On the Control Panel window, set View by to Small icons (on Windows XP: click Switch to Classic view in the left pane).
Find and click Programs and Features (On Windows XP, find and click Add or Remove Programs).
On the Uninstall or change a program window, click Installed On to arrange programs by date.
Find and remove the program called FindYourMaps Toolbar .
Next find and uninstall unknown unknown programs.
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AdwCleaner is a free utility that can support the removal of advertising programs on your computer.
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 scanning process is finished, click Cleaning 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 restart process is finished, a new notepad window will appear. It contains advertisements, Registry keys and files that have been emptied by AdWCleaner. Your task is to close this Notepad file .
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.
1. Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to your computer and install it
Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to your computer and install it here.
Note:
On the final installation window, uncheck the Enable free Trial section of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware PRO to use the free version of the application.
2. Run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and allow the program to update to the latest version as needed.
3. After the update process finishes, click Scan Now to start the scan of your system and remove unwanted programs.
4. Wait for Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to complete the scanning process on your system.
5. After the scanning process is finished, click Quarantine All (Remove Selected) to remove all detected malicious files.
6. Wait until Malwarebytes Anti-Malware removes all malicious files on the system, then proceed to restart your computer to complete the process of removing malware.
To ensure that the FindYourMaps Toolbar has been completely removed from Internet Explorer, reset Internet Explorer settings to its original default state.
- Internet Explorer browser:
1. On the Internet Explorer browser window, find and click the jagged icon in the top right corner of the screen, select Internet Options .
2. Next on the Internet Option window, find and click the Advanced tab .
3. Select Reset .
4. Select 'Delete personal settings' and select Reset .
5. After the reset process finishes, click Close and then click OK to close the Internet Options window.
6. Close all windows, then restart your Internet Explorer browser.
- Google Chrome browser:
1. Open your Chrome browser, then click the 3 dash line icon in the top right corner of the screen, select Settings.
2. On the Settings window, scroll down to find and select Show advanced settings (show advanced settings ).
3. Scroll down to find and select 'Reset Browser Settings '.
4. Click the Reset button again.
5. Restart your Chrome browser.
Note:
If an error occurs, then you will have to uninstall Chrome completely, then proceed to reinstall.
- Firefox browser:
1. From the Firefox Menu, click Help => Troubleshooting Information .
2. On the Troubleshooting Information window, click Reset Firefox to reset your Firefox browser to its default state.
3. Next, click Reset Firefox again.
4. After the reset process finishes, restart your Firefox browser.
Good luck!