Softtunes Search and Toolbar Removal Guide

Conduit community toolbars is a group of browser plugins that ought to enhance your web browsing experience. Softtunes Search and Toolbar is a kind of browser extension that belongs to Conduit group and it can be downloaded at softtunes.ourtoolbar.com. It should be pointed out that Softtunes Search and Toolbar is not a browser hijacker, because it does not enter your computer surreptitiously. Users download and install the applications willingly (albeit sometimes unwittingly), so it is not hard to remove Softtunes Search and Toolbar from your computer as well. All you have to do is make sure that you terminate all the rest of the potentially unwanted programs.

Such applications as Softtunes Search and Toolbar are considered potentially unwanted programs, because they might expose users to various system threats. That is not to say they do that intentionally – as far as Conduit browser extensions are concerned (be it Travelocity toolbar, VisualBee Toolbar or Freecorder Toolbar) they simply can be exploited by malevolent third parties for content promotion. After all, if you install the full version of Softtunes Search and Toolbar, your default search engine and home page get changed for search.conduit.com. Afterwards, you will constantly see flash advertisements that are generated according to your browsing history data.

That is another reason why you should be wary of Softtunes Search and Toolbar – this application collects data on your web browsing habits via tracking cookies and although that is not illegal it does raises a few concerns over your overall security, considering that the program can share the collected data with affiliated third parties. This information might be used for marketing purposes in order to collect money via pay-per-click websites, but you should also consider the possibility, that Softtunes Search and Toolbar could get exploited by a malicious third party and your personally non-identifiable data could fall into the hands of cyber criminals.

Once again, it does not mean that Softtunes Search and Toolbar is a computer infection, but one look at the toolbar that gets installed on your browser is enough to see that the application cannot be trusted 100%. For example, it adds shortcuts to such websites as smileyswelove.com or PrinceGong which also indulge into using third party content, and even displaying commercial advertisements. It goes without saying that the content for the ads is generated by third parties and neither Softtunes Search and Toolbar nor any other application is responsible for the fact that you might get redirected to potentially corrupted websites.

The best way to protect your computer from potential threats is to remove Softtunes Search and Toolbar from the system and then scan it with SpyHunter free scanner. It will help you determine whether you have any other potentially dangerous programs installed on your PC, and you will be able to terminate them automatically.

Remove Softtunes Search and Toolbar

Windows 8

1. Drag your mouse cursor across your desktop to the bottom right corner.
2. When Charm bar appears click Settings and go to Control Panel.
3. Select Uninstall a program and remove Softtunes Toolbar.
4. Mark the appropriate options on Uninstall Toolbar to restore browser settings.

Windows Vista & Windows 7

1. Open Start menu and select Control Panel.
2. Go to Uninstall a program and remove Softtunes Toolbar.
3. When Uninstall Toolbar pop-up appears, click the appropriate options to restore browser settings.

Windows XP

1. Click Start menu button and go to Control Panel.
2. Select Add or remove programs and uninstall Softtunes Toolbar.
3. Select the appropriate options on Uninstall Toolbar pop-up to restore default browser settings.

Remove Conduit Search

Internet Explorer

1. Press Alt+X and click Manage add-ons.
2. Click Search providers on the left.
3. Right-click Softtunes Customized Web Search and select Remove.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Click the search engine icon on the left of search box (top right corner).
2. Select Manage search engines on drop-down menu.
3. Remove Softtunes Customized Web Search from the list and press OK.

Google Chrome

1. Press Alt+F and go to Settings.
2. Select Manage search engines under Search.
3. Set a new default search engine; delete Softtunes Customized Web Search and press Done.

Do not hesitate to leave a comment below if you have any further questions about Softtunes Toolbar or how to remove it.