Yandex toolbar Removal Guide

Yandex toolbar suddenly appears on your web browsers and it is driving you mad? Do you want you remove Yandex toolbar completely? Follow the guide below to uninstall the program from your PC at once.

Is Yandex toolbar Safe?

Yandex toolbar is a legitimate browser extension developed in Russia. Many users find that it is installed on their computer without any consent. When they try to remove the program, it won’t go away and cause many problems.

Many users complain that they always get redirected to yandex.com or yandex.ru after Yandex toolbar is installed and their homepage is changed to the unwanted one. Also their computer runs slowly. So these users want get rid of it, they think it is not safe to be with such a suspicious program.

Unfortunately, Yandex toolbar doesn't have a complete uninstaller, even users delete it from control panel, it still leaves the homepage and default search engine changed to Yandex page. But no worries, there is still other solution to fix this. You can use the provided STEP-BY-STEP removal guide to eliminate this browser add-on from your computer.

Yandex toolbar may cause redirect problems, screenshot

Take the Following Steps to Help Prevent Infection on Your Computer:

1. Enable a firewall on your computer.  

2. Get the latest computer updates for all your installed software. 

3. Use up-to-date antivirus software. 

4. Limit user privileges on the computer. 

5. Use caution when opening attachments and accepting file transfers. 

6. Use caution when clicking on links to webpages. 

7. Avoid downloading pirated software. 

8. Protect yourself against social engineering attacks. 

9. Use strong passwords. 

Yandex toolbar Manual removal instruction:

Please make sure to create backup before getting started.

step1: Stop malicious processes:

Open windows task manager, go to “Processes” tab and stop any Yandex toolbar process which is running. It can be stopped by Right click on it and select “End process”.

random.exe

Step2: Delete Yandex toolbar files & folders

Go to My Computer, search for malware files. Delete all the files and folders found. (Please use the name of Malware to search for keys related to it).

Possible locations:

%UserProfile%\

%UserProfile%\Application Data\

%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\

Step3: Remove Yandex toolbar registry settings:

Open Windows Registry editor by typing REDEDIT into RUN. Find and delete any keys and values related with this malware. (Please use the name of Malware to search for keys related to it)

Below is a list of possibly infected registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “.exe”

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” = ’0

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “WarnonBadCertRecving” = ’0

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop “NoChangingWallPaper” = ’1

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Associations “LowRiskFileTypes” = ‘/{hq:/s`s:/ogn:/uyu:/dyd:/c`u:/bnl:/ble:/sdf:/lrh:/iul:/iulm:/fhg:/clq:/kqf:/`wh:/lqf:/lqdf:/lnw:/lq2:/l2t:/v`w:/rbs:’

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments “SaveZoneInformation” = ’1

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableTaskMgr” = ’1

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system “DisableTaskMgr” = ’1

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download “CheckExeSignatures” = ‘no’

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main “Use FormSuggest” = ‘yes’

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced “Hidden” = ’0

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced “ShowSuperHidden” = 0

Yandex toolbar Removal Video Guide

(Note: Sufficient computer skills will be required in dealing with Yandex toolbar files, processes, .dll files and registry entries, otherwise it may lead to mistakes damaging your system, so please be careful during the manual removal operation. If you cannot figure out the files by yourself, just feel free to Contact Tee Support Online Experts for more detailed instructions.)