Browser Guardian - How to remove

Browser Guardian is another adware that infiltrates into a system as a browser add-on. It can be added to all most popular web browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. Once installed, this malicious program will display tons of pop-up ads. If you click on one of them, you will be immediately redirected to a third party website, which may be infected and do harm to your computer. Even though developers of Browser Guardian promise that it will defend your computer from various viruses hided in malicious websites, it is not true. This program is malicious itself and will track your browsing activities, such as search queries or top visited sites. This information can be handed to third parties later on. Browser Guardian can be detected by most anti-malware programs. If you noticed that your computer is infected with this adware, wait no longer and uninstall it.

It is not a virus and you should not be too scared, but a lot of people may think that way because it is distributed bundled to other free software. Because this program travels bundled with freebies, in order to avoid it, you should pay attention to installation process of such software. Do not skip any steps in any cases and read terms and conditions. If possible – opt out for a custom or advanced install mode and make sure you are not installing Browser Guardian alongside. Your computer is already infected with Browser Guardian and you are tired of its’ activities behind your back? Use a trustworthy anti-malware program like Spyhunter, malwarebytes and remove it immediately. If you prefer to remove it by yourself, you can always follow our Browser Guardian removal guide.

Using Control Panel to remove the main Browser Guardian components and installers

1. Go to Control Panel. On Windows XP/Vista/7 open Start -> Control Panel , Add/Remove Programs or Uninstall . On Windows 8 enter Control Panel in the search box, then look for Uninstall a program. You may need to confirm that you are the administrator on this PC, in both cases.
2. Look for Browser Guardian and /or similar looking items on the list of programs. By default, I recommend removing Yontoo, WebCake, anything “savings” or “coupon” related. Scanning with Anti-Malware programs like Spyhunter or Stopzilla might give a good idea of what programs you should remove from there as well.
3. Close Control Panel.

Removing Browser Guardian from Internet Explorer

1. Press Wench icon->Manage Add-ons.
2. Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to Browser Guardian and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
3. Close the Options.

Removing Browser Guardian from Firefox

1. Enter about:addons in URL field.
2. Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Browser Guardian related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe probably you do not need it.
3. Optionally, reset Firefox: go to Firefox ->Help (Help in menu for OSX users) -> Troubleshooting Information. Then Reset Firefox.

Removing Browser Guardian from Chrome

1. Enter chrome://extensions in url field.
2. Go through extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Browser Guardian. If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
3. Restart Chrome.
4. Optionally, you can enter chrome://settings in URL bar , press Advanced settings, scroll to the bottom of the list and press Reset browser settings.

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