Removing Extensions in Chrome and Safari

If you ever notice odd behavior in Chrome or Safari, you should check your extensions.

Extensions are small programs that change the way you browse the web. Often they are very helpful, but occasionally extensions are installed unintentionally.

Follow these instructions to check and remove unwanted extensions in Chrome or Safari

Removing Extensions in Chrome

Click the settings menu in the top right, then settings

Open Extensions

Click extensions in the left menu.

Review the Extensions LIst

Review the extensions list, and find any extensions you aren't 100% sure you use and understand what they do.

In this case we'll remove extensions by clicking the trash icon.

Click Remove

Click remove to remove the extension.

Check Settings

Click Settings in the left menu.

Review the Following Settings

Malicious extensions often change the default homepage. Check that On startup is set as you'd like, and your search engine is set to Google.

Removing Extensions in Safari

Click on Safari in the top menu bar, then Preferences...

Open Extensions

Open the Extensions area

Review the Extensions List

Review the extensions list, and find any extensions you aren't 100% sure you use and understand what they do.

In this case we'll remove extensions by clicking Uninstall.

Click Uninstall

Click Uninstall to remove the extension.

Continue Removing Extensions Until Only Those You Trust Remain

Continue removing untrusted extensions.

Then click General

Check the Following in General

Malicious extensions often change the default homepage. Change this to your desired homepage. http://google.com is a good choice if you are unsure.