Remove PasswordBox Toolbar from Chrome/Firefox/IE

Suddenly PasswordBox Toolbar took over your homepage and you cannot remove it.

PasswordBox Toolbar is regarded as a potentially unwanted adware program. It slithers its way into your computer by means of deception and finesse, and then makes a complete mess. Once this application latches onto your computer, issues start piling up almost instantaneously. The first, and most obnoxious, problem you’ll be forced to deal with is the never-ending waterfall of pop-up ads. Shortly after infiltration, the tool commences a full-on bombardment of ads. They show up every single time you try to use your browser, and the only way to stop them from appearing is to get rid of PasswordBox Toolbar altogether. If you choose not to, you’re only setting yourself up for a bad time as the waterfall of ads will be the least of your concerns. Do yourself a favor and delete this malevolent, intrusive, and harmful program as soon as you realize it has slithered its way into your system. By doing so, you’ll spare yourself the time and energy of having to deal with PasswordBox Toolbar’s ever-growing daily messes.

How did I get infected with?

PasswordBox Toolbar resorts to the usual antics so as to gain access to your computer. More often than not, it relies on the old but gold methods of invasion. That includes hitching a ride with freeware or hiding behind spam email attachments, corrupted links, or websites. Also, it can pose as a false system or program update. For example, while you’re convinced you’re updating your Adobe Flash Player or Java, in actuality, you’re giving the green light to a hazardous and harmful tool. However, of all of these ways of infiltration, its most commonly used one is through freeware as it provides possibly the easiest entry point. That’s because, most users don’t pay nearly as enough attention as they should during its install. They rush the process and agree to all of the terms and conditions without having read them first. If you wish to avoid getting stuck with PasswordBox Toolbar, do not give into haste, naivety, and distraction! For if you do, you shouldn’t be surprised when they lead you to regret.

Why is this dangerous?

PasswordBox Toolbar is ad-supported, which means that in order to continue its operations, it’s required to generate web traffic and produce pay-per-click revenue for the third parties that published it. That is why it floods you with so many pop-ups. Each ad you’re tricked into clicking on is profit for these individuals. That’s why the application leaves nothing to chance. It does its homework on you in order to increase its likelihood of success. It doesn’t start throwing random ads your way immediately after it infects your system. Instead, it spends some time studying you, learning what you like and dislike. Once it understands your preference and gets a better idea of which ads will spark your interest and result in a click, it floods you with them. So, the ads you’re seeing are chosen specifically for you and you alone. However, whatever you do, don’t click on them! They are highly unreliable, and even a single click will inevitably lead to more unwanted malware installations. But even the threat of more malevolent tools getting installed on your PC will seem like a non-issue compared to the fact that PasswordBox Toolbar places your security in severe jeopardy. Unfortunately, the tool doesn’t merely monitor your browsing habits so as to know which ads to flood you with. It also keeps a thorough record of every move you make. It stops only after it determines that it has collected enough data from you, and then it proceeds to send it to the unknown individuals behind it. After your personal and financial information falls into their hands, they can use it as they see fit, and there’s nothing you can do to stop them. Are you willing to place your private life into the hands of wicked strangers? Think long and hard before you answer.

How to Remove PasswordBox Toolbar virus

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the PasswordBox Toolbar 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.

The PasswordBox Toolbar adware is specifically designed to make money. It generates web traffic, collects sales leads for other dubious sites, and will display advertisements and sponsored links within your web browser.

STEP 1: Uninstall PasswordBox Toolbar from Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Clean PasswordBox Toolbar from Chrome Firefox or Internet Explorer

STEP 3: Permanently Remove PasswordBox Toolbar leftovers from the System

STEP 1 : Uninstall PasswordBox Toolbar from your computer

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the PasswordBox 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 PasswordBox Toolbar homepage from Chrome, Firefox and IE

Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the PasswordBox Toolbar by clicking on the little recycle bin
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

Open Mozilla Firefox

• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable the unwanted Extension
• Go to Help
• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

Open Internet Explorer

• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Click on Internet options
• go to Toolbars and Extensions and disable the unknown extensions
• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset

• Restart Internet Explorer

How to Permanently Remove PasswordBox Toolbar Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

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