Lab.search.conduit.com Removal Guide

Conduit Ltd. is known for developing browser extensions with various functions. Conduit toolbars are also often mistaken for browser hijackers, because they modify default homepages to Lab.search.conduit.com and other similar websites. However, we cannot exactly label Lab.search.conduit.com as a browser hijacker, because users install this browser plug-in onto their computers willingly. Consequently, you can remove Lab.search.conduit.com from the system manually. All you have to do is follow the manual removal instructions below this description. The most important thing is that you should not tolerate any browser settings modifications if you had no intention to change anything.

Any Conduit toolbar (Connect Toolbar, Travelocity Toolbar, Social Search Toolbar and many others) can be downloaded either from the official website at ourtoolbar.com, third party file hosting website, or it may arrive bundled with various freeware applications. Whenever you download a shareware game, video codec or a random application you have encountered online, you need to make sure that the setup file is not loaded with additional applications like Lab.search.conduit.com. If it is, you need to read all the installation wizard steps carefully, because most of the time, you can choose whether to change your default homepage to Lab.search.conduit.com or not.

Unfortunately, more often than not, users fail to notice the small lines on installation wizard, or they simply go through the setup automatically without even bothering to check anything. As a result, your default homepage and default search engine get changed to Lab.search.conduit.com, and all of your search are redirected through this websites. It is not a malicious computer infection, but you should refrain from search for anything via Lab.search.conduit.com, because this search engine collects data on your web browsing habits and then displays commercial advertisements customized especially for you.

Users are not advised to click commercial ads displayed via Lab.search.conduit.com, because Conduit cannot be held responsible for a third party content you encounter through its extensions and search engines. The problem is that Lab.search.conduit.com does not review the third party content that is embedded into its ads, so by clicking them you can be redirected to third parties that promote adware or even malware.

If you are a security-minded computer user, you will remove Lab.search.conduit.com from your system as soon as possible, and then restore your browser settings manually. It is also recommended to scan your computer with a reliable antimalware tool, to check whether all the unwanted files have been removed from the system for good. Do not hesitate to acquire a licensed computer security application if necessary and do leave us a comment below if you need any further information on the matter.

Remove Conduit application

Windows 8

1. Move mouse cursor to the bottom right of the screen.
2. Click Settings on Charm bar and then go to Control Panel.
3. Select Uninstall a program and remove Conduit application.

Windows Vista & Windows 7

1. Open Start menu and select Control Panel.
2. Go to Uninstall a program and remove Conduit application.

Windows XP

1. Click Start menu button and then go to Control panel.
2. Open Add or remove programs and remove Conduit app.

Restore browser settings

Internet Explorer

1. Press Alt+T and click Internet options.
2. Change your homepage address under General tab and click OK.
3. Press Alt+T again and select Manage add-ons.
4. Click Search providers on the left.
5. Set a new default search engine and remove Lab.search.conduit.com.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Click the search engine icon on the left of Firefox search box.
2. Select Manage Search engines on drop-down menu.
3. Remove Lab.search.conduit.com and click OK.
4. Press Alt+T and go to Options.
5. Change your homepage address under General tab and click OK.
6. Press Ctrl+Shift+A and Add-ons manager tab will open.
7. Disable and remove Conduit application from Extensions.
8. Restart browser.

Google Chrome

1. Press Alt+F and select Tools.
2. Open Extensions and remove Conduit plug-in.
3. Click Settings on the left pane.
4. Mark Open a specific page or set of pages under On Startup.
5. Click Set pages and change your startup page. Click OK.
6. Select Manage search engines under Search.
7. Set a new default search engine, remove Lab.search.conduit.com and click Done.