Remove the Toolbar Called TypingFanatic

Berta Bilbao

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In case you have a toolbar, going by the name of TypingFanatic on your browser, it is clear that you have installed yet another PUA(Potentially Unwanted Application) from the infamous Mindspark Interactive. They are notorious for making apps that may or may not be beneficial to the user. Most of the apps include third-party search engines like ask.com, which may allow them to display their ads. Mindspark is also notorious for employing a lot of various technologies to aggregate user information. Experts recommend to any user who has sensitive information and uses his PC and the internet for a working environment to remove any Mindspark related products, including TypingFanatic toolbar.

How Did I Install TypingFanatic Toolbar?

The toolbar can be directly added from its website in the form of an extension for Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer and few other widely used web browsers. There it promises to test your typing skills and give you some other features. It is also a possibility that you may have installed TypingFanatic toolbar unknowingly by installing another free program you wanted to use. Some freeware app installers include such extensions and programs in their install processes, and they may slip in your PC in the background, unnoticed either in the installation steps or the EULA agreement.

TypingFanatic Toolbar – Why Is It Unwanted?

There are many reasons for which this toolbar is unwanted. One of them is, the privacy policy rules it may apply at any given state. First, Mindspark themselves regard their products as being unsafe in their privacy policy, and they advise the user to install them on their responsibility. Also, in the very same policy they stat that they may share some aggregated information with business partners. Such business partners may be advertisers investors and some other parties.

Another disturbing fact is that when used, the toolbar employed several different types of cookies which were way over the regular number of tracking cookies most widely used browser extensions use. Yes, it was useful and does follow typing speed. However, the downside is it uses third-party links in the toolbar in the form of typing games. It also may employ ad-supported search results based on collected information. More to it than that, it features unnecessary third-party weather information and Facebook login. Experts recommend not to use the Facebook login tool since your passwords may be regarded as a user entered information and may be compromised eventually.

Also, Mindspark is notorious for developing apps that are almost identical, and the only difference they have been the service that they may or may do to the user freely. Apps, such as MyradioAccess Toolbar, Cool Popular Games, AutoPcBackup Toolbar, EasyDocMerge Toolbar, FileSendSuite Toolbar, DownSpeedTest Toolbar, TrackAPackage Toolbar, SmsFromBrowser Toolbar, Email Fanatic Toolbar should not be trusted and experts advise to their removal as fast as possible.

TypingFanatic Toolbar – How To Remove?

There are several methods to remove Typing Fanatic manually from the computer. One of the most effective is illustrated in the manual below, and you should follow it to eradicate TypingFanatic toolbar from your computer and clean your browser. Also, make sure that you protect your computer and scan it for any abnormalities. One method for this to happen is downloading an advanced anti-malware program that will eradicate any threats and protect yours from future intrusions and unwanted apps like TypingFanatic.

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1. Remove/Uninstall TypingFanatic

1. Remove/Uninstall TypingFanatic 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:

Hold the Windows Logo Button and “R” on your keyboard. A Pop-up window will appear (fig.1).

In the field type in “appwiz.cpl” and press ENTER (fig.2).

This will open a window with all the programs installed on the PC.
Select the program that you want to remove, and press “Uninstall” (fig.3).

Follow the instructions above and you will successfully uninstall TypingFanatic.

2. Restore the settings in your browser

2. Remove TypingFanatic from your browser

Remove a toolbar from Mozilla FirefoxRemove a toolbar from Google Chrome Remove a toolbar from Internet Explorer Remove a toolbar from Safari

Start Mozilla Firefox Open the menu window

Select the “Add-ons” icon from the menu

Select TypingFanatic and click “Remove”

After TypingFanatic is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red “X” in the top right corner and start it again.

Start Google Chrome and Open the drop menu

Move the cursor over “Tools” and then from the extended menu choose “Extensions“

From the opened “Extensions” menu locate TypingFanatic and click on the garbage bin icon on the right of it.

After TypingFanatic is removed, restart Google Chrome by closing it from the red “X” in the top right corner and start it again.

Start Internet Explorer:

Click “‘Tools’ to open the drop menu and select ‘Manage Add-ons’

In the ‘Manage Add-ons’ window, make sure that in the first window ‘Add-on Types’, the drop menu ‘Show’ is on ‘All add-ons’

Select TypingFanatic 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 TypingFanatic has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red ‘X’ in the top right corner and start it again.

Start Safari

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 TypingFanatic
Click ‘Uninstall’

A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall TypingFanatic. Select ‘Uninstall’ again, and the TypingFanatic will be removed.

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3. Remove TypingFanatic automatically with Spy Hunter Malware – Removal Tool.

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Berta Bilbao

Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.

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