EasyDirectionsFinder Toolbar (Removal Guide) - Free Instructions

EasyDirectionsFinder Toolbar Removal Guide

What is EasyDirectionsFinder Toolbar?

EasyDirectionsFinder Toolbar and its real purpose on your PC

EasyDirectionsFinder Toolbar virus

EasyDirectionsFinder Toolbar is a legitimate navigation service-providing product designed by a company called Mindspark Interactive Network. The application may seem like a helpful tool for people who travel a lot and want to keep up to date with their location, nevertheless, due to its unexpected and unauthorized appearance on the computer, the software does not receive positive feedback online.

Some users may even dare to call this browser assistant [1] a virus, more particularly, an adware [2], because its appearance on the PC often increases the amount of online ads. In reality, though, it is merely a potentially unwanted program which you may accidentally acquire when installing freeware or shareware on your computer.

If you do find this toolbar on your PC, don’t worry, it is not a malware, and you should be able to eliminate it from your system without having to use anti-malware tools such as FortectIntego. Just follow the instructions at the end of this article and perform EasyDirectionsFinder Toolbar removal manually.

When the toolbar is installed, it not only pins itself to the top section of your browser window but also alters browser settings, replacing your default search engine and homepage with Mindspark’s search engine Hp.myway.com.

Web search carried out through Easy Directions Finder search will be redirected through http://int.search.myway.co or hp.myway.com and landing on the final search result list, you will notice an untypical amount of sponsored content and search suggestions. It is not a bad thing and can even be helpful if, for instance, you are looking for a car to buy.

Nevertheless, it can get really annoying when conducting serious research without any intentions of finding out about the best retail deals related to the subject of your investigation. That’s when you should make a firm decision and remove EasyDirectionsFinder Toolbar along with the related search engine from your device.

The software is currently most active in US, Australia and South Africa, but its download page also receives page views in UK [3] as well.

EasyDirectionsFinder Toolbar imageIn the image above you can see EasyDirectionsFinder Toolbar official download page and My Way search engine that this toolbar sets as your homepage when installed on the computer.

Questionable choices of Mindspark product distribution

All Mindspark products, including EasyDirectionsFinder Toolbar, have their own official websites where users can download, install and read up more about their products. Nevertheless, there is also a more shady side to the software distribution that the developing company avoid talking openly about.

EasyDirectionsFinder Toolbar, is also promoted using “bundling” technique which is a legal but not very honest way of spreading programs around. Bundled programs are often not disclosed adequately, so the users install the toolbar together with other freeware and shareware unknowingly. This can be avoided in several ways:

  • By avoiding downloading freeware and shareware from unreputable websites
  • By scanning downloaded software packages with antivirus software before opening them
  • By installing software using Advanced or Custom installation modes

EasyDirectionsFinder Toolbar uninstallation

You may remove EasyDirectionsFinder Toolbar manually or automatically. Automatic elimination is a perfect option for those in a hurry. FortectIntego or SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner software should detect EasyDirectionsFinder Toolbar as a PUP and eliminate if from your device in a few minutes.

However, this toolbar is not a virus so security software may not detect it. In such a case, you may also perform EasyDirectionsFinder Toolbar removal manually. Remember that you will need to follow the instructions carefully and be very precise when performing the latter method of elimination.

Recently, the developer of this program contacted us asking us to remove this post from 2-spyware.com website. We believe that we shouldn’t do that as long as programs that we offer for the removal of EasyDirectionsFinder Toolbar can detect it and help users to remove it from the system. As it is mentioned under each of download buttons, we ARE affiliated with these anti-malware programs, and while some of them are free, others can remove a virus only after purchasing them. These mentions fully fulfill each of the requirements of FTC.

Nevertheless, we have recently decided to make a revision of this and other posts that are related to this developer. We claim that all of them are described properly.

You may remove virus damage with a help of FortectIntego. SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner and Malwarebytes are recommended to detect potentially unwanted programs and viruses with all their files and registry entries that are related to them.

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Getting rid of EasyDirectionsFinder Toolbar. Follow these steps

Uninstall from Windows

You should be able to eliminate EasyDirectionsFinder Toolbar from your device manually by performing the steps indicated below.

  1. Click Start Control Panel Programs and Features (if you are Windows XP user, click on Add/Remove Programs). Click 'Start -> Control Panel -> Programs and Features' (if you are 'Windows XP' user, click on 'Add/Remove Programs').
  2. If you are Windows 10 / Windows 8 user, then right-click in the lower left corner of the screen. Once Quick Access Menu shows up, select Control Panel and Uninstall a Program. If you are 'Windows 10 / Windows 8' user, then right-click in the lower left corner of the screen. Once 'Quick Access Menu' shows up, select 'Control Panel' and 'Uninstall a Program'.
  3. Uninstall EasyDirectionsFinder Toolbar and related programs
    Here, look for EasyDirectionsFinder Toolbar or any other recently installed suspicious programs.
  4. Uninstall them and click OK to save these changes. Right click on each of suspicious entries and select 'Uninstall'

Delete from macOS

  1. If you are using OS X, click Go button at the top left of the screen and select Applications. Cick 'Go' and select 'Applications'
  2. Wait until you see Applications folder and look for EasyDirectionsFinder Toolbar or any other suspicious programs on it. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash. Click on every malicious entry and select 'Move to Trash'

Remove from Microsoft Edge

To go back to your regular search engine and homepage, you will have to reset your browser and reassign your desired domain manually. We explain how to do it below.

Delete unwanted extensions from MS Edge:

  1. Select Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and pick Extensions.
  2. From the list, pick the extension and click on the Gear icon.
  3. Click Remove. Remove extensions from Edge

Clear cookies and other browser data:

  1. Click on the Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and select Settings > Privacy, search, and services..
  2. Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
  3. Select Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files. (apart from passwords, although you might want to include Media licenses as well, if applicable) and click on Clear. Clear Edge browsing data

Restore new tab and homepage settings:

  1. Click the menu icon and choose Settings.
  2. Then find On startup section.
  3. Click Remove next to any suspicious startup page.

Reset MS Edge if the above steps did not work:

  1. Press on Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager.
  2. Click on More details arrow at the bottom of the window.
  3. Select Details tab.
  4. Now scroll down and locate every entry with Microsoft Edge name in it. Right-click on each of them and select End Task to stop MS Edge from running. Reset MS Edge

Instructions for Chromium-based Edge

Delete extensions from MS Edge (Chromium):

  1. Open Edge and click select Settings > Extensions.
  2. Delete unwanted extensions by clicking Remove. Remove extensions from Chromium Edge

Clear cache and site data:

  1. Click on Menu and go to Settings.
  2. Select Privacy, search and services.
  3. Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
  4. Under Time range, pick All time.
  5. Select Clear now. Clear browser data from Chroum Edge

Reset Chromium-based MS Edge:

  1. Click on Menu and select Settings.
  2. On the left side, pick Reset settings.
  3. Select Restore settings to their default values.
  4. Confirm with Reset.
  5. This will disable extensions and reset startup pages but will not delete bookmarks, saved passwords, or browsing history. Reset Chromium Edge

Remove from Mozilla Firefox (FF)

Remove dangerous extensions:

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click on the Menu (three horizontal lines at the top-right of the window).
  2. Select Add-ons.
  3. In here, select the unwanted extension and click Remove. Remove extensions from Firefox

Reset the homepage:

  1. Click three horizontal lines at the top right corner to open the menu.
  2. Choose Settings.
  3. Under Home, set your preferred homepage and new tab settings.

Clear cookies and site data:

  1. Click Menu and pick Settings.
  2. Go to Privacy & Security section.
  3. Scroll down to locate Cookies and Site Data.
  4. Click on Clear Data…
  5. Select Cookies and Site Data and Temporary cached files and pages, then click Clear. Clear cookies and site data from Firefox

Reset Mozilla Firefox

If clearing the browser as explained above did not help, reset Mozilla Firefox:

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click the Menu.
  2. Go to Help and then choose Troubleshooting Information. Reset Firefox 1
  3. Under Give Firefox a tune up section, click on Refresh Firefox…
  4. Once the pop-up shows up, confirm the action by pressing on Refresh Firefox. Reset Firefox 2

Remove from Google Chrome

You will find instructions how to reset your Google Chrome browser and remove My Way search from the default search engine position below.

Delete malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

  1. Open Google Chrome, click on the Menu (three vertical dots at the top-right corner) and select More tools > Extensions.
  2. In the newly opened window, you will see all the installed extensions. Uninstall all suspicious extensions related to the unwanted program by clicking Remove. Remove extensions from Chrome

Clear cache and web data from Chrome:

  1. Click on Menu and pick Settings.
  2. Under Privacy and security, select Clear browsing data.
  3. Select Browsing history, Cookies and other site data, as well as Cached images and files.
  4. Click Clear data. Clear cache and web data from Chrome

Change your homepage:

  1. Click menu and choose Settings.
  2. Look for a suspicious site in the On startup section.
  3. Click on Open a specific or set of pages and click on three dots to find the Remove option.

Reset Google Chrome:

If the previous methods did not help you, reset Google Chrome to eliminate all the unwanted components:

  1. Click on Menu and select Settings.
  2. In the Settings, scroll down and click Advanced.
  3. Scroll down and locate Reset and clean up section.
  4. Now click Restore settings to their original defaults.
  5. Confirm with Reset settings. Reset Chrome 2

Delete from Safari

  1. Remove dangerous extensions
    Open Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu at the top left of the screen. Once you do this, select Preferences. Click on 'Safari' and select 'Preferences'
  2. Here, select Extensions and look for EasyDirectionsFinder Toolbar or other suspicious entries. Click on the Uninstall button to get rid each of them. Go to 'Extensions' and uninstall malicious add-ons
  3. Reset Safari
    Open Safari browser and click on Safari in menu section at the top left of the screen. Here, select Reset Safari.... Click on 'Safari' and select 'Reset Safari...'
  4. Now you will see a detailed dialog window filled with reset options. All of those options are usually checked, but you can specify which of them you want to reset. Click the Reset button to complete EasyDirectionsFinder Toolbar removal process. Select all options and click on 'Reset' button

After uninstalling this potentially unwanted program (PUP) and fixing each of your web browsers, we recommend you to scan your PC system with a reputable anti-spyware. This will help you to get rid of EasyDirectionsFinder Toolbar registry traces and will also identify related parasites or possible malware infections on your computer. For that you can use our top-rated malware remover: FortectIntego, SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner or Malwarebytes.

How to prevent from getting adware

Choose a proper web browser and improve your safety with a VPN tool

Online spying has got momentum in recent years and people are getting more and more interested in how to protect their privacy online. One of the basic means to add a layer of security – choose the most private and secure web browser. Although web browsers can't grant full privacy protection and security, some of them are much better at sandboxing, HTTPS upgrading, active content blocking, tracking blocking, phishing protection, and similar privacy-oriented features. However, if you want true anonymity, we suggest you employ a powerful Private Internet Access VPN – it can encrypt all the traffic that comes and goes out of your computer, preventing tracking completely.

 

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Lucia Danes
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