What is InternetSpeedRadar Toolbar?
InternetSpeedRadar Toolbar will come forth promising to improve your web browsing experience, providing you with some particular function. However, we believe that quite often users do not know what they bargain for when they install this browser extension on their computers. Therefore, we have compiled a manual removal guide that will help you delete InternetSpeedRadar Toolbar from your system if you did not intend to have it on-board.
Even if you think you should tolerate this application, we would like to advise you against it because you can never know what malevolent third parties could make use of this application. And your system’s security should be one of your top priorities.
Where does InternetSpeedRadar Toolbar come from?
Luckily, we know the origins of this potentially unwanted program. It belongs to the Mindspark family, so we automatically know what to expect from it because we have dealt with many other extensions from this group before. Likewise, InternetSpeedRadar Toolbar is very similar to CinematicFanatic Toolbar, Converters Now Toolbar, MyFileConvert Toolbar, and so on. As you can see, these extensions look like they offer some sort of service, but why then users are so confused about them?
That is probably because of the distribution method. Like most of the programs in the family, InternetSpeedRadar Toolbar comes with an official homepage. You can actually read more about the program via internetspeedradar.com. The moment we open this website, we are greeted with a pop-up that says “Access Internet Speed Test and direct access to web search on your new tab page.” The pop-up urges us to download the application on our default browser. We can also check out the EULA and the Privacy Policy, but the suggestion to install the application is very intrusive because it does not allow you to check out the site itself unless you download the extension.
Here some users might say that they did not download the application from its official website, and they have no idea why it is there on their computer in the first place. That is also quite believable because such programs have various distribution methods. We believe that InternetSpeedRadar Toolbar may come bundled with freeware, too. If that is really the case, you must have several undesirable applications installed on your PC, and this browser extension could be the least of your security concerns. How to know whether you have many potential threats?
You can always scan your PC with a security tool of your choice to see if something is wrong with your system. The chances are that the application will detect not only this browser extension but also other programs that might pose certain security threats.
What does InternetSpeedRadar Toolbar do?
Sometimes the extension could be mistaken for a browser hijacker because it can also change your default homepage and search engine. It also installs a tool that displays shortcuts to CNN, eHow, WikiHow, and other popular websites. However, it is clear that you do not need a third-party application to have these shortcuts at your fingertips. You can always add them to your browser’s shortcut bar, too.
What’s more, InternetSpeedRadar Toolbar may try to make you think it can provide you with relevant search results, but this program uses a modified version of the Google search engine to display search results via search.myway.com. Unfortunately, the search results delivered by this program cannot be trusted, and eventually you could find yourself exposed to something really nasty. Hence, you should not wait any longer. Please remove InternetSpeedRadar Toolbar from your PC, and then make sure that your system is protected against similar intruders.
How do I remove InternetSpeedRadar Toolbar?
As mentioned, you can use the manual removal guide below to uninstall InternetSpeedRadar Toolbar. This extension affects all main browsers differently, so the removal instructions for each browser are also different.
If you do not want to deal with this manually, you can acquire a powerful antispyware tool that will do the job for you automatically. This way, you would also safeguard your PC from other threats, but please remember that unless you change your web browsing habits, similar programs might enter your system again. Avoid unfamiliar websites and when in doubt, never hesitate to ask.
Manual InternetSpeedRadar Toolbar Removal Guide
Internet Explorer
- Press Win+R and type Control Panel. Click OK.
- Open Uninstall a program (Add or remove programs for Windows XP).
- Uninstall InternetSpeedRadar Toolbar Internet Explorer Homepage and New Tab.
Chrome
- Press Win+R and type %LocalAppData%. Click OK.
- Go to Google\Chrome\User Data\[PROFILE]\Extensions.
- Remove the gnpfgkmogeglaogaahfpmphbcniepm folder.
- Open Google\Chrome\User Data\[PROFILE]\Local Extension Settings.
- Delete the gnpfgkmogeglaogaahfpmphbcniepm folder.
- Navigate to Google\Chrome\User Data\[PROFILE]\Sync Extension Settings.
- Delete the gnpfgkmogeglaogaahfpmphbcniepm folder.
Firefox
- Press Win+R and type %AppData%. Click OK.
- Go to Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\[PROFILE]\extensions.
- Delete the _j9Members_@free.InternetSpeedRadar.com file.
- Open Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\[PROFILE].
- Remove the _j9Members_@www.internetspeedradar.com file.
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