Stop Free Daily Manuals from hijacking your browser
Written by Tomas Meskauskas on (updated)
What is Free Daily Manuals?
Free Daily Manuals is a browser hijacker, advertised as a tool for easy access to various manuals. After successful installation, this rogue application modifies browsers to promote its associated fake search engine (search.freedailymanualstab.com).
Furthermore, most apps classified as browser hijackers have data tracking capabilities, which they employ to monitor users' browsing activity. Since many users download/install Free Daily Manuals inadvertently, it is also categorized as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA).
Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and other popular browsers are common targets of browser hijackers. Following infiltration, the hijackers reassign the default search engine, homepage, and new browser tab/window URLs to the addresses of their bogus search engines.
To elaborate on how these changes affect browsers, each new tab/window opened and each search query typed into the URL bar redirects to the fake search engine. In the case of Free Daily Manuals, it redirects to search.freedailymanualstab.com.
Most fake search engines cannot provide search results, and so they redirect to (or cause redirection chains ending with) a genuine site. In this context, search.freedailymanualstab.com is no exception - it redirects to search.yahoo.com.
These alterations significantly diminish the browsing experience and any changes users attempt to make are automatically reset (if access to the browser settings is allowed at all). Therefore, it is necessary to remove the hijacker to recover the affected browser.
Applications within this classification often monitor users' browsing habits (URLs visited, pages viewed, search queries, etc.) and collect their personal information (IP addresses, geolocations and other details). This vulnerable data can then be shared with third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) intent on misusing it for profit.
The presence of data-tracking content on devices can thus lead to serious privacy issues, financial loss and even identity theft. To protect browser and system integrity, and user safety, remove all suspicious applications and browser extensions/plug-ins immediately upon detection.
| Name | Free Daily Manuals |
| Threat Type | Browser Hijacker, Redirect, Search Hijacker, Toolbar, Unwanted New Tab. |
| Detection Names | Avast (Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]), ESET-NOD32 (A Variant Of Win32/WinWrapper.V Potentially Unwa), GData (Win32.Trojan.Agent.04S4T2), Fortinet (Riskware/WinWrapper), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal) |
| Browser Extension(s) | Free Daily Manuals |
| Supposed Functionality | It supposedly provides quick access to various manuals. |
| Promoted URL | search.freedailymanualstab.com |
| Serving IP Address (search.freedailymanualstab.com) | 34.226.230.204 |
| Affected Browser Settings | Homepage, new tab URL, default search engine |
| Symptoms | Manipulated internet browser settings (homepage, default internet search engine, new tab settings). Users are forced to visit the hijacker's website and search the internet using their search engines. |
| Distribution methods | Deceptive pop-up ads, free software installers (bundling), fake Flash Player installers. |
| Damage | Internet browser tracking (potential privacy issues), display of unwanted ads, redirects to dubious websites. |
| Malware Removal (Windows) | To eliminate possible malware infections, scan your computer with legitimate antivirus software. Our security researchers recommend using Combo Cleaner. |
Free Converter Tool, Forms Guru, Online Safety by Safely, and MapsMyWayFree are a few examples of other browser hijackers. In general, all PUAs appear legitimate and entice people to install with offers of "useful" functions, however, the features promised tend to be nonoperational.
The sole purpose of these apps is to generate revenue for the developers, whilst regular users receive no real value. Rather than working as advertised, unwanted applications hijack browsers, cause redirects to untrustworthy and malicious web pages, run intrusive ad campaigns and gather private data.
How did Free Daily Manuals install on my computer?
PUAs can be downloaded/installed together with other programs. This deceptive marketing tactic of pre-packing regular software with unwanted or malicious content is called "bundling". By rushing through download/installation processes (e.g. using pre-set options, skipping steps and sections, etc.), many users endanger their devices with potential infiltration and infections.
Some PUAs, including Free Daily Manuals, have "official" download sites. Intrusive ads also proliferate these apps. When clicked, they can execute scripts designed to download/install PUAs without users' permission.
How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications
Content should be researched prior to being downloaded/installed. You are strongly advised to use only official and verified download channels. Avoid Peer-to-Peer sharing networks (BitTorrent, Gnutella, eMule, etc.), free file-hosting websites, third party downloaders and similar sources, as they are untrusted.
Treat download and installation processes with caution. Read the terms, explore all possible options, use the "Custom/Advanced" settings and opt-out of downloading/installing additional apps, tools, functions and so on.
Intrusive advertisements often seem normal and innocuous, however, they cause redirects to various dubious web pages (e.g. gambling, pornography, adult-dating, etc.). If you encounter ads/redirects of this kind, check the system and immediately remove all suspicious applications and/or browser extensions/plug-ins.
If your computer is already infected with Free Daily Manuals, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate this browser hijacker.
Free Daily Manuals browser hijacker installer set-up:
Website promoting Free Daily Manuals browser hijacker:
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Quick menu:
- What is Free Daily Manuals?
- STEP 1. Uninstall Free Daily Manuals application using Control Panel.
- STEP 2. Remove search.freedailymanualstab.com redirect from Internet Explorer.
- STEP 3. Remove Free Daily Manuals browser hijacker from Google Chrome.
- STEP 4. Remove search.freedailymanualstab.com homepage and default search engine from Mozilla Firefox.
- STEP 5. Remove search.freedailymanualstab.com redirect from Safari.
- STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.
Free Daily Manuals browser hijacker removal:
Windows 11 users:
Right-click on the Start icon, select Apps and Features. In the opened window search for the application you want to uninstall, after locating it, click on the three vertical dots and select Uninstall.
Windows 10 users:
Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.
Windows 7 users:
Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and click Uninstall a program.
macOS (OSX) users:
Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.
In the uninstall programs window: look for any recently installed suspicious applications (for example, "Free Daily Manuals"), select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".
After uninstalling the potentially unwanted applications that cause browser redirects to the search.freedailymanualstab.com website, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.
Free Daily Manuals browser hijacker removal from Internet browsers:
Video showing how to remove browser redirects:
Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:
Click the "gear" icon 
(at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for any recently installed suspicious extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".
Change your homepage:
Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Internet Options", in the opened window remove hxxp://search.freedailymanualstab.com and enter your preferred domain, which will open each time you launch Internet Explorer. You can also enter about: blank to open a blank page when you start Internet Explorer.
Change your default search engine:
Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". In the opened window, select "Search Providers", set "Google", "Bing", or any other preferred search engine as your default and then remove "Free Daily Manuals".
Optional method:
If you continue to have problems with removal of the search.freedailymanualstab.com redirect, reset your Internet Explorer settings to default.
Windows XP users: Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type inetcpl.cpl In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.
Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click the Windows logo, in the start search box type inetcpl.cpl and click enter. In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.
Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. Select Internet Options.
In the opened window, select the Advanced tab.
Click the Reset button.
Confirm that you wish to reset Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking the Reset button.
Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:
Click the Chrome menu icon 
(at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "More tools" and click "Extensions". Locate "Free Daily Manuals" and other recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, and remove them.
Change your homepage:
Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Settings". In the "On startup" section, disable "Free Daily Manuals", look for a browser hijacker URL (hxxp://www.search.freedailymanualstab.com) below the “Open a specific or set of pages” option. If present, click on the three vertical dots icon and select “Remove”.
Change your default search engine:
To change your default search engine in Google Chrome: Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Settings", in the "Search engine" section, click "Manage search engines...", in the opened list look for "search.freedailymanualstab.com", when located click the three vertical dots near this URL and select "Remove from list".
Optional method:
If you continue to have problems with removal of the search.freedailymanualstab.com redirect, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Advanced… link.
After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset (Restore settings to their original defaults) button.
In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.
Remove malicious plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox:
Click the Firefox menu 
(at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click on "Extensions" and remove "Free Daily Manuals", as well as all other recently installed browser plug-ins.
Change your homepage:
To reset your homepage, click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), then select "Options", in the opened window disable "Free Daily Manuals", remove hxxp://search.freedailymanualstab.com and enter your preferred domain, which will open each time you start Mozilla Firefox.
Change your default search engine:
In the URL address bar, type about:config and press Enter.
Click "I'll be careful, I promise!".
In the search filter at the top, type: "extensionControlled"
Set both results to "false" by either double-clicking each entry or clicking the 
button.
Optional method:
Computer users who have problems with search.freedailymanualstab.com redirect removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.
Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu, in the opened menu, click Help.
Select Troubleshooting Information.
In the opened window, click the Refresh Firefox button.
In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Refresh Firefox button.
Remove malicious extensions from Safari:
Make sure your Safari browser is active and click Safari menu, then select Preferences...
In the preferences window select the Extensions tab. Look for any recently installed suspicious extensions and uninstall them.
In the preferences window select General tab and make sure that your homepage is set to a preferred URL, if its altered by a browser hijacker - change it.
In the preferences window select Search tab and make sure that your preferred Internet search engine is selected.
Optional method:
Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...
In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.
Remove malicious extensions from Microsoft Edge:
Click the Edge menu icon 
(at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate any recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, and remove them.
Change your homepage and new tab settings:
Click the Edge menu icon (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Settings". In the "On startup" section look for the name of the browser hijacker and click "Disable".
Change your default Internet search engine:
To change your default search engine in Microsoft Edge: Click the Edge menu icon (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Privacy and services", scroll to bottom of the page and select "Address bar". In the "Search engines used in address bar" section look for the name of the unwanted Internet search engine, when located click the "Disable" button near it. Alternatively you can click on "Manage search engines", in the opened menu look for unwanted Internet search engine. Click on the puzzle icon 
near it and select "Disable".
Optional method:
If you continue to have problems with removal of the search.freedailymanualstab.com redirect, reset your Microsoft Edge browser settings. Click the Edge menu icon (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge) and select Settings.
In the opened settings menu select Reset settings.
Select Restore settings to their default values. In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Microsoft Edge settings to default by clicking the Reset button.
- If this did not help, follow these alternative instructions explaining how to reset the Microsoft Edge browser.
Summary:
A browser hijacker is a type of adware infection that modifies Internet browser settings by assigning the homepage and default Internet search engine settings to some other (unwanted) website URL. Commonly, this type of adware infiltrates operating systems through free software downloads. If your download is managed by a download client, ensure that you decline offers to install advertised toolbars or applications that seek to change your homepage and default Internet search engine settings.
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