Do you know what XFinity Toolbar is?
The suspicious XFinity Toolbar is a browser plugin which you may install on your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers. The application travels with the help of freeware and bundled downloads or can be installed from xfinity.ourtoolbar.com. Once the plugin is dropped onto the computer it changes your search provider and home page to search.conduit.com, which is why it sometimes is categorized as a browser hijacker. The toolbar itself provides you with quick access links to various websites, including Facebook, and is not considered malicious. Despite this, we recommend having XFinity Toolbar deleted right away. Continue reading to discover why you should remove this add-on from the PC.
Whenever you download a new application on your personal computer it is essential that you read the Privacy Policy document. This text discloses the company’s attitude towards your virtual security. Here are a few excerpts which may be interesting to you:
Application uses cookies to identify and save various pieces of information about your use of the Application and of certain features of the Application.
In addition, Conduit, as a platform provider, provides the Publisher and other third parties with a large number of tools to enable them to create interesting and unique apps, buttons and gadgets using the Conduit platform. Some of these tools may give these third parties the ability to access, collect, store and/or share your information – both your Personally Identifiable Information and non- Personally Identifiable Information.
XFinity Toolbar screenshot
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Web cookies can collect information regarding browsing habits but are also used to collect your user names and passwords. Is this safe? It is not entirely secure because of the noted third party activity. It is unclear if schemers could not get access to the data collected by the cookies or even third parties; therefore, you may want to remove XFinity Toolbar as soon as possible. Note that the same rule can be applied to numerous of Conduit programs, including the Widgi Toolbar and MIXI.DJ Toolbar. Follow the manual removal instructions to delete the suspicious add-on and fix modified browser settings.
How to remove the add-on?
Remove from Mozilla Firefox:
- Simultaneously tap Alt+H and select Troubleshooting Information.
- Click Reset Firefox.
- To complete the task – click Finish and allow the new data import.
Remove from Google Chrome:
- Launch the browser and simultaneously tap Alt+F.
- Go to Tools and click Extensions.
- Click the recycle bin placed next to the unwanted add-on and select Remove.
- Select Settings.
- Go to On Startup, mark Open a specific page and click Set pages.
- Overwrite or remove the provided URL (search.conduit.com) and click OK.
- Now go to Appearance, mark Show Home button, click Change, overwrite the URL and click OK.
- Go to Search, click Manage search engines and click X to remove Conduit. Click OK.
Remove from Internet Explorer:
- Open the browser and simultaneously tap Alt+T.
- Select Internet Options, click on the General tab, overwrite the home page and click OK.
- Go back to the Tools menu (Alt+T) and select Manage Add-ons.
- Navigate to the menu on the left and select Toolbars and Extensions.
- Click on the undesirable add-on and hit Disable.
- No select Search Providers and Remove the unwanted search provider. Click Close.
In non-techie terms:
If you remove XFinity Toolbar, there will be no virtual security risks left for the time being. Nonetheless, if you want to protect your PC against seriously malevolent infections permanently, you should implement legitimate malware detection and removal software which could shield your Windows system against all PC threats.
Aliases: XFinityToolbar.