I wrote this article to help you remove “Security error: This website requires Google chrome security plugin”. This “Security error: This website requires Google chrome security plugin” removal guide works for Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer.

If you see the “Security error: This website requires Google chrome security plugin” alert message, we have bad news for you. Your machine is currently a host of a cyber infection. A browser hijacker, to be exact. What do you know about hijackers? Most people are only aware of the fact that these infections are incredibly annoying and perfectly capable of destroying your browsing activity. And this is true. However, what is more important is what they don’t know about hijacker. Of course, there is more.

These pests are so much more than just obnoxious and irritating. If given enough time on your machine, the hijacker you are stuck with will eventually go out of control and then things will get ugly. That’s why it is crucial to take immediate actions. Think of the “Security error: This website requires Google chrome security plugin” message as a warning sign. As soon as you see it, accept that your PC is infected and start looking for a way out. Otherwise, the issues are going to keep piling up.

Hijackers are very sneaky and deceptive. They enter your machine in silence and proceed to wreck it. Even though you cannot notice the exact moment of the pest`s entering, once it is in, you cannot miss its presence. The hijacker goes after your browsers first. It adds a pesky plugin which is compatible with Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet Explorer. As a result from this add-on, you don’t even have one reliable browser to use. They are all infected and forced to serves hackers` purposes. You are not in charge anymore. The infection messes with your browsers` settings without any authorization of yours. It replaces your previous homepage and search engine with a brand new malicious domain. From this moment on, your online experience changes significantly.

You cannot find anything you are looking for online. You are constantly redirected to shady websites. Whenever you try loading a page you end up visiting another suspicious one instead. And this is not all. Aside from that, you are also bombarded with a never-ending pile of countless advertisements. Ads in all forms and shapes cover your screen all the time. Discounts, coupons, pop-ups, deals, offers, best prices, video ads, and so on and so forth. You cannot get rid of them. Not with the “X” button, not with anything. You can imagine what it would be like surfing the web in such conditions. It is practically impossible. Suffering endless intrusions anytime you open your browser is now what we call pleasant online experience. It is the exact opposite. It is a nightmare.

Needless to say, you have to stay away from everything the hijacker throws at you. The chances are it is dangerous and if you click on the wrong link/ad/page, you automatically download more infections. The last thing you need is to compromise your machine even more. It is already underperforming. It lags, it freezes and crashes frequently. At some point, you will even get to the conclusion that not using your PC at all is the better option. And like all of this isn’t enough, the hijacker jeopardizes your privacy by spying on you and threatening to expose everything to the crooks behind it. Don’t allow this. Use our removal guide below and get rid of the hijacker for good.

As we already mentioned, this virus is very sneaky. It uses tricks to enter your machine because it needs your permission. Without it, it cannot get it. One of the most popular infiltration methods is freeware bundling. Crooks often attach an infection to a bundle and if you are not careful enough you install in on your PC. This is why you have to be careful. Always opt for the Customized settings instead of the Basic ones. This way you have full control over the installment.

Also, never skip the Terms and Conditions/EULA if you don’t want to agree to something you are completely against. Rushing the process only helps crooks. Don’t be negligent. This is what infections pray for. Other methods a hijacker can use to slither it are spam email messages and malicious attachments, corrupted pages/links/torrents, malicious third-party pop-ups, etc. There are many ways for infections to trick you but without your haste and distraction, it cannot succeed. So, don’t provide them.

“Security error: This website requires Google chrome security plugin” Removal

Before starting the real removal process, you must reboot in Safe Mode. If you are familiar with this task, skip the instructions below and proceed to Step 2. If you do not know how to do it, here is how to reboot in Safe mode:

For Windows 98, XP, Millenium and 7:
Reboot your computer. When the first screen of information appears, start repeatedly pressing F8 key. Then choose Safe Mode With Networking from the options.

For Windows 8/8.1
Click the Start button, next click Control Panel —> System and Security —> Administrative Tools —> System Configuration.‌

Check the Safe Boot option and click OK. Click Restart when asked.
For Windows 10
Open the Start menu and click or tap on the Power button.

While keeping the Shift key pressed, click or tap on Restart.

Here are the steps you must follow to permanently remove from the browser:

Remove From Mozilla Firefox:

Open Firefox, click on top-right corner , click Add-ons, hit Extensions next.

Look for suspicious or unknown extensions, remove them all.

Remove From Chrome:

Open Chrome, click chrome menu icon at the top-right corner —>More Tools —> Extensions. There, identify the malware and select chrome-trash-icon(Remove).

Remove From Internet Explorer:
Open IE, then click IE gear icon on the top-right corner —> Manage Add-ons.

Find the malicious add-on. Remove it by pressing Disable.

Right click on the browser’s shortcut, then click Properties. Remove everything after the .exe” in the Target box.

Open Control Panel by holding the Win Key and R together. Write appwiz.cpl in the field, then click OK.

Here, find any program you had no intention to install and uninstall it.

Run the Task Manager by right clicking on the Taskbar and choosing Start Task Manager.

Look carefully at the file names and descriptions of the running processes. If you find any suspicious one, search on Google for its name, or contact me directly to identify it. If you find a malware process, right-click on it and choose End task.

Open MS Config by holding the Win Key and R together. Type msconfig and hit Enter.

Go in the Startup tab and Uncheck entries that have “Unknown” as Manufacturer.

Still can not remove “Security error: This website requires Google chrome security plugin” from your browser? Please, leave a comment below, describing what steps you performed. I will answer promptly.