I have got UpToDown Toolbar on my computer. It keeps popping up when I am on the internet. And I have tried several different browsers but they all seem to be infected. Also some reputable antivirus security products do not help in removing this toolbar. I delete it but it comes back after I restart the browser or the computer. How can I get rid of this toolbar and put an end to all the popping ups on my computer?

Basic Knowledge of UpToDown Toolbar

UpToDown Toolbar is a browser hijacker which takes the format as a browser extension. It often comes by attaching to some installer packages of regular software. Many computer users are confused because they know a site which is called uptodown.com which is a normal web site. How could it be a nasty toolbar? We have to clarify one thing before we move to this unwanted browser extension. This UpToDown Toolbar is different from the normal site. It is generated by search.conduit.com which titled UptoDown on the top head. It uses the name of a common site to mislead people to believe it belongs to that site so that the innocent net users will keep it in the infected computer. Don’t be fooled by its official look and common search functions. It is not a reliable search engine or toolbar at all.

Many default or personalized settings on the infected computer will be changed by UpToDown Toolbar once it gets into the system. Its main target is to affect the browsers on the infected computer. By making changes to the browser settings this toolbar will set itself as the default beginning page. It also modifies the search results for your every search queries. Those popups or recommended links for your search information are not trustworthy. A toolbar differs from the redirect page by causing secret loading or downloading of files from the internet. That can tell why a computer is getting more and more plug-ins once it has been hacked by a toolbar.

For the sake of computer safety and privacy security, remove the UpToDown Toolbar pop-up ads with no hesitation. Contact YooSecurity Online PC Experts for assistance if you are not computer savvy and have no idea on how to remove this hijacker:

Screenshot of the Toolbar

uptodown toolbar

Typical Symptoms of Browser Hijacker Infection

  1. Unexpected popping ups appear when you are searching online;
  2. New and strange bookmarks occur in your bookmark list;
  3. Some unfamiliar programs show up in program list from programs and features;
  4. Unfamiliar programs are listed in start menu after you expand all programs;
  5. The computer will not perform correctly when you try to open a new tab or visit a regular web site;
  6. Random stuck will happen to some normal programs which usually work perfectly before.

Browser Hijacker Manual Removal Instructions

Since the advanced anti-virus software can’t take effectively to get rid of the browser hijacker, then manual removal will be highly required. Generally speaking, manual removal is a complicated and difficult process which requires enough computer skills. To make it easier, basic manual removal steps have been given in the following to help one get rid of the browser hijacker. ( Be cautious when dealing with different system files and entries of the redirect.)

Step 1: Open Windows Task Manager to end process related to the UpToDown Toolbar pop-up. We will need to put end to the running of the redirect first. To do that, press Ctrl+Alt+Del keys at the same time to pull up Window Task Manager; go to Processes tab on top and scroll down the list to find odd processes. Names of the processes can be different each time:

windows task manager
Step 2: Open Program List, Find doubtful programs or tool-bars which may come from the browser hijacker. Right click on it and select uninstall.

programs and features

Step 3: Open Control Panel from Start menu and search for Folder Options. Go to Folder Options window, under View tab, tick Show hidden files and folders and non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then click OK:

folder options
After that we need to check in program files to see if the UpToDown Toolbar pop-up ads leaves any files on the machine.
Step 4: Press Windows+R keys together to pull up Run box and type in regedit to open Registry Editor. Delete registry values associating with this redirect. The registry files are listed randomly. Besides, you need to delete the infection files of the redirect virus from your system files to prevent it from coming back. Those files are named randomly also but may be different on different operating systems.

Run box

Go to Registry Editor to delete the path of the related items with the UpToDown Toolbar pop-up ads to stop it from coming back.

Registry Editor

Step 5: Reset the Browser once to get rid of any left setting set by the redirect. Change home page(s) on browsers back from the browser hijacker and other unknown random URLs: Here take Internet Explorer as example.

To reset the browser, you need to click on the gear icon at right top corner of the browser page. Then you will get Internet Options window and move to Advanced tab.

Internet Options

And to set the homepage back from UpToDown Toolbar pop-up ads please open general tab under Internet Options.

homepage set

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Briefly speaking, UpToDown Toolbar is a browser hijacker toolbar which can cause unexpected effects to the infected system. It will turn off or disable more and more system functions gradually to weaken the detection ability. Thus the infected computer will have to meet with more and more problems. It will keep sending your privacy to its remote creators by tracing your activities online and analyzing the system files. The toolbar will not display on program list so victims cannot remove it in regular way. Once you find any clues of its infection you have to take action to get rid of it before more damages.

Kindly Reminder: Certain levels of PC skills will be needed during the manual removal process of this hijacker. Please contact YooSecurity Online Experts now to get further help if you have tried but failed time after time.

Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on February 12, 2014 3:51 am

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