What is Guffins Toolbar?
By Mindspark Interactive Network
What is it?
The Guffins Toolbar (MyWebSearch) installs into your Internet browser and allows you to search the Internet with MyWebSearch, a known adware type program that changes and redircts all of your search results as well as DNS errors, and modifies your home page to mywebsearch.com or some other webpage. MyWebSearch automatically becomes your default search service which hijacks all your search requests as well as tracks your Internet surfing behavior to send you targeted advertising.
Why should I uninstall Guffins Toolbar?
Removing unwanted toolbars is usually a good idea. Guffins Toolbar can potentially have adverse effect on your web browser's and overall PC's performance and stability. This toolbar is known to monitor your search queries and browsing habits in order to send you targeted ads and modify your search settings and results.
Typical installation path: C:\Program Files\guffins\
Description from Mindspark Interactive Network“Now you can take care of your Guffin pet with one-click access to everything you need to keep your pet happy and healthy. Feed, wash, and play with your pet Guffin. Make changes to your pet's color or location. Play fun games within the FunZone widget directly from the toolbar. Keep your friends updated and post about your pet on Facebook.
”
Publisher about URL: http://search.mywebsearch.com/mywebsearch
Other programs by Mindspark Interactive Network
- CouponAlert Toolbar
- CouponXplorer Toolbar
- FestiveBar Toolbar
- Retrogamer Toolbar
- VideoScavenger Toolbar
- IWON toolbar
- Marine Aquarium Lite Toolbar
- MyFunCards Extension
- My Scrap Nook Toolbar
- MyWebFace Toolbar
- BringMeSports Toolbar
- CelebSauce Toolbar
- ConservativeTalkNow Toolbar
- CrazyForCricket Toolbar
- DailyBibleGuide Toolbar
- DailyDollarGuide Toolbar
- DictionaryBoss Toolbar
- Election Tracker Toolbar
- FantasyFootballBoss Toolbar
- FilmFanatic Toolbar
- Know the Bible Toolbar
- MyDailyRunway Toolbar
- YourLocalLotto Toolbar
- Gaming Assassin toolbar
- RadioRage Toolbar
- TelevisionFanatic toolbar
- TotalRecipeSearch Toolbar
- VideoDownloadConverter Toolbar
- ReadingFanatic Toolbar Chrome Extension
- TelevisionFanatic Toolbar Chrome Extension
- ReferenceBoss Toolbar
- WeatherBlink Toolbar
- TelevisionFanatic Toolbar Chrome Extension
- Retrogamer toolbar Chrome Extension
- Mindspark Toolbar
- DotSpot Toolbar
- WeatherBlink Toolbar Chrome Extension
- My Web Search Toolbar
- GamingWonderland Toolbar
About Mindspark Interactive Network
Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc is an operating business unit of IAC/InterActiveCorp focusing on interactive products and web portals. Mindspark operates IAC's interactive products and web portals such as Life123, Myway.com and Excite. The interactive products includes virtual world Zwinky and Zwinky Cuties, casual game sites such as iWon, Retrogamer.com and GamingWonderland.com, social and entertainment websites such as Webfetti.com, MyWebFace.com, Girlsense.com, PopularScreensavers.com and MyFuncards.com, online interactive games such as Dungeon Rampage, fitness product DailyBurn, toolbar products such as Smiley Central, Cursor Mania, Guffins, Coupon Alert, and Television Fanatic. Many of the Mindspark products require to install a toolbar. According to the IAC's business strategy, IAC is increasing its “toolbar” business, which places various clickable tools on the browsers of Internet users, and enables IAC to collect a fee each time the toolbar is used. The myWebSearch Toolbar is a web-browser add-on that provides search function to the browser menu. The toolbar was required in many of Mindspark products, allowing user to query myWebSearch search engine. myWebSearch Toolbar was previously known as MyWay Searchbar. HP and Dell pre-install this software on some of their commercially sold PCs.
More about Mindspark Interactive Network...Mindspark Interactive Network web site: www.mindspark.com
Files installed by Mindspark Interactive Network
- pricefinderhelper.exe (Price Finder by Pronto LLC)
- crxregpatcher.exe (CrxRegPatcher by Mindspark Interactive Network)
Mindspark Interactive Network policies
The following can be found in Mindspark Interactive Network's privacy policies and terms of service:
“By using a Mindspark Interactive Network Toolbar, you may have the ability to access to iWon.com and certain other features. We may collect personal i”
How to Automatically Uninstall Guffins Toolbar (with Boost)
If you you do not have Boost installed yet, download Boost and enjoy your PC.
Open Boost by either double-clicking the Boost icon in your notification area next to your PC's clock, or single-clicking the Boost icon and clicking the Open Boost button on the top left of the Boost notification window.
If you are not currently on the My PC screen of the main Boost window, click the My PC tab.
Click the Optimize programs button , this will launch the Program Optimization screen.
Locate the program in the list called Guffins Toolbar by Mindspark Interactive Network. (The program could be listed under any of the section such as Uninstall Recommended, Possible Uninstall, etc. based on how well Guffins Toolbar performs on your PC.)
Guffins Toolbar by Mindspark Interactive Network
To the right of the list item, click the Uninstall button and Boost will completely remove Guffins Toolbar from your PC.
How to Manually Uninstall Guffins Toolbar (with Windows)
Use Add/Remove Programs control panel in Windows makes to uninstall Guffins Toolbar. Follow the appropriate instructions below to use this control panel.
Windows 7
From the Start menu, select Control Panel.
In Large or Small icon view, click Programs and Features. If you're using Category view, under "Programs", click Uninstall a program.
Select Guffins Toolbar from the list of programs, and click Uninstall. Alternatively, right-click the program and select Uninstall.
Windows Vista
From the Start menu, select Control Panel.
In Classic View, double-click Programs and Features. In Control Panel Home view, under "Programs", click Uninstall a program.
Select Guffins Toolbar from the program list, and click Uninstall. Alternatively, right-click the program and select Uninstall.
Windows XP
From the Start menu, select Control Panel.
Click the Add or Remove Programs icon.
Select Guffins Toolbar from the list of programs and click Remove.