{"id":8641,"date":"2013-05-20T17:41:41","date_gmt":"2013-05-20T17:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/?p=8641"},"modified":"2013-05-20T17:41:41","modified_gmt":"2013-05-20T17:41:41","slug":"remove-alot-toolbar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/remove-alot-toolbar\/","title":{"rendered":"Remove Alot Toolbar and search.alot.com (Removal Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Alot Toolbar<\/strong> is a potentially unwanted program, which is promoted via other free downloads, and once installed it will add <strong>Alot Appbar<\/strong>, and change your browser homepage default search engine to <strong>search.alot.com<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8647\" title=\"Alot Toolbar\" alt=\"[Image: Alot Toolbar virus]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/alot-toolbar.jpg\" width=\"1085\" height=\"729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/alot-toolbar.jpg 1085w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/alot-toolbar-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/alot-toolbar-1024x688.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1085px) 100vw, 1085px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Alot Search<\/strong> will display advertisements and sponsored links in your search results, and may collect search terms from your search queries.<br \/>\nAlot Toolbar got on your computer after you have installed a freeware software (video recording\/streaming, download-managers or PDF creators) that had bundled into their installation this browser hijacker.<br \/>\nFor example, when you install Alot AppBar, you will also agree to change your default browser homepage and default search engine to <em>search.alot.com<\/em> and install the <strong>Alot Toolbar<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8642\" title=\"Alot Search\" alt=\"[Image: Alot Search redirect]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/alot-search.jpg\" width=\"1085\" height=\"729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/alot-search.jpg 1085w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/alot-search-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/alot-search-1024x688.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1085px) 100vw, 1085px\" \/><br \/>\nHowever, when you uninstall Alot Appbar from your computer, your web browser\u2019s default settings will not be restored. This means that you\u2019ll have to remove Alot Toolbar and search.alot.com from your favorite web browser manually.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad1937545284\" 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<p>You should <strong>always pay attention when installing software<\/strong> because often, a software installer includes optional installs, such as this Alot Toolbar. Be very careful what you agree to install.<br \/>\n<strong>Always opt for the custom installation<\/strong> 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>\n<div id=\"mwtad3169886525\" 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>Alot Toolbar and search.alot.com &#8211; Virus Removal Guide<\/h2>\n<div id=\"mwtad1404893784\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309747-ad_309691-placement_360587\" 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=\"9589536513\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2>STEP 1\u00a0: Uninstall\u00a0Alot Toolbar from your computer<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>To uninstall <strong>Alot Toolbar<\/strong>\u00a0program from your computer, click the <strong>Start<\/strong> button, then select <strong>Control Panel<\/strong>, and click on <strong>Uninstall a program.<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you are using Windows 8, simply drag your mouse pointer to the right edge of the screen, select Search from the list and search for &#8220;<em>control panel<\/em>&#8220;. Or you can right-click on a bottom left hot corner (formerly known as the Start button) and select <strong>Control Panel<\/strong> from there, then select <em>Uninstall a program<\/em>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7203\" title=\"Click on Uninstall a program\" alt=\"[Image: Uninstall a program]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/uninstall-a-program-windows.jpg\" width=\"557\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/uninstall-a-program-windows.jpg 557w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/uninstall-a-program-windows-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When the <strong>Add\/Remove Programs<\/strong> or the <strong>Uninstall a Program<\/strong> screen is displayed, scroll through the list of currently installed programs and remove <strong>Alot Appbar<\/strong> and <strong>BargainMatch version 1.0.5.3\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0from your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8649\" title=\"Uninstall Alot Toolbar programs\" alt=\"[Image: Uninstall Alot Appbar programs]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/alot-uninstall.jpg\" width=\"855\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/alot-uninstall.jpg 855w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/alot-uninstall-300x89.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Please note that on some computers these programs might have a different name, search for any program developed by <strong>ALOT<\/strong> and uninstall it from your computer.<br \/>\nBecause Alot Toolbar is installed with other additional programs, we recommend that you search and uninstall any other unwanted or unknown programs from your computer.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad1972727634\" 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<div id=\"mwtad3476500547\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309748-ad_309691-placement_360588\" 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=\"3906789406\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2>STEP 2 : Remove the Alot residual damage from your browser<\/h2>\n<p>Alot has installed two browser extensions (<em>Alot Appbar<\/em> and <em>BargainMatch<\/em> ), and has changed your homepage\u00a0to <em>alothome.com<\/em>, and set your browser default search engine to <em>search.alot.com<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Remove Alot Toolbar from\u00a0Internet Explorer<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Remove Alot Toolbar extension 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>Alot Appbar<\/strong> and <strong>Alot Appbar Helper<\/strong>, <strong>BargainMatch Preferences<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>BargainMatch Extension\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0add-ons then click on <em>Disable<\/em>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8648\" title=\"Alot Toolbar Internet Explorer extensions\" alt=\"[Image: Alot Toolbar Internet Explorer extensions]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/alot-toolbar-Internet-Explorer-extension.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/alot-toolbar-Internet-Explorer-extension.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/alot-toolbar-Internet-Explorer-extension-300x144.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>Set Internet Explorer default search engine from <em>Alot Search<\/em> to 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 on click the <strong>Set Default<\/strong> button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8645\" title=\"Set default search engine from Alot Search to Bing\" alt=\"[Image: Alot Search Internet Explorer]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/alot-search-Internet-Explorer.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/alot-search-Internet-Explorer.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/alot-search-Internet-Explorer-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\nTo remove <em>Alot<\/em> from Internet Explorer, select <strong>Alot Search<\/strong> and click on <strong>Remove<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8646\" title=\"Alot Search Internet Explorer removal\" alt=\"[Image: Alot Search Internet Explorer removal]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/alot-search-Internet-Explorer-removal.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/alot-search-Internet-Explorer-removal.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/alot-search-Internet-Explorer-removal-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>Change your Internet Explorer homepage from <em>alothome.com<\/em> to its default<\/strong><br \/>\nTo change your homepage, 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<h3>Remove Alot Toolbar from\u00a0Mozilla Firefox<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>At the top of the Firefox window, click the <strong>Firefox\u00a0button<\/strong>, go over to the\u00a0<strong>Help<\/strong>\u00a0sub-menu (on\u00a0<em>Windows XP<\/em>, click the\u00a0Help\u00a0menu at the top of the Firefox window), and select\u00a0<strong>Troubleshooting Information<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5213\" title=\"Troubleshooting Information in Firefox\" alt=\"Firefox Troubleshooting Information\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-options.jpg\" width=\"528\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-options.jpg 528w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-options-300x122.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click the\u00a0<strong>Reset Firefox<\/strong>\u00a0button in the upper-right corner of the <em>Troubleshooting Information<\/em> page.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5214\" title=\"Reset Firefox to its default settings\" alt=\"Reset Firefox default settings to remove Alot Toolbar\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-reset.jpg\" width=\"454\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-reset.jpg 454w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-reset-300x120.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>To continue, click\u00a0<strong>Reset Firefox<\/strong>\u00a0in the confirmation window that opens.<\/li>\n<li>Firefox will close and be reset. When it&#8217;s done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click <strong>Finish<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Remove Alot Toolbar from\u00a0Google Chrome<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Set Google Chrome default search engine from <em>Alot Search\/em&gt; to Google.<\/em><\/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 \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8643\" title=\"Set default search engine from Alot Search to Google\" alt=\"[Image: Set default search engine from Alot Search to Google]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/alot-search-Chrome.jpg\" width=\"868\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/alot-search-Chrome.jpg 868w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/alot-search-Chrome-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><br \/>\nSearch for <strong>Alot Search<\/strong>\u00a0in the <em>Search Engines<\/em> list, and click the\u00a0<strong>X<\/strong>\u00a0button that appears at the end of the row.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8644\" title=\"Alot Search Chrome removal\" alt=\"[Image: Alot Search Chrome removal]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/alot-search-Chrome-removal.jpg\" width=\"868\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/alot-search-Chrome-removal.jpg 868w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/alot-search-Chrome-removal-300x112.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>Change Google Chrome homepage from <em>search.alot.com<\/em>\u00a0to its default<\/strong>.<br \/>\nAlot 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<div id=\"mwtad450856904\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_318930-ad_309691-placement_360589\" 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=\"3818335085\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2>STEP 3: Remove Alot Toolbar registry keys with AdwCleaner.<\/h2>\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>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5010\" title=\"Click on Delete to remove Alot Appbar\" 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<div id=\"mwtad3042299630\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381388-ad_309691-placement_381390\" 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=\"3191649120\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2>STEP 4: Run a computer scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware<\/h2>\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%2f&amp;redirecthash=7009B7A9ACAD4B95FD8156F5199E9B30&amp;product=29945\" 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 Alot Appbar\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scanning for Alot virus]\" 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 Alot\" alt=\"[Image:Malwarebytes removing Alot virus]\" 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<div id=\"mwtad4106542702\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381392-ad_309691-placement_381395\" 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=\"2944237110\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2>STEP 5: Run a computer scan with HitmanPro<\/h2>\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:\/\/www.surfright.com\/downloads\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <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 Alot Appbar\" alt=\"HitmanPro scans for Alot virus\" 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 Alot Toolbar and Alot Search 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>Alot Toolbar is a potentially unwanted program, which is promoted via other free downloads, and once installed it will add Alot Appbar, and change your browser homepage default search engine to search.alot.com. 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