What is Search.addictedtomovies.co?
Search.addictedtomovies.co is a featured search website that may appear in your most popular browsers in questionable ways and can expose you to potentially unreliable third-party content. This questionable browser extension offers you accessibility to third-party movie-related sites to “get your movie info instantly” but this is totally unnecessary as you can easily bookmark such pages and remain safe in your virtual world. Unfortunately, by keeping this tool in your browsers, you may cause further system security issues. In fact, our malware specialists say that this browser hijacker comes from a growing family that also includes Search.hfreeliveradio.co, Search.hwatchtvnow.co, and Search.searchfzlm.com. Since this browser hijacker can enter your system in malicious software packages, chances are your PC is already swarming with all kinds of malware infections and potentially unwanted programs. In order to restore your security, we suggest that you remove Search.addictedtomovies.co from your system.
Where does Search.addictedtomovies.co come from?
First of all, we need to mention the two possible official sources where you can directly install this useless browser extension. One is the promotional page, addictedtomovies.co/Movies?, which is a very simple page with little information on this tool and a large “Continue” button. When you press this button, you will see a small window popping up that contains information about the rights this extension wants you to give. It is advisable to always read these rights carefully because you do not want questionable applications to access information about you or your browsing habits. Then, there is the Chrome web store, chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/addicted-to-movies/bbnkndmgjjcdepgijgajjgkemhjpdhde. On this page you can see that only a little over 1,000 users have installed this tool and there is no screenshot and not a single review either. This is definitely suspicious but may not be enough for you to delete Search.addictedtomovies.co from your computer. So let us tell you more about what we have found.
Our malware specialists at anti-spyware-101.com say that it is more likely that you install such a browser hijacker when you click on corrupt third-party ads or links, or after you download a freeware bundle in questionable ways. Obviously, in the first case you could get away with installing just this one hijacker but in the latter case you could let a whole bunch of malware threats and potentially unwanted programs on board. This is how most users actually infect their machine with adware programs, Trojans, fake alerts, and, of course, browser hijackers. If you want to avoid such bundled threats, you should not use suspicious file-sharing pages for downloading free files and software, clicking on unsafe third-party ads on shady websites, and you should make sure that there is not one single malware infection like adware on your system. We recommend that after you delete Search.addictedtomovies.co from your computer, you also run a full system malware scan using a reliable free online scanner to find all potential threat sources.
How does Search.addictedtomovies.co work?
This risky search website features a fake toolbar that has some default tools, such as the search tool, the news page (news.mynewswire.co/), and the local weather page, which is indeed a widget page with annoying and potentially harmful third-party ads. Other features include quick links to IMDb, the Rotten Tomatoes site, and YouTube. Please note that you can easily bookmark these pages or any preferred ones and have them one click away on your bookmarks bar. You do not actually need a risky browser hijacker for this. But there is still more to come.
This browser hijacker redirects all your search queries to a modified Yahoo search results page that may contain unreliable third-party ads and links since this is the only source of revenue for the creators. This means that this tool tries to drive as much web traffic to affiliated websites as possible and this may include third parties that cannot be trusted. Unfortunately, you can easily infect your computer with more malware threats or end up being scammed by crooks on malicious pages if you engage with questionable content. Therefore, we advise you to remove Search.addictedtomovies.co from your computer as soon as possible.
How do I delete Search.addictedtomovies.co?
In order for you to be able to eliminate this annoying browser hijacker from your PC, first you need to run its uninstaller in Control Panel; well, if you have installed it in your Internet Explorer. Since this uninstaller only works for this browser, you need to reset the other two main browsers (Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome). If you need help with these steps, please use our guide below as a reference. Hopefully, you understand now why it pays to defend your computer with an automated anti-malware program, such as SpyHunter.
Remove Search.addictedtomovies.co from Internet Explorer
Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10
- Press Win+X and choose Programs and Features.
- Select the uninstaller and click Uninstall.
Windows Vista and Windows 7
- Press Win+R and type Control Panel. Click OK.
- Pick Uninstall a program.
- Select the uninstaller and click Uninstall.
Windows XP
- Click Start on the Taskbar and select Control Panel.
- Open Add or Remove Programs.
- Select the uninstaller and click Remove.
Reset your other browsers
Mozilla Firefox
- Press Alt+H and go to Troubleshooting Information.
- Press Refresh Firefox and press Refresh Firefox again in the pop-up.
Google Chrome
- Press Alt+F and go to Settings.
- Click the Advanced link at the bottom.
- Click Reset at the bottom.
- In the confirmation window, press Reset.
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