What is Marshmello New Tab?
Marshmello New Tab is a questionable browser extension that that spreads with the help of software bundling or is installed via third-party websites intentionally. This application has been created with the sole purpose – to gain income from promoting 3rd-party products. Once installed, it urgently changes settings of Google Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Edge, or other browsers and sets the new tab URL and homepage to https://picwallpaperhd.com/show/wallpaper/newmarshmello/. From that point, users are forced to browse the internet via the fake search engine, which provides inaccurate results filled with sponsored links, redirects users to questionable sites, and displays huge amount of advertisements on websites user visits. In addition, it can track your browsing sessions and collect all information regarding these activities and transfer it to 3-rd parties. We guess that these reasons are enough to understand that Marshmello New Tab removal is necessary if you want to protect your computer from possible damage.
How to remove Marshmello New Tab?
Performing an antimalware scan with Norton would automatically search out and delete all elements related to Marshmello New Tab. It is not only the easiest way to eliminate Marshmello New Tab, but also the safest and most assuring one.
Norton Antivirus is a well-established tool for Mac users that can clear your computer from malware like Marshmello New Tab and all related files from your computer. Another important advantage of the program is an up-to-date database of computer threats which is perfect to protect your computer in case of a new malware attack.
Steps of Marshmello New Tab manual removal
To make sure that the hijacker won’t appear again, you need to delete Marshmello New Tab completely. For this, you need to remove the application from the Control Panel and then check the drives for such leftovers as Marshmello New Tab files and registry entries. We should warn you that performing some of the steps may require above-average skills, so if you don’t feel experienced enough, you may apply to the automatic removal tool.
Uninstall Marshmello New Tab from Control Panel
As it was stated before, more likely that the hijacker appeared on your system brought by other software. So, to get rid of Marshmello New Tab you need to call to memory what you have installed recently.
How to remove Marshmello New Tab from Mac
- Open a Finder window
- Click Applications line on the sidebar
- Select the application related to Marshmello New Tab right-click it and choose Move to Trash
How to remove Marshmello New Tab from Windows XP
- Click the Start button and open Control Panel
- Go to Add or Remove Programs
- Find the application related to Marshmello New Tab and click Uninstall
How to remove Marshmello New Tab from Windows 7/Vista
- Click the Start button and open Control Panel
- Go to Uninstall Program
- Find the application related to Marshmello New Tab and click Uninstall
How to remove Marshmello New Tab from Windows 8/8.1
- Right-click the menu icon in left bottom corner
- Choose Control Panel
- Select the Uninstall Program line
- Uninstall the application related to Marshmello New Tab
How to remove Marshmello New Tab from Windows 10
- Press Win+X to open Windows Power menu
- Click Control Panel
- Choose Uninstall a Program
- Select the application related to Marshmello New Tab and remove it
If you experience problems with removing Marshmello New Tab from Control Panel: there is no such title on the list, or you receive an error preventing you from deleting the application, see the article dedicated to this issue.
Read what to do if program won’t uninstall from Control Panel
Remove Marshmello New Tab from browsers
How to unlock Windows Group Policies
Before you will started to remove Marshmello New Tab from browser you should perform following instructions in Command Prompt
This step is necessary to delete Windows Group Policies created by Marshmello New Tab
- Start Command Prompt as Administrator
- To do this in Windows 10/8 or Windows 7 click Start and in the search box type cmd. Right-click on the found result and choose Run as Administrator.
- While in command prompt type:
rd /S /Q "%WinDir%\System32\GroupPolicyUsers" - Press Enter button.
- Then type:
rd /S /Q "%WinDir%\System32\GroupPolicy" - Press Enter button.
- Finally, type:
gpupdate /force - Press Enter button.
Since some of the hijacker threats use a disguise of a browser add-on, you will need to check the list of extensions/add-ons in your browser.
How to remove Marshmello New Tab from Safari
- Start Safari
- Click on Safari menu button, then go to the Extensions
- Delete Marshmello New Tab or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Marshmello New Tab from Google Chrome
- Start Google Chrome
- Click on More tools, then go to the Extensions
- Delete Marshmello New Tab or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Marshmello New Tab from Internet Explorer
- Launch Internet Explorer
- Click on the Tools/Gear icon, then select Manage Add-ons
- Delete Marshmello New Tab or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Marshmello New Tab from Mozilla Firefox
- Start Mozilla Firefox
- Click on the right-upper corner button
- Click Add-ons, then go to Extensions
- Delete Marshmello New Tab or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Marshmello New Tab from Microsoft Edge
- Start Microsoft Edge
- Click the three-dot button in the upper right corner
- Choose Extensions
- Click the gear icon near Marshmello New Tab or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
- Choose Remove
Reset your browsers
How to reset settings in Google Chrome
- Click on the icon in the right-upper corner
- Choose Settings
- Click Advanced settings
- Click the Reset button
- In “reset” window click the Reset button
How to reset settings in Mozilla Firefox
- Click the icon in the upper right corner
- Choose Help
- Select Troubleshooting Information
- Click the Refresh Firefox… button
How to reset settings in Internet Explorer
- Click on the Tools button
- Go to Internet options
- Go to the Advanced tab
- Click Reset
How to reset settings in Microsoft Edge
- Start Microsoft Edge
- Click the three-dot button in the upper right corner
- Choose Settings
- Under the Clear browsing data category select Choose what to clear
- Select everything and click Clear
If the above-mentioned methods didn’t help in eliminating the threat, then it’s better to rely on an automatic way of deleting Marshmello New Tab.
We also recommend to download and use Norton to scan the system after Marshmello New Tab removal to make sure that it is completely gone. The antimalware application will detect any vicious components left among system files and registry entries that can recover Marshmello New Tab.
