SmarterPassword Toolbar

Posted by Lisa Blanc on October 9, 2015

What is SmarterPassword Toolbar?

SmarterPassword Toolbar offers you access to password generator tools for free; however, our malware specialists have discovered that this browser extension is simply a newcomer from the Mindspark family of questionable toolbars. That is why we advise you to be careful with this toolbar, too. Like all the other members of this family, SmarterPassword Toolbar also looks all innocent and maybe even useful to some. But you need to know that this extension might hold some threats to your virtual security. We would not go as far as to call it a dangerous malware infection, but it does have the potential to introduce you to unreliable and uncontrolled third-party content. Therefore, we recommend that you delete SmarterPassword Toolbar from your computer before your problems multiply.

Where does SmarterPassword Toolbar come from?

You can install this extension directly from its official site, smarterpassword.com. But what are the chances of people finding this website? Do you think enough users land there to download this application and make enough profit for the creators? We believe that if a company wants to generate income from an ad-supported free application, then it has to be spread far and wide. Having this website does not strike us as one with major traffic. But no wonder, of course, because, as a matter of fact, SmarterPassword Toolbar is also distributed via freeware bundling. test test test

If you happen to land on unreliable freeware websites to download a new free program, there is a chance that you click on the wrong button and instead of a useful program you download a whole package of malware infections. This is how most users actually infect their computers. If that happened to you too, you should delete SmarterPassword Toolbar right away and all other related threats as well.

What does SmarterPassword Toolbar do?

This tool offers you an opportunity to generate easy-to-remember passwords and passphrases whose strength you can also check. Once you install this toolbar, it makes some changes to your browsers to set Ask.com as your home page and default search engine. This way you will always be exposed to the potential threats this tool may hold for you. You should not rely on any of the third-party services this toolbar has to offer because they might be used as a surface for SmarterPassword Toolbar to display third-party links and ads. But by clicking on these links you might be redirected to suspicious websites. Since online scams are thriving, you should be very careful with clicking on any commercial in fact. We advise you to remove SmarterPassword Toolbar because that is a smart move towards protecting your computer from malware infections and the damage they may cause.

How do I remove SmarterPassword Toolbar?

It is not too complicated to eliminate this malware threat, but you certainly cannot do it in one step. You have to uninstall the application via Control Panel, and then, reset your browsers. If you follow our instructions below, you will be able to do the job right even if you are not an experienced computer user. Do not forget that there may be other malware infections on your computer to tackle. In order to take care of them, we recommend that you install a trustworthy antimalware application unless you are an IT expert and have the luxury of free time and the technical knowledge to go after them one by one.