Do you know what Cats and Catapults Toolbar is?
Cats and Catapults Toolbar is a browser plugin developed by Mindspark Interactive Inc. It might be added to your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox browser without your direct permission or you might simply agree to the installation of Cats and Catapults Toolbar yourself. Either way, we highly recommend that you remove this browser plugin. You will find out why you should remove Cats and Catapults Toolbar if you read through this article. In addition, our security experts will explain you how to get rid of this software.
It might seem that Cats and Catapults Toolbar is very useful at first sight because it will allow you to open Cats and Catapults game in just one click. In addition, you will probably be able to access a number of other games and even check the weather forecast. Even though it seems that Cats and Catapults Toolbar is very useful, we still do not recommend installing or keeping it on the system because this browser plugin will change your homepage and search engine to ask.com and your search queries entered into the search box might be recorded. There is no doubt that you have to remove Cats and Catapults Toolbar if you want to set another homepage and search provider, so you should definitely not postpone doing that.
Cats and Catapults Toolbar screenshot
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Video Scavenger, Zwinky Toolbar, Citysearch Toolbar are products of Mindspark Interactive Inc. and they might enter your system as well. Luckily, you can protect your computer. In order to prevent suspicious programs from entering your system, you should install an antimalware tool on the system and scan your PC periodically. Our security experts also recommend that you surf the Internet cautiously and never download programs from different websites if you do not know that they are 100% trustworthy.
Even though Cats and Catapults Toolbar is not a serious computer infection, we understand that it might be very annoying to find it every time you open your browser. Thus, we have prepared the instructions that will help you to remove this browser plugin. You will find the instructions below this article. If it is too difficult for you to remove malware manually, you can scan your PC with a powerful security tool and all the infections will be gone.
Cats and Catapults Toolbar removal guide
Windows XP
- Click the Start button.
- Select Control Panel.
- Click Add or Remove Programs.
- Select the program and click Remove.
Windows 7 and Vista
- Open the Start menu.
- Select Control Panel.
- Click Uninstall a program.
- Right-click on the unwanted software.
- Click Uninstall.
Windows 8
- Start typing Control Panel. Open it.
- Click Uninstall a program.
- Select the undesirable program. Click Uninstall.
Google Chrome
- Launch your browser and tap Alt+F.
- Select Settings.
- Click Show advanced settings.
- Click Reset browser settings and click the Reset button in the dialog box.
Internet Explorer
- Launch your browser.
- Tap Alt+T and select Internet Options.
- Click on the Advanced tab and select Reset.
- Put a tick in the box next to Delete personal settings.
- Click Reset.
Mozilla Firefox
- Open your browser.
- Open the Help menu (Alt+H).
- Select Troubleshooting information and click on Reset Firefox (or Refresh Firefox button).
- Click on the same button in the dialog box.
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Do not forget to check whether your system contains other serious computer infections after the removal of Cats and Catapults Toolbar. It is obligatory to do that if you have removed this browser plugin manually. The easiest way to check the condition of your system is, of course, to scan your PC with a diagnostic tool.