Vacation Xplorer Toolbar Removal Guide

Vacation Xplorer Toolbar is a browser add-on which alters the settings of Internet Explorer. The application is developed by Mindsmark, which is famous for its various computer applications. Vacation Xplorer Toolbar is available on its website vacationxplorer.com; moreover, it can be installed alongside free applications. If you do not read the license agreement and do not pay attention to the option provided in the windows of the installation wizard, you can simply skip the information related to the changes that will be done on the browsers.

Vacation Xplorer Toolbar supports Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. On Internet Explorer, three components of the toolbar are added. They are Vacation Xplorer, Search Assistant BHO, and Toolbar BHO. On more file, which later disappears from the list, is 7obar.dll. As to Mozilla Firefox, the Extension section of the browser contains VacationXplorer 5.241.47473. Moreover, the Plugins section contains another component, which is MindSpark Toolbar Platform. It is installed as NP7oStub.dll.

Vacation Xplorer Toolbar may seem to be very attractive to those who are planning vacation as the toolbar contains a lot of links to websites related to airlines, cruising, and hotels. Each button on the toolbar displays a list of over 10 different options.

According to the information on the toolbar, it does not record your browsing habits, your personally identifiable information, and so on. However, you should keep in mind that the toolbar promotes a search engine, which you should not use.

If you do not un-check the options in the installation wizard, the settings of Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox are changed. The home page is changed to home.tb.ask.com, whilst the search engine is changed to Ask Web Search.

If you pay attention to the layout of the search results, you will definitely notice paid advertisements. We recommend that you avoid clicking the links presented as advertisements due to the fact that some of them may be unrelated to your search queries.

Remove Vacation Xplorer Toolbar and reset the settings of the browsers if you want to browse the Internet as usual. The following instructions should help you get rid of the toolbar, but keep in mind that a reputable and powerful spyware prevention program is a must in order to secure the PC against various computer threats.

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Manual Vacation Xplorer Toolbar removal

Windows Vista/7

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Click Control Panel and select Uninstall a program.
3.  Remove two entries of the toolbar.

Windows XP

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

Windows 8

1. On the Start screen, start typing control panel.
2. Click the Control Panel icon.
3. Select Uninstall a program.
4. Remove the unwanted program.

Remove the browser hijacker from your browsers

Internet Explorer

1. Press Alt+T.
2. Click Internet Options.
3. On the General tab, change the home page and click Apply.
4. Below in the Search section, click Settings.
5. Set a new search provider and remove the unwanted one.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Press Alt+T and click Options.
2. Change the home page and click OK.
3. To change the search provider, open the drop-down menu next to the search box of the browser and click Manage Search engines.
4. Remove the undesirable search engine and select a new one.