Remove Gaming Assassin Toolbar (Free Guide)

Delete Gaming Assassin Toolbar from Windows systems

You have to check your computer and locate applications like Gaming Assassin Toolbar, MyWay, or MyWebSearch and then delete them.

1. 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.
3. Uninstall Gaming Assassin Toolbar and related programs
   Here, look for Gaming Assassin Toolbar or any other recently installed suspicious programs.
4. Uninstall them and click OK to save these changes.
5. Remove Gaming Assassin Toolbar from Windows shortcuts
   Right click on the shortcut of Mozilla Firefox and select Properties.
6. Go to Shortcut tab and look at the Target field. Delete malicious URL that is related to your virus.

Repeat steps that are given above with all browsers' shortcuts, including Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. Make sure you check all locations of these shortcuts, including Desktop, Start Menu and taskbar.

Uninstall Gaming Assassin Toolbar from Mac OS X system

Look for programs named as Gaming Assassin Toolbar, MyWay, MyWebSearch and similarly and move them to Trash.

If your macOS is displaying some infection symptoms, proceed with the following guide:

Remove Gaming Assassin Toolbar from Applications folder:

1. From the menu bar, select Go > Applications.
2. In the Applications folder, look for Gaming Assassin Toolbar-related entries.
3. Click on the app and drag it to Trash (or right-click and pick Move to Trash)

To fully remove Gaming Assassin Toolbar, you need to access Application Support, LaunchAgents, and LaunchDaemons folders and delete relevant files:

1. Select Go > Go to Folder.
2. Enter /Library/Application Support and click Go or press Enter.
3. In the Application Support folder, look for any dubious entries related to Gaming Assassin Toolbar and then delete them.
4. Now enter /Library/LaunchAgents and /Library/LaunchDaemons folders the same way and terminate all the Gaming Assassin Toolbar-related entries.

Erase Gaming Assassin Toolbar from Internet Explorer (IE)

Find Gaming Assassin Toolbar or MyWay browser extension and remove it.

Remove dangerous add-ons:

1. Open Internet Explorer, click on the Gear icon (IE menu) on the top-right corner of the browser
2. Pick Manage Add-ons.
3. You will see a Manage Add-ons window. Here, look for Gaming Assassin Toolbar and other suspicious plugins. Click on these entries and select Disable.

Change your homepage if it was altered:

1. Open IE and click on the Gear icon.
2. Select Internet Options.
3. In the General tab, delete the Home page address and replace it by your preferred one (for example, Google.com).
4. Click Apply and then select OK.

Delete temporary files:

1. Press on the Gear icon and select Internet Options.
2. Under Browsing history, click Delete…
3. Select relevant fields and press Delete.

Reset Internet Explorer:

1. Click on Gear icon > Internet options and select Advanced tab.
2. Select Reset.
3. In the new window, check Delete personal settings and select Reset again to complete Gaming Assassin Toolbar removal.

Remove Gaming Assassin Toolbar from Mozilla Firefox (FF)

Delete Gaming Assassin Toolbar, MyWay or similar suspicious-looking browser add-ons.

1. Remove dangerous extensions
   Open Mozilla Firefox, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Add-ons → Extensions.
2. Here, select Gaming Assassin Toolbar and other questionable plugins. Click Remove to delete these entries.
3. Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
   Click on the menu (top right corner), choose Options → General.
4. Here, delete malicious URL and enter preferable website or click Restore to default.
5. Click OK to save these changes.
6. Reset Mozilla Firefox
   Click on the Firefox menu on the top left and click on the question mark. Here, choose Troubleshooting Information.
7. Now you will see Reset Firefox to its default state message with Reset Firefox button. Click this button for several times and complete Gaming Assassin Toolbar removal.

Get rid of Gaming Assassin Toolbar from Google Chrome

You should look for Gaming Assassin Toolbar, MyWay or similar unknown extensions in the extensions list and delete them.

1. Delete malicious plugins
   Open Google Chrome, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Tools → Extensions.
2. Here, select Gaming Assassin Toolbar and other malicious plugins and select trash icon to delete these entries.
3. Change your homepage and default search engine if it was altered by your virus
   Click on menu icon and choose Settings.
4. Here, look for the Open a specific page or set of pages under On startup option and click on Set pages.
5. Now you should see another window. Here, delete malicious search sites and enter the one that you want to use as your homepage.
6. Click on menu icon again and choose Settings → Manage Search engines under the Search section.
7. When in Search Engines..., remove malicious search sites. You should leave only Google or your preferred domain name.
8. Reset Google Chrome
   Click on menu icon on the top right of your Google Chrome and select Settings.
9. Scroll down to the end of the page and click on Reset browser settings.
10. Click Reset to confirm this action and complete Gaming Assassin Toolbar removal.

Delete Gaming Assassin Toolbar from Safari

Eliminate Gaming Assassin Toolbar, MyWay or similar extensions that you cannot remember installing.

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.
2. Here, select Extensions and look for Gaming Assassin Toolbar or other suspicious entries. Click on the Uninstall button to get rid each of them.
3. Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
   Open your Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu section. Here, select Preferences as it was displayed previously and select General.
4. Here, look at the Homepage field. If it was altered by Gaming Assassin Toolbar, remove unwanted link and enter the one that you want to use for your searches. Remember to include the "http://" before typing in the address of the page.
5. Reset Safari
   Open Safari browser and click on Safari in menu section at the top left of the screen. Here, select Reset Safari....
6. 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 Gaming Assassin Toolbar removal process.