SelectTool - How to remove

SelectTool is described as useful application that should enhance your web browser, but it’s nothing more than another malicious application, listed as an adware. It’s called an adware due to several malicious activities that are typical for these infections. First of all, it will display various advertisements on all of your web browsers. Secondly, it will collect your personal information and use it for marketing purposes. If you have noticed that your computer is infected with SelectTool, wait no more and get rid of it, otherwise you can face some unwanted consequences. In this article we will provide you with full instructions how to eliminate this unwanted application both manually or automatically. All you have to do is to decide which method suites you the best.

If you are just a beginner in cyber security field, we recommend you to delete this unwanted application automatically. Downloaded reliable anti-malware application, such as Spyhunter, Malwarebytes or StopZilla. Scan your computer with one of these applications and it will automatically eliminate the threat. It will also protect your system from similar infections in the future, so it’s with to have such an application installed on your computer. However, if you want to do it manually, scroll down below this article There you will find our step-by-step SelectTool removal guide. Follow all steps carefully and you will be able to eliminate this application in no time. If something about this removal process isn’t clear for you, please feel free to ask us in the comments section below and we will do our best to answer it. In case you would like to learn more about specific features of SelectTool, continue reading this article.

About SelectTool

Here’s the description of this application from their official website at www.selecttool.com:

SelectTool is the ideal reading and research companion on the web! Simply select text within any webpage to highlight it and black out everything else, or magnify its size for maximum reading convenience. Easily share your selected text or search for additional materials with just a single click.

As you can see, this tool should help you to read information on the Internet easier and allow you to make some additional moves, such as share it or make research on some specific topic in an effective way. However, this description has nothing to do with reality. All those mentioned functions don’t work as they should and there are some side effects that you would not want to see on your computer.

SelectTool works as a browser add-on that can be added to all most popular web browsers, including Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. Once installed, it will display various advertisements on all of your web browsers, such as pop-up, pop-under, in-text, contextual and banner ads. usually they appear on e-commerce websites and offers you to purchase some particular goods at a better price rate. Don’t fall for that – usually it’s just a trick to win your attention and make you click on those advertisements. And we don’t recommend you to do that.

In case you click on advertisement displayed by SelectTool, you will be immediately redirected to other website that may be owned by cyber criminals, such as hackers or scammers. This way your computer can get infected or in case you attempt to purchase something there you can even get scammed and lose your hard earned money.

SelectTool is like advertising network for cyber criminals. Since they can’t advertise on legitimate advertising networks, they use adware like this. This being said, if you have SelectTool installed on your computer, scammers and hackers can reach your right on your web browser on a daily basis.

Another unwanted attribute of SelectTool is data collection. It collects your browsing history, search queries, mostly visited sites and similar information to boost their click through rate. They adjust those advertisements according to collected data and make them even more relevant and attractive to users this way, so chances that someone will click on one of them rise. And that’s the main goal of this infection, because they get paid for every click users make on those ads. That’s why they try to convince users that it’s legitimate application, so they would want to keep it installed.

Distribution Methods of SelectTool

SelectTool is traveling bundled with other free software. I.e. it gets installed on users computers alongside with other software downloaded from the Internet for free, without them even being aware of that. If you are wondering how to protect your system from this malicious application, you should be really attentive during the installation of freebies.

Always opt out for a custom or advanced install mode and don’t skip any steps. Look for various checkboxes that can be already checked for you. Don’t rush, because some of the most important information can be displayed in a very tiny font and you don’t want to overlook that. If you notice that some additional software that you are not aware of is being installed alongside, do not allow this to happen because it can possibly be SelectTool or any other adware.

Manual removal of SelectTool ads

How to remove SelectTool using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like SelectTool install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to SelectTool . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make SelectTool easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove SelectTool from macOS

Delete SelectTool from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the SelectTool app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to SelectTool and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Close the Options.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to SelectTool, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Press on the Gear icon->Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset button.
  
• Select a “Delete personal settings” checkbox and click on the Reset button.
  
• Click on the Close button on the confirmation box, then close your browser.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving SelectTool from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to SelectTool. Click on the trash bin icon next to SelectTool or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to SelectTool, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving SelectTool from Firefox

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything SelectTool 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 then you probably do not need it.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to SelectTool, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove SelectTool from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to SelectTool. Click on the "Remove" icon next to SelectTool or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.

TopRemoving SelectTool from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the SelectTool. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to SelectTool, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari.
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

Manual removal