search.certified-toolbar.com Removal Guide

Has your home page been changed to search.certified-toolbar.com unexpectedly? If so, we recommend that you take immediate actions to fix your browsers as your computer contains an application called a browser hijacker. It means that whenever you open your browser, you will have to use search.certified-toolbar.com, which is set as your home page and search provider.

Not surprisingly, you will be constantly provided with advertisements. They will be displayed on the home page, and if you click one, you will be directed to some website. As you may guess, some advertisements may be fictitious, which means that you may be led to insecure websites. In case of a corrupted website, your PC may be put at risk as the website may be used to spread malware or entice you to buy a non-existent service or product.

Additionally, some advertising website may also be provided in addition to the search results. They will be given above the real search results. When you click on of those websites, you may notice that while the website is loading, the browser tab shows widdit.com, which is a website promoting add-ons, toolbars and other applications for different devices. For example, a Widdit Add-on presents independent search suggestions. When you type a keyword in the search box of search.certified-toolbar.com, you will see that the suggestion box that appears also has the logo of Widdit.

The hijacker that has altered your home page and search provider is also known to change the settings of your shortcuts. When you launch an altered shortcut, a browser opens and loads search.certified-toolbar.com.

In addition to search.certified-toolbar.com, you may also have Certified Toolbar installed. If you have installed some free program recently, you might have missed some relevant information in its installation wizards, so next time pay close attention to the information provided.

We recommend that you remove search.certified-toolbar.com from all your browsers, including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, so that you do not click on insecure link accidentally. Follow the instructions given below or implement a reliable spyware removal tool. Note that it is advisable to check what unwanted programs are present in the Control Panel. If you find Certified toolbar or any other suspicious program which is not necessary for the system performance, uninstall it and then change the settings of the browsers.

Search.certified-toolbar.com removal

Windows XP

1. Click Start - > Control Panel - > Add or Remove Programs.
2. Mark the unwanted program.
3. Click the Remove button.

Windows Vista/7

1. Click Start - > Control Panel.
2. Click Uninstall a program.
3. Double-click the unwanted program.

Windows 8

1. Move the mouse over the bottom left corner of the screen.
2. Right-click the windows that shows your Start Screen/desktop.
3. Select Control Panel - > Uninstall a program.
4. Double-click the program you want to remove.

Remove search.certified-toolbar.com from the browsers

Internet Explorer

1. Press Alt+T.
2. Select Internet Options.
3. Open the Advanced tab.
4. Click Reset.
5. Select the check box.
6. Click Reset - > Close.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Press Alt+H.
2. Click Troubleshooting information.
3. Click Reset Firefox - > Reset Firefox - > Finish.

Google Chrome

1. Press Alt+F.
2. Tools - > Extensions.
3. Remove the unwanted add-ons if any are present.
4. Click Settings.
5. In the On startup section, click set pages and change the startup page.
6. In the Search section, click Manage search engines.
7. Set a new search engine. Click Done.

If these instructions do not suffice to terminate the hijacker, install SpyHunter which will scan the PC and remove search.certified-toolbar.com and other computer threats.