iWin Toolbar - How to remove

iWin Toolbar is another browser hijacker that is related to Conduit. Just like its predecessors, the program makes changes in the browsers of the infected systems. It changes homepage to search.conduit.com and replaces default search provider to iWin3 Customized Web Search. These changes are made without users permission and it is not easy to set your browser settings back to the ones you had before.

iWin Toolbar causes lots of redirections to the websites you have never seen before. It also modifies your search results by adding mainly sponsored websites. This way, the program increases traffic of specific pages and can even install other unwanted applications to the targeted system. What is more, the program can record your browsing activity and send this information to the remote server. Later such data can be used for marketing purposes.

iWin Toolbar is distributed through other programs that you can get from the Internet for free. So basically, if you want to avoid getting such programs to your computer, you have to be more careful about your installations of other programs. Always follow the installation steps and do not allow any unknown applications to be installed on your system.

Remove iWin Toolbar from your computer as soon as possible. Although it’s not a virus it can cause many issues related to your privacy and computer security. Go to Control Panel -> Add and Remove programs list and uninstall it from there. It is important that you remove all other programs installed with the hijacker, as some of them might redownload or reset back browser settings. Scan with Spyhunter as it identifies such programs quite well. You should also check browser extensions for Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. If you do not see iWin Toolbar, you should use antimalware tools like Spyhunter and scan your computer with it. Uninstalling the program from your computer doesn’t change your search providers, it only stops ads appearing on your computer. You will have to do it manually by yourself. Depending on the browser you are using, follow the instructions below:

On Internet explorer:

1. Click arrow on the right of search box.
2. Do the following: on IE8-9 choose Manage Search Providers, on IE7 click Change Search Defaults.
3. Remove iWin Toolbar from the list.

On Firefox :

1. Enter “about:config” in url bar. This will open settings page.
2. Type “Keyword.url” in the search box. Right click it & reset it.
3. Type “browser.search.defaultengine” in the search box. Right click it & reset it.
4. Type “browser.search.selectedengine” in the search box. Right click it & reset it.
5. Search for “browser.newtab.url”. Right-click and reset. This will make sure that the search page won’t launch on each new tab.

On Google Chrome:

1. Click 3 horizontal lines icon on browser toolbar.
2. Select Settings.
3. Select Basics ->Manage Search engines.
4. Remove unnecessary search engines from list.
5. Go back to Settings. On Startup choose Open blank page ( you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).

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   On behalf of developers of iWin Toolbar we were asked to remove this article due to false information on it. However, we feel like this post is correct and helpful to our readers. iWin Toolbar and other software developed by Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. can be detected and recognised as viruses or potentially unwanted software by various anti-malware tools. Toolbars developed by Mindspark share same EULA (End User License Agreement) that is mislieding. It claims that this software is not an adware or malware, while there are statements that toolbars might display advertisements from 3rd parties or monetise toolbars in other ways. By definition such software is considered as an adware. All articles posted on www.2-viruses.com regarding products of Mindspark are correct.

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