My Forms Toolbar is promoted as a built-in browser utility that finds governmental forms, legal and educational information.
| Name | My Forms Toolbar |
| Type | Adware, Browser Toolbar |
| Short Description | The toolbar should find governmental forms and legal forms. However, it may be ad-supported. |
| Symptoms | Ads are displayed. |
| Distribution Method | Bundling. |
| Detection Tool | Download Malware Removal Tool, to See If Your System Has Been Affected by malware |
| User Experience | Join our forum to start a discussion about My Forms Toolbar. |
According to Enigma Software researchers, the toolbar can be downloaded from MyFormsFinder.com, as well as from other freeware websites. It is most likely compatible with Firefox and Explorer. However, users should pay attention to the fact that the toolbar is a part of Mindspark Interactive Network’s portfolio. The STF team has reviewed many products developed by Mindspark only to conclude that the majority of them fall into the adware category of software. Because of its distribution method, an adware, or an ad-supported program is often referred as potentially unwanted.
My Forms Toolbar Technical Description
Once added to the browser, the toolbar may act as a browser hijacker and may change the user’s home page and search page to www(dot)ask.com. The collaboration between Mindspark Interactive and Ask.com is not a secret to anyone. Most Mindspark products typically include ask.com as a default search and home page in the Download Agreement. Another thing that these products have in common is their Privacy Policy, which is in fact Mindspark’s.
We have already analyzed Mindspark’s PP. This is where it is stated that the company collects both personally identifiable and non-identifiable information. Collected data may be shared with:
→Authorized service providers: We may share your Personal Information with our authorized service providers that perform certain services on our behalf (…).
→Business partners: When you engage in promotions offered through the MS Services, we may share Personal Information with the businesses with which we partner to offer you those products, services, promotions, contests and/or sweepstakes. When you elect to engage in a particular merchant’s offer or program, you authorize us to provide your email address and other information to that merchant.
→Other IAC businesses. We are part of the IAC family of businesses (www.iac.com). We may share information we collect, including Personal Information, with our IAC companies. Sharing information with our IAC family companies enables us to provide you with information about a variety of products and services that might interest you.
In addition, My Forms Toolbar may be ad-supported, which means that third party links and advertisements will appear during browsing. Interacting with ad-supported content is not considered safe – the user may be redirected to phishing pages and scamming websites.
PLEASE NOTE
Ad-supported software often applies tracking technologies to the browser – persistent cookies, DOMs, beacons, etc. This means that your online activities may be monitored for further marketing campaigns, and that your information may be shared with unknown third parties and affiliate partners.
If by any chance you land on a page that prompts you to give away any of your personal information (including banking details), you should close it immediately. Then, running a full-system scan is advisory. Even though My Forms Toolbar can be uninstalled manually from the browser, it may have altered the Windows Registry. Some PUPs may leave leftover files on the system, as well.
My Forms Toolbar Removal Options
In case you feel that you no longer need the toolbar, you can uninstall it with the help of the removal guide below the article. If you haven’t downloaded the toolbar, removing it with an AV program is highly advisory. This means that you have executed a bundled download, and you haven’t unchecked My Forms Toolbar from a freeware installer.
Step 1: Remove/Uninstall My Forms Toolbar in Windows
Here is a method in few easy steps to remove that program. No matter if you are using Windows 8, 7, Vista or XP, those steps will get the job done. Dragging the program or its folder to the recycle bin can be a very bad decision. If you do that, bits and pieces of the program get left behind, and that can lead to unstable work of your PC, mistakes with the file type associations and other unpleasant activities. The proper way to get a program off your computer is to Uninstall it. To do that:
Select the program that you want to remove, and press “Uninstall” (fig.3).
Follow the instructions above and you will successfully uninstall My Forms Toolbar.
Step 2: Remove My Forms Toolbar from your browser
Remove a toolbar from Mozilla Firefox
Remove a toolbar from Google Chrome
Remove a toolbar from Internet Explorer
Remove a toolbar from Safari
Select the “Add-ons” icon from the menu
Select My Forms Toolbar and click “Remove”
After My Forms Toolbar is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red “X” in the top right corner and start it again.
Select My Forms Toolbar to remove, and then click ‘Disable’. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected toolbar, and some additional toolbars might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click ‘Disable’.
After My Forms Toolbar has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red ‘X’ in the top right corner and start it again.
Open the drop menu by clicking on the sprocket icon in the top right corner.
From the drop menu select ‘Preferences’
In the new window select ‘Extensions’
Click once on My Forms Toolbar
Click ‘Uninstall’
A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall My Forms Toolbar. Select ‘Uninstall’ again, and the My Forms Toolbar will be removed.
Step 3: Remove My Forms Toolbar automatically by downloading an advanced anti-malware program.
To clean your computer you should download an updated anti-malware program on a safe PC and then install it on the affected computer in offline mode. After that you should boot into safe mode and scan your computer to remove all My Forms Toolbar associated objects.
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- Guide 1: How to Remove My Forms Toolbar from Windows.
- Guide 2: Get rid of My Forms Toolbar from Mac OS X.
- Guide 3: Remove My Forms Toolbar from Google Chrome.
- Guide 4: Erase My Forms Toolbar from Mozilla Firefox.
- Guide 5: Uninstall My Forms Toolbar from Microsoft Edge.
- Guide 6: Remove My Forms Toolbar from Safari.
- Guide 7: Eliminate My Forms Toolbar from Internet Explorer.
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How to Remove My Forms Toolbar from Windows.
Step 1: Boot Your PC In Safe Mode to isolate and remove My Forms Toolbar
Step 2: Uninstall My Forms Toolbar and related software from Windows
Here is a method in few easy steps that should be able to uninstall most programs. No matter if you are using Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista or XP, those steps will get the job done. Dragging the program or its folder to the recycle bin can be a very bad decision. If you do that, bits and pieces of the program are left behind, and that can lead to unstable work of your PC, errors with the file type associations and other unpleasant activities. The proper way to get a program off your computer is to Uninstall it. To do that:
Follow the instructions above and you will successfully uninstall most programs.
Step 3: Clean any registries, created by My Forms Toolbar on your computer.
The usually targeted registries of Windows machines are the following:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
You can access them by opening the Windows registry editor and deleting any values, created by My Forms Toolbar there. This can happen by following the steps underneath:
Tip: To find a virus-created value, you can right-click on it and click "Modify" to see which file it is set to run. If this is the virus file location, remove the value.
Before starting "Step 4", please boot back into Normal mode, in case you are currently in Safe Mode.
This will enable you to install and use SpyHunter 5 successfully.
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Get rid of My Forms Toolbar from Mac OS X.
Step 1: Uninstall My Forms Toolbar and remove related files and objects
1. Hit the ⇧+⌘+U keys to open Utilities. Another way is to click on “Go” and then click “Utilities”, like the image below shows:
- Go to Finder.
- In the search bar type the name of the app that you want to remove.
- Above the search bar change the two drop down menus to “System Files” and “Are Included” so that you can see all of the files associated with the application you want to remove. Bear in mind that some of the files may not be related to the app so be very careful which files you delete.
- If all of the files are related, hold the ⌘+A buttons to select them and then drive them to “Trash”.
In case you cannot remove My Forms Toolbar via Step 1 above:
In case you cannot find the virus files and objects in your Applications or other places we have shown above, you can manually look for them in the Libraries of your Mac. But before doing this, please read the disclaimer below:
You can repeat the same procedure with the following other Library directories:
→ ~/Library/LaunchAgents
/Library/LaunchDaemons
Tip: ~ is there on purpose, because it leads to more LaunchAgents.
Step 2: Scan for and remove My Forms Toolbar files from your Mac
When you are facing problems on your Mac as a result of unwanted scripts and programs such as My Forms Toolbar, the recommended way of eliminating the threat is by using an anti-malware program. SpyHunter for Mac offers advanced security features along with other modules that will improve your Mac’s security and protect it in the future.
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Remove My Forms Toolbar from Google Chrome.
Step 1: Start Google Chrome and open the drop menu
Step 2: Move the cursor over "Tools" and then from the extended menu choose "Extensions"
Step 3: From the opened "Extensions" menu locate the unwanted extension and click on its "Remove" button.
Step 4: After the extension is removed, restart Google Chrome by closing it from the red "X" button at the top right corner and start it again.
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Erase My Forms Toolbar from Mozilla Firefox.
Step 1: Start Mozilla Firefox. Open the menu window
Step 2: Select the "Add-ons" icon from the menu.
Step 3: Select the unwanted extension and click "Remove"
Step 4: After the extension is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red "X" button at the top right corner and start it again.
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Uninstall My Forms Toolbar from Microsoft Edge.
Step 1: Start Edge browser.
Step 2: Open the drop menu by clicking on the icon at the top right corner.
Step 3: From the drop menu select "Extensions".
Step 4: Choose the suspected malicious extension you want to remove and then click on the gear icon.
Step 5: Remove the malicious extension by scrolling down and then clicking on Uninstall.
Windows Mac OS X Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox Microsoft Edge Safari Internet Explorer
Remove My Forms Toolbar from Safari.
Step 1: Start the Safari app.
Step 2: After hovering your mouse cursor to the top of the screen, click on the Safari text to open its drop down menu.
Step 3: From the menu, click on "Preferences".
Step 4: After that, select the 'Extensions' Tab.
Step 5: Click once on the extension you want to remove.
Step 6: Click 'Uninstall'.
A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall the extension. Select 'Uninstall' again, and the My Forms Toolbar will be removed.
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Eliminate My Forms Toolbar from Internet Explorer.
Step 1: Start Internet Explorer.
Step 2: Click on the gear icon labeled 'Tools' to open the drop menu and select 'Manage Add-ons'
Step 3: In the 'Manage Add-ons' window.
Step 4: Select the extension you want to remove and then click 'Disable'. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected extension, and some more add-ons might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click 'Disable'.
Step 5: After the unwanted extension has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red 'X' button located at the top right corner and start it again.
