If you have just installed the GoodSearch Toolbar, you are probably a very active online shopper because this browser extension is aimed at those computer users who want to save money online. The application is available at goodsearch.com/newtoolbar/index.aspx and if you have acquired the toolbar from this source, you must have noticed that the application is capable of changing the home page and search provider of your browser. After installing the program, the toolbar displays a confirmation pop-up, in which you have to click Finish in order to have the settings of the browsers changed.
The GoodSearch Toolbar is published by Visicom Media and is compatible with Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. In order to remove the toolbar manually, you have to uninstall it and then fix the settings of the browsers manually. However, it has been found that the application may also arrive without its uninstall component. In any case, it is highly advisable to remove the toolbar using a spyware removal tool so that all other unreliable files are deleted from the PC.
The GoodSearch Toolbar may seem to be a useful to you because of the links it contains. It enables you to access YouTube, Facebook, Ebay, Amazon, online coupons and the Yahoo search engine. Even though the toolbar changes the home page to goodsearch.com, the search results are retrieved from Yahoo. This search engine is presented as capable of delivering relevant sponsored links to you, some of which are labeled as advertisements. But bear in mind that it is not possible to check every single website promoted by the search engine; hence, we recommend that you be extra cautious when interacting with sponsored links, or advertisements. Search engines are not liable for the content which you are provide with after clicking on the links, which means that your interaction with sponsored links is your own responsibility.
Moreover, it has been found that the GoodSearch Toolbar can be detected as the Blekko hijacker. If you want to prevent data loss or some other adverse consequences, remove GoodSearch Toolbar from the computer and make sure that the system is properly protected against various computer threats.
When it comes to removal, we recommend using SpyHunter. This anti-spyware program will remove the toolbar and shield the system from Trojan horses, ransomware infections, rogue anti-spyware program, and many other computer threats. Extremely close attention should be paid to unprotected computers. If you do not have any spyware and malware prevention tool, implement the recommended application right now.
Windows Vista and Windows 7
Windows XP
Windows 8
Remove goodsearch.com from the browsers
Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Click the search engine icon next to the search box and set a new default search provider