Remove FunTabSafe

FunTabSafe is a name linked to a malicious website that shows itself unexpectedly on your browser through new tabs or pop-ups, promoting unwanted software.

By taking advantage of human emotions (social engineering) such as curiosity or even worse, fear, wrongdoers manipulate users into installing fake antivirus, scareware, or some other malicious code. What they do is trick users into believing their computers are infected, making them fear the perspective. Once this is done, this criminal will convince the user to download and install an alleged anti-virus that is no such thing, it’s however a Trojan.

FunTabSafe.com can be open either by an adware or a malvertising campaign ad. Malvertising is a technique that consist on promoting malicious websites through legitimate websites and advertising companies. Wrongdoers have taken great interest in malvertising because it allows them to distribute malicious software through hundreds of legitimate websites without braking their security.

To completely remove FunTabSafe you can use the free tools included in the removal guide presented below. Stay away from other websites offering what’s supposed to be a removal solution for FunTabSafe, because in 99% of the cases, those websites are also tricking users into downloading, installing and buying a fake anti-virus program.

How to remove FunTabSafe ?

Remove FunTabSafe with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is an important security program for any computer user to have installed on their computer. It is light-weight, fast, and best of all, excellent at removing the latest infections like FunTabSafe.

• Download MalwareBytes Anti-Malware :
  Premium Version Free Version (without Real-time protection)
• Double-click mbam-setup-consumer.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
• Once installed, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will automatically start and you will see a message stating that you should update the program, and that a scan has never been run on your system. To start a system scan you can click on the Fix Now button.
• Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now check for updates, and if there are any, you will need to click on the Update Now button.
• Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for FunTabSafe.
• When the scan is done, you will now be presented with a screen showing you the malware infections that Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has detected. To remove the malicious programs that Malwarebytes Anti-malware has found, click on the Quarantine All button, and then click on the Apply Now button.
• Reboot your computer if prompted.

Remove FunTabSafe with AdwCleaner

AdwCleaner is a tool that looks for and deletes Adware, Toolbars, Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP), and browser Hijackers from your pc. By using AdwCleaner you can easily delete many of these types of programs for a better user experience on your pc and while browsing the internet.

• Download AdwCleaner (Official link and direct-download) :
  Download AdwCleaner
• Select AdwCleaner.exe with right mouse click and Run as Administrator.
• If User Account Control asks you to allow AdwCleaner.exe to make changes to your computer, press Yes to continue.
• Start scanning your computer for any malicious threats by selecting the Scan button, please wait.
• If AdwCleaner is done, it will display a list of malicious items detected, If you have nothing to uncheck, continue to the removal process and select the Clean button.
• Reboot your computer.

Remove FunTabSafe with ZHPCleaner

ZHPCleaner is a program that searches for and deletes Adware, Toolbars, Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP), and browser Hijackers from your computer. By using ZHPCleaner you can easily remove many of these types of programs for a better user experience on your computer and while browsing the web.

• If Avast is installed on you computer you have to disable it during the process.
• You can download AdwCleaner utility from the below button :
  Download ZHPCleaner
• Select ZHPCleaner.exe with right mouse click and Run as Administrator.
• Accept the user agreement.
• Click on the Scanner button.
• After the scan has finished, click on the Repair button.
• Reboot your computer.

Reset your browser (if necessary)

If you still see traces of FunTabSafe after following all the steps above you can reset your browser performing this operation:

• Chrome
• Firefox
• Internet Explorer

Remove FunTabSafe with HitmanPro

HitmanPro is an anti-virus program that describes itself as a second opinion scanner that should be used in conjunction with another anti-virus program that you may already have installed.

• You can download HitmanPro from the below link:
  Download HitmanPro
• Double-click on the file named HitmanPro.exe (for 32-bit versions of Windows) or HitmanPro_x64.exe (for 64-bit versions of Windows).
• Click on the Next button, to install HitmanPro on your computer.
• HitmanPro will now begin to scan your computer for FunTabSafe malicious files.
• When it has finished it will display a list of all the malware that the program found as shown in the image below. Click on the Next button, to remove FunTabSafe virus.