Donation Reminder Removal Guide

Donation Reminder is a program that presents you with opportunities to help a good cause. These offers of how and for what you should give your money appear while you shop online. Unfortunately, if you install the application, there is a high chance that your computer could get infected with viruses, Trojans, and other malware. Provided that you want to avoid such risk, it would be better to delete the program from your computer and do a full system scan with legitimate antimalware. You can find the recommended removal steps below the text, although it would be easier to leave this job for a security tool.

The application’s installer could be downloaded from easyfundraising.org.uk/support-a-good-cause/step-toolbar-install, although it is possible that it spreads bundled with other programs. It means that you may have installed it with some unreliable freeware, which you could have downloaded from a file-sharing website. Most likely, you had a chance to deselect it, but you missed it while rushing through the installation wizard’s steps. Consequently, since one way or the other users install these programs on their own, Donation Reminder is considered to be a potentially unwanted program (PUP).

The software has an extension that is compatible with the Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. It is automatically added to these browsers after the installation is complete. It slightly changes the browser’s appearance by adding a button on the upper-right corner. Its main purpose is to redirect you to popular e-shops. Probably, the program’s creators receive some amount of money if you buy anything from those online stores they redirect you to. However, the main problem with Donation Reminder is that it might contain “<…> viruses or malware that may infect your computer equipment, software, data, or other property on account of your downloading and use of the Software <…>”. You can find these statements in the program's End User License Agreement document. Undoubtedly, you would not like to risk the security of your computer and the files within, so if you agree with us we would advise you to erase this PUP from your system.

Moreover, the program’s creators do not take any responsibility “<…> for any amount or kind of loss or damage including (but not limited to) any direct, indirect, or consequential loss or damages (whether in tort, contract, or otherwise) including (but not limited to) any loss of income, profits, goodwill, data, contracts, use of money <…>", as they claim in the software's Privacy Policy. Therefore, you will get no compensation if you lose your data, ruin any software on your computer, etc.

In conclusion, Donation Reminder is not a reliable software application, and it could infect your computer with malware. The choice is yours whether you decide to keep it or not, but do not forget that there are much safer ways to be involved with charity. It would be smart to delete this program from your system before it gets infected. However, a better idea would be to scan it with an antimalware tool to make sure that nothing malicious settled in. Also, deleting the PUP automatically would be more advisable because the manual removal might be too difficult for you. As you see from the removal instructions available below the text, there are lots of various files in different directories that have to be eliminated. Feel free to leave us a comment here or contact us via social media if you have any questions regarding the PUP.

Erase Donation Reminder from browsers

Internet Explorer

1. Press ALT+X.
2. Choose Manage add-ons and click on Toolbars and extensions.
3. Locate Donation Reminder extension and erase it.

Google Chrome

1. Press ALT+F and select Settings.
2. Click on More tools and pick Extensions.
3. Find the unwanted extension.
4. Press the trash bin button near it.
5. Select Remove.

Delete Donation Reminder from computer

Windows 8/ Windows 10

1. Launch the RUN dialog box (Win+R).
2. Type Control Panel and select OK.
3. Click on Uninstall a program.
4. Locate the PUP and select Uninstall.

Windows Vista/ Windows 7

1. Go to Start menu and open Control Panel.
2. Click on Uninstall a program.
3. Choose Donation Reminder and pick Uninstall.

Windows XP

1. Click on Start and select Control Panel.
2. Press Add or Remove Programs.
3. Find the application and select Uninstall.

Remove junk files

1. Launch the RUN (Win+R).
2. Type regedit and press OK.
3. Locate this path: HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions
4. Find Value {01B94BDC-2A0C-4471-B08A-47A24E677873} on the right side and right-click on it to delete.
5. Navigate to: HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage
6. Locate easyfundraising.org.uk and www.easyfundraising.org.uk keys, right-click on them and click Delete.
7. Close Windows Registry window and open the Explorer.
8. Copy and paste this location to the Explorer: %LocalAppData%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions
9. Locate plfknkdmhngcjepkalkhgpmhpolandfp folder and right-click on it to Delete.
10. Copy and paste given location into Explorer %LocalAppData%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Local Storage
11. Locate these folders: http_www.easyfundraising.org.uk_0.localstorage, http_www.easyfundraising.org.uk_0.localstorage-journal then right-click on them and select delete.
12. Go to: %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStore\{any amount of random symbols}\www.easyfundraising.org[1].xml
13. Right-click on www.easyfundraising.org[1].xml and select Delete.
14. Go to: %AppData%, locate Donation Reminder folder and erase it.