EasyHomeDecorating Toolbar Removal Guide

Do you know what EasyHomeDecorating Toolbar is?

EasyHomeDecorating Toolbar is a toolbar that users can download from easyhomedecorating.com or free.easyhomedecorating.com. Easyhomedecorating.com has been registered by Mindspark Interactive Network, and New York is the server location. The IP address, 74.113.233.180, was registered in February 2014. According to our information, related domains include aplusgamer.com (APlusGamer Toolbar), filmfanatic.com (Filmfanatic Toolbar), and happinessinfusion.com (HappinessInfusion). These sites promote toolbars that are identical to the toolbar we are discussing in this report, and they deserve removal for the same reasons. Although we discuss the removal of every single Mindspark Interactive Network app, most of them act in the same way, and you can eliminate them using the same techniques. We can assure you that you will know how to delete EasyHomeDecorating Toolbar after reading this report.

At first sight, EasyHomeDecorating Toolbar might appear to be very useful. This program introduces a toolbar that shows links to different sites that correspond to such categories as Design Inspiration, Virtual Design Tools, Home Design Photos, Retailers, Design and Decor, and Design Publications. This toolbar also includes a Share button that allows you to share easyhomedecorating.com with your friends via different social networking platforms. Although some links provided by this toolbar might seem useful, you need to keep in mind that links to any kinds of sites could be shown to you, and this opens a security backdoor. In the worst case, this backdoor could be used to introduce you to malicious content and even malware, which is considered one of the reasons to remove this toolbar. All suspicious programs capable of redirecting to third-party websites must be handled with appropriate caution. If you cannot figure out whether or not they are reliable, your best bet is to delete them ASAP.EasyHomeDecorating Toolbar Removal GuideEasyHomeDecorating Toolbar screenshot
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If you install EasyHomeDecorating Toolbar onto Google Chrome, you will find its files installed into a folder under C:\Users\[your user name]\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions. The name of this folder represents the Chrome ID, which, in our case, is balolfgkbghecnfkhhfgpelcbkfgjinp. If you remove EasyHomeDecorating Toolbar directly from the browser, you will not need to worry about any of the files within this folder, as they will be deleted automatically. Firefox users will not need to worry about any leftovers after deleting the unwanted extension via the Add-ons Manager, as the files located in the _73Members_@www.easyhomedecorating.com folder found under C:\Users\[your user name]\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\[*]\extensions will be deleted simultaneously. Internet Explorer users are in a bigger trouble because it is known that Mindspark toolbars for IE always leave leftovers.

You cannot ignore Ask Search and MyWay Search when discussing Mindspark toolbars. These search tools follow this extension, as well as all other Mindspark extensions. Chrome users are most likely to encounter search.myway.com, while IE and Firefox users are most likely to see home.tb.ask.com set as their startup pages. Although EasyHomeDecorating Toolbar does not replace your regular homepage and search provider tools without permission, we often call it a toolbar hijacker because it changes settings. What is more, even when you delete the toolbar, the Ask Search tools are likely to prevail. Luckily, removing these search tools is not a complicated task.

You do not need to worry about the removal of EasyHomeDecorating Toolbar because this task is quite simple. If you installed it onto IE, uninstall this program as shown in the guide below. If you installed it onto Chrome or Firefox, delete it straight from the browsers. Afterward, replace the unwanted search tools. Also, do not forget to remove any leftovers – which are listed below – as well as third-party malware which is often seen traveling in the same bundles. If you are having trouble identifying or removing this malware, do not hesitate to install authentic malware detection and removal software.

How to remove EasyHomeDecorating Toolbar

Remove from Windows XP

  1. Click the Start menu icon on the Taskbar.
  2. Open Control Panel and double-click Add or Remove Programs.
  3. Select the undesirable application and click Remove.

Remove from Windows Vista/Windows 7

  1. Move to the Taskbar and click the Windows menu icon.
  2. Open Control Panel, go to Programs, and click Uninstall a program.
  3. Right-click the application you wish to delete and select Uninstall.

Remove from Windows 8/Windows 8.1/Windows 10

  1. Tap Win+R on the keyboard to launch RUN.
  2. Open Control Panel and navigate to Uninstall a program.
  3. Find the unwanted app, right-click it, and select Uninstall.

Remove from Google Chrome

  1. Simultaneously tap Alt+F.
  2. Select More tools and open the Extensions menu.
  3. Click the recycle button next to the unwanted program and select Remove.

Remove from Internet Explorer

  1. Simultaneously tap Alt+T.
  2. Select Manage Add-ons and open the Search Providers menu.
  3. Add/set the desires search provider.
  4. Remove the undesirable provider and click Close.
  5. Tap keys Alt+T again and choose Internet options.
  6. Move to the General tab and overwrite/delete the Home Page. Click OK.

Remove from Mozilla Firefox

  1. Simultaneously tap Alt+T.
  2. Select Add-ons and open the Extensions menu.
  3. Identify the unwanted add-on and click the Remove button next to it.
  4. Tap Alt+T again and choose Options.
  5. Go to the menu on the left and click General.
  6. Overwrite/delete the Home Page URL.
  7. Go to Search menu and Remove the unwanted search provider.

Remove these leftovers

C:\Program Files (x86)\EasyHomeDecorating_73 or C:\Program Files\EasyHomeDecorating_73
C:\Users\[user]\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStore\[8 random symbols]\easyhomedecorating.dl.tb.ask[1].xml
C:\Users\[user]\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Local Storage\http_easyhomedecorating.dl.myway.com_0.localstorage
C:\Users\[user]\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Local Storage\http_easyhomedecorating.dl.myway.com_0.localstorage-journal
C:\Users\[user]\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Local Storage\http_easyhomedecorating.dl.tb.ask.com_0.localstorage
C:\Users\[user]\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Local Storage\http_easyhomedecorating.dl.tb.ask.com_0.localstorage

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\AppDataLow\Software\EasyHomeDecorating_73
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\EasyHomeDecorating_73\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\EasyHomeDecorating_73
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage\easyhomedecorating.dl.tb.ask.com
Delete the following CLSIDs from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface.

  • {037554F8-071B-454E-83A9-C4C348637549}
  • 082DCBA3-C5F7-4F8B-AB35-6600284C536E}
  • {037554F8-071B-454E-83A9-C4C348637549}
  • {082DCBA3-C5F7-4F8B-AB35-6600284C536E}
  • {0A284152-9A6B-4817-BBCF-520CDD3C9FFB}
  • {0FE20CD8-4971-4051-983D-09DC02E9B467}
  • {1A0B281A-CBC6-47EF-B622-7B2F110AB367}
  • {2073B7F6-17F1-44DB-B569-3BCDF7759E6C}
  • {48054638-BD3D-4BA8-9949-665CF4F6E0D3}
  • {586484D4-F071-4B5A-8222-4902990ACA9D}
  • {6CA15150-DD4B-49DD-ACF1-26318606BD3F}
  • {798F8C69-47B9-4BCE-AA3A-F89D52E51451}
  • {897F19B2-9B23-4CA6-8594-B6F99B0BE315}
  • {90D0B863-22BC-4D39-ADBC-39B2B50DB3FA}
  • {C9A91466-E21D-4C8D-858A-4E8A9BA64F56}
  • {D1728E54-435F-48FD-BD71-D57C76FF83DC}
  • {D38E8B90-3816-4787-834B-68CF2874BF98}
  • {D6AF6191-C82B-4A43-8D67-2FBCE25C16CF}
  • {E9A45053-F8C1-48AC-85B4-CF584F1E5D5D}
  • {F36239FF-EAF4-4E17-8F07-16D0CA8D2408}
  • {F3BF889B-8F11-4E8C-8372-D8654C4A49D1}
  • {FEE66D76-740E-4E42-AF03-FA08126E6F22}

In non-techie terms:

EasyHomeDecorating Toolbar might not seem like a threat, but it is best to remove this program because it can redirect you to third-party sites, track you using cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies, as well as introduce you to potentially unreliable search tools. Although Ask Search is a legitimate search provider, your search results could be modified, which is why you should remove this tool and replace it with a truly reliable and useful search provider. The manual EasyHomeDecorating Toolbar removal is not very challenging, but the removal of third-party malware that could have been installed along with it could be very challenging. We advise employing antimalware software to have all threats deleted automatically.