Do you know what ThePresidentSays Toolbar is?
ThePresidentSays Toolbar appears to be another potentially unwanted program from the Mindspark Toolbars family. Our computer security specialists have researched a lot of similar applications from this family and noticed that many of them alter users’ default browser preferences to encourage them to use specific search engines. Unfortunately, same as with previously encountered similar potentially unwanted programs it looks like search engine ThePresidentSays Toolbar might introduce you to could be unreliable. Apparently, it might display suspicious advertising content, which is why we recommend staying away from this doubtful software. To erase the application manually, you could complete the steps listed in our removal guide available below.
Surely, if you are interested in Donald J. Trump tweets, you can follow him on Twitter instead, and as for the popular links, the extension may provide, you could bookmark them. Therefore, when you think about it, the tool might not look as useful as it did at first. Our researchers say ThePresidentSays Toolbar is being offered on thepresidentsays.com/index.jhtml. According to the information provided on it, the extension was developed by a company considered to be untrustworthy among computer security specialists. As it was explained at the beginning of the article, it is mainly because the developer keeps creating similar potentially unwanted programs.
Besides, the application’s official site it is possible ThePresidentSays Toolbar might be distributed via bundled software installers, pop-up advertisements, sponsored links, and so on. Consequently, for users who would like to stay away from potentially unwanted programs alike, we would recommend choosing the applications you wish to download more carefully. First of all, users should do a little research about the selected tool to verify its reliability. Next, it is crucial you pick a reliable source to download it. Torrent and other file-sharing web pages might seem useful, but keep it in mind there are usually no guarantees their offered installers will be malware free. Naturally, the other way to protect the system is to employ a reputable antimalware tool that could detect potential threats and guard the computer against them.
ThePresidentSays Toolbar screenshot
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What happens if ThePresidentSays Toolbar gets in? Our researchers say the application could change user’s default search engine, home page, or even new tab page with an unreliable search engine called search.myway.com. The reason, we would not advise trusting it is it is possible the results it may provide could be modified. In other words, they might contain various advertising content from the software’s third-party partners. Given the extension is a potentially unwanted program we doubt there are any guarantees such material will be reliable. In other words, the chances are some of it could be potentially dangerous, e.g., it might lead users to scam websites, malicious web pages, sites offering other doubtful tools, and so on.
Users who do not want to take any chances with ThePresidentSays Toolbar should not hesitate to eliminate it at once. To our knowledge, it works on Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet Explorer and it can be deleted from all of the mentioned browsers manually. To help you with this task the removal guide placed below will list the steps you need to complete. Nevertheless, if you prefer erasing the potentially unwanted program with automatic features, you should employ a reputable antimalware tool instead.
Eliminate ThePresidentSays Toolbar
Google Chrome
- Press Windows Key+E.
- Find the following locations:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\{PROFILE}\Extensions
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\{PROFILE}\Local Extension Settings
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\{PROFILE}\Sync Extension Settings - Locate folders named as pijndpdipmodcanpcddahkgnjhgglehj.
- Select these folders separately and press Shift+Delete.
- Leave the File Explorer.
Mozilla Firefox
- Tap Windows Key+E.
- Go to this particular directory %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{PROFILE}\extensions
- Select a folder called _qqMembers_@free.thepresidentsays.com.xpi and click Shift+Delete.
- Exit the File Explorer.
Get rid of ThePresidentSays Toolbar from Internet Explorer
Windows 8/Windows 10
- Press Windows Key+R.
- Insert Control Panel and click Enter.
- Click on Uninstall a program.
- Pick the unwanted program and press Uninstall.
Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7
- Go to the Start menu.
- Launch the Control Panel.
- Choose Uninstall a program or Add or Remove Programs.
- Select ThePresidentSays Internet Explorer Homepage and New Tab and click on Uninstall.
In non-techie terms:
ThePresidentSays Toolbar might look like a useful piece of software to anyone who is interested in Donald J. Trump tweets, but knowing you can see them via Twitter too, we would not recommend risking your computer’s safety for such a questionable browser extension. Our computer security specialists report the application could encourage users to surf the Internet with an unreliable search engine through which the software might display untrustworthy third-party advertising content. Because of this our researchers recommend erasing the application before anything bad happens. To get rid of it manually, you could follow the removal guide available just a bit above this text. Also, the potentially unwanted program can be deleted with a reputable antimalware tool, so if you prefer installing it, we would encourage you to perform a full system scan instead.