How to remove Giantafricatone.me pop-up ads

What is Giantafricatone.me

Giantafricatone.me is a notorious browser hijacker that stealthily infiltrates your system, primarily through bundled software downloads and deceptive online advertisements. This potentially unwanted program (PUP) exploits browser notifications by altering your browser settings without consent, redirecting you to unwanted and often malicious websites. It cleverly embeds itself within popular browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet Explorer, making it platform-agnostic and capable of affecting both Windows and macOS users. Once installed, it floods the affected browser with intrusive ads and pop-ups, significantly degrading the user experience and system performance. Beyond the immediate disruptions, Giantafricatone.me poses a risk to your privacy by tracking browsing habits and collecting personal data, which can be sold to third parties for targeted advertising. Its presence can lead to further security vulnerabilities, as the redirects might expose users to phishing sites or additional malware. To protect your system, it’s crucial to be vigilant about software installations and regularly update your security software to detect and remove such threats.

How Giantafricatone.me infects devices

Giantafricatone.me typically infects computers through deceptive tactics often associated with potentially unwanted programs (PUPs). Users may inadvertently download the malware by clicking on misleading ads, bundled software, or engaging with suspicious email attachments. Once installed, it alters browser settings, changing the default homepage and search engine without user consent. This browser hijacker can also track user behavior, collecting personal information and redirecting them to harmful websites, which can lead to further infections or scams. The infection process often begins with the user’s unawareness of the risks associated with certain downloads, emphasizing the need for vigilance and reliable security measures. To mitigate risks, users should avoid downloading software from untrusted sources and regularly update their security tools.

1. Download Giantafricatone.me Removal Tool
2. Stop Giantafricatone.me notifications in browsers
3. Remove/Uninstall Giantafricatone.me from Control Panel and Applications
4. Remove Giantafricatone.me extensions from browsers
5. Reset browser search and homepage settings
6. Block Giantafricatone.me search redirects
7. How to protect from threats like Giantafricatone.me

Remove Giantafricatone.me manually for free

Here is the manual step-by-step tutorial for full Giantafricatone.me removal from your computer. This works 99% and was checked with the latest versions of the Giantafricatone.me installer on operating systems with the latest updates and browser versions.

Disable push notifications from Giantafricatone.me in browsers

Remove Giantafricatone.me from websites, allowed to show push-notifications in Google Chrome

1. Go to Google Chrome settings, by clicking 3-dots icon in the top-right corner and choosing Settings.
2. On the left side choose Privacy and security menu.
3. Under opened Privacy and security tab, choose Site Settings.
4. Scroll down to Permissions section and click on Notifications (with the bell icon).
5. Go to the bottom list of sites named Allowed to send notifications.
6. Find Giantafricatone.me in the list and click 3-dots icon near it. Click Remove button to delete the website permission.

Remove Giantafricatone.me from websites, allowed to show push-notifications in Mozilla Firefox

1. Go to Mozilla Firefox options, by clicking 3-bars icon in the top-right corner and choosing Settings.
2. On the left panel choose Privacy & Security menu.
3. Scroll down to Permissions section.
4. Near Notifications click Settings… button.
5. Find Giantafricatone.me in the list and click Remove Website to remove it.
6. Click Save Changes button to confirm the action.

Remove Giantafricatone.me from websites, allowed to show push-notifications in Safari

1. Open Safari, and in the top menu click Safari, choose Preferences.
2. In the Preferences window, click on Websites tab.
3. On the left side, choose Notifications. You will see the list of websites and their settings for showing notifications.
4. Find Giantafricatone.me in the list and click Remove button.

Remove Giantafricatone.me from websites, allowed to show push-notifications in Microsoft Edge

1. Open Microsoft Edge, and click on the three-dots menu, in the top-right corner.
2. In the drop-down menu choose Settings.
3. In the menu click Cookies and site permissions section, and scroll down to All permissions section.
4. Click on Notifications.
5. Find Giantafricatone.me in the list under Allow, click on 3-dots icon and choose Remove.

Remove Giantafricatone.me from websites, allowed to show push-notifications in Android (Chrome)

1. Open Google Chrome app on Android, and tap on three dots to open main menu.
2. In the drop-down menu choose Settings, scroll down and under Advanced section tap on Site Settings.
3. In the Site Settings menu tap on Notifications.
4. In the Allowed list of websites allowed to show notifications find Giantafricatone.me, tap on it and in the bottom of the window tap on Clean & Reset button.
5. Confirm your action by tapping on Clean & Reset again in opened dialog box.

Remove Giantafricatone.me from websites, allowed to show push-notifications in iOS (Safari)

1. Find and tap the Settings app icon on your home screen.
2. Swipe up or down and select Safari from the list.
3. In Safari settings, find and tap on Websites near the bottom.
4. Find Notifications in the list and tap on it.
5. You’ll see a list of websites. Tap on Giantafricatone.me to allow or deny notifications.

Remove Giantafricatone.me from Control Panel or Applications

To start removing Giantafricatone.me you should uninstall it using Control Panel. It can be present by different names – “Giantafricatone.me”. It should uninstall correctly, however, we recommend you to use IObit Uninstaller or CleanMyMac to clean leftover items after uninstalling. Here are instructions for Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11 and Mac.

Remove Giantafricatone.me from Windows 7:

1. Click Start button.
2. Then go to Control Panel.
3. Click Uninstall a Program.
4. Find recently installed suspicious program and click Uninstall.

Remove Giantafricatone.me from Windows 8:

1. Hover mouse pointer to the bottom-right corner to see Menu.
2. Click Search.
3. After that click Apps.
4. Then Control Panel.
5. Click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
6. Find recently installed suspicious program, click Uninstall.

Remove Giantafricatone.me from Windows 10:

There are 2 ways to uninstall Giantafricatone.me from Windows 10

Way one

1. Click on the Start button.
2. In opened menu choose Settings.
3. Click on the System tile.
4. Click Apps & features and locate recently installed suspicious program in the list.
5. Click on it and then click Uninstall button near it.

Way two (classic)

1. Right-click on the Start button.
2. In opened menu choose Programs and Features.
3. Locate recently installed suspicious program in the list.
4. Click on it and then click Uninstall button above.

Remove Giantafricatone.me from Windows 11:

1. Right-click on the Start button.
2. In opened menu choose Settings.
3. Click on the Apps tab on the left side.
4. Click Apps & features and locate recently installed suspicious program in the list.
5. Click on 3-dots icon near it and then click Uninstall button near it.
6. Depending on the type of application (Windows Store app or classic Win32 app) it will be removed immediately or you will need to confirm the action and go through standard uninstall procedure.

Remove Giantafricatone.me from Mac:

1. In the Finder sidebar, click Applications.
2. Giantafricatone.me might have an Uninstaller.
3. Otherwise, drag Giantafricatone.me from the Applications folder to the Trash (located at the end of the Dock).
4. Then choose Finder > Empty Trash.

Cannot uninstall Giantafricatone.me in Windows

In some cases, program related to Giantafricatone.me won’t uninstall and gives you a message that “You do not have sufficient access to uninstall Giantafricatone.me. Please, contact your system administrator” when you try to remove it from Control Panel or “Access denied” error when removing the Giantafricatone.me folder and files. This happens because the process or service does not allow you to do it. In this case, I will recommend you to use SpyHunter 5 or Malwarebytes AntiMalware or uninstall Giantafricatone.me in Safe Mode. To boot in Safe Mode do the following:

1. Reboot your computer.
2. While it starts booting type F8 button.
3. This will open Advanced Boot Options menu.
4. Choose Safe Mode and wait until Windows loads.
5. Go to Control Panel > Uninstall a program and remove recently installed suspicious program

>> See detailed instructions and video tutorial on how to boot in Safe Mode

Cannot uninstall Giantafricatone.me in MacOS

If you can’t uninstall apps related to Giantafricatone.me from MacOS using instructions above, or it keeps coming back, you can use free AppCleaner for Mac to remove all residual data and libraries of Giantafricatone.me. Follow instructions below:

1. Download free AppCleaner.
2. Drag Giantafricatone.me from Applications folder to AppCleaner window.
3. Choose files and folders you want to remove along with Giantafricatone.me.
4. Click Delete button.

Remove malicious add-ons from your browsers

Uninstalling Giantafricatone.me from Control Panel often does not bring the desired effect. It sometimes has a browser extension and it may still be active in Safari, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. Here are instructions on how to remove Giantafricatone.me related extension from your browsers manually.

Google Chrome:

1. Start Google Chrome browser
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://extensions.
3. Find Giantafricatone.me related extension.
4. Click the Remove button to remove them.
5. Also remove other suspicious extensions from the list.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:addons.
3. Find Giantafricatone.me related extension.
4. Click three-dots icon near it and choose Remove in the menu.
5. In opened dialog window click Remove button to confirm the action.
6. Remove all suspicious extensions from the list.

Safari:

1. Start Safari on your Mac, click Safari to open drop-down menu and choose Preferences
2. Click Extensions tab.
3. Find Giantafricatone.me extension.
4. Click Uninstall button to remove it.

Microsoft Edge:

1. Start Microsoft Edge browser.
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) edge://extensions.
3. Find Giantafricatone.me related extension.
4. Click Remove link under the name of extension.
5. In opened dialog window click Remove button to confirm the action.
6. Remove all suspicious extensions from the list.

Internet Explorer (9, 10, 11):

Note: There is no feature to remove browser extensions from browser in latest version of Internet Explorer. To remove Giantafricatone.me from Internet Explorer, please, perform instructions for uninstalling program from Control Panel. To disable Giantafricatone.me, please, do the following:

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Click on gear/asterisk icon in the top-right corner.
3. In opened menu Manage Add-ons.
4. Select Toolbars and Extensions.
5. Click Disable or Giantafricatone.me related extension.
6. Also disable other suspicious extensions from the list.

Opera Browser:

Generally, Giantafricatone.me does not install in Opera browser however you can always double check. Do the following:

1. Start Opera browser and click on Opera icon in the top-left corner.
2. Choose Extensions > Extensions.
3. Find Giantafricatone.me related extension.
4. Click Details button and scroll down to the bottom.
5. Click Remove extension link and confirm the action by clicking Remove button on opened dialog window.
6. Also remove other suspicious extensions from the list.

Reset browsers settings (homepage, default search)

Giantafricatone.me may install a search engine that hijacks your browsers. Here is an instruction to reset your browser’s homepage, new tab, and search engine to default values.

Google Chrome:

1. Start Google Chrome browser
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://settings.
3. On the left panel expand Advanced options.
4. Choose Reset and clean up.
5. Click on Restore settings to their original defaults link and confirm by clicking Reset button.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:support.
3. Click Refresh Firefox… button.
4. Click Refresh Firefox button in opened dialog window to confirm.

Reset Safari:

1. Start Safari on your Mac, click Safari to open drop-down menu and choose Preferences
2. Go to the Privacy section of Safari’s preferences.
3. Click Remove All Website Data button.
4. In opened window click Remove Now button to remove data stored by websites in Safari.
5. Go to the Advanced section of Safari’s preferences.
6. Click the Show Develop menu in menu bar option.
7. In the menu click Develop and select Empty Caches from this menu.
8. Again, go to Safari menu and choose Clear History….
9. Choose to clear all history and click Clear History button.

Microsoft Edge:

1. Start Microsoft Edge browser
2. Click on 3-dots icon in the top-right corner and choose Settings.
3. On the left panel find and click Reset settings option.
4. Click on Restore settings to their default values link and confirm by clicking Reset button.

Internet Explorer (9, 10, 11):

1. Start Internet Explorer.
2. Click on gear/asterisk icon in the top-right corner.
3. In opened menu choose Internet options.
4. Click Advanced tab.
5. Click Reset button.
6. Choose Delete personal settings and click Reset.

Opera Browser:

1. Start Opera browser and click on Opera icon in the top-left corner.
2. Choose Settings and click Advanced on the left side and choose Browser.
3. Scroll down to the very bottom and click on Restore settings to their original defaults link.
4. Confirm by clicking Reset button.

How to block ads and pop-ups from Giantafricatone.me

Giantafricatone.me push-notifications, in most cases, are caused by a program installed on your PC or an add-on installed in browsers. However, sometimes it can appear on a clean computer when visiting a malicious website, using an advertising script. Also, apps that generate “Giantafricatone.me” ads and banners are themselves installed from pop-ups. To protect your PC and browsers from phishing websites, pop-up ads, banners, malicious scripts it is recommended to use AdGuard. Download free trial here:

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Download AdGuard for Mac

Final tips

Be careful surfing the internet and downloading software, as programs, like Giantafricatone.me, may become a real headache as they are hard to remove and break your privacy. To keep safe from such threats we recommend you always use antivirus and one of the anti-malware programs available on the market. One of the best anti-spyware and anti-malware programs is SpyHunter 5. It can protect your PC from threats, like Giantafricatone.me.