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Instructions about how to remove the 'Managed by your organization' feature/unwanted policies from Chrome are provided below. These actions can cause problems relating to browsing safety, privacy or even identity theft. The developers sell the information to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) who misuse it to generate revenue.

In most cases, they collect details such as IP addresses, geolocations, entered search queries, URLs of visited websites and so on, however, some apps of this type also record personal details. They assign them to the address of a fake search engine so that users are forced to visit this URL when they open a browser, new tab or enter search queries into the URL bar.īrowser hijackers commonly gather information relating to users' browsing habits. These apps also promote fake search engines by changing browser settings and can track information.īrowser hijackers modify settings such as the address of the default search engine, homepage, and new tab. If the 'Managed by your organization' entry appears in Chrome's main menu due to OptimumSearch or another unwanted app, it should be uninstalled immediately. OptimumSearch is a browser hijacker capable of setting and managing Chrome policies. The 'Managed by your organization' policies management feature allows administrators to install extensions, block access to various web pages, set the homepage address, disable the 'Print' feature, and control how browsers function in many other ways, however, these policies can also be managed by a browser hijacker or malicious app that users inadvertently install on the browser.

In some cases, 'Managed by your organization' appears in browser settings due to an installed potentially unwanted application (PUA) such as a browser hijacker or malicious application.

This feature is normally present on Chrome browsers that are managed by an organization or group, however, it is possible that regular users who do not have browsers controlled by an organization will also see this feature. 'Managed by your organization' is a Google Chrome feature (it can be found on the main menu) which allows administrators to manage browsers (set various policies) for users within their organization.

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