Search.addictedtomovies.co

After installing free software that you downloaded from a suspicious source, it is possible to find Search.addictedtomovies.co in your browsers as your new home page or new tab page. This potentially risky search engine is a new creation but definitely not the first one from the infamous Polarity Technologies Ltd. who is responsible for dozens of browser hijackers, including Search.hfreeliveradio.co and Search.trackmyflight.co. These are basically identical clones of each other the only difference being the featured quick links on the fake toolbar that is so characteristic of these infections. If you use this search engine, you could be presented with potentially unreliable third-party advertisements and sponsored links since this browser extension can alter the search results to promote affiliates. It is also possible that this hijacker is not the only malware infection on your computer that can pose a threat to your system security. Thus, we suggest that you remove Search.addictedtomovies.co immediately along with all other related or unrelated threats.

The most likely way for you to end up with this browser hijacker is to click on corrupt third-party contents. Such content can be a link or an advertisement, such as a pop-up or banner ad. It is possible that you are exposed to these while browsing the web and landing on questionable websites usually associated with online gaming, betting, dating, file sharing, or pornography. You need to know that clicking on unsafe content could end really badly for you. For example, you can directly install this hijacker in your browsers but you may as well drop a whole bundle of malicious threats or open malicious pages on new tabs and get scammed in other ways. It is also possible that your computer has been infected with malware before and that is why you are introduced to unreliable advertising while surfing the web. As a matter of fact, you can never be totally safe in your virtual world if there is even one single malware threat or potentially unwanted program on board. No wonder why we advise you to scan your PC with a trustworthy online malware scanner after you delete Search.addictedtomovies.co from your browsers.

In all fairness, we also need to mention that you can install this risky tool directly if you visit its promotion webpage at “addictedtomovies.co/Movies?” or the Chrome web store at “chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/addicted-to-movies/bbnkndmgjjcdepgijgajjgkemhjpdhde.” We do not believe that too many people actually find these URLs and the statistics in the store also indicate this as only around one thousand users seem to have installed this extension officially. But even if you did this on purpose through these sites, we recommend that you remove Search.addictedtomovies.co because you are never really safe to use it. Let us tell you why.

This potentially risky browser extension offers you easy access to movie-related databases and websites (IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes) along with a search engine and the usual constant tools (news and local weather). Practically, this featured search page does not offer you anything extra since you can always use the bookmark function in your browsers securely. We would like to warn you that clicking on content provided by this browser extension and its features could put your system security at risk by exposing you to malicious websites, for example. You definitely should not use the search function because this hijacker can collect information about you and use it to present to you customized content matching your taste and interests. However, cyber crooks can exploit this tool and use it for promoting their fake websites that are actually traps to scam unsuspecting computer users. If you do not want to lose money from your bank account by sharing your credit card details in a fake online shop, or having your personal details used in online frauds, we suggest that you act right now and remove Search.addictedtomovies.co from your PC even if it may look all innocent at first sight.

Depending on which browsers are affected by this threat on your computer, you can use our instructions below this article to manually put an end to this malware infection. If you do not think you have the skills to cope with these steps yourself, we recommend that you start using a reliable anti-malware program that can automatically detect and eliminate any known malware infection and potentially unwanted program. A security tool like SpyHunter can turn your nightmarish online experience into peace of mind.

Remove Search.addictedtomovies.co from Internet Explorer

Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10

1. Tap Win+R and enter control panel. Hit the Enter key.
2. Pick Uninstall a program.
3. Click on the application and press Uninstall.

Windows Vista and Windows 7

1. Click on the Windows button on the Taskbar and select Control Panel.
2. Go to Uninstall a program.
3. Click on the application and press Uninstall.

Windows XP

1. Access the Start menu and choose Control Panel.
2. Navigate to Add or Remove Programs.
3. Click on the application and press Remove.

Reset your other browsers

Mozilla Firefox

1. Tap Alt+H to open the Help menu.
2. Select Troubleshooting Information.
3. Click Refresh Firefox.
4. In the pop-up window, click Refresh Firefox again.

Google Chrome

1. Tap Alt+F to open the menu.
2. Select Settings.
3. Scroll down to the bottom and click Advanced.
4. Scroll down again and click Reset.
5. Click Reset in the pop-up window.