TelevisionFanatic is an extension developed by MyWay applications. This extension claim to provide TV Shows on the browser. Users who are fans of TV shows found this extension useful and they keep it, but besides providing TV Shows it keeps displaying malicious ads on your browser. These ads are displayed on your homepage, search engine result page and when you click on anything it redirects you to another page. An extension like this have full read permission, they can see what you are browsing and searching. It also tracks of IP Address and Geo Location.

How TelevisionFanatic gets into your Computer?

What Purpose TelevisionFanatic is used for?

The whole sole purpose of TelevisionFanatic is to serve ads of their client on your browser. Normal Ad agency like Google and Bing have a strict policy. They don't accept harmful products ad. This is the reason they choose such deceptive method to serve ads. The browser is hijacked with such extension and you leave with no other option than to see ads. However, some user finds TelevisionFanatic extension useful as they can see their favorite TV shows on the browser but beware this extension can steal your personal information. It tracks of your IP Address, Location, Browsing History, Searched History etc. This information is used to serve targeted ads and also sold to third party clients.

TelevisionFanatic is developed by MyWay Popularly known for such Extension

What are the Potential Dangers to Not Remove TelevisionFanatic?

Ruined Browsing Experience

TelevisionFanatic changes your homepage and default search engine. It displays different ads on the New Tab or Homepage. The search result is also altered. It displays different ads on the search result page also. These ads redirect you to malicious pages. Overall it ruins your browsing experience.

Personal Information Theft

TelevisionFanatic tracks user’s personal information like IP Address, Geo Location, Search Query, Browsing History, and the content on the pages. This information is used to serve targeted ads on the computer. This information is also sold to the third party clients to generate revenue.

See the Permissions you gave to TelevisionFanatic

Malicious Search Results

TelevisionFanatic tracks your browsing history and searched queries. The search result displayed on the result page is not normal. It is altered and displayed different malicious ads on the result page. These ads redirect you to the pages that may contain more serious threat to your computer. So it is a good idea to remove this extension from all your browsers right now.

How to Remove TelevisionFanatic from your Browser?

Manually Remove TelevisionFanatic from your Computer Completely

Uninstall Unwanted Programs from your Computer

• WINDOWS 10
• wINDOWS 8 / 8.1
• WINDOWS 7 / VISTA

Right Click on the Start Menu and Click Control Panel

Choose Category View, Under the Program Section select Uninstall a Program

Now Find the MyWay or TelevisionFanatic and any unwanted recently installed software, select these applications and Click on Uninstall. 

Go on the Desktop and press Windows + C button. It will display the Windows Charm menu.

In this charm menu Click on Settings and then select Control Panel

In the Control Panel under the Program Section select Uninstall a Program

Now you will see the list of all installed program on your computer. Find the MyWay or TelevisionFanatic and any unwanted recently installed Software, Right Click on them and choose uninstall.

Click on the Start button and Choose the Control Panel.

In the Programs section choose Uninstall a Program Option.

Now in a new window you will see the list of all installed programs. Look for MyWay or TelevisionFanatic and any unwanted recently installed software. Select them and click on Uninstall button. Follow the instruction to uninstall the program.

Remove TelevisionFanatic from Browsers

Step 1- Install MalwareFox on your PC

Open the Installer by Clicking on the Downloaded file.

Now choose your desired language and follow the instructions to install the MalwareFox on your computer.

After completing the installation, the MalwareFox will update the application to its latest version. Let it update.

Now it will sync the Malware database with server. It is important step as it needs to know latest types of malwares.

Step 2 - Scan and Clean your Computer for Malware

When the update process completes it will show Real Time Protection: On. Now you can scan your computer. Press Scan button and leave everything on MalwareFox, it knows how to deal with TelevisionFanatic browser hijacker and other malwares.

See how MalwareFox detects TelevisionFanatic in less than 4 minutes. 

Screenshot of MalwareFox Detecting TelevisionFanatic

After the scan complete click on Next button to clean your computer completely.

How to Stay Away from TelevisionFanatic and other Browser Hijackers?

You need to be little cautious in order to stay protected. Such malware take advantages of user's less awareness. TelevisionFanatic spread through software bundling and some other method. It is better for you to not download free software from the internet. If you had to download watch the installations steps. There are options from which you can skip it. Also, you should not download the attachment from spam emails. These attachments contain the infection also. Having an antimalware installed on your computer is a better way to stay away from such malware. I suggest you install MalwareFox. It is good for this task. Keep enabling its real-time protection so that it can defend you from malware attacks.