Remove Sweetplayer - Here's how
If you discover the SweetPlayer in your browser, you should remove it immediately. We show you how to do this.
Step 1: Remove SweetPlayer from Windows
SweetPlayer is comparatively harmless adware. Among other things, your home page and the search engine change. In addition, the adware interferes with annoying advertisements and pop-ups.
- Uninstalling SweetPlayer: Open the Control Panel and sort the list of installed programs by the installation date. Remove the entry "SweetPlayer" as well as all other unknown additions. You can find detailed instructions in the practical tip "Uninstalling Windows programs".
- AdwCleaner: The free AdwCleaner also removes the last remains from the SweetPlayer. Start the tool and then remove all finds.
- Shortcuts: If you still find another start page when you start your browser, you must also clean up the browser shortcuts.
- Malwarebytes Anti-Malware: If you would also like to check your system for other malware, this extremely reliable virus scanner is ideal. However, it is not absolutely necessary to remove it from the SweetPlayer.
Step 2: Remove SweetPlayer from the browser
If SweetPlayer still cannot be deleted from the browser, reset it completely. Perform the following instructions for all installed browsers, even if you are not currently using them.
- Reset Google Chrome
- Reset Mozilla Firefox
- Reset Internet Explorer
- Reset Opera
- Reset Safari
In the next practical tip, we will show you how to check individual files online for viruses.