What is Access Online Forms?
You do not need extensions to access online forms, but the creator of Access Online Forms has decided to convince Google Chrome users into thinking otherwise. At the time of research, this extension offered easy-access links to findmyforms.com and eforms.com for its users, and while you might find them to be useful, you certainly do not need an extension to access them. Does it offer other beneficial services? That is unlikely to be the case. In fact, this PUP (potentially unwanted program) collects data about users, redirects to a third-party search engine, and injects ads into search results to promote third-party content. This is, most likely, what the extension was creator for. Anti-Spyware-101.com research team does not think that it is useful, and that is why we recommend removing it. Do you know how to delete Access Online Forms from your browser? Continue reading, and you will find out.
How does Access Online Forms work?
Access Online Forms is officially introduced at hformshere.net, but you cannot install the PUP from here. The download link routes to the Chrome Web Store at chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/access-online-forms/iliimbpbpliabblllmgebklpjkgeagjp. If this is where you downloaded the extension from, it is possible that you were presented to the installer via ads or suspicious websites. In a different scenario, you might have been introduced to the PUP by an unfamiliar downloader, and it also could have been bundled with other extensions or applications. It is impossible to say to what lengths Eightpoint Technologies Ltd. (the developer) would go to promote the extension, but we know that it has lots of experience with it. That is because it stands behind plenty of other PUPs, including Online Radio Finder Tab, My Email Checker Tab, and EasyCouponAccess. Users are convinced that these extensions are meant to serve them in different ways, but our researchers believe that they were created to serve the same purpose – to collect data and to promote third-party content.
Third-party ads do not pop up on your screen after installing Access Online Forms. Instead, this PUP uses its search tool to deliver ads. After installation, all searches conducted using the default search provider are redirected via query.haccessonlineforms.com, and hp.haccessonlineforms.com shows a search tool via the New Tab page. The interface represented via the New Tab page also shows easy-access links to form-related websites, which is what should appease users. To convince them that the search tool offered by Access Online Forms is trustworthy, the PUP also redirects to Yahoo Search. This search engine is used by millions of people around the world, and even those who do not use it are likely to be familiar with it. This familiarity is what the creator relies upon for successful ad placement. Ads are injected into normal search.yahoo.com results, and while users might think that they are interacting with trusted results, they might be interacting with advertisements instead. They also could be selected based on your browsing history and virtual activity. This is why users usually choose to delete the PUP.
How to delete Access Online Forms
If you decide to remove Access Online Forms – and there are plenty of reasons to make you come to this decision – you have to choose which method of removal you want to follow. Do you want to employ anti-malware software that would automatically delete Access Online Forms and other threats that might exist, as well as ensure your system’s protection in the future? Or do you want to handle the situation manually? If this is your choice, use the guide below. It explains in detail how to eliminate unwanted extensions as well as how to clear browsing data to ensure that no cookies are left behind. Of course, we recommend using the help of anti-malware software, but you have to decide for yourself what is best. In the future, hopefully, you will be more selective about the extensions you install and the services you trust.
Removal Guide
- Launch Google Chrome.
- Tap Alt+F and click More tools.
- Choose Extensions.
- Remove Access Online Forms.
- Repeat step 2 and choose Clear browsing data.
- Open the Advanced menu.
- Select time range and boxes.
- Click the Clear data button.
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