Do you know what is NewNoteCenter Toolbar is?
If you are looking for a tool to help you create notes, you might face NewNoteCenter Toolbar. This seemingly useful toolbar was created by Mindspark Interactive Network, and this company is well-known because of hundreds of other toolbars that function similarly to the one discussed in this article. Other recently reviewed programs from this family include AtoZManuals Toolbar, FileConvertOnline Toolbar, and TelevisionAce Toolbar. While all of them are meant to offer users different services, all of them use the same suspicious search tool, and all of them spy on users with the help of data-tracking instruments (e.g., HTTP cookies). Our research team always recommends deleting the toolbars from this family, and if you want to learn how to remove NewNoteCenter Toolbar as well, you need to continue reading.
How did you install NewNoteCenter Toolbar? This is a very important question to address because if you have downloaded the application using an unreliable installer, it is possible that other unwanted programs and more serious threats are running wild on your operating system. Quickly install a legitimate malware scanner to inspect your operating system and check if you need to delete other threats. Once you get that out of the way, you can focus on the toolbar itself. Of course, you might also have installed this application using the authentic installer represented via newnotecenter.com/index.jhtml. Note that if you are installing NewNoteCenter Toolbar onto Google Chrome, you will be introduced to the installer hosted on chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/newnotecenter/ecebhecolaimpgllicegjomhpdcbfegi. This installer informs that the extension can manage your downloads, read your browsing history, replace your New Tab, and even read the data on the sites you visit. If you are not comfortable with these things, you still get a chance to reject the tool. If you have downloaded it without understanding how it works, this activity might be the primary reason to delete it from your browser.
Whether you download NewNoteCenter Toolbar onto Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Internet Explorer browser, you are introduced to the same search tool, MyWay (search.myway.com). On Chrome, this search tool is represented via the New Tab only. On Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers it can be represented via the homepage as well. This search tool is allegedly “enhanced by Google,” but what that means is that the hijacker uses some Google Search results, and the rest are injected by the creator itself. Advertisements can be represented via this search engine as well, and that makes it quite unpredictable. Although NewNoteCenter Toolbar allows you to create notes, and the easy-access links to Facebook, YouTube, Amazon, Target, Walmart, Instagram, and other popular sites are legitimate, you cannot ignore the fact that this potentially unwanted program is linked to an unreliable search tool.
NewNoteCenter Toolbar screenshot
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You can use the instructions below to delete NewNoteCenter Toolbar, but you can also get rid of this PUP by eliminating the unwanted extension. Note that you need to uninstall an application via Control Panel if you use Internet Explorer in both cases. If any other threats exist, you need to get rid of them as well. You can employ anti-malware software if you want to have all infections eliminated automatically, which might be best if you are having trouble getting rid of some of the threats yourself. If you need our help with the elimination of this toolbar, do not hesitate to leave a comment below.
Remove NewNoteCenter Toolbar
Google Chrome
- Simultaneously tap Win+E to access Windows Explorer.
- Type %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\ into the bar at the top. If you run Windows XP, enter %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\.
- Open the {unique name} folder for your Chrome profile, or, if it does not exist, the Default folder.
- Delete the subfolder named ecebhecolaimpgllicegjomhpdcbfegi in these folders:
- Extensions
- Local Extension Settings
- Sync Extension Settings
Mozilla Firefox
- Simultaneously tap Win+E to access Windows Explorer.
- Enter %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ into the bar at the top.
- Open the {unique name} folder for your Firefox profile.
- Open the folder named extensions.
- Delete the file named ...@newnotecenter.com.
Internet Explorer
- Simultaneously tap Win+E to access Windows Explorer.
- Enter Control Panel\Programs\Programs and Features into the bar at the top. If you run Windows XP, open the Start menu and then double-click Add or Remove Programs.
- Uninstall/Remove the application named Newnotecenter Internet Explorer Homepage and New Tab.
In non-techie terms:
If you want to make notes, you need to be very careful about the programs and extensions you install to assist you because you might install something that is not so great. NewNoteCenter Toolbar is not a critical threat, but it is classified as a potentially unwanted program because it forces users to change their homepage and New Tab pages to ensure the introduction of MyWay Search. This search engine might use Google Search to display search results, but it also might include sponsored links/ads, which is why it is not considered to be very trustworthy. Unfortunately, you cannot get rid of the search tool without removing NewNoteCenter Toolbar. To get rid of this PUP and the search tool bundled with it, you can follow the instructions below, or you can install an automated malware remover.