Tvstreamingplus.com Hijacker - How to remove

TV Streaming Plus, or Tvstreamingplus.com, is a shady browser extension that replaces your search sites with Yahoo.com and changes the look of your homepage. It’s not a virus, but it does solely exist to advertise to you and to waste your time.

Tvstreamingplus.com is just an adware app and there’s no reason to keep it:

Type of threat	Adware, browser hijacker.
Problems with Tvstreamingplus.com	No useful functionality, hijacks the new tab page, the search bar ignores your search settings, the marketing is misleading, your search queries and other data are used for advertisement.
Distribution and installation	Bundling, misleading ads, adware.
Remove Tvstreamingplus.com	Delete malware off of your computer (Combo Cleaner for Mac OS, SpyHunter for Windows, etc.), uninstall bad browser extensions.

What Tvstreamingplus.com does

Browsers are the programs that we use to surf the internet – they download and display webpages and they relay your actions back to websites. It’s very powerful: many of us use the browser to connect to our bank accounts and type out the complete information of our credit cards.

Tvstreamingplus.com is a browser add-on – it changes how a browser works. Its main function is replacing your new tab page, which serves as the default browser page from which we search the web. Tvstreamingplus.com/homepage/homepage.html is set as your new tab page and Tvstreamingplus.com can see everything that you do on it.

Once Tvstreamingplus.com is your default page in your browser, chances are, the search bar on it is the one most people will use to search the web. This search box returns your search results in Yahoo.com, which is infamous for showing a lot of ads next to the results.

None of this hijacking and replacing has anything to do with Tvstreamingplus.com’s supposed function of helping you access the newest TV shows and movies. Tvstreamingplus.com is advertised as an extension to help you watch movies and TV shows online. Don’t get too excited – all that it really does is put up links to USANetwork, NBCSports, and Hulu. It’s extremely useless.

The whole point of Tvstreamingplus.com existing is to get more people to use the search bar that comes with it so that its creators can get ad revenue.

Likely, Search Defender Prime gets installed together with Tvstreamingplus.com. It hijacks your address bar. It can also read and change your data on Facebook, Twitter, Bing, and Yahoo – which could be pretty bad for your privacy.

So, in conclusion, Tvstreamingplus.com takes over your browser’s new tab page and serves as a vehicle for Search Defender Prime, a much more intrusive hijacker.

How Tvstreamingplus.com spreads

Nobody installs Tvstreamingplus.com because of its word-of-mouth or its marketing campaign. Just like other browser hijackers, like Awesome Movies Search, Ultra Sports Search, or ISportTV Search Plus, it gets on computers thanks to deceptive ads and bundling with freeware.

Tvstreamingplus.com is advertised on some legitimate sites, but also on a few shady ones. Redirects, unexpected pop-ups, and deceptive ads are pretty likely. Once you’re on Tvstreamingplus.com, the page makes it seem like a unique streaming service is being promoted:

Choose from drama, horror, comedy, sci-fi, romance, action, thriller & more. Watch shows and movies online with TV Streaming Plus

Are you a sports lover? Watch basketball, football, ice hockey & soccer games live. Stay informed with live news updates online.

It seems to me that these quotes imply TV Streaming Plus being a streaming service. Of course, installing it does reveal that it’s nothing but a browser hijacker.

As for bundling, that’s always been a way that browser hijackers get installed without your detection. Bundling involves optional software being included in a program’s installer and being installed together. On the cover, you’re only told about the main program, and if you don’t read the terms of service during the installation, you may not learn that additional stuff is being placed on your computer.

How to remove Tvstreamingplus.com

Tvstreamingplus.com works on Chrome and new Edge. Extension removal in these browsers is simple – just right-click the extension icon next to the address bar. That should display a little menu that includes the option to remove the extension.

Alternatively, you can see Tvstreamingplus.com, Search Defender Prime, and the other add-ons that are on your browser by going to extension settings, the instructions for which are in the following section.

It’s very possible that Tvstreamingplus.com will come back, though. If that happens, you scan your computer with a reliable anti-malware scanner, such as Combo Cleaner for Mac, SpyHunter for PC. These programs should detect the malware that’s reinstalling Tvstreamingplus.com. Besides, anti-malware programs can remove unwanted browser extensions for you.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Manually remove the TV Streaming Plus extension

TopRemoving Tvstreamingplus.com Hijacker 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 TV Streaming Plus. Click on the trash bin icon next to Tvstreamingplus.com Hijacker 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 TV Streaming Plus, 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.

How to remove Tvstreamingplus.com Hijacker 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 Tvstreamingplus.com Hijacker. Click on the "Remove" icon next to TV Streaming Plus 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.