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MySearchDial is a toolbar that comes bundled with third-party software and installs without your permission, changing your home page and search provider. Once installed, the program collects information about your browsing habits, redirects you to unknown sites, and shows you annoying pop-up ads and sponsored ads.
In addition to being a PUP (potentially unwanted program) that will slow down your browser, it's possible for the program to hide harmful malware. Good reasons to remove it.
In some cases, a “bad” add-on can’t be removed directly via the browser menu, because removal is blocked by an add-on protector.
Note: Depending on the browser and add-on version, a “New Tab” extension may also be included.
Follow our manual removal guide for Chrome browser, Firefox browser, and Internet Explorer browser.
Start your Chrome browser via the program folder or the program icon on your desktop.
Go to the browser menu in the top right corner and select “Settings.”
Select “Extensions.” Alternatively, you can open the URL chrome://extensions directly via the browser bar.
Once there, you should find the “MySearchDial” add-on in the extensions list.
To remove them, simply click on each recycle bin on the right.
Confirm removal in the dialog box by clicking “Remove.”
That’s it. The deleted extensions should no longer be listed.
Start your Firefox browser via the program folder or the program icon on your desktop.
Go to the browser menu in the top right corner and select “Add-ons.”
Select “Extensions.” Alternatively, you can open the URL about:addons directly via the browser bar.
Once there, you should find the “MySearchDial NewTab” and/or “mysearchdial.com” add-ons in the extensions list.
To remove them, just click “Remove” on the right.
Confirm removal by clicking “Restart now.”
After the browser restarts, the deleted extensions should no longer be listed.
Note: In Internet Explorer, installed add-ons can be disabled, but not completely removed.
Start your Internet Explorer browser via the program folder or the program icon on your desktop.
Go to the browser menu in the top right corner and select “Manage add-ons.”
In the “Toolbars & Extensions” section, find the “mysearchdial” add-ons.
Select those add-ons in the extension list.
To disable the add-ons, click “Disable all” in the bottom right corner.
That’s it. The disabled extensions should no longer be listed in your browser.
