How To Remove WatchMyTVShows Toolbar Browser Hijacker

Simple Steps To Delete WatchMyTVShows Toolbar

WatchMyTVShows Toolbar is another notorious malware threat that belongs to the browser hijacker category. Once your Windows computer gets infected with this infection, you will have to deal with several unexpected issues such as modifications in default browser’s settings, annoying pop-up ads, frequent redirects to unknown websites and so on. It’s a silent intruder that doesn’t need users’ approval to get into their devices and soon after the penetration, starts executing malicious activities in the background. The sole motive of the creators of this threat is to redirect people to affiliated web pages and generate quick Online revenues.

More About WatchMyTVShows Toolbar:

WatchMyTVShows Toolbar makes critical changes in default browser’s settings replaces the default homepage and new tab page without users’ permission. It forces users to use a customized search engine which only delivers inorganic results that have no relation with their queries. It displays eye-catching coupons, offers, banners, deals, discounts, promo codes etc. and tries to make people click on them in order to earn revenues via pay-per-click mechanism. Tapping on these adverts though might redirect you to potentially dangerous web portals that are fully occupied with malevolent objects. And so, it would be a wiser option to avoid interacting with these adverts no matter how attractive or useful they look.

WatchMyTVShows Toolbar is a kind of PUP that can use spying cookies to monitor your web activities such as pages viewed, links opened, search queries, browsing history etc. It gathers vital information regarding your interests, needs and other preferences by the help of which, advertisers generate and display attractive advertisements in order to get as many hits on them as possible and earn maximum profits. Noticeable thing here is that the collected data may also include your personal details relating to banking and other financial info that can be misused by cyber crooks for bad intentions. This nasty malware eats up huge amount of memory resources and drags down the overall PC performance severely. Due to this, machine begins responding in a very slow manner and takes more than usual time to complete any task. Looking at all these hazards, the instant removal of WatchMyTVShows Toolbar is highly required.

Third-party Installation Setups Hide PUPs:

The most effective way to spread browser hijackers is to involve other applications and freeware distributors. Such intruders get bundled with software and find the way on machine without requiring any permission. The unpacking of these additional tools is not occurring and you don’t get notified about the adware installation. Torrent services or peer-to-peer sharing sites also include such pre-bundled packages and distributes adware infections without completely revealing the fact.

How To Prevent PUP Infiltration?

To prevent the installation of WatchMyTVShows Toolbar or other similar parasites, it is important to be very careful while surfing the net. Download any program from reliable sources only and always choose Custom or Advanced installation options where you can take full control over the incoming contents. You just have to deselect the components that give a concerning look and pick only the main software. You should avoid such services and pages where application is downloaded for free or always pay close attention to sources, distributors, authors of programs. Custom wizard allows you to untick any of those additional extras, so experts always recommend staying away from Quick or Recommended configuration settings.

Threat Summary

Name: WatchMyTVShows Toolbar 

Type: Browser hijacker, Redirect virus, Potentially unwanted program

Functionality: Aims to redirect people to third-party sites, promote sponsored products, services and programs and make Online revenues for the developers, Also steal users’ personal and confidential information and share them with hackers for evil purposes.

Symptoms: Modified default browser’s settings, Endless intrusive ads, default Internet search engine, Fake pop-up messages, identity theft, new tab settings. Users are enforced to visit hijacker’s website and search the Internet using their search engines, slowness of infected system’s performance.

Distribution methods: Free software installers (bundling), Deceptive emails, malicious pop-ups ads, fake flash player installers.

Damage: Internet browsing tracking (potential privacy issues), displaying of unwanted ads, redirects to shady websites.

Removal: To get rid of this infection and other malware threats, our security researchers recommend scanning your computer with a powerful anti-malware tool.

Other Harmful Properties of WatchMyTVShows Toolbar:

WatchMyTVShows Toolbar can be also responsible for the penetration of many other Online threats such as rootkits, worms, spyware, Trojans etc. in your computer as well since it is able to deactivate all the running security services and open backdoors for them. It displays fake security alerts, error messages, update notifications etc. and tries to scam you into installing bogus application. This notorious PUP messes with vital system files which assure efficient computer functioning and prevents many installed apps as well as drivers from working normally. It assists remote hackers to get access to your system and perform malicious activities inside for their delicate welfare. And hence, to prevent all these hazards from being occurred, you must remove WatchMyTVShows Toolbar from the computer without wasting any time.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove WatchMyTVShows Toolbar:

Remove the related items of WatchMyTVShows Toolbar using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing WatchMyTVShows Toolbar issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (WatchMyTVShows Toolbar) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to WatchMyTVShows Toolbar removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter.  In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to WatchMyTVShows Toolbar still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove WatchMyTVShows Toolbar plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”.  Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in WatchMyTVShows Toolbar removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete WatchMyTVShows Toolbar (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications.  Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.