{"id":7148,"date":"2013-03-06T20:05:14","date_gmt":"2013-03-06T20:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/?p=7148"},"modified":"2013-03-06T20:05:14","modified_gmt":"2013-03-06T20:05:14","slug":"remove-brothersoft-toolbar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/remove-brothersoft-toolbar\/","title":{"rendered":"Remove Brothersoft Toolbar (Uninstall Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Brothersoft Toolbar&#8221;<\/strong> is a program that offers a web search engine (<strong>search.conduit.com<\/strong>) and toolbar which are being promoted via their downloads, and once installed on your computer, they will hijack your browser homepage and replace your default search engine.<br \/>\nFurthermore, this program will display ads and sponsored links in your search results, and may colect search terms from your search queries.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7149\" title=\"Brothersoft Toolbar and Conduit Search\" alt=\"[Image: Brothersoft Toolbar]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Brothersoft-Toolbar.jpg\" width=\"1193\" height=\"627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Brothersoft-Toolbar.jpg 1193w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Brothersoft-Toolbar-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Brothersoft-Toolbar-1024x538.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1193px) 100vw, 1193px\" \/><br \/>\nAll the programs downloaded from www.brothersoft.com come bundled with their own installer, which will first prompt you to install Brothersoft Toolbar before allowing the installation of your desired software.<br \/>\nFor example, when you download and install Sandboxie from www.brothersoft.com, you&#8217;ll also install the Brothersoft Toolbar, set your browser homepage to <em>search.conduit.com<\/em> and change your default search engine to <em>search.conduit.com<\/em>.<br \/>\nHowever, when you uninstall Sandboxie from your computer, your web browser&#8217;s default settings will not be restored. This means that you&#8217;ll have to remove Brothersoft Toolbar from your favorite web browser manually.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7152\" title=\"Brothersoft Toolbar installation process\" alt=\"[Image: Brothersoft Toolbar installation process]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Brothersoft-Toolbar-installation.jpg\" width=\"625\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Brothersoft-Toolbar-installation.jpg 625w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Brothersoft-Toolbar-installation-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><br \/>\nYou should always pay attention when installing software because often, a software installer includes optional installs, such as this browser hijacker. Be very careful what you agree to install.<br \/>\nAlways opt for the custom installation and deselect anything that is not familiar, especially optional software that you never wanted to download and install in the first place. It goes without saying that you should not install software that you don\u2019t trust.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad630303091\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309684--placement_360520\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3957935887\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mwtad1484971780\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309746-ad_309691-placement_360521\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"4456629336\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2>Brothersoft Toolbar &#8211; Virus Removal Instructions<\/h2>\n<h3>STEP 1\u00a0: Uninstall\u00a0Brothersoft Toolbar\u00a0from your computer<\/h3>\n<p>Brothersoft will install three programs (<b>BrotherSoft Extreme2 B1 Toolbar<\/b>, <b>Search Protected by conduit<\/b> and <b>Registry Reviver<\/b>) on your computer, which we will need to uninstall.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To uninstall <strong>Brothersoft Toolbar<\/strong>\u00a0program from your computer, click the Start button, then select <strong>Control Panel<\/strong>, and click on <strong>Uninstall a program.<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you are a Windows 8 user, you can right-click on a bottom left hot corner (formerly known as the Start button) and select Control panel from there, then select Uninstall a program.<\/li>\n<li>Seach and uninstall <b>BrotherSoft Extreme2 B1 Toolbar<\/b>, <b>Search Protected by conduit<\/b> and <b>Registry Reviver<\/b>\u00a0from your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7156\" title=\"Uninstall Brothersoft Toolbar programs\" alt=\"[Image: Uninstall Brothersoft Toolbar programs]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Brothersoft-Toolbar-Uninstall.jpg\" width=\"793\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Brothersoft-Toolbar-Uninstall.jpg 793w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Brothersoft-Toolbar-Uninstall-300x106.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Please note that on some computers these programs might be renamed or missing, search for any program developed by <em>BrotherSoft<\/em> and <strong>Conduit<\/strong>, and uninstall it from your computer.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad1253310961\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381396-ad_309691-placement_360566\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1471373341\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>STEP 2 : Remove the Brothersoft Toolbar residual damage from your browser<\/h3>\n<p>Brothersoft has installed a browser extension, has changed your homepage to <em>search.conduit.com<\/em>, and has changed your default search engine.<\/p>\n<h4>Remove Brothersoft Toolbar from\u00a0Internet Explorer<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Remove Brothersoft Toolbar add-ons from Internet Explorer.<\/strong><br \/>\nOpen Internet Explorer,then click on the <strong>gear icon<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6324\" title=\"Internet Explorer gear icon\" alt=\"[Image: Internet Explorer gear icon]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/icongear.jpg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/> (<em>Tools<\/em> for Windows XP users)\u00a0at the top (far right) and then \u00a0select <strong>Manage add-ons<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7099\" title=\"Select Manage Add-ons in Internet Explorer\" alt=\"[Image: Manage Add-ons in Internet Explorer]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Internet-Explorer-Manage-Add-ons.jpg\" width=\"435\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Internet-Explorer-Manage-Add-ons.jpg 435w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Internet-Explorer-Manage-Add-ons-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><br \/>\nFrom the <em>Toolbars and Extensions<\/em> tab, select <strong>BrotherSoft Extreme2 B1 Toolbar<\/strong> and click on <em>Disable<\/em>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7153\" title=\"Brothersoft Toolbar Internet Explorer add-ons\" alt=\"[Image: Brothersoft Toolbar Internet Explorer add-ons]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Brothersoft-Toolbar-Internet-Explorer-add-ons.jpg\" width=\"870\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Brothersoft-Toolbar-Internet-Explorer-add-ons.jpg 870w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Brothersoft-Toolbar-Internet-Explorer-add-ons-300x89.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>Set Internet Explorer default search engine from <em>search.conduit.com<\/em>\u00a0to Bing.<\/strong><br \/>\nTo change your default search engine, click on the <strong>gear icon<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6324\" title=\"Internet Explorer gear icon\" alt=\"[Image: Internet Explorer gear icon]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/icongear.jpg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/> , select <strong>Manage Add-ons<\/strong>, and then, under <em>Add-on Types<\/em>, click <strong>Search Providers<\/strong>.<br \/>\nSelect <strong>Bing<\/strong>, and click <strong>Set Default<\/strong>, then click on <em>Conduit Search<\/em> in the list and click on <strong>Remove<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6326\" title=\"Change to Bing search engine in Internet Explorer\" alt=\"[Image: Change to default search engine in Internet Explorer]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/change-search-engine-internet-explorer.jpg\" width=\"743\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/change-search-engine-internet-explorer.jpg 743w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/change-search-engine-internet-explorer-300x71.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>Change your Internet Explorer home page from <em>search.conduit.com<\/em> to its default<\/strong><br \/>\nTo change your home page, click on the <strong>gear icon<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6324\" title=\"Internet Explorer gear icon\" alt=\"[Image: Internet Explorer gear icon]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/icongear.jpg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/> , select Internet Explore options, and in the <strong>General<\/strong> tab,under the <strong>Home page<\/strong> section, click on <strong>Use default<\/strong> to restore Internet Explorer default home page.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6327\" title=\"Set Internet Explorer to its default homepage\" alt=\"[Image: Set Internet Explorer to its default homepage]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/default-home-page-internet-explorer.jpg\" width=\"423\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/default-home-page-internet-explorer.jpg 423w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/default-home-page-internet-explorer-300x151.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Remove Brothersoft Toolbar from\u00a0Mozilla Firefox<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Remove Brothersoft Toolbar extension from Internet Explorer.<\/strong><br \/>\nAt the top of the Firefox window, click the orange <strong>Firefox\u00a0button<\/strong>, then select <strong>Add-ons<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5357\" title=\"Firefox Add-on manager\" alt=\"Firefox addon menu\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-addon.jpg\" width=\"313\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-addon.jpg 313w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-addon-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><br \/>\nSelect the <strong>Extensions<\/strong> tab, then remove <strong>BrotherSoft Extreme2 B1 Toolbar<\/strong> extension from Mozilla Firefox.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7151\" title=\"Brothersoft Toolbar Firefox extensions\" alt=\"[Image: BrotherSoft Extreme2 B1 Toolbar Firefox extensions]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Brothersoft-Toolbar-Firefox-extensions.jpg\" width=\"945\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Brothersoft-Toolbar-Firefox-extensions.jpg 945w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Brothersoft-Toolbar-Firefox-extensions-300x82.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>Reset your default search engine and home page from <em>Brothersoft Toolbar<\/em> to their default.<\/strong><br \/>\nTo reset your search engine and homepage to their default, we will use the <em>SearchReset<\/em> extension.This add-on is very simple: on installation, it backs up and then resets your search preferences and home page to their default values, and then uninstalls itself. This affects the search bar, URL bar searches, and the home page.<br \/>\nYou can download SearchReset from the below link, and then we will just need to install it to revert Firefox to its default settings.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/addon\/searchreset\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SEARCHRESET DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a> <em>(This link will open another web page from where you can download the SearchReset Firefox extension)<\/em><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7089\" title=\"Install SearchReset extension to restore Firefox to its default settings\" alt=\"[Image: SearchReset extension]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/searchreset-firefox-extension.jpg\" width=\"759\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/searchreset-firefox-extension.jpg 759w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/searchreset-firefox-extension-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Remove Brothersoft Toolbar from\u00a0Google Chrome<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Remove Brothersoft extensions from Google Chrome.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click the Chrome menu\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4953\" title=\"Chrome menu button\" alt=\"Chrome menu\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Chrome-button.png\" width=\"29\" height=\"29\" \/>\u00a0 button on the browser toolbar, select\u00a0<strong>Tools<\/strong>\u00a0and then click on\u00a0<strong>Extensions<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5221\" title=\"Open Extensions tab in Chrome\" alt=\"Google Chrome Extensions\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/chrome-extensions.jpg\" width=\"517\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/chrome-extensions.jpg 517w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/chrome-extensions-300x148.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><br \/>\nIn the\u00a0<strong>Extensions<\/strong>\u00a0tab, remove (by clicking on the Recycle Bin) <strong>BrotherSoft Extreme2 B1 Toolbar<\/strong> extension from your Google Chrome.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7150\" title=\"Brothersoft Toolbar Chrome extensions\" alt=\"[Image:BrotherSoft Extreme2 B1 Toolbar Chrome extensions]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Brothersoft-Toolbar-Chrome-extension.jpg\" width=\"877\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Brothersoft-Toolbar-Chrome-extension.jpg 877w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Brothersoft-Toolbar-Chrome-extension-300x84.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 877px) 100vw, 877px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>Set Google Chrome default search engine from <em>search.conduit.com<\/em> to google.com .<\/strong><br \/>\nClick the Chrome menu\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4953\" title=\"Chrome menu button\" alt=\"Chrome menu\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Chrome-button.png\" width=\"29\" height=\"29\" \/>\u00a0 button, then select <strong>Settings<\/strong> and click on\u00a0<strong>Manage search engines<\/strong>\u00a0in the Search section.<br \/>\nIn the <em>Search Engines<\/em> dialog that appears, select <strong>Google<\/strong> and click the <strong>Make Default<\/strong> button that appears in the row.<br \/>\nSearch for <em>Conduit Search<\/em>\u00a0in the <em>Search Engines<\/em> list, and click the\u00a0<strong>X<\/strong>\u00a0that appears at the end of the row.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7154\" title=\"Select Google and click on Make Default\" alt=\"[Image: Brothersoft Toolbar Chrome search hijack]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Brothersoft-Toolbar-search-engine.jpg\" width=\"893\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Brothersoft-Toolbar-search-engine.jpg 893w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Brothersoft-Toolbar-search-engine-300x99.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 893px) 100vw, 893px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7155\" title=\"Click on X to remove Conduit Search from Chrome\" alt=\"[Image: Click on X to remove Conduit Search from Chrome]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Brothersoft-Toolbar-search-engine-remvoal.jpg\" width=\"895\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Brothersoft-Toolbar-search-engine-remvoal.jpg 895w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Brothersoft-Toolbar-search-engine-remvoal-300x72.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 895px) 100vw, 895px\" \/><br \/>\n&gt;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Change Google Chrome homepage from <em>search.conduit.com<\/em>\u00a0to its default<\/strong>.<br \/>\nThe Brothersoft Toolbar has modified your Google settings to open their webpage whenever you start your browser, so we will need to revert this change.<br \/>\nClick the Chrome menu\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4953\" title=\"Chrome menu button\" alt=\"Chrome menu\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Chrome-button.png\" width=\"29\" height=\"29\" \/>\u00a0 button, then select <strong>Settings<\/strong> and click on\u00a0<strong>One the New Tab page<\/strong>\u00a0in the <em>On Startup<\/em> section.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6331\" title=\"Change Google Chrome homepage to its default\" alt=\"[Image: Change Google Chrome homepage to its default]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/on-startup-Chrome-default.jpg\" width=\"424\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/on-startup-Chrome-default.jpg 424w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/on-startup-Chrome-default-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>STEP 3: Remove Brothersoft Toolbar registry keys with AdwCleaner.<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>You can download\u00a0AdwCleaner\u00a0from the below link. <strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/toolslib.net\/downloads\/finish\/1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ADWCLEANER DOWNLOAD LINK<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<em>This link will automatically download AdwCleaner on your computer<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Before starting this utility, close all open programs and internet browsers.<\/li>\n<li>Double click on\u00a0<strong>adwcleaner.exe<\/strong>\u00a0to run the tool.<\/li>\n<li>Click on\u00a0<strong>Delete<\/strong>, then confirm each time with\u00a0<strong>Ok<\/strong>. <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5010\" title=\"Adwcleaner\" alt=\"Adwcleaner utility\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/adwcleaner1.jpg\" width=\"425\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/adwcleaner1.jpg 425w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/adwcleaner1-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Your computer will be rebooted automatically. A text file will open after the restart.<\/li>\n<li>NEXT, double click on\u00a0<strong>adwcleaner.exe<\/strong>\u00a0to run the tool.<\/li>\n<li>Click on\u00a0<strong>Uninstall<\/strong>, then confirm with\u00a0<strong>yes<\/strong> to remove this utility from your computer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>STEP 4: Run a computer scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>You can <strong>download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free<\/strong> from the below link, then double click on it to install this program.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/store.malwarebytes.org\/342\/cookie?affiliate=17877&amp;redirectto=http%3a%2f%2fwww.malwarebytes.org%2fproducts%2fmalwarebytes_free\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>MALWAREBYTES ANTI-MALWARE DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a><em> (This link will open a download page in a new window from where you can download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>When the installation begins, <strong>keep following the prompts<\/strong> in order to continue with the setup process. <strong>DO NOT make any changes to default settings<\/strong> and when the program has finished installing, make sure you leave both the <strong>Update Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware<\/strong> and <strong>Launch Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware<\/strong> checked, then click on the <strong>Finish <\/strong>button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6075\" title=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware final installation screen\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware final installation screen]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-installation.jpg\" width=\"402\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-installation.jpg 402w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-installation-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>On the <strong>Scanner<\/strong> tab, select <strong>Perform quick scan<\/strong> and then click on the <strong>Scan\u00a0<\/strong>button to start scanning your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6076\" title=\"Run a Quick Scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Quick Scan]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-quick-scan.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-quick-scan.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-quick-scan-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer as shown below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6077\" title=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scanning for Brothersoft Toolbar\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scanning for Brothersoft Toolbar]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When the Malwarebytes scan will be completed, click on\u00a0<strong>Show Result<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6078\" title=\"Malwarebytes when the system scan has completed\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scan results]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-results.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-results.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-results-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>You will now be presented with a screen showing you the malware infections that Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware has detected.Please note that the infections found may be different than what is shown in the image. Make sure that everything is <strong>Checked (ticked)<\/strong> and click on the <strong>Remove Selected <\/strong>button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6079\" title=\"Click on Remove Selected to get rid of Brothersoft Toolbar\" alt=\"[Image:Malwarebytes removing malware]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-virus-removal.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-virus-removal.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-virus-removal-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>STEP 5: Run a computer scan with HitmanPro<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Download HitmanPro<\/strong> from the below link, then double click on it to start this program.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleverbridge.com\/747\/cookie?affiliate=17877&amp;redirectto=http%3a%2f%2fwww.surfright.nl%2fen%2fhitmanpro%2f&amp;product=69061s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <strong>HITMANPRO DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a> <em>(This link will open a new web page from where you can download HitmanPro)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>HitmanPro will start and you&#8217;ll need to follow the prompts (by clicking on the <strong>Next<\/strong> button) to start a system scan with this program.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5179\" title=\"HitmanPro installation options (Click Next)\" alt=\"HitmanPro installation\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmapro-start-scan.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmapro-start-scan.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmapro-start-scan-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>HitmanPro will start scanning your computer for malware, as seen in the image below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5177\" title=\"HitmanPro while scanning for Brothersoft Toolbar\" alt=\"HitmanPro scans for Brothersoft Toolbar\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Once the scan is complete,you&#8217;ll see a screen which will display all the infected files that this utility has detected, and you&#8217;ll need to click on <strong>Next<\/strong> to remove these malicious files.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5178\" title=\"HitmanPro reporting scan results\" alt=\"HitmanPro scan results\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan-results.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan-results.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan-results-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Activate free license <\/strong>to start the free 30 days trial and remove all the malicious files from your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5175\" title=\"Activate HitmanPro free 30 days trial license\" alt=\"HitmanPro 30 days activation button\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-activation.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-activation.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-activation-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>If you are still experiencing problems while trying to remove Brothersoft Toolbar from your machine, please start a new thread in our <a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/Forum-Malware-Removal-Assistance\">Malware Removal Assistance<\/a> forum.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Brothersoft Toolbar&#8221; 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