Get Search Plus Removal Guide

Get Search Plus can be encountered by Google Chrome users who might be interested in it if they are looking for a new search engine. However, users ought to know that this plugin falls under the classification of potentially unwanted programs. Often such applications have undesirable functionality that might make users want to get rid of them even though they were installed willingly. Thus, if you are thinking about getting this extension or you just installed it, you might want to learn more about it. In which case, we invite you to read our full report, in which we discuss this potentially unwanted program in more details. As for users who have already decided to erase Get Search Plus, we can help with the plugin’s deletion as we display a step by step removal instructions just a bit below this article.

Get Search Plus is on the Chrome Web Store page and according to this platform’s statistics it has over one hundred thousand users. Its rating is currently 3.7 and it has only two reviews. Also, we ought to mention that one of the reviews is positive and one of it is negative. Plus, the negative comment has replies of other users, which do not appear to be positive either.

Thus, it is likely that users download this plugin from somewhere else. For instance, they could get it from the application’s official website called hsearchplus.co. Not to mention, it could be spread like other potentially unwanted programs, for example, via file-sharing websites, pop-up ads, or redirects. Therefore, if you want to avoid such software we recommend staying away from unreliable file-sharing sites and pop-ups. Also, it would be smart to research programs that you want to install first to make sure that they will not disappoint you later or appear to be potentially dangerous.

Users who install Get Search Plus might notice that their homepage, default search engine, and new tab page were replaced with a search tool called hp.hsearchplus.co. What might seem unusual is that every time you try to search anything through hp.hsearchplus.co, you might end up on a modified Yahoo search engine. Even though your search results could be displayed by Yahoo, some of the content like advertisements might be placed by Get Search Plus or third parties. Also, it is possible that the plugin could display advertising on its search website as the application’s Privacy Policy says: “We partner with advertisers and advertising networks to place ads on and through our Services.”

Moreover, you may want to know that the ads that this potentially unwanted program or third parties might display could be targeted. It appears, the application may gather information about your browsing and share it with third parties. As you see, its Privacy Policy also says: “We use your information to provide our Services, including personalizing and improving such Services.” This is why Get Search Plus may ask you to read your browsing history and read and replace data on “all hsearchplus.co sites.” Naturally, if you do not want to interact with any advertising content coming from a potentially unwanted program, you should be cautious when using this plugin. We do not say that the extension will necessarily show you any advertisements, but there is a chance that it could.

If you decide that you do not want this potentially unwanted program on your browser, we can help you get rid of it. First, you could try to erase Get Search Plus from your Google Chrome’s extensions menu. The process is not as complicated as you might think and if you need any guidance, you could check the steps located below. On the other hand, you could get a reliable antimalware tool, do a full system scan, and then let the chosen security tool erase Get Search Plus for you.

Get rid of Get Search Plus

1. Launch Google Chrome.
2. Type chrome://extensions into your browser’s address bar and press Enter.
3. Search for Get Search Plus and click Remove.
4. Confirm that you wish to Remove the PUP.
5. Close your browser.