Remove ZOO Toolbar
What si Zoo Toolbar?
Zoo Toolbar is another questionable extension, which is spread all over the web. This toolbar is closely related to a doubtful isearch.zoo.com site, which has been causing redirects to sponsored websites, annoying pop-up ads and similar issues for its users. If have just added this program to your PC system, beware that Zoo Toolbar may intentionally hijack each of your web browsers (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, etc.). After doing so, it may start manipulating them in order to display all sorts of advertisements and trick its victims into visiting its affiliate websites. That’s why you should stay away from this search engine and continue using your favorite search site, such as Google, Yahoo or Bing. Moreover, this ad-supported plug-in may change your homepage and the default search engine to isearch.zoo.com on each of your web browsers and may even slow down your PC system. Finally, just like many other search engines, Zoo hijacker may collect data that is related to your search sessions. Typically, this program is interested in people’s mostly visited websites, data that they add when visiting them, their search terms, PC’s location, its IP address, email address, etc.
To sum up, although this toolbar looks legitimate, we do not recommend keeping it on computer because there are lots of suspicious activities that it may try to initiate. In order to restore your previous web browser’s condition back to normal, you should remove this unnecessary plug-in. For that you can use any of these programs: ReimageIntego (compatible with Windows OS) or Webroot SecureAnywhere AntiVirus (compatible with Mac OS X and Windows OS).
How can Zoo Toolbar hijack my computer?
This plug-in is promoted as a useful and reliable toolbar that provides links to Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Ebay, etc. and a search box powered by isearch.zoo.com search engine. Sounds useful, right? We are not sure about that. This toolbar was developed entirely for advertising reasons. By the way, there is also another way how Zoo Toolbar may infiltrate the system. This distribution method is called bundling. In order not to miss the moment of when this toolbar’s infiltration, you should know that there are hundreds of free and questionable programs that are filled with various extensions, add-ons and plugins. In this particular case, Zoo Toolbar infiltrates systems in a bundle with download managers, PDF creators and video recording/steaming software. Please, be very careful when downloading such apps from the web and don’t try to speed up their installation by clicking next…next…next. If installing questionable programs, you should be more attentive and follow the entire installation process.
How to remove Zoo Toolbar from my computer?
If you have already added this toolbar to your PC system and now you can’t use your favorite search engine because you are interrupted by Zoo hijacker, you shouldn’t waste your time anymore. Otherwise, you may be tricked into visiting questionable websites. In order to remove this Zoo Toolbar from your system, you should follow these steps:
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To remove ZOO Toolbar, follow these steps:
Uninstall ZOO Toolbar from Windows systems
To remove ZOO Toolbar from Windows 10/8 machines, please follow these steps:
- Enter Control Panel into Windows search box and hit Enter or click on the search result.
- Under Programs, select Uninstall a program.
- From the list, find entries related to ZOO Toolbar (or any other recently installed suspicious program).
- Right-click on the application and select Uninstall.
- If User Account Control shows up, click Yes.
- Wait till uninstallation process is complete and click OK.
If you are Windows 7/XP user, proceed with the following instructions:
- Click on Windows Start > Control Panel located on the right pane (if you are Windows XP user, click on Add/Remove Programs).
- In Control Panel, select Programs > Uninstall a program.
- Pick the unwanted application by clicking on it once.
- At the top, click Uninstall/Change.
- In the confirmation prompt, pick Yes.
- Click OK once the removal process is finished.
Delete ZOO Toolbar from Mac OS X system
Remove ZOO Toolbar from Applications folder:
- From the menu bar, select Go > Applications.
- In the Applications folder, look for ZOO Toolbar-related entries.
- Click on the app and drag it to Trash (or right-click and pick Move to Trash)
To fully remove ZOO Toolbar, you need to access Application Support, LaunchAgents, and LaunchDaemons folders and delete relevant files:
- Select Go > Go to Folder.
- Enter /Library/Application Support and click Go or press Enter.
- In the Application Support folder, look for any dubious entries related to ZOO Toolbar and then delete them.
- Now enter /Library/LaunchAgents and /Library/LaunchDaemons folders the same way and terminate all the ZOO Toolbar-related entries.
Eliminate ZOO Toolbar 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 ZOO Toolbar-related extension and click on the Gear icon.
- Click on Uninstall at the bottom.
Clear cookies and other browser data:
- Click on the Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and select Privacy & security.
- Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
- Select everything (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 Disable if you found any suspicious domain.
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.
If this solution failed to help you, you need to use an advanced Edge reset method. Note that you need to backup your data before proceeding.
- Find the following folder on your computer: C:\\Users\\%username%\\AppData\\Local\\Packages\\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe.
- Press Ctrl + A on your keyboard to select all folders.
- Right-click on them and pick Delete
- Now right-click on the Start button and pick Windows PowerShell (Admin).
- When the new window opens, copy and paste the following command, and then press Enter:
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\\AppXManifest.xml” -Verbose
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 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.
Erase ZOO Toolbar 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 plugins that are related to ZOO Toolbar and click Remove.
Reset the homepage:
- Click three horizontal lines at the top right corner to open the menu.
- Choose Options.
- Under Home options, enter your preferred site that will open every time you newly open the Mozilla Firefox.
Clear cookies and site data:
- Click Menu and pick Options.
- Go to Privacy & Security section.
- Scroll down to locate Cookies and Site Data.
- Click on Clear Data…
- Select Cookies and Site Data, as well as Cached Web Content and press Clear.
Reset Mozilla Firefox
In case ZOO Toolbar did not get removed after following the instructions above, 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 – this should complete ZOO Toolbar removal.
Remove ZOO Toolbar 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 the suspicious plugins that might be related to ZOO Toolbar 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 like ZOO Toolbar 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 ZOO Toolbar-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 to complete ZOO Toolbar removal.
Uninstall ZOO Toolbar from Safari
Remove unwanted extensions from Safari:
- Click Safari > Preferences…
- In the new window, pick Extensions.
- Select the unwanted extension related to ZOO Toolbar and select Uninstall.
Clear cookies and other website data from Safari:
- Click Safari > Clear History…
- From the drop-down menu under Clear, pick all history.
- Confirm with Clear History.
Reset Safari if the above-mentioned steps did not help you:
- Click Safari > Preferences…
- Go to Advanced tab.
- Tick the Show Develop menu in menu bar.
- From the menu bar, click Develop, and then select Empty Caches.
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 ZOO 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: ReimageIntego, SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner or Malwarebytes.
Protect your privacy – employ a VPN
There are several ways how to make your online time more private – you can access an incognito tab. However, there is no secret that even in this mode, you are tracked for advertising purposes. There is a way to add an extra layer of protection and create a completely anonymous web browsing practice with the help of Private Internet Access VPN. This software reroutes traffic through different servers, thus leaving your IP address and geolocation in disguise. Besides, it is based on a strict no-log policy, meaning that no data will be recorded, leaked, and available for both first and third parties. The combination of a secure web browser and Private Internet Access VPN will let you browse the Internet without a feeling of being spied or targeted by criminals.
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