How to delete Mediatab.club browser hijacker

If Mediatab.club is suddenly loading every time you open your browser, a browser hijacker is infecting your computer. The infection changed your browser’s settings in order to redirect you to sponsored websites, some of which could be potentially dangerous. Though it is not a particularly dangerous infection, it’s best to remove Mediatab.club hijacker as soon as possible.

 

What is Mediatab.club browser hijacker

This particular browser hijacker that you’re dealing with will set Mediatab.club as the homepage and new tabs, as well as change your default search engine. While these changes are quite annoying, they at least make the hijacker very noticeable, which allows you to quickly get rid of it. We should mention that the hijacker is not going to directly harm your computer, rather it aims to redirect you to sponsored websites to generate traffic and revenue. Otherwise, it shouldn’t have a serious effect.

However, the hijacker is promoting a questionable search engine, which if used, would insert sponsored content among legitimate search results in order to redirect you. Most of the sponsored sites will be harmless but some may lead you to sites that have malware or promote scams. They’ll also have little to do with what you were searching for, so there is no reason to click on those results.

Browser hijackers are very common infections, somewhat due to the fact that they install alongside free software. This method of installation is called software bundling and learning to work around it can help avoid a lot of minor infections in the future.

How to avoid a browser hijacker infection

As we just mentioned, browser hijackers use software bundling to trick users into essentially allowing their installations. It’s a pretty sneaky installation method because it permits programs to install without requiring explicit permission from users, and it’s quite popular among unwanted program developers. The method is also responsible for how widespread adware and browser hijackers are. What happens is infections like hijackers are attached to popular free programs as extra offers. The offers, while technically optional, are initially hidden and set to install alongside automatically.

If you want to prevent these unwanted programs from installing on your computer, you need to pay closer attention when installing freeware. Most importantly, opt for Advanced (Custom) settings instead of Default during installation. Unlike Default, Advanced settings will make all offers visible, as well as allow you to deselect all of them. Since most freeware comes with these offers, it’s always necessary to use Advanced settings and deselect them. And while some of them may seem useful at first sight, allowing their installations is not a good idea.

Can Mediatab.club browser hijacker harm your computer?

The infection is immediately noticeable because it changes the browser’s settings. It can affect all popular browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge. The hijacker will set Mediatab.club as the homepage and new tabs, as well as change your default search engine. Your new homepage will have shortcuts to sites like Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, Netflix, and YouTube, as well as promote a search engine.

Whenever you perform a search using the search engine or your browser’s address bar, you’ll be shown results that contain sponsored content. This is how browser hijackers redirect users. Don’t engage with those search results because they’ll likely lead you to questionable or even malicious sites, which could have malware or promote scams. They’ll have little to do with what you were searching for so you should be able to tell apart the legitimate results from the sponsored content.

We should also mention that the hijacker will track your browsing, including collecting your information. It mainly tracks what sites you visit, what you search for, your IP address, etc. The information could then be shared with unknown third parties. While it doesn’t collect personal information, this data collection is still intrusive and there’s no reason to put up with it.

Mediatab.club removal

It’s likely that the easiest way for you to delete Mediatab.club browser hijacker is to use anti-virus software like WiperSoft. The program would not only uninstall Mediatab.club but also undo all setting changes without you needing to do anything. You can also remove Mediatab.club manually, though that may take longer because you’d have to find the infection yourself. Once the hijacker is gone, you will be free to change your browser’s settings as you want.