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How to Remove Toolbars

The purpose of this web page is to help computer users to safely remove unwanted toolbars from their PCs.

Adware Toolbars

Adware toolbars are a type of browser toolbar that monitor the search queries and surfing habits of their users. The details of that activity is then transmitted to home servers so that targeted or contextual ads can be transmitted back to the users' PCs, where they are displayed in the form of pop-up ads and/or toolbar links. Most adware toolbars secretly install without the user's permission or knowledge. They can resist the user's attempts to remove them and may use hidden reinstaller programs to reinstall the adware after it has been supposedly removed. Most anti-virus software won't detect adware toolbars because they aren't classed as viruses and firewalls can't block them because toolbars are integrated with the browser software.

There are more than one hundred different adware toolbars than can infect your PC. A few examples include the Mirar Toolbar, Tango Toolbar, ShopatHomeSelect, Baidu Toolbar, SeekitAll, ABXToolbar, Accoona, BrowserToolbar, BrowserVillage, EZToolbar, IEToolbar, Leopard Search, Optnet Rogue Security Toolbar and Search Toolbar.

Security Toolbar 7.1, an example of a rogue toolbar you definetely don't want

Security Toolbar 7.1 is a rogue toolbar that claims to protect your computer from security threats such as spyware and viruses. However, onced installed it becomes a major problem for the user and almost impossible to get rid of. It attempts to pursuade users into purchasing rogue antispyware programs by using pop-up windows and fake computer scans that falsely claim the computer is infected with viruses and spyware. Once the rogue antispyware is purchased and installed it will display more pop-ups claiming the computer is still at risk.

Disable Toolbar

The normal procedure to disable a toolbar:

  1. Click the browser 'View' menu
  2. Select 'Toolbars'
  3. Uncheck the toolbar name

It is also possible to disable toolbars using the Add-on Manager. In Internet Explorer:

  1. Click the browser 'Tools' menu
  2. Select 'Internet Options'
  3. Click the 'Programs' tab
  4. Click 'Manage Add-ons' button
  5. Select the toolbar in the list
  6. Click the 'Disable' button
This will hide it from view, however be aware that some adware programs remain actively monitoring your internet activity even though their toolbar is disabled.

Uninstall Toolbar

Reputable toolbars should be easy to uninstall just like any other reputable program.

Removing a toolbar might be achievable by running its uninstaller, which you might find packaged with it or downloadable from its website.

Removing popular reputable toolbars using their supplied uninstallers, accessable from the toolbars themselves:

  • Ask Toolbar has an 'Uninstall' option accessed from the 'Option' button on the toolbar itself.
  • Google Toolbar - click the 'Settings' or 'Google' logo on the toolbar, then click 'Help' and then 'Uninstall'.
  • Yahoo! Toolbar can usually be uninstalled via the 'Pencil' button on the toolbar.
Otherwise try using the Windows Add/Remove Programs utility as follows:

Windows XP:
  1. Close all web browser windows
  2. Click the 'Start' menu,
  3. Click the 'Control Panel'
  4. Double Click the 'Add/Remove Programs' option
  5. Locate the name of the toolbar in the list and follow the prompts to remove it.

Windows Vista:
  1. Close all web browser windows
  2. Click the 'Start' menu,
  3. Click the 'Control Panel'
  4. Under 'Programs' click 'Uninstall a program'
  5. Locate the name of the toolbar in the list
  6. Click 'Uninstall and 'Continue'.

Windows 7:
  1. Close all web browser windows
  2. Click the 'Start' menu,
  3. Click the 'Control Panel'
  4. Under 'Programs' click 'Uninstall a Program'
  5. Locate the name of the toolbar
  6. Click 'Remove'.

Windows 8:

  1. Close all web browser windows
  2. Right Click the bottom left corner or hot corner
  3. Click the 'Control Panel'
  4. Under 'Programs' click 'Uninstall a Program'
  5. Locate the name of the toolbar, select it or right click
  6. Click 'Uninstall'.

To uninstall Firefox toolbars (eg Yahoo! Toolbar, AOL, Google Toolbar for Firefox):

  1. Click the 'Tools' menu in Firefox
  2. Click 'Extensions', or 'Add-ons' in Firefox 2
  3. Select the unwanted toolbar
  4. Click 'Uninstall' and follow the prompts to remove it
  5. Restart the browser

You may also need to reset your browser's homepage and default search preferences. These can accessed by clicking 'Tools>Internet Options' in your browser.

Adware and Rogue Toolbar Removal

After removing any problematic adware or rogue toolbar scan your system with a good antispyware program like Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 2.0 to make sure no components have been left behind. As some adware and rogue toolbars can reinstall themselves, it is always a good idea to make sure all their files and components have been properly removed.

If, after trying the manual removal procedures or the toolbar's uninstaller, you find that you still can't remove the toolbar, then use Anti-Malware 2.0 to safely remove it for you. Anti-Malware 2.0 is designed to remove toolbars classified as adware, spyware, rogue programs as well as any associated Trojans:

Download Malwarebytes Anti-MalwareDownload Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free Trial

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 2.0 is a free program that will do both the scan and removal for free.

NOTE: If you experience any problems removing any toolbar with Anti-Malware 2.0, phone or contact support to get one-on-one assistance for the removal of any stubborn toolbar.

For future prevention make sure software cannot just download on your computer without your permission. From the Internet Toolbar, go to Tools > Internet Options > Advanced. Make sure all options "Enable Install On Demand...." are unchecked.


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The owner of this website is NOT affiliated with and does NOT endorse Security Toolbar 7.1 or any other rogueware or adware toolbars

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