Motitags Toolbar Removal Guide

If you are very eager about using emoticons in your mail and chat messages, you probably like using various emoticon-based plug-ins as well. Motitags Toolbar is a browser plug-in that offers you a variety of emoticons to be added to your messages. However, even though this application looks like a reliable browser add-on, you should think twice before installing the full version of this plug-in. Any user who is concerned about his system security would not want to have Motitags Toolbar on the PC, and if this toolbar is installed on your browser, we recommend removing it.

Perhaps you have seen something similar to Motitags Toolbar before. It would not be surprising, because this application is developed by Mindspark and it uses the same installation tactics as Zwinky Toolbar, DictionaryBoss Toolbar, Utility Chest Toolbar and other applications by the same developer. Although Motitags Toolbar is nothing but a browser plug-in, a lot of users and even some security experts consider it a browser hijacker. As you know, browser hijackers are computer infections that modify browser settings behind user’s back. Motitags Toolbar, however, informs you about the oncoming changes and you can choose whether you want your home page and default search engine modified or not.

Unfortunately, quite a few users forget to read the installation wizard step by step, and they simply skip the important steps. Consequently, their default home page and search engine get changed for home.tb.ask.com and search.tb.ask.com. If you search for Ask.com online you will find information that it is a legitimate search engine, but do not miss the piece of information which says that the Ask.com has left the search engine market almost 3 years ago. Hence, if Motitags Toolbar makes use of this search engine, even though technically it has been discontinued, there is definitely something fishy about it.

Although Motitags Toolbar is initially compatible with Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, it is possible to find on Chrome App store as well. The main problem with Motitags Toolbar is that this application is not reliable. You can never know what third party content you could be exposed to by this toolbar. Even though it is not a direct computer threat, just like other variants of the same application, Motitags Toolbar is not safe. Therefore, if you do not find this application useful, or you have no idea how it got onto your computer (if you have not downloaded it directly from motitags.com that is), you should definitely remove Motitags Toolbar right now.

What is more, to make sure that your computer is absolutely safe, and there are no other potentially unwanted programs on board, run a full system scan with SpyHunter free scanner, and then invest in a licensed antimalware tool if need be.

How to remove Motitags Toolbar

Windows 8

1. Move mouse cursor to the bottom right of the screen.
2. Click Settings on Charm bar and go to Control Panel.
3. Open Uninstall a program and remove Motitags Toolbar.

Windows Vista & Windows 7

1. Open Start menu and click Control Panel.
2. Go to Uninstall a program and remove Motitags Toolbar.

Windows XP

1. Open Start menu and select Control Panel.
2. Go to Add or remove programs and uninstall Motitags Toolbar.

Restore browser settings

Internet Explorer

1. Press Alt+X and click Internet options.
2. Open Advanced tab and press Reset.
3. Select Delete personal settings option and click Reset.
4. Click Close.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Press Firefox button and navigate to Help.
2. Click Troubleshooting information.
3. Press Reset Firefox at the top right corner of a new tab.
4. Click Reset Firefox on a pop-up box. Press Finish.

Google Chrome

1. Press Alt+F and click Tools.
2. Go to Extensions and remove Motitags Toolbar.
3. Click Settings on the left.
4. Mark Open a specific page or set of pages under On startup.
5. Click Set pages.
6. Remove home.tb.ask.com, enter a new home page address and click OK.
7. Select Manage search engines under Search.
8. Set a new default search engine, remove Ask.com and click Done.