SearchFlyBar2 Toolbar - How to remove

SearchFlyBar2 Toolbar is is a browser hijacker that can take over the main browsers used on Windows Operating System – Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. The program is added after users install some other software, like video player, PDF creator, etc. as it comes bundled with free downloads. It can also convince users to install it as a useful piece of software. This is a typical way to distribute new applications of this type.

Once installed SearchFlyBar2 Toolbar appears on all your browsers. You will probably not notice when exactly it was added. The aim of this application is to distribute a specific code of third parties with the intent of collecting information about your browsing habits, search queries as well as websites that you like to visit. This data is useful for marketing purposes.

Make sure you follow installation steps of any software you are installing. This way you will be able to avoid many unwanted programs getting access to your computer. As you know, sometimes you can see all bundled programs at one of the steps of installation. This is when you should reject installation of any unfamiliar applications, including SearchFlyBar2 Toolbar, if you don’t want to get them installed automatically.

Remove SearchFlyBar2 Toolbar from your computer if you have already detected it on your browser. Go to Control Panel -> Add and Remove programs list and uninstall it from there. You should also check browser extensions for Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome and remove it from there. If you do not see it listed, you should use antimalware tools like SpyHunter and scan your computer with it. If you had redirecting issues, you might need to reset your home page and search engine to the one you used before:

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 SearchFlyBar2 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).

Please note, it is very important to scan your computer with a reliable antimalware program after SearchFlyBar2 Toolbar is removed as it might be your system got infected with viruses while having it.

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