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Remove SimplePictureEdit Toolbar

About this infection

SimplePictureEdit Toolbar is a browser extension, created by a known unwanted program developer Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. It’s advertised as an extension that allows you to easily edit photos. It’s also considered to be a browser hijackers because it may enter a computer without the permission of the user, and make unwanted changes to your browser.

If you do not recall ever installing it, then it must have been added to freeware as an extra offer, and you did not notice. If that was the case with this, you need to learn how to install programs properly. It’s by no means a malicious infection so no need to worry too much. However, we recommend you delete SimplePictureEdit Toolbar because it may redirect you to weird or even malicious sites. It may also be following your activities on the Internet, gathering data about your browsing habits.

How to prevent these kinds of infections?

You could have installed it yourself as it has an official website but it may have also entered without your permission. In the case of the latter, it used the bundling method to install. It was attached to freeware as an extra offer and you needed to deselect it. If you did not do it, it was allowed to install alongside the freeware. To be able to deselect added offers you need to use Advanced or Custom settings when installing freeware. Those settings will not only allow you to check for additional offers but will also allow you to deselect them. Always deselect everything because it is much easier to do this than it would be to remove SimplePictureEdit Toolbar or similar later on.

Why uninstall SimplePictureEdit Toolbar?

The toolbar is advertised as an extension that will allow you to edit photos which may be a useful feature to some. It will perform changes to your browsers and set a different homepage. If you did not install the extension willingly, the changes will come as a surprise because you will not be asked to allow those changes. And they will also be irreversible unless you first delete SimplePictureEdit Toolbar. You will have a different homepage, new tabs and search engine but we do not recommend using the site. The search engine could be inserting sponsored content into results so that you get redirected to weird sites. Even malicious sites could be inserted among the results. This could lead to a malware infection if you are not careful. The extension might also be collecting certain kind of information about you and your browsing habits. We recommend you remove SimplePictureEdit Toolbar, and get a more trustworthy extension.

SimplePictureEdit Toolbar removal

If your anti-spyware software detects the extension as a threat, you can uninstall SimplePictureEdit Toolbar using it. This may be the easiest way because you would not need to do anything. If your only option is manual SimplePictureEdit Toolbar removal, you are welcome to use the provided instructions below this article to help you.

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Step 1. Uninstall SimplePictureEdit Toolbar and related programs.

Remove SimplePictureEdit Toolbar from Windows 8

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen. Once Quick Access Menu shows up, select Control Panel choose Programs and Features and select to Uninstall a software.

Uninstall SimplePictureEdit Toolbar from Windows 7

Click Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features → Uninstall a program.

Delete SimplePictureEdit Toolbar from Windows XP

Click Start → Settings → Control Panel. Locate and click → Add or Remove Programs.

Remove SimplePictureEdit Toolbar from Mac OS X

Click Go button at the top left of the screen and select Applications. Select applications folder and look for SimplePictureEdit Toolbar or any other suspicious software. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash, then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

Step 2. Delete SimplePictureEdit Toolbar from your browsers

Terminate the unwanted extensions from Internet Explorer
  1. Tap the Gear icon and go to Manage Add-ons.
  2. Pick Toolbars and Extensions and eliminate all suspicious entries (other than Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Oracle or Adobe)
  3. Leave the window.
Change Internet Explorer homepage if it was changed by virus:
  1. Tap the gear icon (menu) on the top right corner of your browser and click Internet Options.
  2. In General Tab remove malicious URL and enter preferable domain name. Press Apply to save changes.
Reset your browser
  1. Click the Gear icon and move to Internet Options.
  2. Open the Advanced tab and press Reset.
  3. Choose Delete personal settings and pick Reset one more time.
  4. Tap Close and leave your browser.
  5. If you were unable to reset your browsers, employ a reputable anti-malware and scan your entire computer with it.
Erase SimplePictureEdit Toolbar from Google Chrome
  1. Access menu (top right corner of the window) and pick Settings.
  2. Choose Extensions.
  3. Eliminate the suspicious extensions from the list by clicking the Trash bin next to them.
  4. If you are unsure which extensions to remove, you can disable them temporarily.
Reset Google Chrome homepage and default search engine if it was hijacker by virus
  1. Press on menu icon and click Settings.
  2. Look for the “Open a specific page” or “Set Pages” under “On start up” option and click on Set pages.
  3. In another window remove malicious search sites and enter the one that you want to use as your homepage.
  4. Under the Search section choose Manage Search engines. When in Search Engines..., remove malicious search websites. You should leave only Google or your preferred search name.
Reset your browser
  1. If the browser still does not work the way you prefer, you can reset its settings.
  2. Open menu and navigate to Settings.
  3. Press Reset button at the end of the page.
  4. Tap Reset button one more time in the confirmation box.
  5. If you cannot reset the settings, purchase a legitimate anti-malware and scan your PC.
Remove SimplePictureEdit Toolbar from Mozilla Firefox
  1. In the top right corner of the screen, press menu and choose Add-ons (or tap Ctrl+Shift+A simultaneously).
  2. Move to Extensions and Add-ons list and uninstall all suspicious and unknown entries.
Change Mozilla Firefox homepage if it was changed by virus:
  1. Tap on the menu (top right corner), choose Options.
  2. On General tab delete malicious URL and enter preferable website or click Restore to default.
  3. Press OK to save these changes.
Reset your browser
  1. Open the menu and tap Help button.
  2. Select Troubleshooting Information.
  3. Press Refresh Firefox.
  4. In the confirmation box, click Refresh Firefox once more.
  5. If you are unable to reset Mozilla Firefox, scan your entire computer with a trustworthy anti-malware.
Uninstall SimplePictureEdit Toolbar from Safari (Mac OS X)
  1. Access the menu.
  2. Pick Preferences.
  3. Go to the Extensions Tab.
  4. Tap the Uninstall button next to the undesirable SimplePictureEdit Toolbar and get rid of all the other unknown entries as well. If you are unsure whether the extension is reliable or not, simply uncheck the Enable box in order to disable it temporarily.
  5. Restart Safari.
Reset your browser
  1. Tap the menu icon and choose Reset Safari.
  2. Pick the options which you want to reset (often all of them are preselected) and press Reset.
  3. If you cannot reset the browser, scan your whole PC with an authentic malware removal software.

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