supported product by Aztec Media Inc., which the technologists have characterized under the category of potentially unwanted program. It commonly onto the user's device's screen pretends of being highly beneficial in nature design to furnish their new tab page with a unique look as well as feel. Experts have reported this application provided as an offline web page listed in the Omnibox as "chrome-extension://oppbhibcogebnmfpenifkklcdcgobjnk/newtab.html," and including links to several popular web services, a weather forecast via Accuweather.com and the bookmarks collection. Now despite the fact that all such functionalities initially appears highly authentic, it is yet suggested neither to trust any of the made claims nor to make it's usage and instead concentrate onto uninstallation of 'Star Trail Tab Extension' from the PC in a case if it has somehow managed to obtain perforation in it since as discussed above application in reality is a complete treacherous stuff designed for enticing inexperienced PC users and then earning revenue from them.

Star Trail Tab Extension conducts a series of evil practices in the system onto being perforated successfully in it. It unlike those of several other vicious programs of the same group, does not modifies the system's preset new tab page, instead furnish them with two identical homepage and directs them to utilize the one provided by Star Trail Tab. PUP besides, releases countless frustrating pop-up ads which though initially appears highly reliable, however as a matter of fact poses redirection to several questionable domain upon being clicked. This redirection significantly degrades the system's browsing speed, rendering it literally highly hectic for the users to browse web onto it. Ads moreover, makes the system's performance extremely slow and sluggish by taking up enormous magnitude of it's available resources.

Star Trail Tab Extension additionally causes harm to the user's privacy via stealing their personal stuff and then transferring it to the online crooks for the sake of several marketing purposes. It brings in numerous other treacherous malware infections inside PC without the user's awareness by degrading working efficiency of the antivirus program existing in it. Hence to keep the default settings of the PC as well as browser installed in it away from all aforementioned sort of nasty traits, it is doubtlessly very important for the users to remove Star Trail Tab Extension from it.

How Star Trail Tab Extension Lurks Inside PC ?

  • Star Trail Tab Extension is actually a Google Chrome extension which do owns an official page at 'Chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/star-trail-tab-new-tab/oppbhibcogebnmfpenifkklcdcgobjnk and hxxp://startrailtab[.]com/'. So, can get directly downloaded from their.
  • However, besides one might acquire this undesired program inside his/her PC through freeware as well as shareware programs.
  • Accessing spam emails and opening up their respective malicious attachments also plays a vital role in the dissemination of above mentioned unwanted program inside PC. 

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Learn To Remove Star Trail Tab Extension Using Manual Methods

Phase 1 : Show Hidden Files To Delete Star Trail Tab Extension Related Files And Folders

1. For Windows 8 or 10 Users : From the Ribbon’s View in My PC click on Options icon.

Folder search option Win 10 or 8

2. For Windows 7 or Vista Users : Open My Computer and tap on Organize button on the upper left corner and then to Folder and Search Options from the drop down menu.

Folder search options Win vista or 7

3. Now go to the View tab and enable Show hidden files and folder options and then uncheck the Hide protected system operating files checkbox option below.

Folder and Search options step 3

4. Finally look for any suspicious files in the hidden folders as given below and delete it.

Temp-Application-Data-Folder-Contents

  • %AppData%\[adware_name]
  • %Temp%\[adware_name]
  • %LocalAppData%\[adware_name].exe
  • %AllUsersProfile%random.exe
  • %CommonAppData%\[adware_name]

Phase 2 : Get Rid of Star Trail Tab Extension Related Extensions Related From Different Web Browsers

From Chrome :

1. Click on Menu icon, hover through More Tools then tap on Extensions.

chrome tools extensions

2. Now click on Trash icon on the extensions tab there next to suspicious extensions to remove it.

chrome extensions trash

From Internet Explorer :

1. Click on Manage add-ons option from the drop down menu on going through Gear icon.

IE manage add-ins

2. Now if you find any suspicious extension in the Toolbars and Extensions panel then right click on it and Delete option to remove it.

IE toolbar and extensions

From Mozilla Firefox :

1. Tap on Add-ons on going through Menu icon.

mozilla add-ons

2. In the Extensions tab click on Disable or Remove button next to Star Trail Tab Extension related extensions to remove them.

mozilla extensions

From Opera :

1. Press Opera menu, hover to Extensions and then select Extensions manager there.

Opera Extension 1

2. Now if any browser extension looks suspicious to you then click on (X) button to remove it.

Opera Extension 2

From Safari :

1. Click Preferences… on going through Settings Gear icon.

safari settings - preferences

2. Now on Extensions tab click on Uninstall button to remove it.

Safari Extension tab

From Microsoft Edge :

Note:–As there is no option for Extension Manager in Microsoft Edge so in order to sort out issues related with adware programs in MS Edge you can change its default homepage and search engine.

Change Default Homepage of Ms Edge –

1. Click on More(…) followed by Settings and then to Start page under Open With section.

Microsoft Edge View advanced settings

2. Now select View advanced settings button and then in Search in the address bar with section, you can select Google or any other homepage as your preference.

Ms Edge Homepage 2

Change Default Search Engine Settings of Ms Edge –

1. Select More(…) then Settings followed by View advanced settings button.

Microsoft Edge View advanced settings

2. Under Search in the address bar with box click on <Add new>. Now you can choose from the available list of search providers or add you preferred search engine and click Add as default.

Ms Edge Search Engine 2

Phase 3 : Block Unwanted Pop-ups from Star Trail Tab Extension On Different Web Browsers

1. Google Chrome : Click Menu icon → Settings → Show advanced settings… → Content Settings… under Privacy section → enable Do not allow any site to show pop-ups (recommended) option → Done.

Chrome Block pop-ups

2. Mozilla Firefox : Tap on Menu icon → Options → Content panel → check Block pop-up windows in Pop-ups section.

Mozilla Block Pop-ups in Content tab

3. Internet Explorer : Click Gear Settings icon → Internet Options → in Privacy tab enable Turn on Pop-up Blocker under Pop-up Blocker Section.

Pop-up Blocker Internet Explorer

4. Microsoft Edge : Press More(…) option → Settings → View advanced settings → toggle on Block pop-ups.

Ms Edge Block Pop-ups

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