Sweetdreams-49 Removal Guide

Sweetdreams-49 is yet another toolbar that is hard to call useful. It is not a computer malware application per se, but it can easily be categorized as a potentially unwanted program. This browser plugin is developed by Conduit Ltd. As such, it belongs to a huge group of browser extensions that have been confusing users for quite some time now. It would seem that Sweetdreams-49 improves your browsing experience, but the truth is that the plugin exposes you to possible malware infections. Therefore, if you have not installed the plugin willingly, you should remove Sweetdreams-49 from your computer right now.

The plugin is not the only thing that gets installed onto your computer when you download and run the installation file. Sweetdreams-49 also comes with TuneUp Utilities 2013 that is a computer optimization program. Unfortunately, this application cannot live up to its promises, and you should not install it on your PC, if you want to avoid various security risks. Fortunately, you can choose whether you want TuneUp Utilities 2013 to be installed or not. The same applies to Sweetdreams-49 as well. Whether you download it from the official website at sweetdreams49.ourtoolbar.com or a third party website, you still have a choice – Sweetdreams-49 does not invade your computer without your permission.

Unfortunately, a number of users go through the installation process blindly and they end up not only with the Sweetdreams-49 toolbar installed on your browsers. Their home page gets changed to search.conduit.com and the default search engine changes as well. Although Sweetdreams-49 is not a direct computer threat, these search engines and home pages may redirect you to associated commercial websites. Also, in case of exploitation, Sweetdreams-49 could be used as a malware distributor. Therefore, in order to protect your computer and yourself from possible harm, you need to remove Sweetdreams-49 immediately. Luckily, manual removal is not complicated at all. Simply follow the instructions below.

How to remove Sweetdreams-49 from PC

Windows 8

1. Move mouse cursor to the bottom right of the screen.
2. Click Settings and go to Control Panel.
3. Click Uninstall a program and remove Sweetdreams-49 from the programs list.

Windows Vista & Windows 7

1. Open Start menu and click Control Panel.
2. Go to Uninstall a program and remove Sweetdreams-49.

Windows XP

1. Open Start menu and go to Control Panel.
2. Select Add or remove programs and uninstall Sweetdreams-49.

In case your home page is still set to search.conduit.com and the toolbar remains on your browser after manual removal via Control Panel, do the following:

Internet Explorer

1. Press Alt+X and click Internet Options.
2. Change your home page address under General tab. Click OK.
3. Press Alt+X again and click Manage add-ons.
4. Remove Sweetdreams-49 from Toolbars and Extensions.
5. Click Search Providers on the left.
6. Set a new default search engine and remove Sweetdreams-49 Customized Web Search.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Click the search provider icon on the left of search box (top right corner).
2. Select Manage search engines and remove Sweetdreams-49 from the list.
3. Click OK and then press Firefox button and open Options.
4. Change your home page under General tab and press OK.
5. Press Ctrl+Shift+A for Add-ons manager tab to open.
6. Remove Sweetdreams-49 from Extensions and restart the browser.

Google Chrome

1. Press Alt+F and select Tools.
2. Click Extensions and remove Sweetdreams-49.
3. Click Settings on the left and mark Open a specific page or set of pages. Click Set pages.
4. Enter a new home page address and press OK.
5. Select Manage search engines under Search.
6. Set a new default search engines, remove Sweetdreams-49 Customized Web Search and click Done.

Should you have any worries that your system may be infected with malware, run a full system scan with SpyHunter free scanner. If there are any potentially unwanted programs, remove them at once.