Here's how to remove the VideoScavenger Toolbar adware

The VideoScavenger toolbar is an adware and is a browser attacker , it will change the default homepage and search settings on Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers to ' http:/// search. tb. ask. com / 'without user permission. In fact, the VideoScavenger toolbar will modify the browser installer to navigate the browser to advertising and monetizing websites.

The VideoScavenger toolbar browser is designed to modify browser settings and can install additional plugins (toolbars, extensions or add-ons) on the web browser to "insert" Advertising links into it. In addition, the attacker of the browser can also navigate the user's computer to malicious websites or install additional malicious programs to "compromise" security issues on the user's computer.

Technically, the VideoScavenger toolbar is not a virus type and it is classified as an unwanted program (PUP - Potentially Unwanted Program) that can contain and install malicious programs on your computer, term as adware (adware), toolbars or viruses. If your computer is infected with adware and videoScavenger toolbar browser, then on your computer screen, there will always be popups, banners and web links. support or in some cases the browsing speed of browsers is slow due to malicious programs running in the background.

The VideoScavenger advertising program is installed on the system without user knowledge, the reason is because these programs are packaged inside other free software and when users download these software to install set, accidentally install the VideoScavenger advertising program.

For this reason, when installing any program on your computer, you should:

1. On the application installation screen, do not click the Next button too fast.
2. Read the terms carefully before clicking Accept.
3. Always select 'Custom' installation - customize the settings.
4. Reject the installation of additional software that you do not want to install.
5. Disregard any of the options that say the homepage and search settings will be edited.

Steps to remove VideoScavenger Toolbar adware

Step 1: Start the computer in 'Safe Mode with Networking' mode

To start your computer in Safe Mode with Netowrking, follow the steps below:

- On Windows 7, Vista and Windows XP:

1. Close all programs and then restart your computer.

2. Press the F8 key while the computer restarts, before the Apple logo appears.

3. At this time, the menu " Windows Advanced Options Menu " appears, use the arrow keys to select Safe Mode with Networking and press Enter.

- On Windows 8 and 8.1:

1. Press the Windows + R key combination to open the Run command window.

2. On the Run command window, type ' msconfig ' and press Enter .

3. At this time, the System Configuration window appears, where you click the Boot tab , then select Safe Boot and Network .

4. Click OK and then restart your computer.

Note:

To restart Windows to normal mode (Normal Mode), you perform the same steps and then remove Safe Boot item is finished.

Step 2: Remove the "VideoScavenger 'toolbar on the Control Panel

1. To do this:

- On Windows 8, 7 and Windows Vista: Go to Start => Control Panel .

- On Windows XP: Go to Start => Settings => Control Panel .

- On Windows 8 and 8.1:

Press the Windows + R key combination to open the Run command window.

Next enter Control Panel there and press Enter.

2. On the Control Panel command window:

1. On Windows XP: double-click Add or Remove Programs .
2. On Windows Vista, 7 and Windows 8: double click  Programs and Features or Uninstall a Program .

3. On the window of the programs displayed:

1. Arrange the programs displayed by the installation date (click Installed On).
2. On the list of programs, find and remove the programs of 'Mindspark Interactive Network', which include:

VideoScavenger Internet Explorer Toolbar *

1. Also find and remove recently installed unknown programs on your system.

Step 3: Remove Video Scavenger with 'AdwCleaner'

AdwCleaner is a free tool, which you can use to easily remove unwanted adware, programs (PUPs - Potentially Unwanted Programs), Toolbars, attackers. browse (Hijackers), .

1. Download AdwCleaner to your device and install it.

Download AdwCleaner to your device and install it here.

2. Close all the programs you are open, then double-click AdwCleaner to open the program on your computer.

3. Accept the terms and then click the Scan button.

4. After the scan finishes, click Clean to remove all malicious programs and unwanted programs.

5. On the AdwCleaner - Information window, click OK, then click OK again to restart your computer.

6. After the computer has finished booting, close the AdwCleaner "information (readme) window again and follow the steps below.

Step 4: Remove 'VideoScavenger' on Windows Startup

1. Download CCleaner and install it, then proceed to open CCleaner.

Download CCleaner and install it here.

2. On CCleaner main window, select Tools in the left pane.

3. At the Tools section, select Startup .

4. Select the Windows tab, then select and delete the items below:

1. VideoScavenger EPM Support | Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. | "C: PROGRA ~ 1VIDEOS ~ 2bar1.bin1emedint.exe" T8EPMSUP.DLL, S
2. VideoScavenger Home Page Guard 32 bit | "C: PROGRA ~ 1VIDEOS ~ 2bar1.binAppIntegrator.exe"
3. VideoScavenger Search Scope Monitor | Mindspark "C: PROGRA ~ 1VIDEOS ~ 2bar1.bin1esrchmn.exe" / m = 2 / w / h
4. VideoScavenger_1e Browser Plugin Loader | VER_COMPANY_NAME | C: PROGRA ~ 1VIDEOS ~ 2bar1.bin1ebrmon.exe

5. Finally closed the CCleaner window.

Step 5: Remove VideoScavenger with Junkware Removal Tool

1. Download the Junkware Removal Tool to your computer and install it.

Download the Junkware Removal Tool to your computer and install it here.

2. After successfully downloading and installing the Junkware Removal Tool, proceed to open the program.

Press any key to start scanning your computer with JRT - Junkware Removal Tool.

3. Wait for JRT to scan and clean your system.

4. Close the JRT log file and restart your computer.

Step 6: Make sure the 'VideoScavenger' toolbar has been removed from your browser

- Internet Explorer browser:

1. From Internet Explorer main menu, click Tools then select " Internet Options ".

2. On the Internet Options window, on the General tab delete the unwanted homepage (http://search.tb.ask.com) in the Home Page frame, then enter the homepage you want (such as www. google.com) then click OK .

3. From the Tools menu, select ' Manage Add-ons '.

4. At the Search Providers option, select a search engine and then click Set as default to set it as the default search engine.

5. Then select the unwanted search engine " ASK Web Search " and then click Remove .

6. Select Toolbars and Extensions in the left pane, then select Disable unwanted Mindspark tools and extensions.

In this case the extension / add-ons should be removed as:

1. Search Assistant BHO
2. BHO Toolbar
3. VideoScavenger

7. Close all Internet Explorer windows, then restart Internet Explorer.

- On Chrome browser:

1. Open Chrome browser, then click on the 3 dash line icon (or 3 dots in line), then select Settings.

2. On the Settings window, look for On Startup and then select Set Pages .

3. Delete " home.tb.ask.com " from the Startup pages section by clicking the X icon in the right pane.

4. Set up the startup page you want (eg http://www.google.com), then click OK .

5. In the Appearance section, select the Show Home button option and select Changes .

6. Delete search.ask.com from the Open this page frame.

7. Enter a page you want to open when you click the Home page button (such as www.google.com) or leave the blank frame and click OK .

8. Go to Search section and select " Manage search engines ".

9. Select the default search engine you want (such as Google Search) and then click Make default .

10. Then select the search engine Ask.com: ' search.tb.ask.com "and delete this tool by clicking the X icon on the right.

Select Done to close the Search engines window again.

11. Select Extensions in the left pane.

12. In the Extensions window, remove the unwanted extension ' VideoScavenger ' by clicking on the trash can icon in the right pane.

13. Close all Google Chrome windows and restart Chrome browser.

- Firefox browser:

1. Click the Firefox Menu button in the top left corner of the Firefox window and select Options .

2. On the Options window, on the General tab, delete the unwanted homepage: ' home.tb.ask.com ' at the Home page, then enter the homepage you want (eg http:/// www. google.com).

After finishing, click OK .

3. From the Firefox menu, go to Tools => Manage Add-ons .

4. Choose Extensions in the left pane and remove the ' VideoScavenger ' extension by clicking the Remove button.

5. Close all Firefox windows, then restart your browser.

6. On the Firefox URL box, enter about: config command there and press Enter .

7. At this time, a warning window will appear, your task is to select 'I ' ll be careful, I promise '.

8. On the Search box, enter ' mindspark ' there and press Enter .

9. Right-click the values ' mindspark ' and select Reset.

10. Close Firefox window and restart the browser.

Step 7: Use MalwareBytes Anti-Malware Free to remove VideoScavenger

Download and install MalwareBytes Anti-Malware Free:

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is one of the free programs that removes all effective malware.

Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to your computer and install it here.

To install the free version, uncheck the Enable free Trial of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium option on the final installation screen.

Scan and clean your computer with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware:

1. Run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and allow the program to update to the latest version as needed.

2. After the update process finishes, click Scan Now to start the scan of your system and remove unwanted programs.

3. Wait for Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to complete the scanning process on your system.

4. After the scanning process is finished, click Quarantine All (Remove Selected) to remove all detected malicious files.

5. Wait until Malwarebytes Anti-Malware removes all malicious files on the system, then proceed to restart your computer to complete the process of removing the malware.

6. After booting, run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware again to confirm that there is no "malware" on your system.

The advice for you is to make sure your computer has been cleared of viruses and in a safe state, you should scan your computer with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware in Safe mode.

Step 8: Last step

The final step is to restart your computer and use antivirus software and programs to scan the entire system again.

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Good luck!