How to remove Fanatical Assistant

What can be said about this browser add-on

Fanatical Assistant is your ordinary questionable browser add-on to adjoin to the already long list of similar threats. Users generally get invaded when they carelessly install free programs, and what they do is they hijack browsers and modify their settings. Expect to get redirected to strange sites and do not be surprised if you see more advertisements than usual. This allows it to make money so it’s only using you. While it is not an immediate system threat, it could still cause danger. You might end up with a severe malware infection if you were rerouted to a dangerous portal. There is no reason why you should keep the add-on, so you ought to eliminate Fanatical Assistant.

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suspicious plug-in distribution ways

These types of add-ons travel through freeware. Download is also possible through browser stores or official pages so you could have willingly set it up. But generally, they are adjoined as optional offers that set up automatically together with the freeware, unless you do not permit them. And the use of Default mode when installing free programs basically provides them the required permission for installation. Those settings fail to show you whether something has been adjoined to freeware, so you should use Advanced (Custom) settings if you wish to safeguard your device. If something unfamiliar is adjoined to free programs, you could deny the installation by deselecting those items. Your computer may become exposed to all sorts of unwanted software if you are not careful. And if it managed to set up, abolish Fanatical Assistant.

Should you terminate Fanatical Assistant

The suspicious extensions are not actually useful to you. The main reason these suspicious plug-ins are even designed is to lead you to sponsored sites and to expose you to advertisements, making the owners revenue. You will discover that as soon as you allow the extension to install, it will modify your browser’s settings and set some strange web page to load instead of your normal homepage. Every time you launch your browser (Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome), that page will load at once. And you may not be able to undo the modifications without first having to delete Fanatical Assistant. You will also notice some unfamiliar toolbars and adverts popping up all the time. These add-ons are most frequently targeting those using Google Chrome but that does not mean other browsers are thoroughly secure. It’s not suggested to employ the add-on since it can expose you to dangerous content. It ought to be said that keeping this extension may result in a malware threat, even though they are not seen as malevolent themselves. You should abolish Fanatical Assistant if you wish to evade more trouble.

Fanatical Assistant elimination

There are two ways you could terminate Fanatical Assistant, automatically or by hand. It might be easiest to get some anti-spyware software and have it take care of Fanatical Assistant removal. It could take more time to delete Fanatical Assistant manually since you will have to locate the extension yourself.

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Learn how to remove Fanatical Assistant from your computer

• Step 1. Remove Fanatical Assistant from Windows 10
• Step 2. Remove Fanatical Assistant from Windows 8
• Step 3. Remove Fanatical Assistant from Windows 7
• Step 4. Remove Fanatical Assistant from Windows XP
• Step 5. Remove Fanatical Assistant from Mac OS X
• Step 6. Delete Fanatical Assistant from browsers

Step 1. Remove Fanatical Assistant from Windows 10

1. Start → Settings → System → Apps & features.
2. Find all the unwanted programs, press on them and select Uninstall.

Step 2. Remove Fanatical Assistant from Windows 8

1. Open the menu, select the search option and type in Control Panel.
2. Control Panel → Programs and Features → Find all unwanted programs and press Uninstall.

Step 3. Remove Fanatical Assistant from Windows 7

1. Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features.
2. Find all unwanted programs and press Uninstall.

Step 4. Remove Fanatical Assistant from Windows XP

1. Start → Settings → Control Panel → Add or Remove Programs.
2. Find all unwanted programs and press Uninstall.

Step 5. Remove Fanatical Assistant from Mac OS X

1. Open Finder and select Applications.
2. Find all unwanted programs and drag them to the trash icon in your dock. Alternately, you can right-click on them and select Move to Trash.
3. Empty the Trash by right-clicking on the icon in your dock and selecting 'Empty Trash'.

Step 6. Delete Fanatical Assistant from browsers

• a) Remove Fanatical Assistant from Internet Explorer
• b) If your homepage was changed
• c) Reset Internet Explorer
• d) Remove Fanatical Assistant from Google Chrome
• e) If your homepage was changed
• f) Reset Google Chrome
• g) Remove Fanatical Assistant from Mozilla Firefox
• ) If your homepage was changed
• ) Reset Mozilla Firefox
• ) Remove Fanatical Assistant from Microsoft Edge
• ) If your homepage was changed
• ) Reset Microsoft Edge
• ) Remove Fanatical Assistant from Safari
• ) Reset Safari

a) Remove Fanatical Assistant from Internet Explorer

1. Open your browser.
2. Press on the Gear icon (top right corner) and select Manage add-ons.
3. On the left side, select Toolbars and Extensions.
4. Find all suspicious extensions and press Disable.
5. Close the window.

b) If your homepage was changed

1. Open your browser.
2. Press on the Gear icon (top right corner) and select Internet options.
3. In General, delete the URL and type in your preferred homepage website.
4. Press Apply to save the changes and exit the window.

c) Reset Internet Explorer

1. Open your browser.
2. Press on the Gear icon (top right corner) and select Internet options.
3. Select the Advanced tab and press Reset (near the bottom of the window).
4. In the window that appears, check the box that says 'Delete personal settings'.
5. Press Reset, then OK to close the window.

If the changes were reversed again and the threat is still present, we recommend you obtain anti-spyware software to deal with the infection.

d) Remove Fanatical Assistant from Google Chrome

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the menu (the bars in the top right corner) and press Settings.
3. Select Extensions, located in the menu on the left.
4. Find all suspicious extensions and press the bin icon. If you are not sure which extensions are causing you trouble, you can uncheck the box that says 'Enabled' and that will disable the extension without deleting it.

b) If your homepage was changed

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the menu (the bars in the top right corner) and press Settings.
3. In Settings, under On start up, select Set pages.
4. In the window that appears, put in the URL of the website you want to set as your homepage. Press OK.
5. Under Search, choose the search engine you want to set as default.

f) Reset Google Chrome

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the menu (the bars in the top right corner) and press Settings.
3. Scroll down and press Show advanced settings.
4. At the bottom, you will find the option to Reset settings.
5. In the window that appears, press Reset.

If the changes were reversed again and the threat is still present, we recommend you obtain anti-spyware software to deal with the infection.

g) Remove Fanatical Assistant from Mozilla Firefox

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the menu (the bars in the top right corner).
3. Select Add-ons.
4. In the Extensions tab, remove all suspicious extensions. If you are not sure which extensions are causing you trouble, you can press 'Disable' and that will disable the extension without deleting it.

b) If your homepage was changed

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the menu (the bars in the top right corner).
3. Select Options.
4. In General, delete the URL in 'Home page' and type in the one you prefer.

) Reset Mozilla Firefox

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the menu (the bars in the top right corner).
3. Select the Help button (the question mark at the bottom).
4. Press Troubleshooting Information.
5. Select Refresh Firefox.
6. In the window that appears, press Refresh Firefox again.

If the changes were reversed again and the threat is still present, we recommend you obtain anti-spyware software to deal with the infection.

) Remove Fanatical Assistant from Microsoft Edge

1. Open your browser.
2. Press More (the three dots on the top right corner).
3. Select Extensions.
4. Find all suspicious extensions, right-click on them and select Remove.

b) If your homepage was changed

1. Open your browser.
2. Press More (the three dots on the top right corner).
3. Press Settings.
4. In Settings, under Open with, select A specific page or pages.
5. You can select your homepage there. Select Custom to be able to put in your preferred homepage.

) Reset Microsoft Edge

1. Open your browser.
2. Press More (the three dots on the top right corner).
3. Press Settings.
4. In Settings, scroll down to Clear browsing data and press Choose what to clear.
5. Select everything and press Clear.

) Remove Fanatical Assistant from Safari

1. Open your browser.
2. In the toolbar at the top of your screen, press on Safari.
3. Select Preferences and click on the Extensions tab.
4. Delete all suspicious extensions. If you are not sure which extensions are causing you trouble, you can uncheck the box that says 'Enable' and that will disable the extension without deleting it.

) Reset Safari

Safari no longer has a reset button, so you have to manually do everything.

1. Open your browser.
2. In the toolbar at the top of your screen, press on Safari.
3. Select Clear History, pick 'all history' and press 'Clear History'.
4. Select Safari again and press Preferences.
5. In Advanced, press on 'Show Develop menu in menu bar'.
6. In the toolbar at the top of your screen, press on Develop, and select Empty Caches.

If resetting your browsers does not solve the problem, download anti-spyware software and scan your computer for threats. If something is found, delete it.