Step By Step Guide To Uninstall My Flight App From Compromised Browsers

My Flight App : Summary

 

 

Name

My Flight App

Type

PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program)

Risk

 

Low

Symptoms

Constant redirections, display too many ads, fake links, slow PC etc.

Distributions

Bundles of freeware or shareware, corrupted ads or links, intrusive advertisements etc.

Infected PC

Windows

Detection Tool

Free Scanner To Detect My Flight App On Infected Computer

 

My Flight App Can Make Your Surfing Hell By Making Redirections On Other Sites

My Flight App is an application software from hxxp://myflightapp.com/MFA. It can be found on the Chrome Web Store by opening "hxxp:// chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/my-flight-app/pghbndkpfjdcofebfihaalgbendggmlh." This suspicious application is designed by the Polarity Technologies Ltd. The company Polarity also does business by redeveloping old browser extensions and selling Internet usages databases or statistics on Yahoo markers. It is revealed in a latest research that this My Flight App is a reinvented version of the Track My Flight New Tab Extension which follows the Bookmyflight Extension program. Above mentioned all three products are programmed by the Polarity Technologies and released using proxy sites and the regular PC users will need to access the privacy policy and EULA of the product. This suspicious application requires to follow certain permissions in Google Chrome if it is installed on your system. 

  • Read and modify your data on all "myflightapp.com" sites and home page of the site.
  • It replaces your default set home page or new tab pages.
  • Read you surfing history.
  • Store your location.

This My Flight App got installed through suspicious ways without getting your permissions. Normally developers of the app usage third party free freeware software installers that are easily get into your systems through suspicious installations through "Default or Express" screen that does not allow to see the package contained additional programs that you are going to install on system in a form of system additional tools. So you should be very careful and always use "Custom or Advanced" screen for safe installations. After getting into your system this My Flight App start changes your default set home page or new tab page settings to others. It make itself as your primary search engine. It also makes redirections on suspicious sites that can download more infections into system.
 
Although it does not causes any hazards even if loaded on your browser and it can be trendy for those who wish to track flight status on the go but it can be of least significant for others. So you should quickly uninstall My Flight App from system using manual method described in the post below.

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How to Uninstall My Flight App from Compromised System

Step:1 First of all, Reboot your PC in Safe Mode to make it safe from My Flight App

(this Guide illustrates how to restart Windows in Safe Mode in all versions.)

Step:2 Now you need to View all Hidden Files and Folders that exist on different drives

Step:3 Uninstall My Flight App from Control Panel

  • Press Start Key + R together and Type appwiz.cpl
  • appwiz

  • Now Press on OK
  • This will Open the Control Panel. Now look for My Flight App or any other Suspicious program
  • once found, Uninstall My Flight App ASAP
  • Step:4 How to Remove My Flight App from Startup Items

  • To Go to Startup Area, Click on Start Key + R
  • Type msconfig in the search area and click on Enter. A window will pop-out
  • Misconfig 1

     

     

  • In the Startup area, look for any suspicious My Flight App entries or that are from Unknown Manufacturers
  • (This is an important step and users are advised to monitor all items carefully over here before proceeding further.)
  • Step:5 How to Remove My Flight App from Localhost Files

  • Click on Start Key + R in Combination. Copy and Paste to Open hosts File
  • notepad %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/hosts
  • Soon, you will get a list of suspicious IP’s in the bottom of the screen
  • hosts_opt-1

  • this is quite helpful in knowing if your browser has been hacked
  • Steps 6: How to Remove My Flight App and Block Pop-ups on Browsers

    How to Remove My Flight App from IE

    Open IE and Click on Tools. Now Select Manage add-ons
    IE Extension 1

    In the pane, under Toolbars and Extensions, Choose the My Flight App extensions which is to be deleted

    IE toolbar and extensions

  • Now Click on Remove or Disable Option.
  • Press Tool button and Select Internet Option
  • Internet-options

  • This will lead you to the Tab, now Select Privacy Tab, Turn on Pop-up blocker by clicking on it.
  • IE-block-pop-ups

     

    How to Uninstall My Flight App from Google Chrome

  • Google Chrome is to be Opened
  • Now Click on menu present at the top right corner
  • Choose Tools >> Extensions
  • Select My Flight App related Extensions and now Click on Trash icon to remove My Flight App
  • chrome-extensions 2

  • Under Advanced Settings Option, Enable Do not allow any Site to Show pop-ups. Click on Ok to apply it.
  • Chrome-not-allow-pop-ups

    How to Block My Flight App on Mozilla FF

  • Select and Open Mozilla FF, Select My Flight App or other Add-ons by clicking on Menu button
  • Mozilla Addon 1

  • In the Add-ons Manager, Select the extension related to My Flight App.
  • Mozilla Addon 2

  • Now Click on Remove to delete My Flight App permanently
    Firefox-block-pop-ups
  • Also Select and Check mark “Block Pop-up Windows” under po-ups in the Content Tab
  • How to Get Rid of My Flight App on Edge on Win 10

  • First of all Open MS Edge and Click on “More actions(…)” link
  • Edge-1
  • Now Select and Click on Settings In Menu under “More Actions”
  • Edge-2

  • Under Settings, screen click on View Advanced Settings button
  • Edge-3

  • In Advanced Settings, turn on Block pop-ups by toggling button to ON
  • Edge4

     

    Following the above Manual Steps will be effective in blocking My Flight App. However, if you are unable to accomplish these steps, click the button given below to scan your PC

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