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  • Verified · Apr 2019

How to remove MyScrapNook Toolbar

A step-by-step removal guide for affected devices. Follow the verified procedure below — most readers complete it in under 10 minutes.

Jake Doevan · Computer technology expert

MyScrapNook Toolbar is a potentially unwanted program that is spread as a browser extension

MyScrapNook Toolbar

MyScrapNook Toolbar is an extension for Google Chrome web browser, although it also operates as a browser hijacker. The potentially unwanted program enters users' machines without their consent and performs a series of changes to the Google Chrome or another web browser, such as changes startup page and new tab URL. Additionally, all the searches that users enter are redirected to int.search.myway.com. Unsurprisingly, the search results are littered with sponsored links, which greatly affects users' web browsing habits.

According to Mindspark Interactive Network Inc, developers of the unwanted program, MyScrapNook Toolbar allows making collages, invitations, flyers, and other printable sheets that people often need. However, this is merely a disguise to collect the juice ad revenue the toolbar generates. Unfortunately, end users are the ones who struggle with the harmful effects of the browser hijacker.

Name MyScrapNook Toolbar
Type Browser hijacker, PUP
Developer Mindspark Interactive Network Inc
Infiltration Third-party sites, software bundling, Google store
Symptoms Changed web browser settings, altered search results, intrusive ads and redirects, etc.
Risk factors Installation of other bogus software, money loss, information leak to unknown parties, malware infections
Termination Use security software or delete the toolbar manually with the help of our instructions below
Recovery To recover from a PUP infection, scan your device with FortectIntego

Mindspark is responsible for a variety of browser hijacking applications, such as OnlineMapFinder Toolbar, CryptoPriceSearch, Your Template Finder, and many others. Each of these applications, including MyScrapNook Toolbar, have a particular “theme,” that they cover, such cryptocurrency information, map finder, or similar. Despite that, all of these browser hijacking applications not only look identical but also have the same goal – to generate ad revenue for the developers.

If you have already installed this MyScrapNook Toolbar virus on your computer, you may see pop-up notifications and links from third party websites. You should be careful with them because the developer of this toolbar does not guarantee that each of these links and other content is safe. For that reason, you should hurry up with the MyScrapNook Toolbar removal process – we explain the procedure below.

The Privacy Policy of the MyScrapNook Toolbar also sparks some suspicions, as, it turns out that the app is keen to gather a variety of information about users' web browsing habits, as well as technical information:[1]

Automatically Captured Information. We automatically collect information from your computer and/or device when you use the MS Services. This allows us to assess how you have used the MS Services, the device you have used them on and helps us to analyse how we can optimize the MS Services for you in the future. 

The collected information may include:

  • Hardware information;
  • Installed program list;
  • IP address;
  • Browser type;
  • Sites visited;
  • Links clicked;
  • Search history;
  • Cookies, etc.

MyScrapNook Toolbar PUP

To gather this data, MyScrapNook Toolbar uses a variety of tools, such as web beacons[2] and tracking cookies. Additionally, the information that you provide when operating the toolbar, which might be sensitive, may also be recorded. 

All in all, we suggest you hurry up and remove MyScrapNook Toolbar from your device, as it is not a particularly safe app, and it also intercepts web browsing activities. To do that, you can employ reputable security application or terminate with the help of the manual guide below. After that, experts[3] suggest scanning the machine with FortectIntego to recover from PUP infection.

Ways potentially unwanted programs infect users' machines

There are several other toolbars similar to that belong to the same developer. All these apps are accompanied by related search engines that can be prevented by monitoring their installation on the system. Unfortunately, there are many more of such apps on the internet and, to prevent them from getting installed on your computer, you need to be very attentive during the installation procedure of the new applications.

First of all, you should always make sure that you are downloading programs from a reputable source. Nevertheless, it is also a fact that even the most popular applications hosting sites use software bundling as their primary monetization method. Therefore, you should always carefully check each step, read the instructions, check the important documents and, most importantly, opt for Advanced or Custom mode. It would allow you to detect all the optional components within the installer and get rid of them. 

Finally, install anti-virus software and do not get lured by allegedly useful functionality of a browser hijacker – its developers do not care about your experience, all they want is your clicks on sponsored links.

You should remove MyScrapNook Toolbar from your device as soon as possible

No matter if you have installed MyScrapNook willingly or not, you should know that this program is not a virus. So, you can eliminate it manually. For that, please visit the official website of this toolbar or follow a guide given below. To make sure that MyScrapNook Toolbar removal is successful and all components related to this app are gone, you should also scan your computer with a reliable anti-spyware.

MyScrapNook Toolbar browser hijacker

Uninstall programs that are related to InboxAce from your computer:

  1. Click Start → Control Panel → Uninstall a Program.
  2. When in the Add/Remove Programs/Uninstall a Program, look for MyScrapNook Toolbar and other programs that are unknown to you.
  3. Click 'Uninstall' and then OK to save the changes.

To remove MyScrapNook Toolbar completely, reset your web browser:

Google Chrome:

  1. Open Google Chrome, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select 'Tools' -> 'Extensions'.
  2. Here, select unfamiliar plugins (MyScrapNook, MyWay, MyWebSearch, etc.) and select trash icon to delete these entries.
  3. In order to change your homepage, click on menu icon, choose 'Settings' -> 'On startup' section -> 'set pages'.
  4. Here, eliminate myway.com by clicking on the “X” and enter your preferred website.
  5. In order to change your default search engine, click on the menu icon -> 'Settings' -> 'Search' section.
  6. Here, click 'Manage Search Engines…' and add your preferred domain name.

Uninstall from Windows

Uninstall from Windows 10/8:

  1. Type Control Panel into the Windows search box and open the result.
  2. Under Programs, select Uninstall a program.Uninstall from Windows 10/8

Uninstall from Windows 7/XP:

  1. Click on Windows Start > Control Panel (Windows XP users should click on Add/Remove Programs).
  2. In Control Panel, select Programs > Uninstall a program.Uninstall from Windows 7/XP

Remove the unwanted program:

  1. In the Programs and Features window, look for any recently installed suspicious entries, select them, and click Uninstall.
  2. If User Account Control appears, click Yes to confirm, then complete the removal.Uninstall the unwanted program from Windows

Delete from macOS

Remove the unwanted application:

  1. From the menu bar, select Go > Applications.
  2. In the Applications folder, look for any suspicious entries, then drag them to Trash (or right-click and pick Move to Trash).Uninstall from Mac

Delete leftover files and folders:

  1. Select Go > Go to Folder.
  2. Enter /Library/Application Support and remove any suspicious folders related to the unwanted program.
  3. Repeat the same check in the /Library/LaunchAgents and /Library/LaunchDaemons folders, deleting any suspicious entries.Delete leftover files from Mac
  4. Finally, empty the Trash to permanently remove the leftovers.

Reset Internet Explorer

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 suspicious plugins. Click on these entries and select Disable.Remove add-ons from Internet Explorer

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.Reset IE homepage

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.Clear temporary files from Internet Explorer

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.Reset Internet Explorer

Remove from Microsoft Edge

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

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

Remove dangerous extensions:

  1. Open Safari, click Safari in the menu at the top-left of the screen, and select Preferences.
  2. Go to the Extensions tab, look for any suspicious entries, and click Uninstall to remove them.Remove extensions from Safari

Clear history and website data:

  1. Click Safari in the menu and pick Clear History.
  2. Set Clear to all history and confirm with Clear History.Clear history from Safari

Reset Safari:

  1. Click Safari in the menu and select Preferences > Advanced.
  2. Enable Show Develop menu in menu bar.
  3. From the menu bar, click Develop and select Empty Caches.Reset Safari

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