FreeBillPayAlert Toolbar Removal Guide

Do you know what FreeBillPayAlert Toolbar is?

Have you rushed to install FreeBillPayAlert Toolbar from freebillpayalert.com? Then there is no surprise that the home page of your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome browsers has been replaced with home.tb.ask.com. Do not rush to accuse the toolbar of malicious activity or categorize the Ask Web Search tool as a dangerous browser hijacker because it is not. Computer users make this assumption because during the installation of the toolbar they skip the step offering to reject the undesired search tools. Note that you can delete FreeBillPayAlert Toolbar and remove Ask We Search applications from your browsers in no time. Continue reading to learn how to perform these tasks and to find out if they are necessary.

Even if you are not familiar with Ask We search tools, search.tb.ask.com is not a search engine you should be too suspicious about. The tool presents such search tools as Web, Images, News, Videos, Shopping and Directory. Furthermore, it presets Related Searches, Related Links and Search History results on the pane on the right of the search results. Even though the tool is relatively harmless, we suggest that you beware of the sponsored search results which dominate the entire results page. These links may provide content which is unrelated to the search keywords you have entered. As mentioned before, you are provided with an option to reject the search provider and home page modifications, which is why you need to be cautious when installing software in order to ensure that undesirable programs are not installed onto your browsers. Note that Allin1Convert Toolbar and Filmfanatic Toolbar are two of the latest Mindspark plugins which are known to come bundled with Ask Web Search.
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FreeBillPayAlert Toolbar is a plugin which provides easy access links to mortgagecalculator.org, mint.com, us.hsbc.com and similar money-management websites. Additionally, the toolbar provides a link to the aforementioned home.tb.ask.com. Even though the program is not considered to be malicious, many computer users decide to delete it from their computers. You can remove FreeBillPayAlert Toolbar using the manual removal instructions. Make sure you leave a comment below if you find these instructions confusing.

Remove undesirable software

Remove from Windows XP:

  1. Move to the left of the Task Bar, click Start and select Control Panel.
  2. Double-click Add or Remove Programs, select the undesirable one and click Remove.

Remove from Windows Vista or Windows 7:

  1. Navigate to the left of the Task Bar, click the Start icon and select Control Panel.
  2. Go to Uninstall a program, then right-click the one you wish to delete and select Uninstall.

Remove from Windows 8:

  1. Right-click on the Metro UI menu, select All apps and open the Control Panel.
  2. Move to Uninstall a program, then right-click the undesirable program and select Uninstall.

Delete Ask Web Search and FreeBillPayAlert Toolbar

Delete from Mozilla Firefox:

  1. Open the browser, simultaneously tap Alt+T and select Options.
  2. Click the General tab, move to Home Page and change/remove the undesirable URL. Click OK.
  3. Now click the search provider icon placed on the search box (top-right corner).
  4. Select Manage Search Engines and Remove the undesirable search providers. Click OK.
  5. Simultaneously tap Ctrl+Shift+A to open the Add-ons Manager.
  6. Move to the menu on the left, click Extensions and Remove the undesirable add-on.

Delete from Google Chrome:

  1. Open the browser, simultaneously tap Alt+F, move to Tools and click Extensions.
  2. Click the recycle bin icon placed on the right of the undesirable plugin and click Close.
  3. Go to On Startup, select Open a specific page or set of pages and click Set pages.
  4. Change/remove the URL representing the undesirable search tool and click OK.
  5. Go to Appearance, select Show Home button, click Change and repeat step 4.
  6. Go to Search and click the drop-down menu below. Choose a new default search provider.
  7. Select Manage search engines and click X on the search provider you want to remove. Click Done.

Delete from Internet Explorer:

  1. Open the browser, simultaneously tap Alt+T and select Internet Options.
  2. Click the General tab, move to Home Page and change/remove the undesirable URL. Click OK.
  3. Tap Alt+T to open the Tools menu again but now select Manage Add-ons.
  4. Move to Search Providers and Remove the undesirable search provider. Click Close.

Note that in order to delete the undesirable toolbar from Internet Explorer you need to delete the undesirable application from your operating system.

In non-techie terms:

FreeBillPayAlert Toolbar is a browser extension which has been created by Mindspark. The plugin travels bundled with the Ask Web Search tools; however, you can refuse them during the installation of the plugin. If you skip this step without realizing it, you may think that your browsers have been hijacked. This is not the case, and you can remove the undesirable search tool using the manual removal instructions above. We recommend that you install a reliable malware scanner to examine the computer after the provided guides are completed. If the scanner detects malware – delete it with the assistance of an automatic malware remover.

Aliases: Free Bill Pay Alert Toolbar.