Do you often receive annoying ads from Tide Search when you are online
and take a long time to wait for your browser to respond? Have you received many
unwanted commercial ads, coupons and sponsored links? Don't be worry. This post
will provide an efficient way to wipe out this adware problem completely.
Tide Search is identified as an unwanted adware. Though
it claims that it is a tool which can help users to improve the browsing
performance, the adware is not welcomed at all for this application brings a
plenty of annoying ads. This adware can be installed on many commonly-used web
browsers like Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome as a browser
add-on or extension. When in your computer, this adware will start generating
various kinds of ads on your browsers, including deals, coupons, discounts,
sponsored links, banners and more. To deliver more precise ads, this ads would
collect your personal data such as IP address, terms you have searched, and
websites you have visited, and send that data to the advertisers. It will cause
security problem or even fraud. Moreover, those pop-up ads or sponsored links
may redirect you to malicious websites which may contain Trojans, spyware and
other malware.
How Do You Get Infected With Tide Search?
Downloading and installing freeware/shareware: It is commonly bundled
with additional parasites and other potential threats when you download and
install freeware/shareware from the Internet. If you think all the online free
applications are safe for use, you are likely to get the adware from the
Internet.
Visiting suspicious websites: If you visit unsafe websites or illegal
sites, you may get Adware or PUP on your computer. Cyber hackers embeds Adware
or PUP into those websites and seize the opportunity to infiltrate into users'
computer when they visit the illegitimate websites.
Opening spam email attachments or clicking on links in the emails:
Adware and PUP usually hides itself in the junk emails/attachments and instant
messages to puzzle users. If you click on those links, your computer may be
attacked by Adware or PUP.
Using outmoded security software: Make sure that your computer has a
updated and latest version of security software. Other cyber threats can also
invade your PC when security settings are poor.
Guide to Get Rid of the Adware Completely
The adware will keep displaying numerous of commercial ads on your
browsers, which interferes with your online activities. Moreover, it may gather
your personal data by tracking your browser cookies, so that it can deliver more
customized ads to you. Thus, you should remove Tide Search from the PC as soon
as possible. Try the manual steps below and the unwanted pop-ups can be stopped.
Step 1: Remove the adware related programs.
Windows Vista/7:
Click the Start Orb and click Control Panel.
Make sure
you are in the category view in control panel (indicated in the top right hand
corner).
Click Uninstall a Program under the Programs heading.
Search for
the adware related programs, click Uninstall from the options at the top of the
list.
Windows XP:
Click the Start menu and click Control Panel.
Click Switch
to Category View, if you are not already in this view.
Click Add or Remove
Programs.
Select the adware related programs , and click Change /Remove or
Remove.
Windows 8:
Press Windows key + R.
Type "control panel" in the box shown
and hit Enter.
Go to Uninstall a Program.
Look for the adware related
programs , and click Uninstall.
Step 2. Remove suspicious add-ons and extensions.
Internet Explorer
1. Click Tools > Manage add-ons.
2. Under
"Toolbars and Extensions", search for Tide Search adware related add-ons.
Highlight them, and disable them.
Google Chrome
1. Click the 3 bar options icon or wrench icon and navigate
to Tools >Extensions.
2. Search for the adware related extensions and
remove them all.
Mozilla Firefox
1. Click Tools > Add-ons (Ctrl+Shift+A).
2. Under
"Plugins", search for the adware related add-ons. Disable or remove them. You
may also search for other unwanted add-ons under "Extensions".
Please be informed that manual removal is effective to get rid of Tide
Search, but is only for advanced PC users who can handle the process, files and
registry entries. PC users had better use a professional and power removal tool
to fix this problem and keep the infected PC safe, SpyHunter is the best helper
for most PC users to clean threat and provide PC security.