How to Remove Snap My Screen Toolbar Permanently

Can’t Remove Snap My Screen? This page includes detailed Snap My Screen Removal instructions!

Snap My Screen (SnapMyScreen) is a highly questionable program. It’s been categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) as well as adware. That sentence alone should be enough to make you take action. Despite being relatively easy to deal with, adware/PUPs are PC infections. They are more than capable of destroying your online experience. If you end up infected with this pest, you have to uninstall it. The sooner, the better. Keep in mind that Snap My Screen  promises some functionalities. However, it doesn’t deliver. Hackers often present their malicious creations as useful and practical. You should never trust crooks, though. If Snap My Screen appears to be attractive, that is only because its creators want it to. The virus starts making modifications as soon as it lands on board. It adds a malicious plugin to all your once trusty browsers. Voila. Your entire online experience is now hijacked and the parasite didn’t even seek your permission. Infections don’t tend to seek the victim’s consent. They simply don’t need it. Instead of asking for your authorization, the Snap My Screen virus works in silence. You now get redirected to random websites. In addition, your PC screen is covered with sponsored, unsafe pop-ups on a daily basis. Are you familiar with the pay-per-click mechanism? Hackers are. They inject your browsers with commercials just so they could boost web traffic to some particular pages. Eventually, cyber criminals gain revenue at your expense. Unless you’re actively trying to support hackers’ malicious business, stay away from the ads. You’re becoming their sponsor with every single click on the Snap My Screen commercials. Avoid all coupons, discounts or other deals you may come across. Clicking isn’t a risk worth taking as you may land directly on dangerous pages. To prevent installing more infections, stay away from these advertisements. Do not overlook the parasite’s potential to cause you damage. Uninstall this pest instead. Snap My Screen also leads to a poor PC performance and causes your browsers to freeze/crash. Before you even know it, using the computer becomes almost impossible. The virus could even jeopardize your privacy. Keep in mind that such parasites monitor the victim’s online activity. Or, whatever is left of it. This way, hackers now get access to your IP addresses, passwords and usernames, browsing history, etc. Crooks are probably the last people who should be having access to your sensitive details. Let’s just mention financial scams and identity theft. Cyber criminals could cause you irreversible harm in the blink of an eye.

How did I get infected with Snap My Screen?

The parasite relies on your distraction online. What does that mean? It means the easiest explanation is that the virus came bundled. Snap My Screen usually gets attached to freeware and shareware bundles. You download this nuisance by accident when you rush the installation. Therefore, be very careful next time you install bundles. Opt for the Advanced or Custom in the Setup Wizard to make sure you’re controlling the process. If you spot some pesky bonus infection, don’t hesitate to deselect it. This will save you quite a headache afterwards. We would also recommend reading the Terms and Conditions. As you know, most people simply choose to click the “I accept” button. However, if you’re not the one in charge of the installation, it might be hackers. Check out the EULA (End User License Agreement) as well. Never underestimate a potential threat online and put your safety first. Protecting your device is your responsibility and yours only. Another rule of thumb is to delete spam emails/messages instead of opening them. You never know whether such a devious email hides a parasite or not. To make sure your PC remains virus-free, be cautious. You won’t regret it.

Why is Snap My Screen dangerous?

Consider all your browsers untrustworthy. The virus works just fine with Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. It constantly generates pesky, unwanted commercials. As we already mentioned, these advertisements are sponsored. Snap My Screen brings along a huge variety of ads in all shapes and forms imaginable. What they have in common is the fact you must avoid them. Don’t make one already bad situation worse. Restrain yourself from clicking any of these misleading, unsafe commercials. The virus could also generate fake program updates and other third-party web links. To delete this program manually, please follow our detailed removal guide. You will find it down below.

How Can I Remove Snap My Screen?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Snap My Screen 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.

• Open your task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
• Locate the process of Snap My Screen.exe and kill it

• Open your windows registry editor by typing”regedit” in the windows search box

Navigate to (Depending on your OS version)

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

and delete the display Name: Snap My Screen

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the Snap My Screen 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.

Navigate to C:/Program Files and delete Snap My Screen folder. Double check with any antimalware program for any leftovers. Keep your software up-to date!