What is WizLine Toolbar?
WizLine Toolbar is a browser extension that can be considered adware. This application clearly collects your personal information and then exposes you to commercial content that might not be as safe as you would think. On top of that, there is a good chance that WizLine Toolbar entered your system accidentally when you installed some freeware app. It is for the best to get rid of all the potential threats and unwanted programs as soon as possible. Therefore, you are strongly encouraged to remove WizLine Toolbar from your system as well.
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Where does WizLine Toolbar come from?
This program does not have a direct download source. Our research says that WizLine Toolbar usually comes bundled with third party installers that set up adware and potentially unwanted software. What’s more, if you accidentally install WizLine Toolbar, you will also install a SavePop adware application. After all, adware programs seldom get distributed on their own.
In order to avoid WizLine Toolbar, you need to refrain from downloading freeware at third-party websites. If you require some program, make sure to download it from the official vendor’s web page. Also, you should stay away from Korean websites, especially if you don’t speak the language because WizLine Toolbar targets Korean users.
What does WizLine Toolbar do?
Currently, WizLine Toolbar affects the Internet Explorer web browser only, but we should keep in mind that there could be versions for other browsers as well. When this application gets installed on your computer, it connects to the Internet and starts collecting data on your web browsing habits. WizLine Toolbar is supposed to provide you with search shortcuts to Naver, Auction, Gmarket, Daum, and other popular Korean websites. However, our security experts say that WizLine Toolbar can communicate with adware developers, and each time you run a web search through this application, it can modify your search results and insert various types of advertisements into them.
If that weren’t enough, WizLine Toolbar is also associated with malware. It is known to install TR/Dropper.Gen on your computer and it may also download more adware and malware apps in the long run. We can also say that WizLine Toolbar does not want to be removed from your computer as there is no entry on the list of installed programs, so you cannot uninstall WizLine Toolbar via Control Panel.
How do I remove WizLine Toolbar?
Nevertheless, you can remove WizLine Toolbar via browser settings and then delete the main folder in Program Files directory. Naturally, it is not enough to terminate all the unwanted files and potentially dangerous programs.
You should scan your computer with the SpyHunter free scanner to see what other unwanted applications are on your system. It would be for the best to remove them all automatically by installing in a licensed antispyware tool.
Manual WizLine Toolbar Removal
Internet Explorer
- Press Alt+T and click Manage add-ons.
- Disable WizLine Toolbar in Toolbars and Extensions.
- Click Close and press Windows logo key+E.
- Enter %APPADATA% into the address bar and press Enter.
- Delete WizLine folder from the directory.
Mozilla Firefox
- Press Ctrl+Shift+A and Add-ons tab will open.
- Disable WizLine Toolbar in Extensions directory.
- Close your browser and press Windows key+E.
- Type %APPDATA% into the address bar when Windows Explorer opens.
- Press Enter and delete WizLine folder from the directory.
Google Chrome
- Press Alt+F and go to More Tools.
- Click Extensions and disable WizLine Toolbar.
- Press Windows key+E and Windows Explorer will open.
- Enter %APPDATA% into the address line and hit Enter.
- Remove WizLine folder from the directory.
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