KeyBar Toolbar Removal Guide

KeyBar Toolbar is a browser plug-in which can change the settings of your browsers. The toolbar is compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. It can be downloaded from keybartoolbar.ourtoolbar.com, as well as from other sources. For example, if you visit software.informer.com, you will find a link to ourtoolbar.com, which is regarded as the home page of the toolbar. KeyBar Toolbar is a Community Toolbar powered by Conduit Search. If you install the application, the home page and default search engine are change to search.conduit.com. Due to this reason, malware researchers advise computer users to remove KeyBar Toolbar from the PC.

At first sight, the toolbar looks user-friendly and convenient. It contains a bunch of links, including Facebook and Twitter. It also features an online radio player and weather forecasts. Moreover, it enables the user to download a price comparison application. If you decide to download and install one, note that some of them can be very obtrusive and flagged as adware programs.

As you already know, the reason why it is advisable to remove KeyBar Toolbar from the PC is that it comes along with Conduit Search. The home page, new tabs, and search engine are change to search.conduit.com if you do not uncheck particular options when installed the toolbar. As a result, you have to face various advertisements on the startup page. Moreover, some ads may be inserted on the search results. It is important that you no click those ads as there is always some risk that you will be lead to a corrupted website. Not all of the advertisements that you come across via search.conduit.com are insecure, but it is better to avoid clicking on them.

If you are on this webpage, you probably want to remove Conduit Search and the toolbar from the PC. The following instructions may be handy eliminating the KeyBar application from the browsers; however, it is not enough to only remove it. In case you do not have a reliable spyware prevention program and want to have KeyBar Toolbar removed for you, use SpyHunter. It will easily remove the toolbar and, most important, guard the system against malware and spyware attacks.

How to remove KeyBar Toolbar manually

Windows Vista and Windows 7

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Click Control Panel.
3. Select Uninstall a program.
4. Remove the toolbar.

Windows XP

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Click Control Panel.
3. Select Add or Remove Programs.
4. Uninstall the unwanted toolbar.

Windows 8

1. Press Win+R.
2. Type control panel and click OK.
3. Select Uninstall a program.
4. Remove the unwanted application.

Remove KeyBar Toolbar from the browsers

Google Chrome

1. Press Alt+F and point to Tools.
2. Click Extensions.
3. Remove the unwanted add-on.
4. Click Settings.
5. In the On Start-up section, click the third option and then click Set pages.
6. Change the home page.
7. In the Search section, click Manage search engines and change the search provider.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Press Alt+T and click Options.
2. Change the home page.
3. Press Ctrl+Shift+A and click Extensions.
4. Remove the unwanted extension and close the Add-ons Manager.
5. Click the search engine icon next to the search box and click Manage Search Engines.
6. Select a new search provider and remove Conduit.

Internet Explorer

1. Press Alt+T and click Manage Add-ons.
2. Remove the extension of the toolbar if it is still present there.
3. Click Search Providers and change the search provider.
4. Press Alt+T and click Internet Options.
5. One the General tab, change the home page and click OK.

Having completed the removal, install the recommended application or its free scanner in order to find out whether some other measures have to be taken.