Popular Screensavers Toolbar

What is Popular Screensavers Toolbar?

Popular Screensavers Toolbar is a browser plug-in that some users confuse for a browser hijacker. It is true that Popular Screensavers Toolbar can modify your browser settings, but these modifications do not occur without your permission. In other words, users authorize Popular Screensavers Toolbar to do whatever the application is programmed too, but they do not even realize that because they go through freeware installation automatically. It is not hard to remove Popular Screensavers Toolbar, but you should avoid installing similar applications in general, because they are often nothing, but bad news. Download Removal Tool100% FREE spyware scan and
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Where does Popular Screensavers Toolbar come from?

Popular Screensavers Toolbar is developed by MindSpark, and it is very similar to CitySearch Toolbar, ConservativeTalkNow Toolbar, BringMeApps toolbar and all the other Mindspark applications. You can download Popular Screensavers Toolbar at popularsreensavers.com. It is the main homepage for this plug-in and there you can get the add-ons for Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. An official extension for Google Chrome is available at Chrome Web Store.

However, the official channels are not the only source of distribution for Popular Screensavers Toolbar. This toolbar is also widely available at third party file hosting web pages, such as Softonic and others. It is also possible for Popular Screensavers Toolbar to be bundled with freeware apps, so whenever you are about to install something from an unknown source, make sure you read the setup carefully.

What does Popular Screensavers Toolbar do?

Popular Screensavers Toolbar is a toolbar that comes with screensavers and wallpapers shortcuts. It also provides you with a quick link button to Facebook and a custom search box. The search is powered by Ask, and that is why sometimes Popular Screensavers Toolbar is mistaken for a browser hijacker.

The general Popular Screensavers Toolbar settings include Ask Search into the setup, and if you do not toggle the option during installation, Ask Search will be set as your default search engine (search.tb.ask.com) and homepage (home.tb.ask.com). This is not illegal, but we have to take into consideration the fact that Popular Screensavers Toolbar is often considered a potentially unwanted application, and it might as well be exploited by cyber criminals to distribute corrupted content.

The fact that Popular Screensavers Toolbar can also change your browser settings does not add up to the toolbar’s reliability. Not to mention that Ask Search might inadvertently expose you to affiliated commercial websites that would eventually infect you with adware.

How to remove Popular Screensavers Toolbar?

Due to the fact that Popular Screensavers Toolbar comes with an entry on the list of installed programs, you can remove this application via Control Panel. However, to uninstall Popular Screensavers Toolbar from Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, you will have to tweak the settings manually. We provide all the removal instructions below this article. For more information, do not hesitate to contact us by leaving a comment.

Manual Popular Screensavers Toolbar Removal

Windows 8

1. Move mouse cursor to the bottom right of the screen.
2. Click Settings on Charm bar and go to Control Panel.
3. Open Uninstall a program and remove Popular Screensavers Toolbar.

Windows Vista & Windows 7

1. Click Start menu and go to Control Panel.
2. Open Uninstall a program and remove Popular Screensavers Toolbar.

Windows XP

1. Open Start menu and navigate to Control Panel.
2. Select Add or remove programs and uninstall Popular Screensavers Toolbar.

How to change browser settings

Internet Explorer

1. Press Alt+T and click Manage add-ons.
2. Go to Search providers on the left.
3. Set a new default search engine and remove Ask Search.
4. Press Alt+T again and click Internet options.
5. Change your default homepage under General tab and click OK.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Click the search engine icon on the left of Firefox search box.
2. Select Manage search engines on drop-down menu.
3. Remove Ask Search from the list and click OK.
4. Press Alt+T and go to Options.
5. Change your homepage address under General tab and click OK.
6. Press Ctrl+Shift+A and Add-ons manager tab will open.
7. Disable and remove Popular Screensavers Toolbar from Extensions. Restart browser.

Google Chrome

1. Press Alt+F and go to Tools. Click Extensions.
2. Remove Popular Screensavers Toolbar from the list.
3. Click Settings on the left.
4. Mark Open a specific page or set of pages under On Startup.
5. Click Set pages and change your homepage address. Click OK.
6. Select Manage search engines under Search.
7. Set a new default search engine, delete Ask Search and press Done.

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