Remove Nicetab.live
About this redirect virus
Nicetab.live is your typical hijacker that could invade a device without the user realizing it. It occurs because they are adjoined to free programs so that when users set up that free applications, they unknowingly authorize the hijacker to infect as well. The good news is that your operating system will not be directly harmed by the browser hijacker as it is not damaging. Nevertheless, you should not keep it installed. You will discover that your browser’s settings have been altered and redirects to sponsored websites are happening. You should be be careful to dodge those reroutes as you could end up on harmful pages. Remove Nicetab.live as it gives nothing handy and needlessly puts your operating system at danger.
How does it spread
The most possible way you got the contamination is via free applications, as they are adjoined as optional items. Default mode is generally the reason why such a big amount of users install them, even if they are optional. You will find everything in Advanced or Custom mode so if you want to prevent unnecessary items from uninstalling, make sure you opt for those settings. There are a lot of freeware that come with added items, so always select Advanced to block unnecessary set ups. There is a feasibility that those items are absolutely non-dangerous by themselves, as in they will not directly affect your PC, they might still be trouble. If you run into it abolish Nicetab.live.
Why should I uninstall Nicetab.live
The second it manages to infect your PC, your net browser will be hijacked and changes to settings will be carried out. Whenever your Internet browser is launched, whether it’s Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, it will load the redirect virus’s advertised site instead of your familiar homepage. The first thing you might most likely try to do is modify the settings back but you will be unable to do so until you remove Nicetab.live fully, with no remains left behind. You will have a somewhat simple page set as your home web page, it will have a couple adverts flashing around and a search box. The search tool you are presented might be insert sponsored websites into the search results. Know that you might end up with some kind of malware if you get routed to suspicious domains by the search tool. In order to prevent this from occurring, terminate Nicetab.live from your system.
Nicetab.live removal
Manual Nicetab.live termination is doable so you can try that, just take into consideration that you will need to locate the hijacker yourself. If you are having trouble, you can try anti-spyware programs and it should be able to delete Nicetab.live. Whichever way you opt for, ensure that you eradicate the hijacker entirely.
Learn how to remove Remove Nicetab.live from your computer
Step 1. Uninstall Remove Nicetab.live
a) Windows 10/Windows 8
- Start -> Search -> Search for Control Panel.
- Open Control Panel and access Programs and Features.
- Find all programs you want to uninstall and delete them.
b) Windows 7/XP
- Start -> Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs.
- Find the programs you want to uninstall and delete them.
c) Mac OS X
- Open Finder, located in your dock.
- Select Applications from the list on the left side, locate all unwanted programs and drag them to the trash icon in your dock. Alternatively, you can right-click on the program and select Move to Trash.
- Right-click on the trash icon in your dock and press Empty Trash.
Step 2. Uninstall Remove Nicetab.live from browsers
a) Delete Remove Nicetab.live from Internet Explorer
- Launch Internet Explorer.
- Press the top right-corner gear icon that will open the menu.
- Manage add-ons -> Toolbars and Extensions.
- Find and delete all unwanted extensions.
- Close the window.
b) Change Internet Explorer homepage
- Launch Internet Explorer
- Press the top right-corner gear icon that will open the menu.
- Press on Internet Options, delete the homepage URL and type in the one you wish to use.
- Save changes.
c) Reset Internet Explorer
- Launch Internet Explorer.
- Press the top right-corner gear icon that will open the menu.
- Internet Options -> Advanced tab.
- Near the bottom, you will see a Reset option. Press that.
- Check the box that says Delete personal data and press Reset.
d) Delete Remove Nicetab.live from Google Chrome
- Launch Google Chrome.
- Press on the three dots located in the top right-corner.
- Select More Tools and then Extensions.
- Find all suspicious extensions and press on the trash icon to delete them. If you are not sure which extensions are causing you problems, you can disable them temporarily by unchecking the Enabled box.
e) Change Google Chrome homepage
- Launch Google Chrome.
- Press on the three dots located in the top right-corner and choose Settings.
- Scroll down to On startup and press on Open a specific page or set of pages.
- Choose either Add a new page or Use current page to change your homepage.
- Still in Settings, scroll up to Search engine and press Manage search engines.
- Select the search engine you want to use.
f) Reset Google Chrome
- Launch Google Chrome.
- Press on the three dots located in the top right-corner and choose Settings.
- Scroll down to Advanced and press on that.
- Go down to the very bottom and press Reset.
- Read the warning and press Reset again.
g) Delete Remove Nicetab.live from Mozilla Firefox
- Launch Mozilla Firefox.
- Press on the three bars in the top right-corner.
- Select Add-ons and choose the Extensions tab.
- Find all suspicious extensions and delete them.
h) Change Mozilla Firefox homepage
- Launch Mozilla Firefox.
- Press on the three bars in the top right-corner and select Options.
- In General, delete the current URL of your homepage and type in the one you want to use.
i) Reset Mozilla Firefox
- Launch Mozilla Firefox.
- Press on the three bars in the top right-corner and choose Help.
- Choose Troubleshooting Information.
- Under Give Firefox a tune up, press on Refresh Firefox. In the box that appears, select Refresh Firefox again.
j) Delete Remove Nicetab.live from Microsoft Edge
Reset Microsoft Edge (Method 1)- Launch Microsoft Edge,
- Open the More menu by pressing on the three dots at the top right-corner.
- Choose Settings and press Choose what to clear.
- Select everything you want to clear and press Clear.
- Open Task Manager (Ctrl +Alt + Delete -> Task Manager).
- In Processes, right-click on a Microsoft Edge process.
- Select End task for all Microsoft Edge processes.
- Open C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge
- Delete the folders you find there
- Start -> Search.
- Search for Windows PowerShell.
- Right-click on the Windows PowerShell and choose Run as administrator.
- When Windows PowerShell opens, copy and paste
"Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml -Verbose}
under PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>" without the quotation marks.
- Press Enter.
k) Delete Remove Nicetab.live from Safari
- Launch Safari.
- Safari → Preferences.
- Go to the Extensions tab, find all suspicious extensions and delete them. You can also temporarily disable them if you are unsure about which extension is causing you problems.
l) Delete Safari history and Cache
- Safari → Clear History. Choose from which time you want to delete the history and press Clear.
- Safari → Preferences.
- Select the Advanced tab.
- Check Show Develop menu in menu bar.
- Develop → Empty Caches.