SearchMe Toolbar

What is SearchMe Toolbar?

SearchMe Toolbar is a browser extension which adds a toolbar to Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. The SearchMe toolbar may also work on Google Chrome if you have some older version of the browser. The browser add-on is owned and maintained by Spigot, Inc and powered by Yahoo!. The SearchMe toolbar is accessible at searchme.mybrowserbar.com and is also bundled with other free programs. It is also known that there is a Conduit toolbar bearing the same name. The later browser extension is powered by the search engine trovi.com.testtesttest 100% FREE spyware scan and
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If you have installed a toolbar called SearchMe, whether it be based on Conduit or Spigot, it is advisable to remove it from the computer because both the Conduit toolbar and the Spigot toolbar are capable of monitoring your online behavior.

How does the SearchMe toolbar by Spigot work?

Similarly to other browser extensions that add smart bars below the address bar of the browser, SearchMe provides computer users with quick access to popular social networking platforms and shopping websites. The toolbar features links to Facebook, Amazon, Twitter, Google+, and a search box enabling you to use the Yahoo! search engine. The same websites can be accessed without the SearchMe toolbar if you customize the bookmark toolbar of the browser. The only shortcoming of browser bookmarks is that they do not open the selected websites in pop-up windows, which would enable you to continue browsing the underlying website.

It is also important to mention the SearchMe browser extension installs another browser extension called Start Page. This extension inserts a new search box into every new browser tab. Start Page is distributed by other programs too, including the YTD toolbar, which is another product of Spigot.

After installing the SearchMe toolbar owned by Spigot, two toolbar update processes are launched at every Windows startup, and these processes are Application Updater and Search Settings.

Even though the browser extension SearchMe is not aimed at stealing your personal information, it is advisable to remove it from the PC because by collecting non-personally identifiable information, it may obtain some information concerning your identity.

How to remove the SearchMe toolbar?

The instructions given below should help you install the SearchMe browser and fix the browsers. If you have the Conduit-based toolbar, you may need to change the home page and the search engine of the browsers, which you can do with the help of our instructions. However, our team at Anti-Spyware-101.com recommends that you implement a reputable spyware removal tool because automatic removal is by far the safest way to get rid of unreliable programs. Moreover, your computer needs protection against multiple threats; hence, take action right now to install SpyHunter, which can remove the SearchMe toolbar for good and safeguard the system.

How to remove the SearchMe toolbar

Windows Vista and Windows 7

  1. Open the Start menu.
  2. Click Control Panel.
  3. Select Uninstall a program and remove SearchMe Toolbar v9.4.

Windows XP

  1. Click Start.
  2. Select Control Panel.
  3. Click Add or Remove Programs.
  4. Uninstall the unwanted toolbar.

Windows 8

  1. Move the mouse to the bottom-left corner of the screen.
  2. Right-click and select Control Panel.
  3. Click Uninstall a program and remove the unwanted program.

Fix your browsers

Internet Explorer

  1. Press Alt+T and click Manage Add-ons.
  2. Click Toolbars and Extensions and remove Start Page and other unwanted extensions.
  3. Click Search Providers and set a new default search provider.
  4. Close the window and press Alt+T.
  5. Click Internet Options and change the home page on the General tab.

Mozilla Firefox

  1. Press Ctrl+Shift+A and click Extensions.
  2. Remove unwanted browser extensions and close the tab.
  3. Press Alt+T and click Options.
  4. Change the home page on the General tab and click OK.
  5. Click the search engine icon next to the search box and select a new search provider.

Google Chrome

  1. Press Alt+F and point to Tools.
  2. Click Extensions to remove unwanted extensions.
  3. Click Settings on the left side of the browser window.
  4. Under On startup, select the last option and click Set pages.
  5. Set a new startup page.
  6. Under Search, click Manage search engines and set a new search provider. 100% FREE spyware scan and
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  1. Unfortuneately this won't remove at Control Panel as it takes over the path and cannot be found by browsing. Any other ideas?

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