What is StreamBrosSearch?
StreamBrosSearch is a potentially unwanted program. It is a browser extension that is supposed to add certain functionalities to your browser, thus improving your browsing experience. However, there are also things about this app that pushes it into the potentially unwanted program category. This means that it could be found on your computer, even if you didn’t want to have it. It doesn’t mean that StreamBrosSearch enters your system surreptitiously, but still, you shouldn’t keep the extension if it wasn’t your intention to have it. Scroll down to the bottom of this description for the manual removal guidelines right now.
Where does StreamBrosSearch come from?
Based on the collected evidence, it is safe to say that StreamBrosSearch is another version of BestPDFSearch, AllConvertersSearch, TopStreamsSearch, and many other Chrome extensions that we have recently discussed. It looks like they are being developed and released swiftly, trying to reach as many users as possible. In a sense, it’s similar to the onslaught of adware applications that we have dealt with several years ago.
Likewise, StreamBrosSearch and all of the associated apps have many ways to reach you. They all have pages on the Chrome Web Store. Some of the pages might be removed by now due to security reports, and in general, it’s very unlikely that users would download and add StreamBrosSearch to their browsers from the official sources. The same goes for get.streambrossearch.com. What are the chances that you would stumble across this website on your own? Probably close to zero.
Instead, these extensions are bound to reach you via third-party websites, pop-ups, and redirect windows that you trigger when you access a page that supports third-party advertising. Usually, it is possible to avoid adding StreamBrosSearch to your browser if you simply close the page that offers the extension immediately. However, there are users who think that they can close the page by clicking the notification that appears on the screen. While that is correct, clicking the notification also adds the said extension to your browser. Hence, even if you don’t do it consciously, you still authorize the app the enter your system.
What does StreamBrosSearch do?
When this extension is added to your browser, it performs a number of changes. First, the modifications allow it to read your browsing history. Then, StreamBrosSearch also changes your search settings to feed.streambrossearch.com. It says that with these modifications, the app can provide you with a better web browsing experience. However, there is nothing original about the search function because the “optimized search results [are] powered by Yahoo.” Needless to say, Yahoo! Search has nothing to do with this extension. The app merely employs the engine to provide you with search results.
However, the results could be modified based on your likes and preferences. StreamBrosSearch can figure out what you like because it reads your browsing history. This is usually done to provide you with a seamless browsing experience and to help you see custom content. However, the content that eventually gets promoted by StreamBrosSearch isn’t necessarily reliable.
Aside from the fact that you probably didn’t want StreamBrosSearch on-board, this extension may inadvertently redirect you to malicious websites if its advertising links are exploited by cybercriminals. It’s true that such a course of events is very unlikely, but why risk it? If you can protect your system and your personal information from malicious exploitation, do it today.
How do I remove StreamBrosSearch?
There are two major ways to get rid of this extension. You can open the Extensions menu on Chrome and remove StreamBrosSearch from there. Maybe you will find more apps you don’t need or want, so you can delete them too. You can also reset your browser to default. This way, you would delete all the unwanted apps and tracking cookies that could have accumulated over the course of time. This is the method that we recommend, and you can find the guidelines for it right below this entry.
To ensure that you do not encounter similar extensions again, be careful about the pop-ups and the redirect windows that you encounter. Close them by clicking the X button at the top right or by using the Alt+F4 command on your keyboard. Also, don’t hesitate to invest in a security tool if need be.
Manual StreamBrosSearch Removal
- Launch Chrome and press Alt+F.
- Select Settings on the drop-down menu.
- Scroll down and click Advanced.
- Click Restore settings to their original defaults at the bottom.
- Click Reset settings on the confirmation box.
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