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Danger level 5
Type: Browser Plugins
Common infection symptoms:
  • Shows commercial adverts
  • Slow internet connection
  • Cant change my homepage
  • Annoying Pop-up's

Sweetdreams-49

If you think that Sweetdreams-49 might improve your overall browsing experience then better think again. The official website for this plugin at sweetdreams49.ourtoolbar.com says that Search the Web search box that comes with Sweetdreams-49 provides you with a wide choice of useful search engines, and you can add a number of useful apps to your browser, but the overall advantages of this application do not outweigh possible security risks. Therefore, if you did not install Sweetdreams-49 intentionally, remove the plugin from your system right now, because in time this plugin could be responsible for a number of malware infections.

If you are wondering where Sweetdreams-49 come from, its origins are more than obvious. This plugin is created by Conduit Ltd which makes it directly related to VisualBee Toolbar, WiseConvert Toolbar, Freecorder Toolbar and a whole number of other similar applications that in the end are all the same. The only thing that is different is the name and perhaps a few additional functions. Apart from that all the Conduit toolbars are basically identical and they are compatible with Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome web browsers.

A lot of users consider Sweetdreams-49 to be a browser hijacker, because it changes default home page and search engine to search.conduit.com. However, this modification takes place only if you allow it. This is not a browser hijacker, because Sweetdreams-49 prompts you about the oncoming changes, and you are the one who allows the home page and the search engine to be changed. Sadly, some users go through the installation process automatically without even reading what the installation wizard has to say.

The main problem with Sweetdreams-49 is that it may be related to malware. It is not a computer infection itself, but the search engine and the toolbar could be exploited for malware distribution, and therefore, it is wise to remove Sweetdreams-49 from your PC as soon as possible.

How to remove Sweetdreams-49

Windows 8

  1. Move mouse cursor to the bottom right corner of the screen.
  2. Click Settings and select Control Panel.
  3. Open Uninstall a program and remove Sweetdreams-49.

Windows Vista & Windows 7

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

Windows XP

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

Sweetdreams-49 removal via Control Panel should be enough to terminate the program and remove the toolbar from your computer, but if that is not the case, then follow the instructions below to remove Sweetdreams-49 from your browser as well.

Restore browser settings

Internet Explorer

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

Mozilla Firefox

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

Google Chrome

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

After manual removal do not forget to run a full system scan with SpyHunter free scanner, because there might be other potentially dangerous programs installed on your computer.

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