FreeShoppingTool Toolbar Removal Guide

FreeShoppingTool Toolbar is a potentially unwanted program, which means the application could have undesirable qualities. Our specialists suspect the extension might show unreliable advertising content through its search tool that should appear after opening a new tab with the affected browser. Users should also know the application was developed by an untrustworthy company called Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. or Mindspark in short. It is known for creating potentially unwanted programs and browser hijackers, which is why our researchers consider it to be unreliable. To learn more about it, we invite you to read the rest of our report. However, if you think you know enough and have already decided to eliminate FreeShoppingTool Toolbar, you could slide below the article and use the given deletion instructions.

The potentially unwanted program is most likely distributed through pop-up ads or other advertisements. Thus, to avoid such suspicious applications like FreeShoppingTool Toolbar in the future, we would recommend not to install programs advertised on suspicious ads before investigating them first. To learn whether the suggested software is trustworthy or not you could read some expert/user reviews, check if it has a reputable developer, and so on. If you often find it challenging to separate reliable tools from ones that might be potentially dangerous you could also install a reliable security tool that would help you keep the system clean. Just make sure it comes from a legitimate source and reputable company. Another thing we would recommend for users who decide to use antimalware tools is to update them regularly as an outdated security tool might be unable to recognize newer threats.

The extension works on major browsers like Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome. After the installation, it might change the user’s new tab preferences. Meaning, whatever website used to be loaded when creating a new tab, because of FreeShoppingTool Toolbar the affected browser should now open a search tool called myway.com. Our specialists say the search results gathered with it might be modified, which means they could be injected with advertising content from various third parties. Usually, the risk with such ads is some of them could be unreliable because they might come from unknown sources. For example, websites suggesting installing other potentially unwanted programs, asking to participate in fake surveys or lotteries, and so on. Naturally, we cannot be entirely sure, the application’s search engine will show such content, but there is a possibility it might, and if you do not want to take any chances we would advise not to use myway.com.

Furthermore, FreeShoppingTool Toolbar should provide a toolbar with various links and an additional search box that might show modified search results too. Some of the links could be affiliated with Mindspark, while other links may lead to legitimate sites like Trip Advisor. The strange part is before taking us straight to tripadvisor.com, the potentially unwanted program redirected us to redirect.viglink.com/?key=153fb00bceb548f97c07ccac76178d92&u=www.tripadvisor.com and only then to the desired site. Such behavior shows signs of possible affiliation; same as showing advertising it could help the application’s developers generate advertising revenue.

Instead of using a potentially unwanted program we would recommend bookmarking the websites it shows links to so you could reach them as fast or even faster. As for the application’s provided search tool, you could replace it with more reliable search engines like google.com or search.yahoo.com. To remove FreeShoppingTool Toolbar manually, take a look at the instructions located below and if you wish to use automatic features, you should pick a reliable security tool of your choice.

Get rid of FreeShoppingTool Toolbar

Internet Explorer

1. Open Start menu and pick Control Panel (for Win XP, Win Vista, Win 7) or click Win+R, type Control Panel and tap OK (for Win 8 and Win 10).
2. Choose the available feature: Uninstall a program or Add or Remove Programs.
3. Select FreeShoppingTool Internet Explorer Homepage and New Tab and press Uninstall.
4. Exit the Control Panel.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Launch the browser.
2. Insert about:addons into the address bar and click Enter.
3. Navigate to Extensions.
4. Look for FreeShoppingTool.
5. Click the Remove button next to it.
6. Close the tab and restart the browser.

Google Chrome

1. Open the browser.
2. Insert chrome://extensions into the Google Chrome’s address bar and press Enter.
3. Find the unwanted extension in the add-ons list.
4. Click the Remove button next to FreeShoppingTool Toolbar.
5. Close the tab with Extensions menu.
6. Restart the browser.