What is MyDrivingTab.com?
Have you opened your Google Chrome browser and immediately noticed a new search engine set? If so, it means that the MyDrivingtab.com extension is installed. There are two ways how it could have entered your system. First, you have downloaded it willingly from lp.mydrivingtab.com or the Chrome Web Store (chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/driving/jdigjcbddplllkabeiadllgifopeipnl), or it has entered the system in a software bundle together with other applications. We do not blame users who download the MyDrivingtab extension willingly because it really looks like a beneficial piece of software at first glance. If you check any of its official sources, you will immediately notice that it makes many promises, for example, it is said that users could easily search maps, satellite images, and get driving directions if they install it. On top of that, MyDrivingtab promises to help users avoid heavy traffic. It becomes clear sooner or later that the software is not as beneficial as it claims to be. If you have understood that too and no longer want to keep the questionable extension installed, you need to remove it right now. Before you do that, we suggest reading this article as you might find useful tips here.
What does the MyDrivingTab.com extension do?
Even though the MyDrivingtab.com extension promises to act very beneficially, you will only notice a new search engine in the place of your default search provider and the New Tab page after you install it on your system. The search page used by this extension is drivingtabsearch.com. At first glance, it looks like any other ordinary search tool. Also, it does not look harmful at all, so a bunch of users decide to keep it and use it as the default search engine. Of course, there is a group of people who cannot stand drivingtabsearch.com and wish to set the search engine and the New Tab page they like. If you are one of them, we suggest getting rid of this search engine ASAP. No, not only because it is irritating, but also because it might expose to potential threats. This might happen quickly. To be frank, it might be enough to click on a single advertisement this search engine shows. Some users think that they could protect their computers from harm by ignoring these advertisements. Unfortunately, it is not easy to do that in reality because these ads do not differ much from the rest of the search results the way they look, so it is a challenge to recognize and thus ignore them all. Therefore, in our opinion, you should not even try to do that.
The MyDrivingtab.com extension should be removed in the near future not only because its search engine drivingtabsearch.com might cause redirections to bad websites, but also because the extension itself and the search tool track users and collect information about them. It is said in the Privacy Policy that the three types of information are going to be recorded:
- Technical information (technical information regarding the user’s device and software installed on the computer, including type, name, and version of operating system)
- Usage information (usage-related information regarding the use and interaction with the device, e.g. how computer users use the Internet browser, web pages visited, content they see, etc.)
- Support-related information, a.k.a. personal information provided voluntarily (e.g. email address, name, and other information submitted in the support form).
It is said that all these details might be shared with third parties too, which suggests that they might end up in the hands of bad guys, and you need to put an end to this activity as soon as possible. You can only do that by erasing the MyDrivingTab.com extension from the system.
How to remove the MyDrivingTab.com extension
Luckily, the MyDrivingTab.com extension can be removed manually rather easily, which means that it will not be very hard to remove drivingtabsearch.com and set another homepage and the New Tab page. If you do not know how to erase extensions from browsers, you should scan your computer with a reputable scanner, e.g. SpyHunter or use our manual removal instructions. In case you decide to delete the extension manually, you will have to find and erase other threats that might be hiding on your PC yourself as well. You do not need to do that if you have performed the system scan with an automatic scanner because it has deleted all the existing threats at a stretch.
Delete the MyDrivingTab.com extension manually
- Tap the Windows key + E.
- Type %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions in the URL bar.
- Tap Enter.
- Locate the folder jdigjcbddplllkabeiadllgifopeipnl (matches the extension ID in the Chrome Web Store).
- Delete it.
tested removal of MyDrivingTab.com*
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