What is Safeplex Search?
What would you think when you hear the name Safeplex Search? Perhaps you might think that it is an application that is supposed to improve your web search safety. It wouldn’t be too far from the truth, but our research team says that Safeplex Search is a potentially unwanted program. It means that this application may exhibit a variety of features that might be deemed undesirable. Thus, if you didn’t want to have this app on your computer in the first place, please remove Safeplex Search following the manual removal guidelines right below this description.
Where does Safeplex Search come from?
So, it is clear that this application is not a malicious infection. Thus, it means that it has an official homepage, and we can download fare and scare. The official website for Safeplex Search is located at safeplexsearch.com. You can add the extension to your browser from the homepage or from the Chrome Web Store (provided you use the Chrome browser).
On the other hand, if you did not intend to have this application, but Safeplex Search is still there on your computer, then there is a good chance that you installed this app through a random pop-up, redirect, or bundled download. For example, if you often visit websites that contain a lot of flash advertisements, don’t be surprised if some of those ads generate a pop-up that simply requires you to add Safeplex Search to your browser.
Also, if you often download programs from third-party sources, the third-party installer may bundle Safeplex Search along with the program you actually want to have. Thus, during the installation process, you need to be extremely careful. You can also deselect the apps you do not want or need, but if you breeze through the setup, things like Safeplex Search will easily enter your system.
What does Safeplex Search do?
Now, let’s take a look at the official website to find more about Safeplex Search. The homepage says that with this extension, you can “access a secure search app from your toolbar and get custom web search from your browser search bar.” It also says that this extension should make your web search safer. It should provide you with the report on “threats detected from your toolbar, view safety badges on the search results page to avoid visiting harmful sites, and get custom web searches from your browser search bar.”
Everything sounds nice, right? But here, we have to remember that Safeplex Search doesn’t provide you with an original search function. This extension makes use of the Yahoo! Search engine, and all of your searches get redirected to Yahoo through keyword suggestions. It also means that the search results provided by Safeplex Search might not be entirely objective. Some of them could be associated with your likes and preferences, based on the information that this program has collected about you while the app was running on your PC.
While this kind of monitoring isn’t illegal (Safeplex Search cannot collect personally identifiable information), it could prove to be problematic. The thing we have to remember is that such extensions do not monitor the third-party content they promote. And it is very likely that Safeplex Search will promote some kind of content in those search results links. Hence, if someone decides to make use of the app to promote their corrupt links, you might be inadvertently exposed to potentially harmful websites. That’s the main security concern you have to keep in mind when you deal with Safeplex Search. And just in general, what’s the use of keeping a program you didn’t want in the first place?
How do I remove Safeplex Search?
Luckily, it is not complicated to remove Safeplex Search from your browser. You just need to delete the extension through your browser’s extension menu. On the other hand, if you think that there might be more potentially unwanted apps on-board, you can always run a full system scan with the security tool of your choice. Should more unwanted programs be found, remove them all automatically at once. If you need any help with that, do not hesitate to address a professional technician or just leave us a comment. Our team is always ready to assist you.
Manual Safeplex Search Removal
Firefox
- Press Alt+T and click Add-ons on the menu.
- Click Extensions and find Safeplex Search on the list.
- Click the Three Dot icon on the right and select Remove.
Chrome
- Press Alt+F and click More tools.
- Select Extensions and find Safeplex Search on the list.
- Press the Remove button.
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