Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor - How to remove

Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor is a potentially unwanted browser add-on. It’s not harmful, but it’s also unhelpful. It seems related to iffy extensions like Wise Ghost and some users accuse it of being installed deceptively.

About Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor:

Classification	Browser hijacker, adware.
How Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor affects the browser	The extension can read your data on all sites, show notifications, and scan extensions, you can have it scan extensions and display the result.
Problems and issues	Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor is flagged by some cybersecurity tools, it’s related to a few browser hijackers.
How to delete Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor	Uninstall the extension, use anti-malware apps (Spyhunter for Mac, Combo Cleaner for Mac, Spyhunter for PC, Malwarebytes) to protect your device.

What is Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor?

Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor, found on Getwebdoctor.com, is an extension for Chrome and Chromium browsers like Edge.

On the Chrome Web Store, it currently has 500k users, which it has gained rather quickly. The Getwebdoctor.com website is estimated by Similarweb to get around 300k visits each month.

Despite Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor’s popularity, there’s almost no discussion about this extension online. This is strange, suspicious even, and is in contrast to other browser security tools, such as Disconnect, which has around the same number of users as the “Doctor”, yet has plenty of reviews and discussion about it online.

Problems with Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor

It doesn’t justify its permissions

When Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor is being installed, it asks for these permissions:

• Read and change all your data on the websites that you visit
• Display notifications
• Manage your apps, extensions, and themes

Unfortunately, Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor doesn’t explain why it needs these permissions. And I can’t see why it needs to access all URLs. According to its own description, the “Doctor” scans for known bad extensions, nothing more. Asking to read your data on all sites seems excessive.

Once I installed Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor, I also added a few unsafe extensions that I knew of and that hadn’t been removed yet from the Chrome Web Store: mostly just a few search hijackers. Unfortunately, none of them were detected.

I scanned them with Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor, restarted the browser and scanned again. But the “Doctor” always declared the extension to be safe. While I’m sure that Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor detects malicious extensions, it’s not as aggressive as it maybe should be. As it is, Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor could give users a false sense of security.

It’s potentially unwanted

Some security vendors have a problem with Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor. Some consider it to be a browser hijacker, and an anti-malware app flags Getwebdoctor.com as Malware.

A few reviewers on the Chrome Web Store accuse Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor of being installed without permission. In addition, web analytics sites estimate that Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor shares traffic with Wise Ghost, and SecuryBrowse, two other browser hijackers. This makes the “Doctor” even more suspicious.

How to remove Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor

Although Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor doesn’t seem malicious, it might be best to avoid it. You can uninstall Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor easily by following the instructions below. It can also help to use an antivirus app (Spyhunter for Mac, Combo Cleaner for Mac, Spyhunter for PC, etc.) to protect your device.

If you want a security extension on your browser, it’s important to use a reputable one. I recommend choosing an extension made by a well-known company, as those apps have a lot of scrutiny placed on them.

Additionally, anti-malware apps like Malwarebytes flag suspicious and dangerous extensions, programs, and websites more effectively than Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor does.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Manual removal instructions

TopRemoving Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor. Click on the trash bin icon next to Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.

TopRemoving Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor from Firefox

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Browser Checkup for Chrome by Doctor, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.