Quick Search Tool

Quick Search Tool is a potentially unwanted program. It means that the application could provide functionality that might seem useless or be undesirable. Therefore, we advise users who are interested in the tool to learn more about it before installing it. This article discusses how this potentially unwanted program could be working, how it might be spread, and how users who no longer wish to have it on their browsers could delete it. If you are mainly here because you want to manually remove the Quick Search Tool manually, we recommend checking our deletion instructions below the text. Should you need more help or have any questions about the extension, do not hesitate to leave us a comment at the end of this page.

For starters, we ought to talk about how Quick Search Tool might be distributed. Our researchers say that many potentially unwanted programs are spread through file-sharing websites or via redirects that could occur after interacting with pop-ups, ads, buttons, etc. Thus, users who want to keep away from potentially unwanted programs should think carefully before clicking questionable content and avoid visiting file-sharing websites that offer pirated software, unknown freeware, and so on.

Quick Search Tool can also be found on its official website called quicksearchtool.com, and, at the moment of writing, it is available on Chrome Web Store. However, it is worth mentioning that the extension does not have any positive reviews yet. The authors of the few reviews that we saw say that they do not like the extension or that it does not work. The application has a rather low rating too, as it currently has three stars out of five. Thus, the application might not seem as attractive to users who find it on Chrome Web Store, even if its description says that it is a useful tool for searching the Internet.

How does the application help users surf the Internet? Our researchers say that Quick Search Tool might replace users’ default search engines with a search website called search.quicksearchtool.com. Is it any better than Google or Yahoo search engines? In fact, the mentioned search website seems to be using the Yahoo search engine to gather and display search results. It means that once you enter a keyword into the search.quicksearchtool.com search box, you might get redirected to search.yahoo.com. Thus, if you were using Yahoo before, you might not notice a dramatic change.

Another thing that you should know about Quick Search Tool’s working manner is that it might request permission to view your browsing history. The application’s description available on Chrome Web Store does not explain why the extension needs such a permission. However, it is mentioned that the potentially unwanted program may also require permission called “Tabs.” The mentioned description explains that such a permission is needed so that the tool could “offer you additional optional products.” It means that the application could show advertisements that could be opened on new browser tabs. Since the data in your browsing history could reveal your interests, it is possible that it is needed to create targeted advertising content.

Reading browsing history could be an undesirable quality as some users do not like when programs know what kind of websites they visit, what kind of things they look up on the Internet, and so on. Tabs that are created without any permission and may contain ads could appear annoying as well. Thus, the described application’s working manner was the reason why it was classified as a potentially unwanted program. If you do not think you would like to have such a tool on your browser, you may want to reconsider its installation. If you have already installed it, you could learn how to erase Quick Search Tool.

Researchers say that users can delete Quick Search Tool manually if they access their browsers’ extensions menus. If you have no idea how to complete this task, you could use the instructions placed below. The other way to remove Quick Search Tool is to scan your device with a reputable antimalware tool that would detect it and help you get rid of it.

Remove Quick Search Tool

1. Open Google Chrome.
2. Type chrome://extensions into its address bar.
3. Click Enter.
4. Find Quick Search Tool and press Remove.
5. Confirm if needed and restart the browser.