What is JokeFanatic Toolbar?
JokeFanatic Toolbar is a browser extension that is classified as an adware application. This means that JokeFanatic Toolbar may collect data on your web browsing habits and then use it later on to generate commercial advertisements when you access online shopping websites. If you are a computer security-minded user, you will remove JokeFanatic Toolbar from the system at once. It is not a good idea to keep this application on your computer because JokeFanatic Toolbar is highly intrusive extension that could be exploited by malevolent third parties to promote corrupted content.
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Where does JokeFanatic Toolbar come from?
This toolbar belongs to the MindSpark family of adware applications and browser extensions. As such, it can be considered to be a direct clone of CitySearch Toolbar, PremierDownloadManager Toolbar, Video Scavenger Toolbar, MyScrapNook Toolbar, and so on.
There are two basic distribution methods employed by JokeFanatic Toolbar. It can be downloaded at jokefanatic.dl.tb.ask.com. It is the main homepage for this application. All MindSpark toolbars have direct download links which make these applications look genuinely reliable. Nevertheless, our research results show that JokeFanatic Toolbar may also come bundled with freeware. That is the second distribution method that is used far more often than the first one. This means that each time you download an application from a third-party file sharing website, there is a chance that you might download and install JokeFanatic Toolbar onto your computer as well.
What does JokeFanatic Toolbar do?
The application does not cause any harm itself, but it comes with additional features that you might find annoying. For example, if you install the full version of this application, JokeFanatic Toolbar will add Ask.com to your browser, changing your default homepage and search engine. The extension DOES inform you about these oncoming changes, but users often are too preoccupied with something else to read all the installation steps carefully.
What is more, JokeFanatic Toolbar may track your web browsing history to generate your online profile. Later on, the extension uses this profile to create a series of commercial advertisements that are related to your likes and preferences. These JokeFanatic Toolbar ads might be more annoying than dangerous, but you have to realize that you should not click them at any cost.
JokeFanatic Toolbar could be easily exploited by cyber criminals for their own malicious purposes, so the sooner you get rid of this application, the better.
How to remove JokeFanatic Toolbar?
You can uninstall JokeFanatic Toolbar via Control Panel. Take note that removing the application manually does not delete the extension from Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browsers. Also, your default homepage remains changed. Please follow the instructions below to restore your browser settings to default. Eventually, scan your computer the SpyHunter free scanner because you need to be 100% sure your system is safe and clean.
Manual JokeFanatic Toolbar Removal
Windows 8
- Move mouse cursor to the bottom right of the screen.
- Click Settings on Charm bar and go to Control Panel.
- Select Uninstall a program and remove JokeFanatic.
Windows Vista & Windows 7
- Open Start menu and click Control panel.
- Go to Uninstall a program and remove JokeFanatic.
Windows XP
- Click Start button and navigate to Control panel.
- Select Add or remove programs and uninstall JokeFanatic.
Reset browser settings to default
Internet Explorer
- Press Alt+T and click Internet options.
- Open Advanced tab and click Reset.
- Mark Delete personal settings option and press Reset.
- Click Close.
Mozilla Firefox
- Press Alt+H and click Troubleshooting information.
- When new tab appears click Reset Firefox.
- Press Reset Firefox again and click Finish.
Google Chrome
- Press Alt+F and click Settings.
- Scroll down to the bottom and click Show advanced settings.
- Scroll to the bottom and select Reset browser settings.
- Click Reset on a pop-up dialog box.
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