Oople

What is Oople?

Oople is a browser plugin that installs additional toolbar on your browser. There may be some confusion regarding the name, because if you go directly to opple.com, you will see that it is a forum for radio controlled cars. It could be that the creators of Oople toolbar make use of the name to attract people interested in radio controlled merchandise. Such a name mix-up is immediately suspicious, and you should do all you can to say away from this browser extension. In case you have installed it already, scroll down to the manual removal instructions below, to remove Oople once and for all.

Where does Oople come from?

Oople is a browser extension that comes from a huge family of similar plugins. It is developed by Conduit Ltd, and as a result it makes Oople directly related to Sweetdreams-49, WiseConvert Toolbar, VisualBee Toolbar and many other similar applications. This plugin is compatible with Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer browsers. It can be downloaded at oople.ourtoolbar.com, which is the official website for the Community Toolbar, but it may also be possible to download Oople via third party websites that host freeware. Keep in mind that such toolbars are often bundled with free software applications. Therefore, even if you do not intend to have Oople on your PC, if you go through the installation process negligently, you may end up with the extension on your browser.

What does Oople do?

The impact of the Oople installation depends on the setup. If you install the full setup of this plugin, then you also install Nitro PDF Reader and TuneUp Utilities 2013. These programs are not computer malware, but they are potentially unwanted applications, and it is especially applied to TuneUp Utilities 2013. It is a computer optimization program that often displays misleading scan results, scaring users into thinking that their systems are full of errors.

What is more, if you install the full setup of Oople, your home page and default search engine get changed to search.conduit.com and Oople Customized Web Search. Despite the fact, that Oople is not a computer malware application; the home page change may result in constant redirections to affiliated websites. Sooner or later, you may get exposed to malicious threats, and then Oople would be indirectly responsible for a malware infection.

How to remove Oople?

In order to avoid that, you need to remove Oople from your computer. Due to the fact that this plugin has an installation wizard, it is also possible to remove it on your own – Oople has an entry in the installed programs list, so it is not trouble to remove it via Control Panel.

How to remove Oople from PC

Windows 8

1. Move mouse cursor to the bottom right of the screen.
2. Click Settings and go to Control Panel.
3. Open Uninstall a program and remove Search Protect by conduit and Oople Toolbar.

Windows Vista & Windows 7

1. Open Start menu and go to Control Panel.
2. Click Uninstall a program and remove Search Protect by conduit and Oople Toolbar.

Windows XP

1. Open Start menu and click Control Panel.
2. Select Add or remove programs and uninstall Search Protect by conduit and Oople Toolbar.

How to restore browser settings

Internet Explorer

1. Press Alt+X and go to Internet options.
2. Under General tab change your home page address and click OK.
3. Press Alt+X again and click Manage add-ons.
4. Click Search Providers on the left.
5. Set a new default search engine and remove Oople Customized Web Search.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Click Firefox button and go to Options.
2. Change your home page address under General tab and click OK.
3. Click search provider icon the left of search box (top right corner).
4. Select Manage search engines from drop-down menu.
5. Remove Oople Customized Web Search from the list and click OK.

Google Chrome

1. Press Alt+F and go to Settings.
2. Select Set a specific page or set of pages and click Set pages.
3. Change your start page address and click OK.
4. Select Manage search engines under Search.
5. Set a new default search engine and delete Oople Customized Web Search. Click Done.

To be absolutely sure that there are no other potentially undesirable programs on your PC, after manual removal run a full system scan with SpyHunter scanner. Make use of any means possible to protect your system from various threats.

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