Recipes Extension Removal Guide

Recipes Extension is one of the browser extensions out there that might cause you more trouble than do any good. Of course, it is not a malicious infection because it does not enter your computer surreptitiously, but if this extension is there in your browser, and you did not intend to have it on-board, it is the right time to remove it. Scroll down to the bottom of this article for the manual removal instructions. If you do not want to do it on your own, you can also remove Recipes Extension automatically with a licensed antispyware tool, which will make the task a lot easier.

Our security experts say that in order to get this application on your computer you probably already have to have more unwanted applications installed. The point is that there is no official homepage that would be responsible for the extension’s distribution. Therefore, Recipes Extension must enter your computer through third-party routes. During our research, we have found that the program usually comes from pop-ups that are generated by other freeware apps that are already installed on your computer. Sometimes these pop-ups initialize the installation automatically, but it is a lot more likely that they come with a dialogue box that offers users to add Recipes Extension to their browsers.

So perhaps it is possible to say that the program depends on the surprise effect. When users are confused about the information they see on their screen, they are more likely to click the dialogue box that offers to add the extension to their browser. Luckily, Recipes Extension works only on the Chrome browser, so users who have other default browsers may not see this potentially unwanted program. However, it does not mean that you do not have undesirable apps installed on your PC. It is always a good idea to run regular system scans with a security tool of your choice.

When this extension is added to your Chrome browser, it will change your default search provider to findgofind.com. It will also change your new tab settings, and the point is that this domain was used by the Findgofind.com hijacker before, so it is clear that there are suspicious things about this application, and you should not trust it. Not to mention, there is no need to tolerate an extension you did not even want to have in the first place.

What’s more, the search engine associated with this extension cannot even provide you with the original search content because it uses a modified version of the Yahoo! Search engine. Of course, it does not mean that Yahoo! Search has anything to do with this application. The search results will not be reliable because the program will try to push you into interacting with commercial content.

The bottom’s line is that Recipes Extension is a very intrusive application that might cause certain security issues. Since you need to protect your computer from various threats, you have to remove Recipes Extension from your browser immediately. When you delete the extension, you should also look for other undesirable applications, and the best way to do it is to perform a full system scan with a powerful antispyware tool.

How to Remove Recipes Extension

1. Open your Chrome browser.
2. Press Alt+F and click More tools.
3. Go to Extensions and remove the extension.
4. Press Alt+F again and click Settings.
5. Scroll down to Search engines and click Manage search engines.
6. Set a new default search engine and delete Findgofind.com.
7. Restart your browser for the changes to take effect.