CoolPopularGames toolbar Removal Guide

If you notice changes in your browser settings, including the mysterious appearance of a toolbar, it is a sign that you might have been infected with CoolPopularGames toolbar. A lot of people like playing online games and may think that it is great to have a toolbar with easy-access links to gaming sites and also to the most popular websites, such as Gmail, Yahoo!, Facebook, and Twitter. Unfortunately, this browser extension is nothing more than a potential to get exposed to infections and other system security-related issues. Keeping this toolbar on your computer might cause you some problems that you may not even think possible. We hope that by the end of our report you will also understand why we recommend removing CoolPopularGames toolbar from your PC.

CoolPopularGames toolbar is very similar to AudioToAudio Toolbar and RetroGamer Toolbar, and they all root in the same toolbar family called Mindspark. It is named after the company who is behind the creation of all these questionable toolbars, Mindspark Interactive Network Inc. Although this extension can be installed straight from its official website, coolpopulargames.com, the most probable way for it to emerge on users computers is via freeware bundles. This already questions the reliability of this toolbar since most malware infections are distributed this way today. There are third-party installers that may pack several malicious applications in a bundle. The installation steps are usually misleading, to say the least, so that unsuspecting users could be tricked into installing the whole package. In other words, if you have CoolPopularGames toolbar on your system without your knowledge, it is quite possible you can find other threats too. If you want a clean and secure PC, you should remove not only CoolPopularGames toolbar but also all other malware applications related to it.

Once CoolPopularGames toolbar is installed it changes your home page and search engine to a third-party search provider, Ask.com. However, CoolPopularGames toolbar might alter the search result pages when you use search through the main page or the toolbar. You need to know that this toolbar can record and use information about your online activities, browser settings, geographical location, and so on. It can also share this with third parties. The reason behind it is to display targeted third-party ads or sponsored links among the search results. The problem is that it cannot be guaranteed that the link you click on will redirect you to a reliable and legitimate website. If you are unlucky, you might end up being a prey for schemers, and getting more malware infections onto your computer would be the least of your worries. In order to stay on the safe side, you need to eliminate this potential by deleting CoolPopularGames toolbar as soon as you can.

The best part about this useless toolbar is, most probably, the ease of removal. Although you cannot uninstall it via Control Panel, you simply need to reset Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, the two browsers it affects. In order to assist you with this, we have included instructions for you. However, if you want to be thorough, we recommend installing a reputable antimalware tool, which can automatically scan your system and clean it of all the infections. If you keep your security software updated and active, it should protect your computer from all the known threats. It is also worth keeping your browsers and your operating system updated because that can also decrease the level of vulnerability.

Reset your browsers

Internet Explorer

1. Tap Alt+T and go to Internet Options.
2. Choose the Advanced tab and click Reset.
3. Tick the Delete personal settings checkbox and click Reset. Click Close.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Tap Alt+H and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. Press Refresh Firefox and in the pop-up window press Refresh Firefox again.
3. Press Finish.