Search.supermediatabsearch.com

Posted by Max Lehmann on June 20, 2016

What is Search.supermediatabsearch.com?

If you install the extension from supermediatab.com or this SuperMediaTab extension finds another way to sneak onto your computer, you will notice immediately that Search.supermediatabsearch.com has altered the settings of your Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browsers. To be more specific, this search engine will set itself as the default search engine and you will also see it every time you open the New Tab because it is known to be able to change the settings of the New Tab page as well. At first glance, Search.supermediatabsearch.com looks like an ordinary search provider that cannot cause harm to computers; however, specialists at anti-spyware-101.com have observed that it shares similarities with such unreliable search engines as search.realcoolmoviessearch.com, search.searchinsocial.com, and search.emaildefendsearch.com. As Search.supermediatabsearch.com is very similar to the aforementioned search engines that are known to be untrustworthy, researchers have decided to test Search.supermediatabsearch.com as well. We will tell you what they have revealed further in the article. test test test

What does Search.supermediatabsearch.com do?

Unfortunately, it has been confirmed that Search.supermediatabsearch.com is another untrustworthy search engine that enters the system with the extension SuperMediaTab, which says that it can turn users’ browsers into the “TV media centre”, enable them to watch shows and live sports, and improve the web browsing experience. Users quickly understand that this extension only sets a new search engine that contains buttons that should lead to online streaming websites and sites containing free games. At first glance, Search.supermediatabsearch.com looks like a perfectly decent search engine that can help to access all kinds of popular websites in a click of a button. Unfortunately, the truth is that it is not the most trustworthy search provider because it is going to present users with the modified search results. We call the search results “modified” when they are not related with the user’s search query in any way and are simply shown for computer users in order to drive the traffic to third-party websites. Yes, Search.supermediatabsearch.com displays them for advertising purposes mainly. In fact, these ads are not only irritating, but might also take you to untrustworthy third-party websites promoting malicious software. Of course, you will not even know about that and thus might quickly cause harm to your PC.

Specialists do not recommend keeping Search.supermediatabsearch.com because it is written in its Privacy Policy that it is going to gather information about users. For example, it is said that it will gather the following non-personally identifiable details:

IP address
Referral data
Browser type
Platform type
Search terms
Links you decide to click on

Even though it is said that it does not record personal information, it is clearly stated that “from time-to-time our website request information from you that may identify you personally in addition to the anonymous information.” This information includes e-mail address, shipping address, zip code, and your name. If you decide to enter these personal details, there is a huge possibility that they will be recorded even though it is said that Search.supermediatabsearch.com respects and does not gather personally-identifiable information. If you do not like this idea, remove Search.supermediatabsearch.com immediately to make sure that this does not happen.

Where does Search.supermediatabsearch.com come from?

The suspicious extension SuperMediaTab has its official website supermediatab.com; however, it might find other ways to enter computers too, for example, some users complain that they have noticed the presence of this search engine after they have clicked on some kind of pop-up. It means that the extension itself might be distributed via those “click-to-install” ads too. To protect your computer from other undesirable extensions, you need to install security software, do not visit untrustworthy websites, and do not click on unreliable advertisements.

How to remove Search.supermediatabsearch.com

You see Search.supermediatabsearch.com on your Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browsers because you have the SuperMediaTab extension installed. Eliminate it completely and you will no longer see Search.supermediatabsearch.com, which is known to be an untrustworthy search engine. If you get rid of the extension, you will not see the SuperMediaTab-the-extension1@mozilla.com.xpi file in %AppData%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\.*\extensions and the chpnfihchoijnpagpeaooalmnbpobhio folder in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions anymore as well. Specialists say that it might not be enough to eliminate this undesirable extension. You might also need to take care of other untrustworthy applications that might have entered together with the extension, e.g. potentially unwanted programs and adware.