What is First Color?
First Color is an adware application that has been created to nag you with annoying advertisements of unreliable nature, so you should definitely remove it. Research has shown that this program is untrustworthy, because the ads it features are mostly provided by various shady advertisers looking to make a buck by promoting fake content. This fake content could be anything from fake online shopping websites to links to malicious software downloads. In addition to that the program could be used to gather information about the users of the infected computers. Therefore, we recommend that you remove First Color from your computer as soon as you can.
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Where does First Color come from?
The app has been developed by a company called SuperWeb, which is a brand of the Sabreel/Yontoo group. The company is located in Carlsbad, CA. it is a primary distributor of adware. Its adware is designed to modify a user’s typical search behavior as well as display context and pop-up advertising. First Color is not the first adware app of its kind. SuperWeb has developed numerous infections very similar it. The company has been credited with developing Banana Phone, Coupon Time, Water Plant, and many other malicious browser extensions.
The infection is promoted on a website called Getmyfirstcolor.com that features a lot of irrelevant information that only serves to promote it. The program cannot be downloaded from the website, since the download button is fake. But nonetheless, First Color is known to be distributed via software bundles found on freeware sharing websites such as Softpedia.com Soft32.com, and so on. Therefore, you should always remove any unfamiliar software from the installation process of such bundles.
How does First Color work?
The program displays various commercial advertisements in the form of coupons, pop-ups, in-texts, and so on. The ads are provided exclusively by third parties that often engage in dishonorable business arrangements with scammers. As a result First Color ads could promote fake ads that could redirect you to infected websites that could infect your PC with malware if you click anything. In addition, this infection could collect and send information about your browsing habits such as browsing and search history to the developers for analysis. So, you should remove this infection due to its unsanctioned data gathering.
How do I remove First Color?
It is clear that this program is a dangerous infection that could pave the way for other infections to find their way on your PC. One thing is for sure that you won’t be able to remove those infections manually. Therefore, we recommend you to manually remove First Color using our manual removal guide below or use an antimalware scanner to remove it for you.
How to remove First Color from your operating system
Windows 8/ Windows 8.1
- Open the Start Screen.
- Type Uninstall in the search box and then go to Settings.
- In the search results, click Uninstall a program.
- Find First Color.
- Click Uninstall.
Windows 7/Windows Vista
- Click Start.
- Select Control Panel.
- Click Uninstall a program.
- Find First Color.
- Click Uninstall.
Windows XP
- Open the Start menu.
- Click Control Panel.
- Select Add or Remove Programs.
- Find First Color.
- Click Uninstall.
Remove the First Color browser extension
Internet Explorer
- Press Alt+X.
- Choose Manage Add-ons.
- Click Toolbars and Extensions.
- Click Remove First Color and click Close.
Mozilla Firefox
- Press Ctrl+Shift+A.
- Select Extensions.
- Click Remove First Color.
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