Remove Your Interests Now New Tab - Here's how it works

The malware "Your Interests Now New Tab" spies on your surfing behavior and sends you shady advertisements. However, it only takes a few steps to remove the virus. Below we explain how you can get rid of the malware and surf anonymously again.

Step 1: Uninstall "Your Interests Now" using the Control Panel

First of all, you need to uninstall the browser malware.

1. To do this, go to Control Panel and finally to "Programs and Features".
2. Search the list for an entry of "Your Interests Now" or for unknown entries.
3. Then uninstall all entries with a double click.
4. If you have successfully removed all suspicious programs, you should restart your PC for the changes to take effect.

Step 2: Search for malware to remove "Your Interests Now"

Now continue with checking your PC. The free tool Malwarebytes Anti Malware is recommended.

1. Note that a complete system check can sometimes take several hours. In the meantime, the computing capacity of your PC is heavily used. We recommend that you do not work on the PC during the review period.
2. After the complete check, you will be shown all the finds. You should then remove them.
3. Then restart your PC.

Step 3: Reset browser after removal of "Your Interests Now"

For security reasons, you should reset your browser to the standard settings after these steps.

• Below you will find instructions for Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer.

This practical tip is based on Malwarebytes Anti Malware 2.2.0 under Windows 7. In our next practical tip, find out the difference between virus and adware.