Searchpowerapp.com New Tab - How to remove

Searchpowerapp.com is the URL that acts as the homepage of browsers infected with the Searchpowerapp extension. It’s a fake search engine. It allows the user to set their own background image and choose one of the three most popular search engines but it might get installed without your consent so that it can earn some money from displaying ads in your search results.

The Searchpowerapp.com page is not the worst browser hijacker out there because it does still allow you to choose from three search providers instead of just one – but it still displays ads in the search results using affiliate links to make money from advertising, and it does still prevent you from using your favorite search provider if it happens to be less popular than Yahoo, Bing, or Google.

Besides limiting your search provider options, browser hijackers are also known for tracking their users for analysis and advertisement. Searchpowerapp.com might allow third-parties to show you ads through the hijacker and collects data about you which helps advertisers target ads better. The browser extension behind Searchpowerapp.com can use its access to your browser to not just control what the browser does, but also record your activity.

The sites that distribute the Searchpowerapp.com hijacker are associated with adware infections, with malicious ads, and notification spammers. So, even having the add-on recommended to you is suspicious. It might be worth scanning your device with Combo Cleaner (Mac OS), SpyHunter (Windows), or another anti-malware program to make sure that your computer isn’t infected with some kind of adware.

Searchpowerapp.com has a few problems and it’s better to remove it:

Searchpowerapp.com classification	Adware Browser hijacker PUP (potentially unwanted program)
Recognize browser hijackers	New Tab page set to Searchpowerapp.com Default search setting can’t be changed More ads than before in web search results
Avoid browser hijackers	Be careful of misleading ads Use anti-malware tools and real-time protection Refuse optional offers by software bundlers
Remove Searchpowerapp.com	Uninstall browser hijacker manually Remove adware using antivirus tools (Combo Cleaner (Mac), SpyHunter (PC))

Problems with Searchpowerapp.com

From Searchpowerapp.com’s privacy policy:

We automatically collect information from your computer and/or device when you use the Search Dimension Services. This information may include your IP address, your browser type and language and other browser-related information, a time-stamp, the keyword query, search query text, search results clicked, pages viewed, search history, the content of any of our undeleted cookies, including a unique identifier (see section D on “Cookies” below), software installed upon and/or devices connected to your computer and/or device, and the referring website address.

This data is then used, among other things, to show you ads:

Enable us and our search and advertising partners to develop and display content and advertising tailored to your interests, when you use the Search Dimension Services, other websites and services, or mobile applications;

This reveals the nature and interests of browser hijackers. If you like Searchpowerapp.com’s customization features, you could use a new tab design that some individual made and uploaded to the Google Chrome Web Store to share with everyone. They don’t do it for profit but to improve their own browsing experience.

Browser hijackers, though, are created for profit and barely does anything useful. Their developers don’t communicate with users to consider new features or how to improve the extension. Instead, they release the same extension under different names, like searchdimension.com and searchgeniusapp.com. And to add insult, these add-ons are distributed by adware viruses and malicious ads, like they’re some sort of malware. Sites with the “Recommended Extension” and “Flash SD App Required To Proceed” scams distribute Searchpowerapp.com and its sister extensions – these websites are not safe and seeing them is a result of malvertising or an adware infection.

Remove Searchpowerapp.com hijacker

The process of removing Searchpowerapp.com manually is simple and quick. However, some users find the add-on coming back after a few days of it being removed. In that case, scan your computer using an anti-malware program.

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How to remove Searchpowerapp.com using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Searchpowerapp.com New Tab install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to Searchpowerapp.com . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Searchpowerapp.com New Tab easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove Searchpowerapp.com from macOS

Delete Searchpowerapp.com New Tab from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Searchpowerapp.com app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to Searchpowerapp.com New Tab and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Close the Options.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Searchpowerapp.com, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Press on the Gear icon->Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset button.
  
• Select a “Delete personal settings” checkbox and click on the Reset button.
  
• Click on the Close button on the confirmation box, then close your browser.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Searchpowerapp.com New Tab from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Searchpowerapp.com. Click on the trash bin icon next to Searchpowerapp.com New Tab or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Searchpowerapp.com, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Searchpowerapp.com New Tab from Firefox

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Searchpowerapp.com related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Searchpowerapp.com New Tab, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Searchpowerapp.com New Tab from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Searchpowerapp.com. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Searchpowerapp.com New Tab or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.

TopRemoving Searchpowerapp.com from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the Searchpowerapp.com New Tab. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Searchpowerapp.com, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari.
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.