How to Remove Lunnews From Chrome

Lunnews (Lunnews.com) is a rogue site capable of sneakily gaining permissions in your browser that let it spam you with intrusive, misleading, and potentially harmful notifications. Like other similar hijacker sites, such as Qumiho.co.in and Msdefender.co.in, uses various tactics to gain pop-up and redirect permissions in your browser – from fake captchas to malware extensions that get installed through file bundles.

The way to get rid of Lunnews.com depends on how it got inside your browser. In some cases, you’ll be able to just check and modify your browser settings to eliminate the hijacker. Other times, a more comprehensive removal process will be needed. Both variants are addressed below, so I recommend checking the following guide if you want to get rid of the Lunnews pop-ups and reverse the changes this hijacker has made inside your browser.

Lunnews Removal Guide

I’ll start with the quick removal method. If you are lucky, it will be enough to rid you of Lunnews and you won’t have to spend more time on this annoyance. Here’s what to do:

1. Open the browser’s menu.
2. Go to Settings. Find the Extensions or Add-ons section
3. Disable or remove anything that looks suspicious, provided there’s a clear option to do so.
4. Now, move on to Privacy and Security settings.
5. Check Site Settings carefully. Notifications, Pop-ups, and Redirects often hide unwanted permissions to sites such as Lunnews.com. These permissions allow hijackers to access your browser. Block any unknown sites.
6. Restart your computer and open your browser again. Check if Lunnews is gone.

If you are still seeing signs of Lunnews after you perform these steps, move on to the more advanced guide below.

SUMMARY:

Name	Lunnews
Type	Browser Hijacker
Detection Tool

How to Remove the Lunnews.com Virus Pop-ups

The thing that stops most users from removing hijackers like Lunnews is a rogue policy added to the browser. The “Managed by your organization” at the bottom of your browser menu confirms that such a policy is indeed present.

Locate the browser’s policy settings to remove the restriction. Access them through the following URLs based on your browser:

• Chrome: chrome://policy
• Edge: edge://policy
• Brave: brave://policy

You’ll see a list of active policies. If you find suspicious values made of random letters, save them in a text file. This information will prove useful later.

Now it’s time to go back to the Extensions Manager.

However, hijackers sometimes redirect you when you try to do that. If that happens, locate the extensions folder on your computer. Chrome’s folder, for example, resides at this address on Windows:

C:\Users\[Your Username]\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions

These are the folder paths for other popular browsers:

Delete all folders here. This disables every extension, but legitimate ones can be reinstalled afterward.

Next, go back to the Extensions page in the browser. Enable Developer Mode and look for the rogue extension’s ID. Record any suspicious IDs. Add them to your list of policy values.

Video walkthrough for this step:

How to Get Rid of Lunnews Registry Keys

The system registry is where you must now search for rogue policy entries and delete them. Open the file from the previous step where you saved the hijacker policy values and IDs because you’ll need it now. Also remember to only delete items you are sure relate to the hijacker and nothing else.

1. Open the Registry Editor by typing regedit into the Start menu search bar. Run it as an administrator.
2. Use the search function to locate each saved policy value and extension ID.
3. Delete every matching key one by one. Search each entry individually and remove any related keys. It may take some time, but thoroughness here is essential.
4. Run a final search for each value and ID to make sure you haven’t missed anything.

Some hijackers may block access to registry keys. This attempt to stop removal should not be a concern. Adjust permissions on the blocked key.

Right-click the parent key of the blocked entry, select Permissions, then go to Advanced.

Click Change, type “everyone“, then click Check Names and OK.

Enable both Replace options in the previous window, then click Apply > OK.

Video walkthrough for this step:

Other Options to Remove Lunnews.com Policies

Some users might prefer not to touch the Registry, which is understandable. In other cases, the registry cleanup might not be enough. Whatever the situation, here are two more ways you can find and eradicate rogue policies from your browser.

Type gpedit.msc into the Run dialog (Win + R).

Navigate to Administrative Templates under Computer Configuration.

Right-click, then click Add/Remove.

Remove any templates you don’t recognize. Most users don’t manually add templates, so this removal process shouldn’t affect ordinary functionality.

For Chrome users, the Chrome Policy Remover offers another path.

This tool automatically deletes rogue policies. Download it from the link and run it with admin rights.

Your system may display a warning about running software from an unknown publisher. You may safely ignore this warning, as the tool performs legitimate cleanup of Chrome policies.

Video walkthrough for this step:

Manual Group Policy Removal

Automatic Group Policy Removal

Get Rid of Lunnews in Your Browser

Now you should finally be able to restore the settings of your browser to the way they were before Lunnews hijacked it. You must make sure to reverse every change made by the hijacker. Don’t miss any settings section that may have been modified by it. Here’s exactly what to do:

Return to the Extensions or Add-ons section in settings. Delete anything suspicious or linked to Lunnews. Reinstall trusted extensions that you want to keep, as some may have been corrupted in the removal process. Clicking the “Repair” button or reinstalling from the store restores them.

Open the Privacy and Security settings. Choose Delete/Clear browsing data, select Advanced, and pick an appropriate time range. Mark cache, cookies, and site data, but keep passwords if they don’t need deletion. Then delete the browsing data.

Examine Site Settings. Revoke permissions granted to unfamiliar sites (check all permission types this time).

Set your homepage, default search engine, and startup pages according to your preferences.

If any unknown URLs remain, remove them. Check Manage Search Engines for unrecognized search URLs and delete them.

Following these steps should clear Lunnewsfrom your browser. Double-check each setting to confirm full removal of hijacker influences.

Video walkthrough for this step:

Chrome

Microsoft Edge

Mozilla Firefox

If the hijacker lingers despite these actions, a hidden app may reinstall it. Rogue applications often maintain hijackers. SpyHunter 5 can detect these programs. It excels in spotting and removing unwanted apps that distribute browser hijackers.

Download SpyHunter 5. Install it. Run a complete system scan. SpyHunter will identify any suspicious software and provide removal options, securing your system from persistent hijackers like Lunnews.