What is NewTab. Search?
NewTab. Search is an extension for your Google Chrome browser. However, just because you use this browser does not mean that you should install the extension. In fact, our Anti-Spyware-101.com research team doubts that many users will choose to install this potentially unwanted program (PUP). Simply because it does not seem to offer anything useful. However, people could find it bundled with attractive programs and add-ons, or they could install it by accident. In any case, there are reasons to delete it, and we go through them in this report. So, if you want to learn how to remove NewTab. Search, or you are only curious to learn more about it, you should keep reading. At the bottom, you can find a comments section that is open to anyone. Add your questions and comments, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
How does NewTab. Search work?
Even though it is possible that you were introduced to NewTab. Search via some random pop-up or a bundled downloader, it is also available via the Chrome Web Store. You can download the PUP from chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/newtab-search/pookachmhghnpgjhebhilcidgdphdlhi completely free of charge, but we do not know why you would. According to the description on the page, the add-on can change your default search provider and allow you to “enter search requests in the address field to get results.” Yes, this is how a default search provider works. That said, when it comes to search providers, you generally do not need to install anything. NewTab. Search introduces https://newtab.club/search?q=, and if you wanted to, you could set this as your default provider via the chrome://settings/searchEngines menu. Of course, we do not recommend that. Although it might seem as if this search tool can help you browse the web efficiently, that is not really the case.
First of all, according to our researchers, newtab.club/search?q= redirects to another search engine. Many of them could be linked to this redirector, and you could even be redirected to some familiar engines. That said, we do not recommend trusting the shown search results. The Privacy Policy related to NewTab. Search informs that advertisements can be presented, and that personally identifiable information can be shared with unlisted business partners. It is also disclosed that browsing history can be recorded with the help of web cookies. So, even though you might have downloaded NewTab. Search thinking that it would help you browse the web (unless you let it in by accident), in reality, it was created to redirect, spy, and show ads. Is this the kind of extension you want to be using? We are sure that it is not.
How to delete NewTab. Search
Have you decided to remove NewTab. Search from your Google Chrome browser? If you have, we think that is the right decision. Even if the undisclosed third parties that the creator of the PUP works with are not malicious, the extension is not useful. It only changes your default search provider so that you could be redirected to third-party search engines. Remember that your search provider is your portal to the web, and so you want a provider that is reliable and useful. To delete NewTab. Search, you can follow the guide below. It should be easy enough to eliminate the extension and clear the related browsing data even if you are inexperienced. What if the PUP was installed along with more serious threats? A malware scanner can help you determine if that is the case, and if it is, we strongly recommend implementing legitimate anti-malware software. Besides deleting existing threats automatically, it will also secure your entire operating system and the installed browsers.
Removal Guide
- Launch Google Chrome.
- Enter chrome://extensions into the address bar.
- Remove the PUP named NewTab. Search.
- Enter chrome://settings/clearBrowserData into the address bar.
- Move to the Advanced menu.
- Select a time range and boxes of your choice.
- Click Clear data and then restart the browser.
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