Smooth Search Tab

If your homepage or new tab page was replaced by smoothsearch.online, you might have installed a browser extension called Smooth Search Tab. It is vital to mention that this application is currently available only to Google Chrome users. Also, users should be aware that it falls under the classification of potentially unwanted programs. The category suggests that the extension might have qualities that could seem annoying and might be unwanted. If you did not know this before, we advise reading the rest of the article and learn more about this potentially unwanted program. If you came here to find out how to delete Smooth Search Tab from Google Chrome, you could follow the instructions available below the article. For users who may have questions about the tool we can offer our comments section located at the end of this page.

Let us begin with how Smooth Search Tab could be distributed. At the moment, it is available on the Chrome Web Store page. The application could also have its official website, or it might be spread through various file-sharing websites, advertisements, and pop-ups. Thus, if you want to avoid potentially unwanted programs, we recommend ensuring that you know all there is to know about an application before installing it. Most importantly, check if it was created by reputable developers, if it has positive expert and user reviews, and read its Privacy Policy and Terms of Use documents as they can reveal a lot about programs and websites. Additionally, we recommend picking an antimalware tool. If you choose a reputable security tool it might make it much easier for you to keep your system clean and protected.

As already mentioned earlier, Smooth Search Tab might change your homepage or new tab page with smoothsearch.online. This website might provide links to social media platforms, popular email services, and e-shops. Also, the potentially unwanted program’s site might provide a search box. If you insert any keywords into it, you might get redirected to Google, Bing, or Yahoo search engine. Thus, it does not mean like the tool can provide a search engine of its own. What’s more, according to the extension’s description, by installing it, you agree to Smooth Search Tab’s Terms of Use and to receive future updates and upgrades, which suggests that the application might update itself without asking permission. Also, it is vital to stress that the tool’s description mentions that it could collect information. Meaning, the extension might gather data about your browsing. Is it a good idea to share any information with a potentially unwanted program? It might not be the best idea because such application often share data with advertisers that may use it to create targeted ads. We cannot know for sure whether this particular application will act this way, but there is a possibility that it might.

To conclude, Smooth Search Tab is a browser extension that might change your browser preferences like your homepage or new tab page. Its presented website provides a search box that may redirect to major search engines like Bing or Google. Needless to say, you can go directly to google.com or bing.com and search via these websites without having to install any third-party tools. As for the links that Smooth Search Tab may provide, you can bookmark the websites you like and you will be able to reach them fast without having to keep this extension.

Lastly, if you decide you do not want to have a potentially unwanted program on your computer, you could erase Smooth Search Tab. To eliminate it manually, you could follow the instructions available below that show how to erase it from Google Chrome step by step. The second option is to get a reliable antimalware tool that would identify the extension as a potentially unwanted program. It should be identified after performing a system scan. If you want to make sure that there are no other potentially unwanted programs or malicious applications on your device, we recommend doing a full system scan. Afterwards, you should be allowed to remove Smooth Search Tab and other detected items by pressing the displayed deletion button.

Remove Smooth Search Tab from Google Chrome

1. Open the browser.
2. Type chrome://extensions into its address bar.
3. Click Enter.
4. Find Smooth Search Tab and press Remove.
5. Select Remove to confirm.
6. Restart the browser.