What is TVStreamNow Toolbar?
TVStreamNow Toolbar appears to be a potentially unwanted program, also called PUP in short. This means it could have undesirable qualities and if you continue reading our article, we will tell you about them. This category shows the application is not reliable and could cause trouble too. Under such circumstances, we do not think it would be wise to keep TVStreamNow Toolbar. At the moment of writing it works on Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, and if you scroll a bit below this text, you will find step by step instructions telling how to remove the PUP from both of these browsers. What’s more, reading the article could help you understand how such questionable tools settle in and what you can do to keep them away from your computer.
Where does TVStreamNow Toolbar come from?
The extension works on both Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, but currently, it can be found only on the Google Chrome’s Web Store page. Another way to receive TVStreamNow Toolbar is to download it from its homepage called gettvstreamnow.com. However, our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com say the application could be distributed with pop-up ads or bundled setup files. It would mean users could come across it while clicking unreliable advertising content or installing tools from torrent or other untrustworthy file-sharing web pages.
In short, if you seek to protect your system from such PUP or other potential threats you should avoid unreliable P2P file-sharing networks as well not to accept software advertised on suspicious pop-ups or banners, especially if they appear while visiting questionable sites. The truth is it is unsafe to install tools without researching them first. Also, at the start of the installation, it would be best to pick advanced or custom settings so you would have a chance to deselect program suggestions you do not need.
How does TVStreamNow Toolbar work?
Unlike other PUPs or browser hijackers, TVStreamNow Toolbar does not change user’s homepage or default search engine. Our researchers report, the add-on replaces user’s new tab page. Thus, after the software gets installed your browser should load its web page each time you create a new tab. Truth to be told, it looks like such new tab could be loaded each time when the browser is opened.
At first, the application’s website might look rather handy, especially if you like watching movies or TV content on the Internet. TVStreamNow Toolbar’s website is a search engine called hp.mysearch.com, but besides a search box, you may also find three specific icons on the site’s left side. Clicking them should show various movies and TV series. Besides, clicking on particular content might open descriptions and provide links to websites like IMDB.com or web pages that let you stream it if you pay for such service.
No matter how useful such content might seem to be, we do not think it is worth taking any chances. The risk when using the extension is you could encounter unreliable advertising content while using its search engine. Our researchers say it loads modified Google search results, which means they could contain untrustworthy advertisements from unknown third parties, for example, pop-ups with fake surveys.
How to erase TVStreamNow Toolbar?
If you think the extension is not worth risking your computer’s safety and you decide to erase it, you could follow the instructions placed at the end of this text. They will tell you what to do to eliminate TVStreamNow Toolbar manually. Another way to remove this PUP is to perform a system scan with a legitimate antimalware tool of your choice and click its provided deletion button.
Eliminate TVStreamNow Toolbar
Google Chrome
- Start Google Chrome.
- Copy and paste chrome://extensions into the address bar and press Enter.
- Locate the PUP and tap Remove.
- Exit Extensions menu.
- Restart your browser.
Mozilla Firefox
- Launch Mozilla Firefox.
- Copy and paste about:addons into the browser’s address bar and click Enter.
- Navigate to Extensions.
- Look for TV Stream Now and remove it.
- Leave Extensions menu.
- Restart your browser.
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