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SearchPage Tab

What is SearchPage Tab?

SearchPage (related to Wajam) is an ad-supported (users may see additional banner and in-text link advertisements) cross web browser plugin for Internet Explorer (BHO) and Firefox/Chrome (plugin) and distributed through various monetization platforms during installation. The browser extension includes various features that will modify the default or custom settings of the browser including the home page, search settings and in some cases will modify Internet Explorer's load time threshold, place a lock file within Firefox to prevent competing software from changing its settings as well as disable the browser's Content Security Policy in order to allow for cross site scripting of the plugin.

What the toolbar does:
- Changes the default search engine in your web browser's built-in search box.
- Changes the default home page of your web browser.
- Adds alternative "page not found" functionality.
- Enable search from the address bar of your web browser.
- Allows software updates of the application once a new version is released.

As expressed in the SearchPage.com Terms of Service:
"By downloading the SearchPage Tab Application, you understand and expressly agree that: The SearchPage Tab Application will try to protect you against unwanted applications that would try to interfere with its features and will ask you to confirm any changes before applying them. For example, if you set your homepage to SearchPage and another application tries to change it, the SearchPage Tab Application will notify you of such change and request your permission before proceeding with the change."

SearchPage
4115 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
Montreal, Quebec CA

About  (from Visicom Media)

Search on every new browser tab. SearchPage Tab will also change your homepage and default search provider.
SearchPage Tab may use cookies, pixels and/or other means to collect your IP address and other non-personally
identifiable information in order to give you search results and show you ads in your SeachPage...  Read more
Overview
  • Loads into the web browser
  • Installed as part of a co-bundle
  • Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
  • Hijacks the web browser's home page
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
SearchPage Tab has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: SearchPage
URL: www.searchpage.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\SearchPage
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\SearchPage\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 613.58 KB

Program filesFiles installed by SearchPage Tab

Program module:DnsPageIE.dll
Name:SearchPage Tab
SearchPage
Path:C:\users\user\appdata\Local\SearchPage\DnsPageIE.dll
MD5:1a730e0bae607df0f00e8d70dba6973a
Additional files:
  • DnsPageIE.dll (by SearchPage) - SearchPage Tab (SearchPage)
  • uninstall.exe
  • chromeSearchProv.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • DnsPageIE.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'SearchPage Tab' with the class of {F33C76D9-515F-4F3D-9FFA-E68ED7259E93}.

How do I remove SearchPage Tab?

You can uninstall SearchPage Tab from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program SearchPage Tab, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove SearchPage Tab.
  4. If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by SearchPage Tab you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 79%
Win XP 5%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 81%
Keep it 19%
 
AVERAGE INSTALL LIFESPAN
215.49
Days

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 78.95%
Windows Vista 15.79%
Windows XP 5.26%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 55.56%
Windows 7 Ultimate 16.67%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 11.11%
Windows 7 Professional 11.11%
Windows Vista Home Basic 5.56%

Distribution by countryGeography

80.95% of installs come from United Kingdom
Which countries install it?
  United Kingdom 80.95%
  United States 19.05%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 29.41%
Dell 23.53%
Samsung 17.65%
Hewlett-Packard 11.76%
Toshiba 5.88%
Sony 5.88%
ASUS 5.88%
Common models
Dell Inspiron 1545 12.50%
TOSHIBA Satellite L450D 6.25%
Dell Dimension E521 6.25%
BIOSTAR Group P31-A7 6.25%
Acer Aspire X3812 6.25%
Acer Aspire 5737Z 6.25%

About Visicom Media

Visicom Media Network or VMN.net is a Web portal with a number of free services for users. Its headquarters is in Brossard, Quebec. The domain VMN.
Publisher URL: software.visicommedia.com

comments1 comment

user comment
expert comment
Jim Brown (Expert)over a year ago
It's nothing more that an adware browser hijacker.