Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
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Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
HTML/Fifex.A is an ad-supported browser extension compatible with the most used browsers like Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. HTML/Fifex.A is classified as an adware application because of its ability to interrupt the user’s browsing activities by displaying different pop-up, banners and in-text advertisements. HTML/Fifex.A usually gets installed on the user’s computer bundled with freeware and shareware. Keeping HTML/Fifex.A on your machine may expose your system to risk, so removing it is recommended by experts.
Symptoms of HTML/Fifex.A:
displays pop-up, banner and in-text ads, disrupting your browsing activities
may redirect you to potentially harmful websites
may collect information like IP address, browsing history, search queries
HTML/Fifex.A – Distribution
The advertisements displayed by HTML/Fifex.A may appear useful to some users. In most cases, HTML/Fifex.A ends up on the user’s computer through bundled freeware. Computer users often do not pay attention as they install software on their computers and just click on the Next button. Such unwanted installations can be quite easily avoided. Always choose the Advanced options and un-tick the additional applications and programs that get installed along with the initially downloaded one.
Should You Remove HTML/Fifex.A From Your Computer?
Ignoring the pop-ups injected by HTML/Fifex.A and assuring the permanent removal of adware from your computer using a reputable anti-adware tool is the best thing you can do, because there is no guarantee about the type of threat you may get exposed to, as you click on any of the presented ads.
Spy Hunter FREE scanner will only detect the threat. If you want the threat to be automatically removed, you need to purchase the full version of the malware tool.
1. Remove/Uninstall HTML/Fifex.A
1. Remove/Uninstall HTML/Fifex.A in Windows
Here is a method in few easy steps to remove that program.No matter if you are using Windows 8, 7, Vista or XP, those steps will get the job done. Dragging the program or its folder to the recycle bin can be a very bad decision. If you do that, bits and pieces of the program get left behind, and that can lead to unstable work of your PC, mistakes with the file type associations and other unpleasant activities. The proper way to get a program off your computer is to Uninstall it. To do that:
Hold the Windows Logo Button and “R” on your keyboard. A Pop-up window will appear (fig.1).
In the field type in “appwiz.cpl” and press ENTER (fig.2).
This will open a window with all the programs installed on the PC. Select the program that you want to remove, and press “Uninstall” (fig.3).
Follow the instructions above and you will successfully uninstall HTML/Fifex.A.
2. Restore the settings in your browser
2. Remove HTML/Fifex.A from your browser
Remove a toolbar from Mozilla FirefoxRemove a toolbar from Google Chrome Remove a toolbar from Internet Explorer Remove a toolbar from Safari
Start Mozilla Firefox Open the menu window
Select the “Add-ons” icon from the menu
Select HTML/Fifex.A and click “Remove”
After HTML/Fifex.A is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red “X” in the top right corner and start it again.
Start Google Chrome and Open the drop menu
Move the cursor over “Tools” and then from the extended menu choose “Extensions“
From the opened “Extensions” menu locate HTML/Fifex.A and click on the garbage bin icon on the right of it.
After HTML/Fifex.A is removed, restart Google Chrome by closing it from the red “X” in the top right corner and start it again.
Start Internet Explorer:
Click “‘Tools’ to open the drop menu and select ‘Manage Add-ons’
In the ‘Manage Add-ons’ window, make sure that in the first window ‘Add-on Types’, the drop menu ‘Show’ is on ‘All add-ons’
Select HTML/Fifex.A to remove, and then click ‘Disable’. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected toolbar, and some additional toolbars might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click ‘Disable’.
After HTML/Fifex.A has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red ‘X’ in the top right corner and start it again.
Start Safari
Open the drop menu by clicking on the sprocket icon in the top right corner.
From the drop menu select ‘Preferences’ In the new window select ‘Extensions’ Click once on HTML/Fifex.A Click ‘Uninstall’
A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall HTML/Fifex.A. Select ‘Uninstall’ again, and the HTML/Fifex.A will be removed.
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Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
HTML/Fifex.A is an ad-supported browser extension compatible with the most used browsers like Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. HTML/Fifex.A is classified as an adware application because of its ability to interrupt the user’s browsing activities by displaying different pop-up, banners and in-text advertisements. HTML/Fifex.A usually gets installed on the user’s computer bundled with freeware and shareware. Keeping HTML/Fifex.A on your machine may expose your system to risk, so removing it is recommended by experts.
Remove a toolbar from Mozilla Firefox
Remove a toolbar from Google Chrome
Remove a toolbar from Internet Explorer
Remove a toolbar from Safari
