How to remove Searchdimension browser plugin?

The Searchdimension search hijacker is an illustration of an average unwanted program; such applications are distributed massively these days. On this page you will see the complete information of “Searchdimension” hijacker removal in various ways: using anti-malware tools and also manual removal procedure.

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Searchdimension – What is it?

“Searchdimension” search hijacker is a potentially unwanted application (PUA)¹, that is spread as a plugin for your internet browser. It is usually spread as an add-on for Chrome or Firefox, that assists to browse some particular information, for example, about sporting activity events, make your web browser much more secure, allow downloading of any type of web video, and so on. Also, this app adds the “Managed by your organization” feature (on Chrome browsers).

Nonetheless, the “Searchdimension” plugin is fairly ineffective due to the fact that all such functions are already integrated to your browser and/or Windows. Such marketing slogans are targeted at low-skilled computer users, for example, pensioners or schoolchildren. However occasionally even qualified users are getting caught on such an attraction. In particular instances, this hijacker is dispersed together with free programs.

Searchdimension Search Hijacker

Here is a short info for the Searchdimension hijacker

How harmful is Searchdimension hijacker?

Besides its impracticality, Searchdimension hijacker is additionally quite hazardous for web browser utilization. It alters your search engine to its particular – Searchdimension.com, and also alters your background, adding its watermark on your wallpaper (or, occasionally, altering it to default with the mentioned symbol).

Apart from viewable changes done by Searchdimension hijacker, you can observe that a number of your search questions are redirecting to the unknown web pages, full of web links and promotions – so-called doorway sites. Such websites can consist of web links for malware downloads. The chance of redirecting boosts if you try to open Google search page by force.

But all these actions are far more bothersome than really hazardous. The biggest hazard, primarily for people who have a huge amount of confidential information in their web browsers, is embedded in data gathering capabilities. Cookie files, chats, often-visited websites, as well as various other activities are simply gathered by Searchdimension hijacker.

How to remove Searchdimension search hijacker?

• Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
• Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
• “Move to quarantine” all items.
• Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
• Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
• Restart your computer.

Browser hijackers are usually very very easy to deal with. In most cases, they have a separate app that can be found in the list of installed apps. As a result of the specific marketing manner of Searchdimension hijacker, it can be conveniently tracked and deleted by hand. Nonetheless, if you got Searchdimension in the package with a free applications, your PC might be infected with a lot more serious malware – trojans, spyware and even ransomware. That’s why I’d recommend you use anti-malware tools to remove the Searchdimension PUA and all various other malware.

You can use Microsoft Defender² – it is capable of finding and removing various malware, including named hijacker. But major malware, that may exist on your personal computer in the mentioned case, can disable the Windows antimalware program by editing the Group Policies. To keep away from such circumstances, it is far better to utilize GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

To detect and remove all malicious programs on your PC with GridinSoft Anti-Malware, it’s better to use Standard or Full scan. Quick Scan is not able to find all the malware, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and folders.

You can see the detected malicious apps sorted by their possible hazard during the scan process. But to perform any actions against malicious programs, you need to wait until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.

To choose the action for every detected virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of the detected malware. By default, all the viruses will be removed to quarantine.

Reset browser settings to original ones

To reset your browser settings, you need to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action is not able to be counteracted by any virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be located in the Tools tab.

After choosing the Reset Browser Settings button, the menu will be shown, where you can specify, which settings will be reverted to the original.

Deleteing Searchdimension hijacker manually

Besides using anti-malware software for browser restoration, you may choose the “Reset browser settings” function, which is usually embedded in all popular browsers.

To reset Edge, do the following steps :

1. Open “Settings and more” tab in upper right corner, then find here “Settings” button. In the appeared menu, choose “Reset settings” option :



2. After picking the Reset Settings option, you will see the following menu, stating about the settings which will be reverted to original :

For Mozilla Firefox, do the next actions :

1. Open Menu tab (three strips in upper right corner) and click the “Help” button. In the appeared menu choose “troubleshooting information” :



2. In the next screen, find the “Refresh Firefox” option :


After choosing this option, you will see the next message :

If you use Google Chrome

1. Open Settings tab, find the “Advanced” button. In the extended tab choose the “Reset and clean up” button :



2. In the appeared list, click on the “Restore settings to their original defaults” :



3. Finally, you will see the window, where you can see all the settings which will be reset to default :
   

Opera can be reset in the next way

1. Open Settings menu by pressing the gear icon in the toolbar (left side of the browser window), then click “Advanced” option, and choose “Browser” button in the drop-down list. Scroll down, to the bottom of the settings menu. Find there “Restore settings to their original defaults” option :



2. After clicking the “Restore settings…” button, you will see the window, where all settings, which will be reset, are shown :

As an afterword, I want to say that time plays against you and your PC. The activity of browser hijacker must be stopped as soon as possible, because of the possibility of other malware injection. This malware can be downloaded autonomously, or offered for you to download in one of the windows with advertisements, which are shown to you by the hijacker. You need to act as fast as you can.

How to Remove Searchdimension?

Name: Searchdimension

Description: Searchdimension - a lot of users became a victim of browser hijacker. I have a lot of friends who literally bombed me with the questions like “how to remove Searchdimension?”. In this article we will show you how to deal with Searchdimension (Searchdimension.com), which may corrupt your browser’s correct performance, and create a lot of troubles while you are working.

Operating System: Windows

Application Category: Browser Hijacker

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