What is RocketTab
RocketTab – is a browser extension, which is integrated into many browsers, like Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. It displays different commercials, for example, banners, pop-ups, targeted videos, in-text links, coupons and deals. But the main target of RocketTab is downloading and displaying coupons and deals, when user visit online store websites. Don’t click on these advertisements, otherwise you will be redirected to potentially dangerous websites, where your computer may be additionally infected by malware. We highly recommend you to remove this adware, using special removal tools.
How is RocketTab installed on my PC?
Many malware can be downloaded via email attachments, banners clicking, bundling with other software, media files, documents. But most exploitable method is bundling. Bundling – is a method, where malware is bound to a freeware or shareware and get installed with or without user’s knowledge. To avoid this, you should be careful at all steps in the program of installation, inspect different options, like Custom/Advanced setting. We recommend you to use removal utilities for full removing.
How to remove RocketTab?
Read manual removal guide and remove it by yourself. But it is recommended to use special removal utilities for full removing.
Recommended Solution:
Norton is a powerful removal tool. It can remove all instances of newest viruses, similar to RocketTab – files, folders, registry keys.
*Trial version of Norton provides detection of computer viruses for FREE. To remove malware, you have to purchase the full version of Norton.
Alternative Solution:
Norton Antivirus – detects files, registry values and folders of viruses that show the same behavior as RocketTab.
Manual RocketTab Removal Guide
Windows 7:
- Click the Start;
- Click Control Panel;
- Click Uninstall a program (if computer’s settings Viewed By: Category);
Click Programs and Features (if computer’s settings Viewed By: Icons); - Find programs possibly related to RocketTab;
- Click Uninstall;
- Follow the instructions on the screen or just wait.
Note: If you can’t find required program, sort programs by date in Control panel and search for last installed programs.
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 7.
Windows 10:
- Click on the Start button (or press the Windows key) to open the Start menu, click on the Settings at the top.
- Click on App & features on the left menu.
- On the right side, locate RocketTab and click it, then click on the Uninstall button.
- Click on Uninstall to confirm.
Note: If you can’t find required program, sort programs by date in Control panel and search for last installed programs.
Windows 8:
- Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search (If you’re using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, and then click Search.);
- Enter control panel in the search box, and then tap or click Control Panel;
- Under View by:, select Large Icons, and then tap or click Programs and features;
- Find programs possibly related to RocketTab;
- Tap or click the program, and then tap or click Uninstall;
- Follow the instructions on the screen or just wait.
Note: If you can’t find required program, sort programs by date in Control panel and search for last installed programs.
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 8 (8.1).
Windows XP:
- Click Start;
- Click Control Panel;
- Double-click Add or Remove Programs;
- Find programs possibly related to RocketTab and Click it;
- Click to Remove;
- Follow the instructions on the screen or just wait.
Note: If you can’t find required program, sort programs by date in Control panel and search for last installed programs.
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows XP.
Google Chrome:
You can skip steps 1-3 point by typing “chrome://settings/” in address bar.
- Open Google Chrome;
- Click on Options Icon or press Alt+E, Alt+F;
- Click Settings;
- Click Extensions;
- Find RocketTab;
- Click on bin icon to remove extension.
Learn more about removing extensions from Chrome.
Mozilla Firefox:
You can skip steps 1-2 by typing “about:addons” in address bar or pressing Shift+Ctrl+A.
- Open Mozilla Firefox;
- Press Alt+T or Click Tools on the top of the browser;
- Click Add-ons;
- Click Extensions;
- Find RocketTab;
- Click Disable or Remove.
Learn more about removing extensions from Firefox.
Internet Explorer:
- Open Internet Explorer;
- Press Alt+T, or Click on Gear Icon in the right-top corner;
- Click Manage Add-ons;
- Select Toolbars and Extensions;
- Find RocketTab and Click Disable ;
- Click More information button;
- Click Remove
Learn more about removing extensions from IE.
Conclusion
RocketTab – is ad-supported software, that annoys users with a big amount of advertisements. So remove RocketTab for more pleasant web surfing.
None of these comments and solutions worked on Windows 10 with Surface Pro 4. There is no “wrench”. RocketTab is not in the program list to uninstall. It’s not in the extension list for chrome. No computer search turns up rocket of any kind or similar program names.Deb