Search.mymoviesxp.com Removal Guide

If you download and install the My Movies XP extension from its official website or the Chrome Web Store, you will immediately notice that Search.mymoviesxp.com has been set as your default homepage. Of course, it might appear on all your browsers, including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox if the extension promoting it sneaks onto the computer without permission too. Either way, we suggest getting rid of this SafeBrowser extension because Search.mymoviesxp.com is not a reliable search engine. Also, you will not be allowed to change the settings of your browsers unless you get rid of the extension installed on your PC. As it cannot be removed through Control Panel, we suspect that many users will find it hard to get rid of it. Therefore, we have decided to write this article and provide information about the removal of the undesirable extension. Of course, you will also be explained why you need to erase it in a detailed manner.

People who install the My Movies XP extension willingly usually do that because this piece of software promises to enable users to watch movies on their computers. In other words, it should enable users to access various streaming websites. Even though this sounds appealing, users who install the extension simply notice a new search engine set on their browsers. Yes, it contains buttons leading to IMDb, YouTube, and similar websites that contains videos; however, it is definitely not worth expecting that it will help you to find online movies you want to watch. Generally speaking, the extension and the search engine Search.mymoviesxp.com it promotes are quite useless. Specialists working at 411-spyware.com even say that the search engine you will see set on your browsers might expose you to potential threats even though it seems to be quite trustworthy at first glance. Researchers have noticed that it inserts all kinds of ads and sponsored links to the search results’ page. They usually promote third-party sites that, unfortunately, might be untrustworthy and even promote unreliable software or try to steal money from you. You will be sure that you will not be redirected to any of those bad websites again only if you completely remove My Movies XP together with Search.mymoviesxp.com. To be honest, you should remove this piece of software not only because it might redirect you to untrustworthy websites.

Research has shown that Search.mymoviesxp.com collects information about users, especially their search activity, in order to “offer you more customized information, advertising, and services.” Even though it declares that it does not track personally-identifiable information about users, it is said that it records “search queries that may contain personally identifiable information.” All the gathered information is shared with third parties, so there is a possibility that your personal details from search queries (users usually submit them accidentally) will appear in the hands of untrustworthy companies or even cyber criminals. To make sure that this does not happen, delete the extension and the search engine it sets immediately.

As we have already mentioned, some users download the extension themselves from mymoviesxp.com or chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/my-movies-xp/iigkidgnhoippgjjmkncajfjkkpagfmk (Chrome Web Store) because they believe that it is a trustworthy extension that will enable them to watch all kinds of movies free of charge. Of course, there are users who install My Movies XP willingly; however, in most cases, this piece of software slithers onto computers without permission. It is clear that it might come bundled with free applications, or it might be installed the moment a user clicks on the so-called “click-to-install advertisement.” Be careful in the future because other computer infections are spread in a similar manner.

Even though the extension creates its folder in %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions or %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions, modifies Preferences, Secure Preferences, and Web Data files, and, finally, creates its own registry keys, it is not that difficult to remove it. All you need to do is to open the Add-ons manager, find the untrustworthy extension, and remove it. If you do not find this process easy, use our manual removal instructions. Alternatively, you can scan your computer with an automatic malware remover like SpyHunter. The free diagnostic version of this antimalware tool can be downloaded from our website; however, if you decide to use it to delete infections, you will have to upgrade it.

Remove Search.mymoviesxp.com

Mozilla Firefox

1. Launch your browser.
2. Press Ctrl+Shift+A simultaneously and open the Extensions menu.
3. Delete the undesirable extension.

Google Chrome

1. Open your browser.
2. Tap Alt+F and open More tools.
3. Click Extensions.
4. Select the extension you wish to remove and click on the trash button.
5. Click Remove.

Internet Explorer

1. Open your browser and tap Alt+T.
2. Open Manage Add-ons.
3. Click Toolbars and Extensions.
4. Find and select the undesirable extension.
5. Delete it.