Softonic Toolbar

What is Softonic Toolbar?

Softonic Toolbar is a browser add-on which is powered with a variety of options that enable a computer user to perform multiple actions. For example, the toolbar enables you to check your email, translate, listen to the radio online, check weather forecasts, etc.  Softonic Toolbar may also refer to a toolbar which is installed along with the applications downloaded from Softonic, which offers a lot of applications for Windows, iPhone, Mac , Android, etc.

How are the browsers altered?

If you have downloaded a Softonic application and found that your browsing tools such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer are not operating as usual, it is likely that they have been modified by the application which was attached to the installer. Have your home page and search provider changed? Do you get irrelevant search results? If so, than you should remove the add-on associated with Softonic.

Very often, browser plug-ins which are bundled with free programs generate advertisements. For example, you may be unknowingly redirected to unwanted websites or receive pop-up advertisements offering to acquire some product or service. This happens with the help of browser helper objects, tracking cookies, etc, which monitor your browsing behavior so that third-party companies can produce the contents that match your interests.

How to remove Softonic Toolbar?

If you do not want to have Softonic Toolbar, be it the original toolbar or the add-on related to Softonic, the following instruction will help you to delete the unwanted applications.

Softonic Toolbar Removal from Windows Vista/7

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Go to Control Panel and click on Uninstall a program.
3. Double-click on the application you want to remove.

Softonic Toolbar Removal from Windows XP

1. Open the Start menu and select Control Panel.
2. Click on Add or Remove Programs.
3. Click on the program you want to remove and click on Remove.

Softonic Removal from Windows 8

1. Move the mouse over the bottom left corner of the screen.
2. When a minimized version of the desktop or Metro UI appears, right-click it and select Control Panel.
3. Click on Uninstall a program.
4. Right-click the unwanted application and select uninstall.

Remove Softonic Toolbar from IE, Firefox and Chrome

Internet Explorer

1. Open the browser.
2. Press Alt+T.
3. Select Manage Add-ons.
4. Click on Toolbars and Extensions.
5. Disable the unwanted plug-in.
6. Click on Search Providers.
7. Remove the unwanted search provider and a new one.
8. In the Tools menu (press Alt+T), click on Internet Options.
9. Change the home page under the General tab and press Apply.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Open the browser.
2. Press Alt+H to open the Help menu.
3. Select Troubleshooting Information.
4. Click on the Reset Firefox button and then again select Rest Firefox.

Google Chrome

1. Open the browser.
2. Press and hold down the Alt key and hit F.
3. Move the mouse over Tools and then select Extensions.
4. Remove the unwanted add-on.
5. Click on Settings on the left side of the browser.
6. In On Startup, click on the last option and select Set Pages.
7. Remove the unwanted startup page and add a new page.
8. In the Search section, change the search engine after clicking on the Manage search engines.

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