SparkleBox Toolbar - How to remove

SparkleBox Toolbar is a browser hijacker that can cause irritating changes to your Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome. It is installed to computers together with various applications that you can download from the Internet. They include free video players, download managers, PDF creators and so on. Once inside, the program changes your homepage to search.conduit.com and it also adds SparkleBox Customized Web Search as your default search engine. The changes are made without asking users’ permission and it is not easy to revert them.

These tools completely change your browsing and, alas, not to good. SparkleBox Toolbar doesn’t work as a regular search provider. First of all, out adds various sponsored websites to your search results. This means that you will not get the most relevant to your query links and you will be pushed into visiting specific commercial websites that the creators of this toolbar are intending to promote. Some of these websites may be unsafe to visit and they can try to infiltrate some threats. What is more, SparkleBox Toolbar collects data about your search keywords and other your browsing habits related information, so it could later use it for various marketing strategies. This information can be used to generate various ads designed just for you. You will notice them among you search results. The purpose of these ads is also to promote certain sponsored websites.

Beware that SparkleBox Toolbar is often installed together with free software. It can also be bundled with custom installer on some download websites, for example, Brothersoft, CNET, Softonic, etc. So be careful when installing any new programs to your computer, especially if they are available for free. Always go for custom installation so you could see if there are any bundles listed in the installation wizard steps and refuse adding them. It will take longer for you to get the program installed, but you will be sure you are not downloading any unwanted components.

Remove SparkleBox Toolbar from your browsers as soon as you notice it. Uninstall it from Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs list first. It is recommended to uninstalling ALL programs added on the same date as problems have appeared. Some versions of this virus install software that blocks browser settings from changing. To identify them, scanning with or other reputable antispyware tool might be useful. Then you can uninstall the extensions and reset settings in your browsers.

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Special instructions how to remove SparkleBox Toolbar

How to remove Sparklebox virus using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like SparkleBox Toolbar 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 Sparklebox virus . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make SparkleBox Toolbar 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 Sparklebox virus from macOS

Delete SparkleBox Toolbar from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Sparklebox virus 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.

TopHow To remove SparkleBox Toolbar from Google Chrome:

• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select More Tools→Extensions
  
• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.
  
• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select Settings
  
• Select Manage Search engines
  
• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list
  
• Go back to settings. On Startup choose Open blank page (you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).
• If your homepage was changed, click on Chrome menu on the top right corner, select Settings. Select Open a specific page or set of pages and click on Set pages.
  
• Delete malicious search websites at a new Startup pages window by clicking “X” next to them.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

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

• Click on a Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on theReset browser 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.

How To remove SparkleBox Toolbar from Firefox:Top

• 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 SparkleBox Toolbar 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.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Options → General. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Restore to Default.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Sparklebox virus, 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.
  
• ChooseTroubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on theReset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program to identify malicious entries.

How to remove SparkleBox Toolbar from Microsoft Edge:Top

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

• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.

• Click on the three-dot menu on the browser toolbar and Select Settings

• Select Privacy and Services and scroll down. Press on Address bar.

• Choose Manage search engines.

• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list: open the three-dot menu and choose Remove.

• Go back to Settings. Open On start-up.
• Delete malicious search websites at Open specific page or pages by opening the three-dot menu and clicking Delete.

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

• Click on Edge's menu button and select Settings. Click on the Reset Settings button on the left.
• Press the Restore settings to their default values option.

• 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.

How to remove SparkleBox Toolbar from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall Sparklebox virus and other suspicious extensions.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences and choose General tab. Enter preferable URL to the homepage field.
  

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

• Click on 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