AnytimeAstrology Toolbar

What is AnytimeAstrology Toolbar?

AnytimeAstrology Toolbar is another addition to the ever-growing Mindspark Toolbars family. All these programs work as browser extensions, and they are supposed to provide your browser with such additional functionality. However, it is very often that users are confused about these programs and how they entered their computers. Hence, if you happen to have this toolbar on your browser too, you should see to it that you remove AnytimeAstrology Toolbar as soon as possible. It is not about how dangerous this application is. It is about the fact that some program entered your computer when you did not want it. And no user should ever tolerate that.

Where does AnytimeAstrology Toolbar come from?

As mentioned, the program belongs to the Mindspark family. Therefore, it has a very specific function that you could find useful. Also, the program has an official homepage at anytimeastrology.com. The fact that the application has a homepage does not allow us to label it as a malware infection. The program does not hide its presence or its functions, and it is also possible to install it on your computer directly from its website.

However, if the program is not malicious at all, how come so many users complain about it? The problems arise when we take into account other means of distribution. AnytimeAstrology Toolbar is a potentially unwanted program, and as such, it is bound to travel in software packages with other freeware applications. For example, you might be looking for some other application, and you find it available for download on some third-party file-sharing site. Such sites often host third-party installers, and third-party installers tend to bundle several programs together.

So when you download and install a program from a third-party source, you have to be very careful about the additional features and programs that might come with it. How can you recognize it? Normally, the installation wizard informs users about the additional applications that are about to be added to their systems. Hence, if you remain attentive, you should be able to avoid the likes of AnytimeAstrology Toolbar. On the other hand, going through the installation blindly will only result in having many unwanted programs on-board.

What does AnytimeAstrology Toolbar do?

According to the information provided at the program’s official homepage, the toolbar is there to provide you with the latest news on your horoscope. The moment you open the main homepage, you can see the following:

* Daily, weekly and monthly readings for the 12 Star Signs: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces, Aries, Leo, Sagittarius, Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn, Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius.

* Also includes readings for the Chinese Zodiac: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig.

That sounds like fun, especially if you are into astrology. However, after a closer inspection, we can tell that AnytimeAstrology Toolbar does not have its own astrology service. Like most of the Mindspark toolbars, it outsources its information from Horoscope.com.

What’s more, some users may find AnytimeAstrology Toolbar rather intrusive because upon installation it can change your default homepage and search engine. It uses the search.myway.com search engine, but in reality users a modified version of the Google search engine.

What’s more, the extension can obviously collect your web browsing data for advertising purposes. While it is rather common among various programs and websites, AnytimeAstrology Toolbar cannot guarantee that this collected information does not get shared with potentially malevolent third parties. Not to mention that the program clearly cannot protect you from potentially corrupted content, too.

Thus, you should remove AnytimeAstrology Toolbar from your computer because the program does not provide you with anything you would not be able to find online yourself. It changes your browser settings without your permission, and it can always be exploited by cyber criminals, thus bringing more harm to you.

How do I remove AnytimeAstrology Toolbar?

We have compiled different removal instructions for each browser because this is not the one-size-fits-all case. After manual removal, it would be a good idea to scan your computer with the SpyHunter free scanner. Since it is highly unlikely that you have downloaded AnytimeAstrology Toolbar willingly, there is a very good chance that there are more unwanted and potentially harmful programs running on your computer. Thus, with a security tool, you can quickly identify them all.

Manual AnytimeAstrology Toolbar Removal

Internet Explorer

1. Press Win+R and type Control Panel. Click OK.
2. Open Uninstall a program (Add or remove programs for Windows XP).
3. Uninstall AnytimeAstrology Internet Explorer Homepage and New Tab.

Firefox

1. Press Win+R and type %AppData%. Click OK.
2. Go to Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\[Unique User ID]\extensions.
3. Delete the oxMembers_@free.anytimeastrology.com file.
4. Go to Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\[Unique User ID].
5. Delete the anytimeastrology_ox folder.
6. In the same directory, open the prefs.js file with Notepad.
7. Delete the following string: user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "http://hp.myway.com/anytimeastrology/ttab02/index.html
8. Save changes and close the file.

Chrome

1. Press Win+R and type %LocalAppData%. Click OK.
2. Go to Google\Chrome\User Data\[PROFILE]\Extensions.
3. Delete bdcnkkhncapfcngcjkmfkikanomkgnmb.
4. Open Google\Chrome\User Data\[PROFILE]\Local Extension Settings.
5. Remove bdcnkkhncapfcngcjkmfkikanomkgnmb.
6. Go to Google\Chrome\User Data\[PROFILE]\Sync Extension Settings.
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