Monday, 17 June 2013

How to remove Television Fanatic toolbar virus

TelevisionFanatic.com virus and Television Fanatic toolbar malware can be considered as a multi-purpose infection that harms as a browser hijacker, adware and data stealing agent. It is actually a corrupt application which is added as Television Fanatic toolbar on Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Internet explorer. It promises to let you watch sports channels and free TV online but when you have installed this software, it will cause several problems and eventually it will make your computer unsafe and even unusable. The immediate impact of TelevisionFanatic.com malware seen on infected PC is hijacked browser;it changes your homepage and redirects search results to wrong websites that you did not expect. It uses system resources and makes the computer slowed down. As an adware, Television Fanatic virus will show popup advertisements that keep appearing constantly. And the most worst thing, it keeps following your browsing habits, monitors and records your activities, collects your private information (i.e contact details, credit cards, banking accounts). Such unauthorized and criminal activities make the TelevisionFanatic toolbar a questionable threat. It should be uninstalled immediately to secure your system. Common Symptoms of Television Fanatic toolbar infection:
This kind of malwares usually change your Homepage, Search provider, Desktop Background.
They can display bunch of unstoppable pop-ups advertisements.
Computer performs slower then usual, browser may crash over and over.
Strange websites are automatically opened on the computer after a frequent interval.
Disabled Folder options, Task manager, Registry editing tools.
Advertisements from stranger companies start to appear out of nowhere.
Unexpected browser behaviors such as URL/link redirects.
Unwanted and unknown Plugin/extension or add-ons attached with browser.
Useless shortcuts on desktop or creepy websites added to favorites/bookmarks without your knowledge.

How to uninstall Television Fanatic toolbar
Remove toolbars, plugins, extensions, add-ons
Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox users:
Go to TOOLS and then click MANAGE ADD-ON, From there, select Extensions, Toolbars and remove the Television Fanatic toolbar if found. Make sure Google is set as default search Provider.

















Google Chrome Users:
Click SETTINGS icon and select SETTINGS, then open Extensions, toolbar, search provider options, remove the Television Fanatic toolbar if listed there. Make sure Google is set as default search Provider.
Uninstall from Control Panel
Open CONTROL PANEL, then ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS or “Programs and Features”, now lookup for Television Fanatic toolbar and uninstall if it is listed.
How to delete Television Fanatic toolbar manually:
If the malware did not go away after uninstall procedure, try these steps. Please note, the manual removal method is a bit complex and it can go wrong if you perform its tasks incorrectly. It is advised to run an automatic virus removal software for safe and easy solutions. However, if you are good with Manual removal, do the steps below.
Possibly corrupt registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableTaskMgr” = 1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system “DisableTaskMgr” = 1
Delete files:
Open then following folders or search for Television Fanatic toolbar in My Computer and delete if found files associated with this bug.
C:\program files
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\
%AllUsersProfile%\
Television Fanatic toolbar virus removal tool
It is always good and safe to use an automatic software to detect and eliminate viruses and malwares. The programs below are best for removing malwares.

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