Do you know what Dictionary Pro is?
Users who are looking for “all-in-one language resource tool” might come across a browser extension called Dictionary Pro that could provide users with links to websites offering proofreading, translation, and other useful tools. Even if the application sounds like a program that you are looking for, we advise you to learn more about it first. For instance, you should be aware that the extension is classified as a potentially unwanted program. Meaning, it could have undesirable qualities. Thus, it is advisable to get to know such tools better before installing them. In this report, we discuss how this extension might work, where it could come from, and how it could be erased. If you are interested in its deletion, we recommend checking the removal guide available at the end of this article. It shows how to delete Dictionary Pro from Google Chrome browsers.
At the moment of writing, Dictionary Pro is available on the Chrome Web Store page (chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dictionary-pro/hijjonhemgfaaoipfodnpgfmlkohnckm) and its official website known as dictionarypro.co. Besides the two mentioned sites, we believe that the extension might be advertised on pop-ups or be bundled with other potentially unwanted programs available on file-sharing websites. Naturally, if you are trying to avoid such tools, you may want to stay away from unreliable file-sharing web pages and questionable pop-ups or ads. Besides avoiding downloading software from doubtful sources, we advise getting to know tools that you are interested in better before deciding if they are truly worth your attention.
Dictionary Pro screenshot
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As mentioned earlier, Dictionary Pro can provide links to websites providing tools that could help users improve their written texts. The application ought to provide such links via its toolbar that ought to be placed right below the browser’s address bar. Next, the potentially unwanted program might change user’s homepage and new tab page with a search website that could redirect them to a modified search.yahoo.com version. Moreover, the extension may ask to let it read your browsing history. To some users information available via browsing history seems private because it may show what kind of websites they visit, what ads they interact with, what they search for on the Internet, and so on. While reading Dictionary Pro Privacy Policy we found that the extension could gather information related to user’s browsing to show tailored advertising content.
If you do not want to share your browsing data with a potentially unwanted program or risk seeing targeted ads, you could erase Dictionary Pro. Our researchers say that users can delete it by accessing the Google Chrome’s extensions menu. The task is not that complicated and if you need any guidance you could use our removal guide available at the end of this paragraph. On the other hand, if the process seems challenging, you could get a reliable antimalware tool. We recommend doing a full system scan and then clicking your antimalware tool’s displayed deletion button to get rid of Dictionary Pro and other identified items. You can also leave us a message in the comments area located at the end of this page if you need further assistance or have questions about the potentially unwanted program.
Eliminate Dictionary Pro
- Open Google Chrome.
- Insert chrome://extensions into the address bar and press Enter.
- Search for Dictionary Pro and click Remove.
- Click Remove to finish.
- Close your browser.
In non-techie terms:
Dictionary Pro is one of those browser extensions that offers links to websites that provide various useful tools. Usually, users can get quick access to such web pages by bookmarking them instead of installing any third-party tools. Another thing that this application has in common with other similar tools tested by us is that it also falls under the classification of potentially unwanted programs. Software belonging to this category often offers features that seem useful, but they might also have irritating or unwanted functionality. If you noticed anything irritating about this extension’s working manner, for example, you may not like that it may ask to view your browsing history, you could delete it. Our researchers say that users can erase Dictionary Pro from their browsers by completing steps listed in our removal guide that is available above this paragraph. The other way to eliminate the potentially unwanted program is to employ a reputable antimalware tool that could take care of it.