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4/07/2015

Fixed! How Do I Get Rid of Web Bar - Web Bar Removal Guide

How do I get rid of Web Bar? I installed a (after I downloaded it I could tell it was fake) "minecraft mod loader" but "web Bar" popped up on my home screen. HELP. 

Information of Web Bar


Web Bar is an potentially unwanted program which can get into the computer along with free downloads from the Internet.It claims to be the world’s most convenient tool for searching and browsing your favourite websites:

Easily access the web straight from your desktop
Get instant search results with a single click
Eliminate clutter that slows down your browser



Once gets into the computer, Web Bar will change the computer setting and add a search bar to the top of the Windows Shell which provides a user the ability to perform default searches. This in-turn provides affiliate search revenue to Web Bar. Besides, Web Bar may modify the default web browser's homepage and search provider as well as display out of context advertising. Web Bar has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software.Please refer to the guide below.

Instruction to remove Web Bar


Method 1: Manual removal


Step 1: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC to open Windows Task Manager and close all the related running processes.

  


Step 2: Remove Web Bar from control panel.

1) On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel.

 


Windows Vista/7/8: Click Uninstall a Program.
Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.


2) When you find the program Web Bar, click it, and then do one of the following:

Windows Vista/7/8: Click Uninstall.
Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).


Step 3: Reset your browser setting

Firefox:
In the drop-down list of Firefox, go to Help and click on Troubleshooting Information.
Click on the Reset Firefox button to reset it.




Google Chrome: 
Click on the Chrome menu on the right of toolbar and then select Settings.
Scroll down to the bottom to click Show advanced settings.
Go down to the bottom and click Reset browser settings to reset Google Chrome to its default setting.



IE: 
Click Tools on the up right corner and select Internet Options.
Click on Advanced tab, press Reset button to reset IE to its default settings.



Step 4: Go to the Registry Editor and remove all the infection registry entries listed here:

(Steps: Hit Win+R keys and then type regedit in Run box to search)





HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing "NewTabPageShow" = "1"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Start Page" = "http://www.<random>.com/?type=hp&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes "DefaultScope" = "{33BB0A4E-99AF-4226-BDF6-49120163DE86}"

Method 2: Automatic Removal with SpyHunter



SpyHunter is a world-famous real-time malware protection and removal tool, which is designed to detect , remove and protect your PC from the latest malware attacks, such as Trojans, worms, rootkits, rogue viruses, browser hijacker, ransomware, adware, key-loggers, and so forth. 

Step 1: Press the following button to download SpyHunter.


Step 2: InstallSpyHunter on your computer.





Step 3:  Scan computer now!

Step 4:  Select all and then Remove to delete all threats.


Note: Manual removal is very difficult. If you don’t have sufficient expertise in dealing with the manual removal, it is suggested to Install Spyhunter to remove viruses safely and quickly. 

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