ReferenceBoss Toolbar

What is ReferenceBoss Toolbar?

Windows users can download ReferenceBoss Toolbar onto Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and even Google Chrome browsers from referenceboss.com. This website promotes a browser extension that enables easy-access links to third-party websites, such as reference.com, dictionary.reference.com, and thesaurus.com. Needless to say, there is a theme that the ReferenceBoss Toolbar follows. This is something that all Mindspark toolbars, including EliteUnzip Toolbar and DailyHomeGuide Toolbar, are famous for. Mindspark Interactive Network has developed hundreds of different toolbars, and it appears that many users choose to delete them from their operating systems. Do you want to remove ReferenceBoss Toolbar as well? If you have decided to delete the toolbar because of the installed search tools, you firstly should read this report to find out whether these search tools are unreliable. Download Removal Tool100% FREE spyware scan and
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How does ReferenceBoss Toolbar work?

ReferenceBoss Toolbar is related to a search provider which is powered by Ask.com. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers do not identify this search tool as a browser hijacker; however, you have to be careful not to install this search tool by accident. It appears that Ask search tools are installed by default, which means that they may be set for automatic installation. This, of course, does not mean that you are obliged to install home.tb.ask.com as the home page of your browsers or change the default search provider to search.tb.ask.com. When installing ReferenceBoss Toolbar, you will be presented with an option to decline Ask search tools. Needless to say, if you do not refuse the undesirable search tools now, you will have to delete them later. If you install Ask search tools by accident, you may try to delete ReferenceBoss Toolbar as a browser hijacker. The toolbar is not malicious, and it does not require the removal. Of course, we can help you get rid of the toolbar if this is what you want.

How to remove ReferenceBoss Toolbar

Most computer users will want to delete ReferenceBoss Toolbar if they install Ask search tools by accident. Luckily, you can remove Ask search tools separately from the toolbar. Our malware researchers do not identify the toolbar as malicious; however, you must evaluate the risks related to the installed tracking cookies. If you are not familiar with this activity, you have to review the Privacy Policy related to the ReferenceBoss Toolbar. Ask search tools are more suspicious, because they seem to present more ads than genuine search results. The sponsored links may be useless and even misleading, which is why you should delete the search tools “powered by Ask.” Follow the manual removal instructions to delete the unwanted software and replace the unwanted search tools. Note that you will remove ReferenceBoss Toolbar from Internet Explorer after uninstalling it from your PC, but you will have to remove the add-on from Firefox and Chrome browsers separately.

Delete ReferenceBoss Toolbar

Delete from Windows XP:

1. Move to the Taskbar and click the Start menu icon.
2. Open the Control Panel and double-click Add or Remove Programs.
3. Remove the application you have decided to get rid of.

Delete from Windows Vista and Windows 7:

1. Click the Windows icon located on the left of the Taskbar.
2. Open the Control Panel menu and then click Uninstall a program.
3. Right-click the application you wish to remove and select Uninstall.

Delete from Windows 8:

1. Right-click on the Metro UI menu screen and select All apps.
2. Open the Control Panel and then go to Uninstall a program.
3. Right-click the program you have chosen to remove and select Uninstall.

Remove Ask Search and unwanted add-ons

Remove from Internet Explorer:

1. Launch IE, simultaneously tap keys Alt+T, and select Internet Options.
2. Click the General tab on the left, overwrite/delete the Home Page, and click OK.
3. Simultaneously tap Alt+T again and this time select Manage Add-ons.
4. In the menu on the left click Search Providers and select a new default search provider.
5. Select and Remove the undesirable search provider. Click Close.

Remove from Mozilla Firefox:

1. Launch Firefox, move to the search box on the right, and click the search provider icon.
2. In the drop-down menu select Manage Search Engines and Remove the undesirable option.
3. Click OK and simultaneously tap keys Alt+T to open the Tools menu.
4. Click the General tab on the left, overwrite/delete the Home Page, and click OK.
5. Simultaneously tap Ctrl+Shift+A to open the Add-ons Manager in a new tab.
6. In the menu on the left click Extensions and Remove the add-on presenting the ReferenceBoss Toolbar.

Remove from Google Chrome:

1. Launch Chrome, simultaneously tap keys Alt+F, and select Settings.
2. Move to On Startup, mark Open a specific page or set of pages, and click Set pages.
3. Find the URL of the undesirable search provider, delete/overwrite it, and click OK.
4. Move to Appearance, mark Show Home button, click Change, and repeat step 3.
5. Click the Manage search engines button under Search and select a new default search provider.
6. Click X on the URL of the search provider you wish to delete and click Done.
7. Simultaneously tap keys Alt+F again, select Tools, and click Extensions.
8. Click the trash icon on the right of the undesirable extension and select Remove.

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