Remove sweet-page.com

About sweet-page.com

sweet-page.com is a browser hijacker website, developed by Wify Technology Limited. Browser hijackers are pretty minor infections that change browser’s settings without permission and try to redirect users to sponsored websites. The changes they perform to browsers include setting a new homepage, new tabs and changing the default search engine. These modifications make hijackers very obvious infections. However, despite noticing them, a lot of users do not get rid of hijackers. Not deleting one would be a mistake because hijackers can actually lead to dangerous sites, where users could encounter malware or scams. So the sooner you uninstall sweet-page.com, the better.

Browser hijackers usually install without permission. They are added to free software as extra offers and need to be deselected. If they go unnoticed, they can install alongside the freeware without trouble. Continue reading to find out how you can prevent these unwanted installations.

How do browser hijackers install?

Browser hijackers are often added to free software as extra offers. Most of the popular free programs will come with these offers, which include adware, browser hijackers and potentially unwanted programs. The offers are permitted to install alongside, unless they are manually deselected by users. However, most users do not do that simply because they are not aware of the offers being there in the first place. They will only be visible if users opt for Advanced (Custom) settings when installing freeware. Unlike Default, Advanced settings will show everything that has been added. Users will also be able to deselect the offers.

It is recommended to deselect all of the offers, no matter what software you are installing, as they’re likely to be more trouble than they’re worth. It’s much easier and less time consuming to deselect a few boxes than to have to uninstall programs.

What does a hijacker do?

The browser hijacker will immediately change your browser’s settings. Your browser, whether you’re using Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, will have sweet-page.com set as the homepage. These changes are performed without permission and cannot be reversed while the hijacker is still installed. So until you uninstall sweet-page.com, the site will greet you every time you open your browser.

The site promotes a questionable search engine, which would redirect you to sponsored websites. If you were to use the search engine, you’d see loads of results that have little to do with your search queries. If you click on them, you’d be taken to websites that want to generate traffic to make revenue. It should be mentioned that some of those sites could also be malicious or promoting scams. It would be best if you avoided using the search engine in general.

Hijackers also track users and collect information about them. They record IP addresses, search queries, websites visited, etc.

Sweet-page.com removal

In order to remove sweet-page.com fully, we recommend using anti-spyware software. Manual sweet-page.com removal is possible and we will provide instructions to help you, but it would be easier to use anti-spyware. After you delete sweet-page.com, you can change your browser’s settings back to normal.

Learn how to remove sweet-page.com from your computer

• Step 1. Uninstall sweet-page.com
• Step 2. Uninstall sweet-page.com from browsers

Step 1. Uninstall sweet-page.com

• a) Windows 10/Windows 8
• b) Windows 7/XP
• c) Mac OS X

a) Windows 10/Windows 8

1. Start -> Search -> Search for Control Panel.
2. Open Control Panel and access Programs and Features.
3. Find all programs you want to uninstall and delete them.

b) Windows 7/XP

1. Start -> Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs.
2. Find the programs you want to uninstall and delete them.

c) Mac OS X

1. Open Finder, located in your dock.
2. Select Applications from the list on the left side, locate all unwanted programs and drag them to the trash icon in your dock. Alternatively, you can right-click on the program and select Move to Trash.
3. Right-click on the trash icon in your dock and press Empty Trash.

Step 2. Uninstall sweet-page.com from browsers

• a) Delete sweet-page.com from Internet Explorer
• b) Change Internet Explorer homepage
• c) Reset Internet Explorer
• d) Delete sweet-page.com from Google Chrome
• e) Change Google Chrome homepage
• f) Reset Google Chrome
• g) Delete sweet-page.com from Mozilla Firefox
• h) Change Mozilla Firefox homepage
• i) Reset Mozilla Firefox
• j) Delete sweet-page.com from Microsoft Edge
• k) Delete sweet-page.com from Safari
• l) Delete Safari history and Cache

a) Delete sweet-page.com from Internet Explorer

1. Launch Internet Explorer.
2. Press the top right-corner gear icon that will open the menu.
3. Manage add-ons -> Toolbars and Extensions.
4. Find and delete all unwanted extensions.
5. Close the window.

b) Change Internet Explorer homepage

1. Launch Internet Explorer
2. Press the top right-corner gear icon that will open the menu.
3. Press on Internet Options, delete the homepage URL and type in the one you wish to use.
4. Save changes.

c) Reset Internet Explorer

1. Launch Internet Explorer.
2. Press the top right-corner gear icon that will open the menu.
3. Internet Options -> Advanced tab.
4. Near the bottom, you will see a Reset option. Press that.
5. Check the box that says Delete personal data and press Reset.

d) Delete sweet-page.com from Google Chrome

1. Launch Google Chrome.
2. Press on the three dots located in the top right-corner.
3. Select More Tools and then Extensions.
4. Find all suspicious extensions and press on the trash icon to delete them. If you are not sure which extensions are causing you problems, you can disable them temporarily by unchecking the Enabled box.

e) Change Google Chrome homepage

1. Launch Google Chrome.
2. Press on the three dots located in the top right-corner and choose Settings.
3. Scroll down to On startup and press on Open a specific page or set of pages.
4. Choose either Add a new page or Use current page to change your homepage.
5. Still in Settings, scroll up to Search engine and press Manage search engines.
6. Select the search engine you want to use.

f) Reset Google Chrome

1. Launch Google Chrome.
2. Press on the three dots located in the top right-corner and choose Settings.
3. Scroll down to Advanced and press on that.
4. Go down to the very bottom and press Reset.
5. Read the warning and press Reset again.

g) Delete sweet-page.com from Mozilla Firefox

1. Launch Mozilla Firefox.
2. Press on the three bars in the top right-corner.
3. Select Add-ons and choose the Extensions tab.
4. Find all suspicious extensions and delete them.

h) Change Mozilla Firefox homepage

1. Launch Mozilla Firefox.
2. Press on the three bars in the top right-corner and select Options.
3. In General, delete the current URL of your homepage and type in the one you want to use.

i) Reset Mozilla Firefox

1. Launch Mozilla Firefox.
2. Press on the three bars in the top right-corner and choose Help.
3. Choose Troubleshooting Information.
4. Under Give Firefox a tune up, press on Refresh Firefox. In the box that appears, select Refresh Firefox again.

j) Delete sweet-page.com from Microsoft Edge

1. Launch Microsoft Edge,
2. Open the More menu by pressing on the three dots at the top right-corner.
3. Choose Settings and press Choose what to clear.
4. Select everything you want to clear and press Clear.
5. Open Task Manager (Ctrl +Alt + Delete -> Task Manager).
6. In Processes, right-click on a Microsoft Edge process.
7. Select End task for all Microsoft Edge processes.

1. Open C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge
2. Delete the folders you find there
3. Start -> Search.
4. Search for Windows PowerShell.
5. Right-click on the Windows PowerShell and choose Run as administrator.
6. When Windows PowerShell opens, copy and paste "Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml -Verbose} under PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>" without the quotation marks.
7. Press Enter.

k) Delete sweet-page.com from Safari

1. Launch Safari.
2. Safari → Preferences.
3. Go to the Extensions tab, find all suspicious extensions and delete them. You can also temporarily disable them if you are unsure about which extension is causing you problems.

l) Delete Safari history and Cache

1. Safari → Clear History. Choose from which time you want to delete the history and press Clear.
2. Safari → Preferences.
3. Select the Advanced tab.
4. Check Show Develop menu in menu bar.
5. Develop → Empty Caches.