What is SparkleBox Toolbar?
Have you recently installed SparkleBox Toolbar from its website sparklebox.co.uk and it causes you more disadvantages than advantages? Unfortunately, we have to upset you because the most what you can do to change this situation is to remove this program from your system. As you might have probably noticed, this application promises to help you gain access to 120 free resources, search the web straight from the toolbar, and send you messages regarding new resources and their addition. However, this browser plugin has even more drawbacks, which is why we recommend that you remove SparkleBox Toolbar from your system. This article will help you to get rid of this program, so, please, read it entirely.
How does SparkleBox Toolbar act?
Once this application gets onto the system, it will manifest itself by changing your homepage to search.conduit.com as well as your default search provider. This application is a product of Conduit Ltd. and it works on all the popular browsers; thus, it is impossible not to notice its presence. You should be very careful with SparkleBox Toolbar because it is going to collect information related to your browsing habits and then share it with third parties. SparkleBox Toolbar is interested in your search activities when you use their search services, your overall browsing history, and such data as IP address, your approximate location, and the version of your operating system (OS). If you cannot accept the fact that it is going to do similar activities all the time and even share the collected information with third parties, you should better get rid of it before it is too late.
You might have already noticed that SparkleBox Toolbar is closely related to various advertisements as well. If you do not unmark the installation preferences when you install this plugin on your system, you might end up with Value apps program which is comprised of four applications which are Last Minute Booking, Hotel Recommendations, PriceGong, and CouponBuddy. If you enable them during the installation of SparkleBox Toolbar, you will soon notice various advertisements popping-up while you browse the web. In addition, you are going to see advertisements every time your open your browser as well because search.conduit.com displays advertisements on its start page. We advise you not to click on them as you might end up in the websites whose content is unknown and even contains malicious software.
How to erase SparkleBox toolbar?
If you want to delete SparkleBox Toolbar from your system, you have two alternatives. First of all, you can remove this unwanted program using manual removal instructions that we have provided for you below or if you are a less experience user, you can leave all the work for an antimalware tool. We recommend using SpyHunter because it will easily delete this application and keep your computer protected 24/7 without requiring any effort from you.
How to remove Sparkle Box Toolbar
Internet Explorer
- Open your browser and press Alt+T.
- Select Manage Add-ons.
- Select Toolars and Extensions from the menu on the left.
- Find the unwanted extension and click on it, then click the Disable button.
- Select Search Providers from the same menu and find a new search provider.
- Click on it and then click the Set as default button to make it your new search engine.
- Select the unwanted search engine and click the Remove button.
- Press Alt+T again and then select Internet Options.
- Type in a new homepage URL and click OK.
Mozilla Firefox
- Open your browser and then press Ctrl+Shift+A.
- Select Extensions from the menu on the left.
- Select the extension which you want to remove and click the Remove button.
- Go to the start window of your browser and click on the search provider icon at the upper-right corner of your screen.
- Select a new search provider from the drop-down menu.
- Click on the search provider icon again and then select Manage Search Engines…
- Select the unwanted search engine and click the Remove button, then click OK.
- Press Alt+T again and then select Options.
- Type in your homepage address and click OK.
Google Chrome
- Open your browser and press Alt+F.
- Select Tools and then Extensions.
- Under the heading Chrome, select Extensions.
- Find the useless extension and click the trash button.
- Select Remove when the dialog box appears.
- Select Settings from the same menu.
- In the section On startup, mark Open a specific page or set of pages.
- Select Set pages.
- Enter URL of your homepage and click OK.
- Select Manage search engines… under the heading Search.
- Select your new default search provider and click Make default.
- Click on the needless search engine and click X.
- Click Done to close the window.
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