Guffins Toolbar

Posted by Lisa Blanc on February 20, 2014

What is Guffins Toolbar?

Have you installed the Guffins Toolbar from download.guffins.com/index.jhtml? This is an application created by Mindspark Interactive Network which you can install onto Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer web browsers. As researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com have discovered, the browser extension comes from the same faction of applications as FreeBillPayAlert Toolbar and Filmfanatic Toolbar. Once installed this plugin is meant to help you access a world full of free virtual pets and games. Unfortunately, the toolbar does not provide any other services, and so many computer users decide to delete Guffins Toolbar thinking that it is not as beneficial as it appears at first. Others rush to remove the application because of the undesirable search tools which may be installed alongside the toolbar. test test

How does Guffins Toolbar act?

When installing Guffins Toolbar from the official web site, you will be presented with an installer setup, and this is when you need to be most careful. If you skip the provided information and ignore additional suggestions, you may discover undesirable search tools installed on your browsers. Only if you pay close attention will you notice that you can decline the home page and search provider modifications on your IE and Firefox browsers. How should you refuse these undesirable search tools? Un-check the represented boxes and click the displayed Decline buttons. If you choose to install the proposed applications, your new home page will be home.ask.tb.com and the new search provider will be Ask Web Search. Note that these can display sponsored search results and therefore are not as reliable as it may seem at first.

Some computer users download Guffins Toolbar from guffins.ourtoolbar.com. The so-called Community Toolbar is represented by Conduit and it works similarly to Softtunes Toolbar, IQmango Toolbar, and other similar applications. It has been discovered that this plugin offers the installation of Trovi search, which is represented via search.conduit.com (home page) and Guffins Customized Web Search (search provider). Just like the search tools supported by Mindspark, Conduit (or Trovi) search tools are affiliated to third parties who can present sponsored search results as well. Furthermore, these search tools can display banner advertisements linking you to eurohealthnews.com and similar websites.

How to remove Guffins Toolbar?

Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers recommend that you delete Guffins Toolbar from the browsers and the computer. You can perform this task manually using the instructions displayed below; however, you should consider installing authentic security software to scan the system and remove potentially intrusive programs from the PC automatically. Click the download button below and install a legitimate anti-spyware program SpyHunter. Note that you will need to change the undesirable search provider settings manually regardless of whether you choose the manual or automatic Guffins Toolbar removal.

Delete from the PC

Delete the toolbar from Windows 8:

Right-click on the background of the Metro UI menu and select All apps.
Select Control Panel from the appeared menu.
Click Uninstall a program.
Select the item you want to remove, right-click it and hit Uninstall.

Delete the toolbar from Widows Vista/7:

Click the Start menu icon which is found on the left of the Task Bar.
Select Control Panel from the appeared menu.
Navigate to the Programs and select Uninstall a program.
Right-click the application you wish to remove and select Uninstall.

Delete the toolbar from Windows XP:

Open the Start menu (click the icon on the left of the Task Bar).
Click Control Panel and double-click Add or Remove Programs.
Select items related to the undesirable toolbar and click Remove.

Remove from the browsers

Remove from Internet Explorer:

Launch your Internet Explorer and simultaneously tap Alt+T to access the Tools menu.
Select Manage Add-ons and click Toolbars and Extensions from the menu on the left.
Select the undesirable application and click the Disable button.
Go back to the menu on the left and click Search Providers.
Add a new default search provider, Remove the undesirable one and click Close.
Tap Alt+T one last time and select Internet Options.
Click the General tab, change/delete the Home Page and click OK.

Remove from Mozilla Firefox:

Open your Mozilla Firefox browser and simultaneously tap keys Ctrl+Shift+A.
From the Add-ons Manager (opened in a new tab) menu select Extensions.
Choose the plugin you wish to get rid of and select Remove. Exit the tab.
Simultaneously tap Alt+T (Tools menu) and click Options.
Click the General tab, change/delete the Home Page and click OK.
Click the search provider icon places on the search box and select Manage Search Engines.
Remove the undesirable search provider and click OK.

Remove from Google Chrome:

Launch the browser and tap Alt+F keys on your keyboard to open a menu on the right.
Select Tools, click Extensions, find the undesirable plugin and Remove it (trash icon).
Navigate to the menu on the left and select Settings.
Under On Startup mark Open a specific page or set of pages and click Set pages.
Overwrite/delete the undesirable URL and click OK.
Under Appearance mark Show Home button and click Change.
Overwrite/delete the undesirable URL and click OK.
Under Search click Manage search engines and add a new search provider.
Click X on the undesirable URL to delete it and select Done.