How to remove Newsfrog.me

What is Newsfrog.me?

Newsfrog.me – is a shady web page, that may pop-up in a browser because of malware infection. This malware will cause redirect in a browser and display ads. Newsfrog.me is able to redirect you to its page without your permission, which may be quite disturbing. More than that, it may open its page in a browser even if your browser is closed. It will redirect your browser to unsafe domains which may result in getting more malware on a computer. Use this guide to remove Newsfrog.me pop-ups.

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How to remove Newsfrog.me manually

Step 1: Remove Newsfrog.me from Control Panel

In order to get rid of Newsfrog.me, first thing you need to do is to uninstall malicious program from your computer. When removing Newsfrog.me, try to find suspicious recently installed programs and delete them too, as it’s pretty common that any malware comes with some other unwanted programs.

Windows XP:

1. Select Start.
2. Control Panel.
3. Then choose Add or Remove Programs.
4. Search for Newsfrog.me.
5. Click Uninstall.

Windows 7/Windows Vista:

1. Select Start.
2. Then Control Panel.
3. Choose Uninstall a Program.
4. Find Newsfrog.me and choose Uninstall.

Windows 8/Windows 8.1:

1. Open the Menu.
2. Select Search.
3. After that choose Apps.
4. Next Control Panel.
5. Then as in Windows 7, click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
6. Find Newsfrog.me, select it and choose Uninstall.

Windows 10:

1. Click on the Start button (or press the Windows key) to open the Start menu, then select Settings at the top.
2. Choose App & features on the left menu.
3. On the right side, find Newsfrog.me and select it, then click on the Uninstall button.
4. Click on Uninstall to confirm.

Newsfrog.me won’t uninstall

There are a lot of options in any Windows version for removing applications. Still, not all the programs can be completely deleted using these options. Adware and other Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) are too stubborn to be removed, more than that, they are created this way, created to be hard to get rid of them. That’s why sometimes you can’t uninstall them using standard Windows options. You’ll get this message: “You do not have sufficient access to uninstall Newsfrog.me. Please, contact your system administrator.” To remove stubborn Newsfrog.me, use Safe Mode:

For Windows XP, Vista, 7

1. Turn off your PC;
2. Turn it on and immediately press F8 button;
3. You’ll see Advanced Boot Options menu;
4. Select Safe Mode with arrow buttons;
5. In Safe Mode navigate to Control Panel, then choose Uninstall a program and remove “Newsfrog.me”.

For Windows 8/8.1 and 10

1. Press the Win+R buttons, type msconfig in box and press Enter;
2. Choose Boot tab, and click on Safe Boot check box;
3. Select the type of Safe Mode: Minimal or Network;
4. Press OK and reboot your PC;
5. In Safe Mode navigate to Control Panel, then choose Uninstall a program and remove “Newsfrog.me”.

You can also perform Clean Boot. You need to turn off all the startup programs that may be the reason why the program won’t uninstall.

1. Press Windows + R;
2. In the Run window type msconfig;
3. Choose Services section;
4. Find Hide all Microsoft services line, tick the box;
5. The click Disable all;
6. Return back to General section;
7. Find the line Selective startup and untick the box Load startup items;
8. Select Apply, then OK;
9. Reboot your PC;
10. Remove Newsfrog.me from Control Panel.

Step 2: Remove Newsfrog.me from browsers

Once you’ve uninstalled the application, remove Newsfrog.me from your web browser. You need to search for recently-installed suspicious addons and extensions.

Google Chrome:

1. Open Google Chrome
2. Push Alt + F.
3. Choose Tools.
4. Select Extensions.
5. Search for Newsfrog.me.
6. Select the trash can icon to remove it.

Microsoft Edge

1. Open Microsoft Edge
2. Select the three dots icon (top right corner).
3. Choose Extensions.
4. Search for any recently-installed and unknown/suspicious extensions.
5. Choose them with right click of your mouse and select Uninstall feature.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Open Firefox.
2. Push Shift + Ctrl + A.
3. Select Newsfrog.me.
4. Choose Disable or Remove option.

Internet Explorer:

1. Open IE.
2. Push Alt + T.
3. Choose Manage Add-ons option.
4. Click Toolbars and Extensions.
5. Next select Disable Newsfrog.me.
6. Choose More information link in the left-bottom corner.
7. Click Remove button.
8. If this button is grayed out – perform alternative steps.

Step 4: Resetting your browser search and homepage settings

To be sure that there is nothing left behind, we recommend you to reset your browser. It will restore your browser settings to default.

Reset browser settings in Google Chrome:

1. Click the Chrome menu (3 bar button) in the top right corner.
2. Choose Settings.
3. Click Show advanced settings.
4. Go to Reset browser settings section.
5. Click Reset browser settings.
6. In the dialog that appears, click Reset.

Reset browser settings in Microsoft Edge:

1. Select the three dots icon (top right corner).
2. Click on Settings feature.
3. Select Choose what to clear.
4. Manage which data you need to clear and select Clear.
5. Open Task Manager (right click on the Task Bar).
6. In the Task Manager menu, search for Microsoft Edge process, then right click on it and choose Go to details.
7. Find all Microsoft Edge entries, then right click on each of them and select End Task.

Reset browser settings in Mozilla Firefox:

1. Open Mozilla Firefox.
2. Go to Help.
3. Go to Troubleshooting information.
4. Click Reset Firefox… button.

Reset browser settings in Internet Explorer:

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Click on the cogwheel in the right upper corner.
3. Click Internet options.
4. Got to Advanced tab.
5. Click Reset button.
6. Put a tick near Delete personal settings checkbox.
7. Click Reset button.

There are all the manual instructions that will help you to find Newsfrog.me on your computer and remove it. The most effective method to get rid of Newsfrog.me is to perform the manual removal instructions and then use any automatic tool. The manual method will weaken the malicious program and the program will remove it.

Thank you for your attention.