Remove Spark Tab Redirect — How to Fix Guide

Spark Tab – What is it?

“Spark Tab” search hijacker is a potentially unwanted application (PUA)¹, that is promoted as a plugin for your web browser. It is usually spread as an add-on for Chrome or Firefox, that assists to search some special details, for example, about sport events, make your web browser far more secure, enable downloading of any video, et cetera.

However, the “Spark Tab” plugin is rather ineffective since all such features are currently embedded to your web browser and/or system. Such marketing slogans are targeted at low-skilled computer users, like pensioners or schoolchildren. However frequently even expert users are getting caught on such an appeal. In specific instances, this hijacker is dispersed together with free apps.

How harmful is Spark Tab hijacker?

Besides its uselessness, Spark Tab hijacker is also really harmful for web browser use. It transforms your search engine to its particular – Smoothsearch.online, and additionally modifies your background, putting its watermark on your background image (or, sometimes, altering it to default with the mentioned symbol).

Besides visual modifications done by Spark Tab hijacker, you can see that several of your search queries are redirecting to the uncertain sites, full of web links and advertisements – so-called doorway websites. Such websites can contain web links for malware downloads. The chance of redirecting rises if you try to launch Google search page forcibly.

However all these activities are a lot more frustrating than really dangerous. The biggest hazard, particularly for people who have a lot of confidential information in their browsers, is installed in information gathering functionalities. Cookie files, chats, often-visited web pages, and other activities are easily gathered by Spark Tab hijacker.