Can I remove this Falco Software toolbar completely from my browser? I have tried almost every method I could find on the Internet to get it removed, but none of them can help me out. Usually, I can use Google Chrome to go online, but since this toolbar comes to my Google, I have gotten many problems on it. So is it the time to give up this browser and find an alternative?

Brief Introduction to This Toolbar

Nowadays, there are different kinds of toolbars that can be added to browser to provide convenience to computer users when they go online, so, can all toolbars be harmless and trustworthy for users to add? The answer is negative as cyber hackers can take every opportunity and way to attack innocent computer users. This Falco Software toolbar is an evil product that made by cyber hackers. It can be added by unsuspecting computer users to their browsers willingly as they don’t know it is bad. Once this malicious toolbar infiltrates target computers, the whole system can be corrupted gradually. In a word, this toolbar is a vicious computer threat, even though it is not a computer virus, it still can make great damages to the infected computers.

The Screenshot of This Toolbar

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As we have described it above, it is not a computer virus, so that means users’ security tool and anti-virus programs are not able to detect it as a virus for users. Mostly, the targets of this infection can be the browsers installed on the infected machines, like Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. If people find this infection on one of the browsers on their machines, switching to another browser will not solve this problem permanently as this infection can affect all browsers on the corrupted machines. Generally, this Falco Software toolbar can come to unwitting PC users’ computers with other programs. Cyber hackers can implant this infection into the freeware that users need to download to accomplish some tasks. When people install the infected programs to their machines, this toolbar can be installed as well.

This Falco Software toolbar can generate many unwanted problems to the infected machines as soon as it sneaks into the computers. When people run browsers, they can find that the homepages can be changes to some unknown domains which controlled by cyber hackers. Also, the default search engines can be changed to some malicious ones. People can get redirected to advertisement websites constantly when they go online, also, during the use of the infected machines, people can get tons of pop-ups that can slow down the performance of the infected machines. What’s worse, it can cause black screen or even blue screen of death without any warning. That can make severe harm to the computer hardware.

The properties of Browser Hijacker

-Can not be detected by your anti-virus software, which makes it hard to uninstall from the computer.
-Once you open your browser, you will be redirected to some unknown websites.
-Can slow down the performance of the computer, or even blue screen.
-Can pop up many unwanted advertisements when you are doing something else.
-Can change your settings in your browser and it is not easy to change it back.

If you find any symptoms listed above showing on your computer, then your computer must be suffered with a browser hijacker that causes you keep being redirecting to this Falco Software toolbar. Welcome to contact YooSecurity Online PC Experts for manual removal guide. Also, we will provide a short removal guide below for computer literate.

NOTE: Being afraid to do any wrong operation during the process of removing this browser hijacker? Please contact YooSecurity Online PC Experts, we are here to help you:

Manual Removal Guide of Browser Hijacker (For Computer Literate)

There is a removal guide of Browser Hijacker provided here; however, expertise is required during the process of removal, please make sure you are capable to do it by yourself.

Step 1: Find Ctrl, Alt, and Delete these 3 keys and then press them together to open task manager to end the process related to this hijacker, the name of the process of it is random.

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Step 2: Try to find Folder Options in Control Panel, select the View tab, and then tick Show hidden files and folders and non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then click OK.

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Step 3: Click on Start button at the right lower corner, then click on Control Panel

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Then you will come to the Control Panel windows, click on Add and Remove Programs

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Then try to find the program which relates to this browser hijacker, highlight it and choose Remove, the program’s name is random.

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Step4: Change your homepage in your browser (Take Internet Explorer as an Example)

From the Navigation toolbar in Internet Explorer, click Tools and select Internet Options.

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Then type the URL you want into the Home page box and then click OK

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Conclusion:

Falco Software toolbar is not a good extension for users to add to their browsers. It is a malicious computer threat that can cause many troubles and problems to the infected computers. It can change the homepage to some malicious and unknown web pages which can help other computer viruses to come. PC users must pay great attention to it and remove it as soon as possible to avoid more problems occur.

Suggestion: To follow removal guide that mentioned above, a level of computer knowledge is needed. Still can’t get out of Falco Software toolbar? Contact online experts for help now!

Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on January 12, 2015 11:19 pm

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