What is Fast Power EcoSearch?
You have to be careful with Fast Power EcoSearch because although this extension is introduced in a very positive way, our research team warns that there is more below the surface. This tool can change your search settings and also record information about you. On top of all that, it is unlikely to offer any beneficial services. If you have downloaded this extension already, it is most likely that you did it to boost the speed of your Google Chrome browser. Well, if that is the case, you need to ask yourself why your browser is running slower than usual. Did you recently change your Internet provider? In which case, your browser might have nothing to do with Internet speeds. Is your browser long overdue for a deep clean? Many people do not realize that cache and cookies take up space, and so removing them might solve minor speed issues. That is something you have to figure out yourself, but we can help you figure out how to delete Fast Power EcoSearch.
How does Fast Power EcoSearch work?
Fast Power EcoSearch is introduced via 554778235.site/index.html, but you cannot download the PUP (potentially unwanted program) from this website. So, how is this extension promoted? It is likely that users are introduced to it via adware servers and redirects. For example, gorillawin.ru is a website that has been found to trick Google Chrome users into visiting chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/fast-power-ecosearch/alijmadgecnblhjilopnnggdpalopbhe. The website cannot be closed until the ‘Download’ button displayed on it is clicked. The installer on the Chrome Web Store appears to be legitimate, and that might be enough to convince some users to pay attention to the attached description. According to it, the PUP can offer an accelerated search tool, save RAM, and “preload” websites after hovering the cursor over active links. Inexperienced users might think that Fast Power EcoSearch is a genuine and useful tool, but more experienced users should realize that this is a PUP right away.
After installation, Fast Power EcoSearch changes the default search provider to fastecosearch.com. When the Anti-Spyware-101.com research team tested this potentially unwanted program in our internal lab, it redirected searches to Bing Search. The good news is that the results were not modified, but that does not make Fast Power EcoSearch any less suspicious. When you search the web, all of your browsing activity is recorded by the PUP. Unfortunately, the Privacy Policy supporting the PUP does not specify what information is collected. Perhaps it is just your search queries, and perhaps more sensitive data is recorded too. The thing is that the Privacy Policy is not detailed enough to consider the PUP trustworthy. Even if you ignore all of that, you cannot ignore the fact that the suspicious extension is unlikely to offer useful services. Yes, it claims to speed up your browser. However, it cannot guarantee it. Therefore, even though it is free, we recommend removing it from Google Chrome.
How to delete Fast Power EcoSearch
If you have installed Fast Power EcoSearch – and, ultimately, it does not matter how you did that – installing a legitimate malware scanner to help you examine your operating system is the right move. The scanner can help you figure out if you need to remove Fast Power EcoSearch on its own or along with third-party programs that are identified as threats. According to our research team, if other threats are discovered, the best removal solution is to install anti-malware software. That is because it can erase all threats simultaneously and, at the same time, it can also secure the operating system and prevent new threats from coming in. Of course, if you are set on deleting the PUP manually, we have created a guide to assist you. Follow it carefully, and you will have the PUP deleted in no time. Also, you will have your browsing data cleared, which, hopefully, will make your browser run better.
Removal Instructions
- Launch the Google Chrome browser.
- Enter chrome://extensions into the address bar.
- In the Extensions menu, Remove the PUP.
- Enter chrome://settings/clearBrowserData into the address bar.
- Move to the Advanced menu.
- Choose a time range in which the extension was installed.
- Mark the boxes representing the data you want to clear.
- Click Clear data and then restart the browser.
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