GetFlightInfo Toolbar – How To Remove GetFlightInfo Browser Virus

What is GetFlightInfo?

GetFlightInfo is a dangerous browser extension, from MyWay. It happens to be on the web browser by breaching the firewall of the computer. This browser extension usually ends up on a computer via "bundling," a process used to infect a computer using a freeware program. A potentially unwanted program with the same name created to weaken the security of a computer, this PUP would install the extension forcefully on the computer without the user's consent. You could never remember approving it on your toolbar. But, the damage has been done it is already there. And it is the PUP program you can thank for all that is happening on your computer which came bundled with the free program you decided to download and install off the internet. Once the PUP is on the computer, be prepared for the consequences. This would make way for the infections by weakening the security of your computer, which would later flood the PC with infections. And later someday you find a new extension added on the toolbar of your web browser. Now, this extension would redirect all your searches to http://search.myway.com.

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The Search.myway.com site has seized control now. Every time you search for something online. It will block your search and then redirect to its page. Here, you would see manifolds of advertisements not just one but a whole bunch of them. You try closing one of its ads it would bring up hundreds more. At times it might also crash your PC as the computer would be running with the full throttle while multitasking and managing numerous ads at the same time. Soon after you are aware of this browser hijacker extension try to get rid of it as keeping it might weaken the firewall of your computer which would later make way for other malicious programs, or it might itself authorize them to get into the computer.

 Targeted web browser

1. Google Chrome.
2. Internet Explorer.
3. Mozilla Firefox.
4. Safari.

How does it get into a computer?

1. Bundling: This malware can infect the computer through certain file extensions like PDF, MSI, and EXE. It comes bundled with these file formats and would infect the computer once the files are opened.
2. Phishing emails: You would see emails from unknown source which would give you a message as if it is essential, i.e., it would say something about the shopping you might have done or it would be a fake message pretending to be from your bank once you open such emails it would infect your computer with the trojan.

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Common symptoms of GetFlightInfo

1. Instability of the browser, frequent crashes.
2. Default home page changes of the browser changes.
3. New add-ons toolbars or extensions are added.
4. Whenever user tries to open anything he is redirected to a whole new website which might either display an advertisement or would give security warnings.
5. Poor system performance, slow response time as the advertisement would pop out of nowhere on the screen even when the browser is disabled.
6. Slow internet browsing speed or internet would stop unexpectedly.
7. Operating system would crash every now and then or computer would bootup for no reason.
8. Security program and inbuilt firewall is disabled.
9. New icons are added to desktop or suspicious programs are installed.
10. Certain system setting and browser settings are disabled or changed.
11. Ads pop up even when the browser is not open.
12. New tabs open in browser to display ads or search results would always end up with adds.

Tips to Prevent GetFlightInfo from Infecting Your System: