Sweet-page.com - updated Jan 2021

Sweet-page.com Removal Guide

What is Sweet-page.com?

Sweet-page.com – a potentially unwanted program that hijacks your Google Chrome and all the other browsers

Sweet-page.com

Sweet-page.com is an untrustworthy search engine that may show you altered search results. This is done to initiate required redirections to predetermined websites that seek to increase their page rank or sales. Besides, this program may also display continuous commercial ads that may also be filled with various links.

Please be very careful with these ads because you can never know what website they may trick you into visiting. In most cases, Sweet-page.com redirects and other issues appear after this browser hijacker manages to take over the start page and the default search engine.

Name Sweet-page.com
Type Browser hijacker, potentially unwanted program
Developer Wify Technology Limited
Distribution Software bundle packages, third-party websites
Symptoms Homepage and new tab address are set to Sweet-page.com, search results are filled with sponsored links
Risks Installation of other potentially unwanted programs, privacy risks, financial losses
Removal You can uninstall potentially unwanted programs by following the manual guide below or by scanning the computer with anti-malware software
Optional steps Computer infections can cause significant damage to system files or disrupt normal settings. To revert these changes and remediate the OS, perform a full system scan with FortectIntego repair software

Beware changes are done on each of the web browsers installed on the system, so you may find out that you can't avoid Sweet-page.com redirects. Please, do not ignore them! Finally, we recommend avoiding this search engine because it may be set to track people's browsing habits.

This is done to collect information about people's search terms, mostly visited websites, data that they enter when visiting these domains, etc. Nevertheless, Sweet-page.com virus may also get the following information about your PC:

  • IP address,
  • location,
  • browsing history
  • links clicked
  • installed program list, etc.

To avoid unwanted tracking activities, you should immediately perform a full Sweet-page.com removal – you can either employ security software or follow the manual guide we provide below.

If this potentially unwanted app has already hijacked your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or another web browser, you should waste no time and get rid of it. We say so because this program has already initiated various doubts about its trustworthiness and reliability.

Beware that it can show up on a computer without downloading it there, just like viruses do. In this case, you should scan the machine with security software and then employ FortectIntego to fix the damage done to the registry and other important system files.

Browser hijackers are commonly spread via software bundling technique

Browser hijackers and other potentially unwanted programs are mostly spread in a bundle with freeware and shareware. In order to avoid this and other potentially unwanted programs, you should try to pay more attention to the freeware installation process because people are always tricked into installing optional downloads when downloading such programs from the Internet, for example:

  • adware,
  • plugins,
  • add-ons, etc.

For that, we highly recommend you to start monitoring the installation of PDF creators, download managers, video streaming software, video recording software, and similar applications. You should simply select Custom or Advanced installation of the freeware and then uncheck checkmarks that claim:

'Make XXX my start page', 'Make XXX my default search engine', 'Make XXX my homepage', etc.

If this questionable search engine gets on its target PC, it takes over each web browser and blocks such known search engines as Google, Yahoo, or Bing.

Besides, it may also start interrupting you with its continuous pop-up ads, slow down the browser, redirect it to suspicious and unknown websites, and may also initiate other unwanted or annoying activities. For avoiding them, you should follow the guide below and fix your computer.

Sweet-page.com removal guide

If you noticed Sweet-page.com virus hijack, you should immediately take action – especially if you did not download the app yourself (i.e., it was installed with freeware). In such a case, it might be that your computer has other potentially unwanted programs installed on it. In a worst case scenario, there could be even malicious programs active too, including Trojans, backdoors, or rootkits.

Therefore, you can remove Sweet-page.com easily when following our manual guide below. However, experts always recommend performing a full system scan to ensure that no malware is present on the device.

You may remove virus damage with a help of FortectIntego. SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner and Malwarebytes are recommended to detect potentially unwanted programs and viruses with all their files and registry entries that are related to them.

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Alternative Software
Different software has a different purpose. If you didn’t succeed in fixing corrupted files with Fortect, try running SpyHunter 5.
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Different software has a different purpose. If you didn’t succeed in fixing corrupted files with Intego, try running Combo Cleaner.

Getting rid of Sweet-page.com. Follow these steps

Uninstall from Windows

  1. Click Start Control Panel Programs and Features (if you are Windows XP user, click on Add/Remove Programs). Click 'Start -> Control Panel -> Programs and Features' (if you are 'Windows XP' user, click on 'Add/Remove Programs').
  2. If you are Windows 10 / Windows 8 user, then right-click in the lower left corner of the screen. Once Quick Access Menu shows up, select Control Panel and Uninstall a Program. If you are 'Windows 10 / Windows 8' user, then right-click in the lower left corner of the screen. Once 'Quick Access Menu' shows up, select 'Control Panel' and 'Uninstall a Program'.
  3. Uninstall Sweet-page.com and related programs
    Here, look for Sweet-page.com or any other recently installed suspicious programs.
  4. Uninstall them and click OK to save these changes. Right click on each of suspicious entries and select 'Uninstall'

Delete from macOS

  1. If you are using OS X, click Go button at the top left of the screen and select Applications. Cick 'Go' and select 'Applications'
  2. Wait until you see Applications folder and look for Sweet-page.com or any other suspicious programs on it. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash. Click on every malicious entry and select 'Move to Trash'

Remove from Microsoft Edge

Delete unwanted extensions from MS Edge:

  1. Select Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and pick Extensions.
  2. From the list, pick the extension and click on the Gear icon.
  3. Click Remove. Remove extensions from Edge

Clear cookies and other browser data:

  1. Click on the Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and select Settings > Privacy, search, and services..
  2. Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
  3. Select Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files. (apart from passwords, although you might want to include Media licenses as well, if applicable) and click on Clear. Clear Edge browsing data

Restore new tab and homepage settings:

  1. Click the menu icon and choose Settings.
  2. Then find On startup section.
  3. Click Remove next to any suspicious startup page.

Reset MS Edge if the above steps did not work:

  1. Press on Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager.
  2. Click on More details arrow at the bottom of the window.
  3. Select Details tab.
  4. Now scroll down and locate every entry with Microsoft Edge name in it. Right-click on each of them and select End Task to stop MS Edge from running. Reset MS Edge

Instructions for Chromium-based Edge

Delete extensions from MS Edge (Chromium):

  1. Open Edge and click select Settings > Extensions.
  2. Delete unwanted extensions by clicking Remove. Remove extensions from Chromium Edge

Clear cache and site data:

  1. Click on Menu and go to Settings.
  2. Select Privacy, search and services.
  3. Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
  4. Under Time range, pick All time.
  5. Select Clear now. Clear browser data from Chroum Edge

Reset Chromium-based MS Edge:

  1. Click on Menu and select Settings.
  2. On the left side, pick Reset settings.
  3. Select Restore settings to their default values.
  4. Confirm with Reset.
  5. This will disable extensions and reset startup pages but will not delete bookmarks, saved passwords, or browsing history. Reset Chromium Edge

Remove from Mozilla Firefox (FF)

Remove dangerous extensions:

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click on the Menu (three horizontal lines at the top-right of the window).
  2. Select Add-ons.
  3. In here, select the unwanted extension and click Remove. Remove extensions from Firefox

Reset the homepage:

  1. Click three horizontal lines at the top right corner to open the menu.
  2. Choose Settings.
  3. Under Home, set your preferred homepage and new tab settings.

Clear cookies and site data:

  1. Click Menu and pick Settings.
  2. Go to Privacy & Security section.
  3. Scroll down to locate Cookies and Site Data.
  4. Click on Clear Data…
  5. Select Cookies and Site Data and Temporary cached files and pages, then click Clear. Clear cookies and site data from Firefox

Reset Mozilla Firefox

If clearing the browser as explained above did not help, reset Mozilla Firefox:

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click the Menu.
  2. Go to Help and then choose Troubleshooting Information. Reset Firefox 1
  3. Under Give Firefox a tune up section, click on Refresh Firefox…
  4. Once the pop-up shows up, confirm the action by pressing on Refresh Firefox. Reset Firefox 2

Remove from Google Chrome

Delete malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

  1. Open Google Chrome, click on the Menu (three vertical dots at the top-right corner) and select More tools > Extensions.
  2. In the newly opened window, you will see all the installed extensions. Uninstall all suspicious extensions related to the unwanted program by clicking Remove. Remove extensions from Chrome

Clear cache and web data from Chrome:

  1. Click on Menu and pick Settings.
  2. Under Privacy and security, select Clear browsing data.
  3. Select Browsing history, Cookies and other site data, as well as Cached images and files.
  4. Click Clear data. Clear cache and web data from Chrome

Change your homepage:

  1. Click menu and choose Settings.
  2. Look for a suspicious site in the On startup section.
  3. Click on Open a specific or set of pages and click on three dots to find the Remove option.

Reset Google Chrome:

If the previous methods did not help you, reset Google Chrome to eliminate all the unwanted components:

  1. Click on Menu and select Settings.
  2. In the Settings, scroll down and click Advanced.
  3. Scroll down and locate Reset and clean up section.
  4. Now click Restore settings to their original defaults.
  5. Confirm with Reset settings. Reset Chrome 2

Delete from Safari

  1. Remove dangerous extensions
    Open Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu at the top left of the screen. Once you do this, select Preferences. Click on 'Safari' and select 'Preferences'
  2. Here, select Extensions and look for Sweet-page.com or other suspicious entries. Click on the Uninstall button to get rid each of them. Go to 'Extensions' and uninstall malicious add-ons
  3. Reset Safari
    Open Safari browser and click on Safari in menu section at the top left of the screen. Here, select Reset Safari.... Click on 'Safari' and select 'Reset Safari...'
  4. Now you will see a detailed dialog window filled with reset options. All of those options are usually checked, but you can specify which of them you want to reset. Click the Reset button to complete Sweet-page.com removal process. Select all options and click on 'Reset' button

After uninstalling this potentially unwanted program (PUP) and fixing each of your web browsers, we recommend you to scan your PC system with a reputable anti-spyware. This will help you to get rid of Sweet-page.com registry traces and will also identify related parasites or possible malware infections on your computer. For that you can use our top-rated malware remover: FortectIntego, SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner or Malwarebytes.

How to prevent from getting browser hijacker

Access your website securely from any location

When you work on the domain, site, blog, or different project that requires constant management, content creation, or coding, you may need to connect to the server and content management service more often. The best solution for creating a tighter network could be a dedicated/fixed IP address.

If you make your IP address static and set to your device, you can connect to the CMS from any location and do not create any additional issues for the server or network manager that needs to monitor connections and activities. VPN software providers like Private Internet Access can help you with such settings and offer the option to control the online reputation and manage projects easily from any part of the world.

 

Recover files after data-affecting malware attacks

While much of the data can be accidentally deleted due to various reasons, malware is one of the main culprits that can cause loss of pictures, documents, videos, and other important files. More serious malware infections lead to significant data loss when your documents, system files, and images get encrypted. In particular, ransomware is is a type of malware that focuses on such functions, so your files become useless without an ability to access them.

Even though there is little to no possibility to recover after file-locking threats, some applications have features for data recovery in the system. In some cases, Data Recovery Pro can also help to recover at least some portion of your data after data-locking virus infection or general cyber infection. 

 

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