Sweetsearch.com

Despite the fact that Sweetsearch.com claims to be a 'search engine for students', Sweetsearch.com is closely associated with a browser hijacker infection. In fact, Sweetsearch.com is not designed to deliver reliable search results. Rather, Sweetsearch.com is used to carry out online searches results in sponsored search results that are meant entirely to generate advertising revenue. Apart from Sweetsearch.com redirects, browser hijackers associated with Sweetsearch.com cause a number of other symptoms. One of the most commonly reported symptoms associated with Sweetsearch.com redirects is the unauthorized change to victims' homepages and default search engines to Sweetsearch.com. Apart from this change, browser hijackers associated with Sweetsearch.com may compromise your privacy and make other harmful changes to your computer's settings. Since it is usually possible to opt out of installing these types of browser hijackers, ESG security researchers strongly advise against installing browser toolbars and similar components in order to avoid Sweetsearch.com redirects and similar symptoms.

Problems Commonly Present with the Sweetsearch.com Redirects

The main symptoms of browser hijackers associated with Sweetsearch.com are constant redirects to the Sweetsearch.com Web page. These are meant to generate advertisement revenue and can occur after clicking on a link, carrying out an online search or entering an address into your Web browser. Other problems associated with Sweetsearch.com redirects may include pop-up windows and error messages, poor system performance and a decreased Internet connection speed. One thing to remember about Sweetsearch.com and its associated browser hijackers is that they are not always malicious and typically considered PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs). It is also possible to opt out of installing these types of browser hijackers, although many computer users may overlook this option.

To stop Sweetsearch.com redirects, it is necessary to remove the browser hijacker affecting the victim's Web browser. To do this, it is necessary to remove the browser hijacker, which usually takes the form of a browser extension, manually. Once this is done, ESG security researchers then recommend using a reliable anti-malware program to scan the affected computer and to remove any malware that may have been acquired from Sweetsearch.com and related advertisements and websites. Since these types of browser hijackers make changes to your Web browser's settings, ESG security analysts recommend making sure to restore any changed settings manually, such as your Web browser's homepage, security settings and default search engine.