What is GiffySocial Toolbar?
Even if you want to see random GIFs every time you open the new tab page, GiffySocial Toolbar is not an extension you want to install. It is compatible with Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet Explorer web browsers, but it is important to note that Internet Explorer users install it as an application, not an extension. In any case, the app takes over the new tab. Considering that the services of this application/add-on are not the most beneficial, we classify it as a potentially unwanted program. The good news is that PUPs are easy to delete. All you have to do is find the right extension entry and uninstaller, and we can help you with that. If you cannot wait to remove GiffySocial Toolbar, scroll down to the guide below. If you want to understand the PUP better before you decide whether or not you want to delete it too, continue reading the article. Note that if you come up with any questions along the way, you can add them to the comments section below.
How does GiffySocial Toolbar work?
GiffySocial Toolbar can be downloaded from giffysocial.com/index.jhtml or the Chrome web store (at the time of research, the installer was not available). It was created by Mindspark Interactive Network, and so our Anti-Spyware-101.com research team is not surprised by the representation. Most toolbars created by the company – including LearnTheLyrics Toolbar, EverydayMemo Toolbar, and MyWayNotes Toolbar – have official websites and are available via the Chrome web store. On the other hand, they are also spread using unreliable installers, and they can be promoted using annoying pop-ups and advertisements. Therefore, we always recommend that users install malware scanners to inspect their operating systems if they have downloaded any Mindspark toolbar. What should you do if you discover serious threats that require removal? Without a doubt, you want to delete them, but do not forget about GiffySocial Toolbar. Even though it is not classified as a malicious threat, you might want to get rid of it, and there are several reasons for that. First of all, the PUP records information and shares it with third-party advertisers, whose ads might be shown via the search tool.
Once you download GiffySocial Toolbar, the homepage’s and the new tab page’s interface is modified to introduce you to a toolbar, a random GIF, and a search engine. The toolbar promotes the services of giphy.com via “Upload Gifs,” “Create Gifs,” and “Create Memes” buttons. Below that, you can find a search field, which redirects search queries to search.myway.com. MyWay is a well-known search engine that is used by all Mindspark toolbars. The search service is powered by Google, but the results shown can be modified, which is why we cannot recommend trusting or interacting with them. Below the search, you can find links to popular sites, such as youtube.com, booking.com, or target.com. At the bottom, you are shown GIFs. Although the easy-access to the sites you are, most likely, familiar with, as well as the GIFs that are shown might make GiffySocial Toolbar seem quite beneficial, you must not forget that it has introduced you to a potentially unreliable search engine, and it also can spy on you and share data with unknown parties. In our eyes, this is why you should delete the PUP.
How to remove GiffySocial Toolbar
GiffySocial Toolbar does not look like a threat, and that is because it is just an extension/application. That being said, it can track and share information, it can modify the browser, and it can redirect searches and show sponsored content via the results page. These are the reasons we strongly suggest deleting GiffySocial Toolbar from your operating system and browsers. If you do not know how to uninstall the app to get rid of it from Internet Explorer, and you do not know to remove unwanted web browser extensions, you can follow the instructions below. Another option is to install anti-malware software. Use it to clear the system from existing threats, as well as to protect it against malware or PUPs that could try to slither in in the future.
Removal Instructions
Internet Explorer
- Open the Control Panel menu.
- Move to Uninstall a program/Add or Remove Programs.
- Uninstall/Remove the undesirable program.
Google Chrome
- Open the browser and tap Alt+F.
- In the menu on the right click More tools and then Extensions.
- Remove the undesirable extension.
Mozilla Firefox
- Open the browser and tap Alt+T.
- In the menu at the top click Add-ons to access the extensions menu.
- Remove the undesirable extension.
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