What Is Swift Search?
Swift Search claims that it is a useful tool that is able to provide users with the latest coupons, deals, bargains, discounts and other information associated with shopping when they visit shopping sites and enhance their browsing experience and save their both money and time. As a matter of fact, it is a nasty adware (potentially unwanted program), aiming to improve affiliate marketing by way of hijacking computer users’ browsers. For that reason, this malicious add-on will collect personal data from browser including history, favorite, or cookies to send related advertisement to the PC users. Usually, it pretend to provide the latest deals, coupons, discounts and other shopping related things to entice users to click it in order to take the chance to slip into your system. In some cases, you may be redirected to websites and tricked into buying some fake products, or worse still, you may unconsciously download malware such as virus, worm, and Trojan horse onto your computer. However, don’t fall for its trap and take immediate and thorough action to delete Swift Search from your computer before further damage and data loss.
Ways Swift Search Invades your Computer
Usually, it is quite easy for these unwanted adware programs to get into users’ computers, for adware can be bundled with third-party freeware/shareware on the Internet, such as media player, download manager, online games and so on. The phenomenon that so much analogous infections attack computers without failure is mainly caused by users' inattention while they installing the freeware. No matter you click on them intentionally or unintentionally, it can get installed automatically on your computer without permission. It is suggested that PC users should use custom installation to avoid the adware bundled with the program, here are some tips to help you avoiding. Be similar to other adware, it is also an online advertising platform created by adware or other unknown program to boost traffic and generate pop-up ads in order to obtain illegal benefits. Beyond that, don’t choose the recommended installation to save time for those unwanted adware programs can be installed at the same time in this way. Furthermore, you should keep an eye on those dubious check boxes saying that you agree to install unknown plug-ins or applications. If not, a lot of troubles will come to you to block your browsing and add dubious programs to your computer.
Delete Swift Search Completely
This adware is a potential threat to the computer security. It will not only annoy you by showing many ads on your browser, but also compromise your privacy by collecting and sending your personal information for its creators. If you want to remove Swift Search immediately, please follow the step-by-step guide below.
Step 1: Delete Temporary Internet Files by opening the Control Panel and clicking on the Internet Options category. Once the Internet Properties window appears; click on the 'General Task' tab. In the Temporary Internet Files, select the 'Delete Cookies' and the 'Delete Files' options. By clicking on the 'Apply' button, the changes will be implemented.
Step 2: Open the 'Add/Remove Programs' category in the Control Panel. Find out and remove any adware related components.
Step 3: Remove the adware from browsers.
Internet Explorer
Open the desktop, and then tap or click the Internet Explorer icon on the taskbar.
Tap or click the Tools button , and then tap or click Manage add-ons.
Under Show, tap or click All add-ons, and then select the adware.
If the add-on can be deleted, you’ll see the Remove option. Tap or click Remove and then tap or click Close. Otherwise click Disable button.
Google Chrome
Click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
Click Tools.
Select Extensions.
Click the trashcan icon next to the adware to remove it.
Mozilla Firefox
At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button, and then click Add-ons.
The Add-ons Manager tab will open.
In the Add-ons Manager tab, select the Extensions panel.
Select the adware.
Click the Remove or Disable button.
Step 4: Get an efficient anti-adware utility from a reputable developer. After completing its installation process, initiate a complete scan not only of the entire hard drive but also of the system memory. Clean, delete, or quarantine any possible threats that may be detected after completion of the scanning process.
How to Avoid Installing Malware?
Computer users need to form a good habit of browsing the web and be careful of installing free applications. The programs should be downloaded from its official site. Note that download software from official or reliable websites. Also, it is necessary to seriously read End-User's License Agreement of the program before installing it. Make sure every program you download from the Internet is safe to run on your PC. It is better to get an advanced removal tool on your computer to help you get rid of Swift Search automatically from your computer without damage.
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