RadioRage Toolbar – a potentially unwanted program spread along with Ask toolbar

RadioRage Toolbar is a potentially unwanted program, which is mostly presented as a must-have tool for any music fan. However, after installing it on your computer, you may find out that it is a tricky application, an annoying toolbar, which has more purposes than to serve the users.
According to PC security experts, this program shouldn't be called a virus. Nevertheless, you should consider that it may cause unwanted redirects to home.tb.ask.com, ask.com, and other websites.
Additionally, you may start seeing an increased amount of annoying pop-up ads or may notice that your web browser is slower than it was before RadioRage installation. Of course, all these issues are initiated on each of the web browsers that are installed on the system, including:
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
- MS Edge
- Internet Explorer, etc.
RadioRage Toolbar is programmed to set Ask Search, which helps to promote the websites of the sponsors and increase the number of their visitors. If your search sessions have already been interrupted by commercial pop-up ads, redirects, slowdowns, and other unwanted things, you should remember two things.
First of all, you should stay away from websites that are promoted using such questionable techniques because, as the developer of this toolbar warns:
You hereby acknowledge and agree that by using an MS Product you may be exposed to Content that may be offensive, indecent or objectionable in your community […]
It means that some of the sponsored links may hide doubtful or even unsafe content. Secondly, you should remove RadioRage Toolbar from your computer if you are unwilling to disclose personally non-identifiable information to third parties. To find out how this toolbar can be removed, find the RadioRage Toolbar removal guide on the next page below.
Potentially unwanted programs are rarely installed intentionally
RadioRage is a browser add-on, which is spread using either legitimate or suspicious distribution techniques. However, this toolbar is most frequently spread using 'bundling.' Yes, you can download this toolbar from its official website or other sites that are used for promoting various programs.
Nevertheless, you should also remember that this application may also show up on your computer after downloading third-party software, such as various download managers, pdf creators, video streaming software, and similar programs that have been involved in its distribution.
Here, this program is presented as an optional component that can be avoided only if you monitor the installation of the freeware. That's why we highly recommend selecting the Custom or Advanced installation option when downloading freeware from the system. Also, you should check every installation window and uncheck checkboxes that offer you various downloads or conditions.
If RadioRage Toolbar has already infiltrated your machine, you shouldn't waste your time dealing with it because, as we have already mentioned, you may be tricked into visiting unknown websites that may be filled with tricky content. For avoiding that, please read the following guide that is given below and remove RadioRage Toolbar from your computer.
Recently, the developer of this program contacted us asking us to remove this post from the 2-spyware.com website. We believe that we shouldn't do that as long as our instructions help users to remove RadioRage Toolbar from their systems if they desire to do so.
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.
RadioRage removal steps
If you were tricked into downloading RadioRage Toolbar or another potentially unwanted program, you should undoubtedly eliminate it because it may cause various inconveniences. To eliminate this application once and for all, you should:
Uninstall potentially unwanted programs from your computer
- Click Start → Control Panel → Uninstall a Program.
- When in the Add/Remove Programs/Uninstall a Program, look for FunWebProducts and other programs that are unknown to you.
- Click 'Uninstall' and then OK to save the changes.
Reset your web browser:
Google Chrome
- Open Google Chrome, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select 'More Tools' -> 'Extensions'.
- Here, select unfamiliar plugins and select trash icon to delete these entries.
- In order to change your homepage, click on menu icon, choose 'Settings' -> 'On startup' section -> 'set pages'.
- Here, eliminate myway.com by clicking on the “X” and enter your preferred website.
- In order to change your default search engine, click on the menu icon -> 'Settings' -> 'Search' section.
- Here, click 'Manage Search Engines…' and add your preferred domain name.
Uninstall from Windows
Uninstall from Windows 10/8:
- Type Control Panel into the Windows search box and open the result.
- Under Programs, select Uninstall a program.

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

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

Delete from macOS
Remove the unwanted application:
- From the menu bar, select Go > Applications.
- In the Applications folder, look for any suspicious entries, then drag them to Trash (or right-click and pick Move to Trash).

Delete leftover files and folders:
- Select Go > Go to Folder.
- Enter /Library/Application Support and remove any suspicious folders related to the unwanted program.
- Repeat the same check in the /Library/LaunchAgents and /Library/LaunchDaemons folders, deleting any suspicious entries.

- Finally, empty the Trash to permanently remove the leftovers.
Remove from Microsoft Edge
Delete unwanted extensions from MS Edge:
- Select Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and pick Extensions.
- From the list, pick the extension and click on the Gear icon.
- Click Remove.

Clear cookies and other browser data:
- Click on the Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and select Settings > Privacy, search, and services..
- Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
- 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.

Restore new tab and homepage settings:
- Click the menu icon and choose Settings.
- Then find On startup section.
- Click Remove next to any suspicious startup page.
Reset MS Edge if the above steps did not work:
- Press on Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager.
- Click on More details arrow at the bottom of the window.
- Select Details tab.
- 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.

Instructions for Chromium-based Edge
Delete extensions from MS Edge (Chromium):
- Open Edge and click select Settings > Extensions.
- Delete unwanted extensions by clicking Remove.

Clear cache and site data:
- Click on Menu and go to Settings.
- Select Privacy, search and services.
- Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
- Under Time range, pick All time.
- Select Clear now.

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

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

Reset the homepage:
- Click three horizontal lines at the top right corner to open the menu.
- Choose Settings.
- Under Home, set your preferred homepage and new tab settings.
Clear cookies and site data:
- Click Menu and pick Settings.
- Go to Privacy & Security section.
- Scroll down to locate Cookies and Site Data.
- Click on Clear Data...
- Select Cookies and Site Data and Temporary cached files and pages, then click Clear.

Reset Mozilla Firefox
If clearing the browser as explained above did not help, reset Mozilla Firefox:
- Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click the Menu.
- Go to Help and then choose Troubleshooting Information.

- Under Give Firefox a tune up section, click on Refresh Firefox...
- Once the pop-up shows up, confirm the action by pressing on Refresh Firefox.

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

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

Change your homepage:
- Click menu and choose Settings.
- Look for a suspicious site in the On startup section.
- 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:
- Click on Menu and select Settings.
- In the Settings, scroll down and click Advanced.
- Scroll down and locate Reset and clean up section.
- Now click Restore settings to their original defaults.
- Confirm with Reset settings.

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

Clear history and website data:
- Click Safari in the menu and pick Clear History.
- Set Clear to all history and confirm with Clear History.

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

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5 comments
Allen Visser, Jhb, South Africa
The steps above, didnt solve my problem.
Try these steps in addition:
Go to Settings > Tools > Extensions > find "RadioRage" on list > deselect the "enabled" tickbox > click on trashcan icon to remove.
Allen Visser, Jhb, South Africa
Sorry, dont scroll down to setttings. Scroll down to Tools > Extensions > find "RadioRage" on list > deselect the "enabled" tickbox > click on trashcan icon to remove.
Finally got rid of that irritation.
M
There is no trash can icon.
David
Thank you for the info it promised much.
Eugene Fitzherbert
you rock my socks!!!and you saved my PC