Is it safe to keep Television Direct in your browser?
Television Direct is a kind of potentially unwanted program that can be downloaded from its official web page. Although, you can add this toolbar to popular web browsers including Safari, Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Edge, IE and Opera. However, none of these browsers present this add-on in their official browser web stores. This is quite suspicious, besides, some computer users complain that this extension has appeared in their Internet browsers without downloading them from anywhere, which is even more suspicious. Thus, RMV security experts have decided to analyze Television Direct application and share important details about it with you. It is a piece of app that can be described as an adware potentially unwanted program (PUP). Many spyware and malware removal softwares identify it as PUP or adware and recommend PC users to eliminate it from their machine.
Meanwhile, it is similar to other application from the same developer. Once installed, the toolbar reforms default homepage and new tab page settings and then adjusts them so that the system user would be rerouted to a dubious search engine website every time when they opens the installed browser or a new tab. RMV analysts have tested the search engine associated with Television Direct. First of all, our researchers have noticed that it delivers search results based on the country that we are living in, which means that this app tracks geo-location of our machines. The second thing that experts have noticed was the amount of results that are marked as advertisements. There were lots of them. Besides, next to these ads, we have also found a list of suggested and related online searches.
Annoyances Caused by Television Direct Adware
Unfortunately, organic search results were placed at the very end of the displayed results page, which disappointed us. Then our experts have decided to check the Privacy Policy of Television Direct, which usually holds the important information. The extension that this adware adds to the web browser captured certain data when the user surf the Internet .However, the creators also claims that it is not liable for any kind of direct and indirect damages that might arises from using this program. RMV researchers think that you should think twice before browsing the web through this program, and if you wish to eliminate Television Direct, do it without a doubt by using the instructions provided below.
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Learn To Remove Television Direct Using Manual Methods
Phase 1 : Show Hidden Files To Delete Television Direct Related Files And Folders
1. For Windows 8 or 10 Users : From the Ribbon’s View in My PC click on Options icon.
2. For Windows 7 or Vista Users : Open My Computer and tap on Organize button on the upper left corner and then to Folder and Search Options from the drop down menu.
3. Now go to the View tab and enable Show hidden files and folder options and then uncheck the Hide protected system operating files checkbox option below.
4. Finally look for any suspicious files in the hidden folders as given below and delete it.
- %AppData%\[adware_name]
- %Temp%\[adware_name]
- %LocalAppData%\[adware_name].exe
- %AllUsersProfile%random.exe
- %CommonAppData%\[adware_name]
Phase 2 : Get Rid of Television Direct Related Extensions Related From Different Web Browsers
From Chrome :
1. Click on Menu icon, hover through More Tools then tap on Extensions.
2. Now click on Trash icon on the extensions tab there next to suspicious extensions to remove it.
From Internet Explorer :
1. Click on Manage add-ons option from the drop down menu on going through Gear icon.
2. Now if you find any suspicious extension in the Toolbars and Extensions panel then right click on it and Delete option to remove it.
From Mozilla Firefox :
1. Tap on Add-ons on going through Menu icon.
2. In the Extensions tab click on Disable or Remove button next to Television Direct related extensions to remove them.
From Opera :
1. Press Opera menu, hover to Extensions and then select Extensions manager there.
2. Now if any browser extension looks suspicious to you then click on (X) button to remove it.
From Safari :
1. Click Preferences… on going through Settings Gear icon.
2. Now on Extensions tab click on Uninstall button to remove it.
From Microsoft Edge :
Note:–As there is no option for Extension Manager in Microsoft Edge so in order to sort out issues related with adware programs in MS Edge you can change its default homepage and search engine.
Change Default Homepage of Ms Edge –
1. Click on More(…) followed by Settings and then to Start page under Open With section.
2. Now select View advanced settings button and then in Search in the address bar with section, you can select Google or any other homepage as your preference.
Change Default Search Engine Settings of Ms Edge –
1. Select More(…) then Settings followed by View advanced settings button.
2. Under Search in the address bar with box click on <Add new>. Now you can choose from the available list of search providers or add you preferred search engine and click Add as default.
Phase 3 : Block Unwanted Pop-ups from Television Direct On Different Web Browsers
1. Google Chrome : Click Menu icon → Settings → Show advanced settings… → Content Settings… under Privacy section → enable Do not allow any site to show pop-ups (recommended) option → Done.
2. Mozilla Firefox : Tap on Menu icon → Options → Content panel → check Block pop-up windows in Pop-ups section.
3. Internet Explorer : Click Gear Settings icon → Internet Options → in Privacy tab enable Turn on Pop-up Blocker under Pop-up Blocker Section.
4. Microsoft Edge : Press More(…) option → Settings → View advanced settings → toggle on Block pop-ups.
Still having troubles in removing Television Direct from your compromised PC ? Then you don’t need to worry. You can feel free to ask questions to us about malware related issues.
