Remove DeskBar Ads from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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DeskBar is an adware application. It’s a potentially unwanted program, published by Blue Labs, LLC. It may not be a virus by itself, but it certainly acts like one and exhibits virus-like traits. The tool is designed by malicious individuals with no regard for your best interests. Individuals, who seek to take advantage of you so as to make money off of your naivety and distraction. Once the program invades your PC, it starts making a complete mess of things. As it wreaks havoc from the very first second it spends on your computer, issues pile up instantaneously. First, DeskBar commences a full-on bombardment of pop-up ads, which will plague your entire browsing experience every single time you try to go online. Then, due to the incessant appearance of these pop-ups, your system will start to crash frequently, and your computer’s performance will slow down to a crawl. What’s more, as the ads are highly unreliable, you’ll also be faced with a severe malware threat. And, on top of all that, you’ll also be forced to deal with a grave security risk. Don’t permit DeskBar to stay on your computer! It’s not worth even half the trouble it ends up putting you through. The best course of action you can take as soon as you become aware of the adware’s presence is to delete it immediately. You won’t regret it.

How did I get infected with?

DeskBar is quite resourceful when it comes to gaining access to your computer. The application is so skilled in its deception that it not only succeeds in getting your approval to its installation but also manages to keep it a secret from you. Oh, yes. The program is such a grand master in the arts of trickery that it keeps you oblivious to the fact that you approved it in, even though, you held the door for it as it entered. More often than not, the program slithers its way in undetected with the help of freeware. It uses it as a shield to hide behind and invades your system with ease. But that’s not the only way the tool can slither into your system. Oh, no. It can also hitch a ride with spam email attachments, corrupted links, or sites or pretend to be a fake system or program update. As you can probably determine by its most commonly used methods of invasion, the application prays on your distraction, haste, and gullibility. So, if you don’t provide them, perhaps you won’t get stuck with adware such as this one.

Why are these ads dangerous?

DeskBar doesn’t throw so many pop-ups your way just for fun. It does so because it’s an ad-supported application. That means that if it is to proceed its operations, it’s required to generate web traffic and pay-per-click revenue for the third parties that support it. If it fails to fulfill its objective and produce profits for these individuals, the program ceases to exist. The tool does everything it can to avoid the fate of extinction. And, since each ad it fools you into clicking on counts as it makes money for these people behind it, DeskBar makes sure each ad you see counts. It doesn’t just flood you with random pop-ups. Instead, it studies your likes and dislikes and chooses ads specific to your unique preferences. How? Well, the tool observes your browsing activities until it learns what appeals to you. Then it selects the appropriate ads that correspond to your interests and bombards you with them. Whatever you do, do NOT click on even a single one of the program’s pop-ups! If you do, you’ll regret it as all you’ll have to show for it will be more unwanted malware slithering into your system. As if the threat of more malevolent tools infiltrating your system isn’t enough, you’ll also be exposed to a severe security risk. DeskBar starts spying on you as soon as it sneaks into your computer. It keeps track of your online habits and catalogs every move you make while browsing the web. When it determines it has collected enough data from you, it proceeds to send it to the people behind it. After it falls into their hands, these individuals can use it as they see fit, and there’s nothing you can do to stop them. Are you willing to grant access to your personal and financial details to strangers with agendas? It’s up to you to decide whether or not that’s a risk worth taking. Here’s a hint: it’s not. DeskBar isn’t worth even half the hassle it causes, so delete it as soon as you possibly can! It will be for the best.

How Can I Remove DeskBar Ads?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the DeskBar infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.

STEP 1: Uninstall DeskBar from your Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Delete DeskBar from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove DeskBar from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall DeskBar from Your Computer

Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the DeskBar program and click on uninstall/change. To facilitate the search you can sort the programs by date. review the most recent installed programs first. In general you should remove all unknown programs.

STEP 2 : Remove DeskBar from Chrome, Firefox or IE

Remove from Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools—> Extensions
• Remove any unknown extension by clicking on the little recycle bin
• If you are not able to delete the extension then navigate to C:\Users\”computer name“\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\and review the folders one by one.
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• If you are using the latest chrome version you need to do the following
• go to settings – Add person

• choose a preferred name.

• then go back and remove person 1
• Chrome should be malware free now

Remove from Mozilla Firefox

• Open Firefox
• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable and remove any unknown add on
• Open the Firefox’s Help Menu

• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

Remove from Internet Explorer

• Open IE
• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Go to Toolbars and Extensions
• Disable any suspicious extension.
• If the disable button is gray, you need to go to your Windows Registry and delete the corresponding CLSID
• On the Upper Right Corner of Internet Explorer Click on the Gear Icon.
• Click on Internet options

• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset.

• Check the “Delete Personal Settings Tab” and then Reset

• Close IE

Permanently Remove DeskBar Leftovers

To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify any registry leftovers or temporary files.