Shield My Searches Removal Guide

Do you know what Shield My Searches is?

Users who are looking for a way to search the Internet in private might come across a browser extension called Shield My Searches. Currently, it is offered to Google Chrome users and it is supposed to let them experience private browsing. However, our computer security specialists say that while the extension might provide a search engine that would let you browse in private; it might view your browsing history. Consequently, you might still end up being tracked. For more information about it, we encourage you to read our full report. Should you have any questions afterwards, do not hesitate to leave us a comment at the end of the article. If you decide to erase Shield My Searches from your Google Chrome, you could use our removal guide placed at the end of this article.

It seems that Shield My Searches was classified as a potentially unwanted program. It means that the extension could have annoying or undesirable qualities. Such applications often travel with bundled software installers and pop-up advertisements available on unreliable websites, such as torrent or similar file-sharing sites. This is why our computer security specialists recommend against visiting the mentioned web pages for users who do not want to come across potentially unwanted programs as well as applications that could be malicious. Additionally, we believe it would be useful to keep a reputable antimalware tool. It could help you identify questionable content that you might download or receive. All that you would have to do is scan doubtful files before opening them.

According to Shield My Searches description, the application lets you “get a custom private browsing experience each time you make a web search.” While this might be true, users should know that their browsing might still be not as private as they want it to be because the potentially unwanted program might ask for a permission to view their browsing history. If the application is allowed this, it could see your visited websites, clicked ads, and other data alike that might show up on our browsing history. Considering that the extension is a potentially unwanted program, it might be a bad idea to give it access to your browsing history. Especially, if you think that data available through it might be private. Of course, if you do not like the idea that a tool which is supposed to provide you with private browsing might collect information about you, you could erase Shield My Searches.

Users who decide to eliminate Shield My Searches have two options. The first one is to erase the potentially unwanted program manually from the browser’s extensions menu. If you are not familiar with this process and need some help, you could follow our removal guide that explains the task in detail. It is available below this paragraph. The second option is to install a reliable antimalware tool and scan your device with it. Then you should be allowed to delete Shield My Searches by clicking the antimalware tool’s given removal button.

Erase Shield My Searches

1. Open Google Chrome.
2. Insert chrome://extensions into the address bar and press Enter.
3. Search for Shield My Searches and click Remove.
4. If needed, confirm you wish to Remove it.
5. Close your browser.

In non-techie terms:

Shield My Searches might sound like a perfect tool for users who do not want to be tracked while surfing the Internet. However, users should know that even if the extension may provide a search engine capable of protecting their privacy, the add-on itself might track them by viewing their browsing history. If this is not what you expected when you downloaded this extension and you now wish to erase it, we can offer our removal guide available above this paragraph. It shows how to delete the extension manually. If the task seems complicated, you could eliminate Shield My Searches with a chosen antimalware tool too. In such a case, you should perform a full system scan and wait till the potentially unwanted program gets detected. After the scan, you should be able to erase it along with other detections by clicking your antimalware tool’s displayed deletion button.