GifsGalore Toolbar

Posted by Lisa Blanc on October 11, 2017

What is GifsGalore Toolbar?

It might seem that GifsGalore Toolbar is a useful application, but if you are looking for a tool to create memes and gifs, do not install this piece of software because you will not find it very beneficial for sure because it will only change your homepage and New Tab URL on Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome. Also, it has been categorized as a potentially unwanted program, or PUP, so the chances are high that it will perform undesirable activities on your computer. If you are reading this article because you have already discovered GifsGalore Toolbar installed on your computer, our only recommendation for you is to delete this browser plugin and then install a new trustworthy application having similar features instead of it. If you have not made up your mind yet about what you should do with this potentially unwanted program, you should read what specialists working at anti-spyware-101.com have to say about it.test

What does GifsGalore Toolbar do?

GifsGalore Toolbar cannot be considered a very beneficial program because it only sets its page on users’ browsers once it is installed on their systems. It is promoted as a tool for viewing and sharing epic gifs, but it does not do anything except for setting the page we have told you about. Yes, it contains buttons opening third-party tools that allow creating memes and gifs. Also, you could access a collection of gifs online with one click on the button located on the start page, but this still does not make it a very beneficial tool because these third-party tools can be accessed without its help too. Furthermore, we cannot confirm that the search tool located on the page set by GifsGalore Toolbar is fully trustworthy. Search.myway.com seems to be an ordinary search provider, but, believe us, it is not exactly true because it is based on the modified Google search engine and, as a consequence, might display the modified search results. If you click on any of them, the automatic download of malware will not start, but you might be taken against your will to third-party pages that contain undesirable applications. It is the main reason we do not recommend using it to perform web searches. Of course, it would be best to remove it completely – you will no longer see it on the start page of your browser only if you delete GifsGalore Toolbar fully.

Users who decide to keep GifsGalore Toolbar installed also have a right to know that it collects certain types of information about users. More specifically, it collects automatically the information sent by the device “when you use the MS Services.” These details are the following: IP address, your browser type and language, search query text, search results, pages viewed, search history, and more. On top of that, it records the information provided voluntarily. The recorded data is then shared with advertisers/ad networks, authorized service providers, and business partners.

Where does GifsGalore Toolbar come from?

If GifsGalore Toolbar has already changed your web browsers’ settings, it must be true that you have installed it directly from http://www.gifsgalore.com/index.jhtml (its official website) or the Chrome Web Store (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gifsgalore/fnjgjdfhhakkbojkgmiihabbbjhgbchh). On the other hand, it could have been installed on your system without your knowledge. Researchers at anti-spyware-101.com say that applications developed by Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. can travel with third-party software in packages containing software – they are called “software bundles.” Also, users might allow GifsGalore Toolbar to enter their PCs by clicking once on a pop-up promoting it. No matter how this browser plugin has entered your computer, this does not change the fact that it is a potentially unwanted program, so think twice before letting it stay active.

How to delete GifsGalore Toolbar

Internet Explorer users are very lucky because they can remove GifsGalore Toolbar fully through Control Panel. If you are not one of them, i.e., you use Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome, you will need to remove toolbars' extensions from these two browsers separately. Use our manual removal instructions if you need some help, or you can clean your system using a powerful malware remover you can download from the web.

Delete GifsGalore Toolbar

Internet Explorer

Windows XP

  1. Click Start.
  2. Open Control Panel.
  3. Click Add or Remove Programs.
  4. Select GifsGalore Toolbar from the list and click Remove.

Windows 7/Vista/8/8.1/10

  1. Launch Run by pressing Win+R simultaneously.
  2. Type Control Panel in the box and click OK.
  3. Open Uninstall a program.
  4. Select GifsGalore Toolbar.
  5. Click the Uninstall button.

Mozilla Firefox

  1. Open Explorer (Win+E).
  2. Go to %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\[PROFILE]\extensions.
  3. Delete _laMembers_@free.gifsgalore.com.xpi.

Google Chrome

  1. Open Explorer (Win+E).
  2. Delete the folder fnjgjdfhhakkbojkgmiihabbbjhgbchh from all three directories:
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