Remove Shopping Helper Smartbar
This guide shows you how to remove the "Shopping Helper Smartbar" from your computer. The program is not a virus, but so-called adware.
Shopping Helper Smartbar: How to remove the adware
"Shopping Helper Smartbar" is a browser hijacker that changes various browser settings and displays unwanted advertisements on your PC. Use the following steps to remove the malware from your PC.
- Open the Control Panel and click on the "Uninstall a Program" tab. Remove both the "Shopping Helper Smartbar" tool and the "Shopping Helper Smartbar Engine" from your computer.
- Remove the add-ons "SearchGBY" and "Shopping Helper Smartbar" from your browser. You can see how this works in detail in our instructions for Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer.
- Download the AdwCleaner and run a search on your system. Remove potential finds from your computer.
- Reset the settings in Chrome, Firefox or Internet Explorer - depending on which browser you use.
- Alternatively, you can also manually change the search engine and the homepage, as well as delete the cache, cookies and history.
- Check your system with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to make sure there are no other malicious files on your PC.
In the next practical tip we will show you how you can check individual files online for viruses.