What is Brown Bark?

Brown Bark is a browser extension that comes into the PC as an extension to the browser without user’s consent. According to the developers, Brown Bark helps users to find great deals and to save money. This is not so. Brown Bark displays a set of banner ads, coupons, pictures, and links to ad sites. Brown Bark can also change your browser settings and redirect the user to other sites. Brown Bark slows down your computer and can cause various problems. This program can bring along other unwanted programs. Brown Bark program is useless, so you should delete it right now.

How Brown Bark gets on your PC?

Penetration of sBrown Bark depends largely on the care of users. Most of malware comes bundled with other programs that the user downloads from the free sites. Few are closely watching the installation process, and sometimes do not know that their computer is at risk. Always read the user’s agreement and don’t press “Next” button once. First, make sure that the program is safe. Select advanced installation type. Remember that there are many similar programs in the Internet. Read reviews about the programs, and if your computer is already infected by Brown Bark, then use the instructions below.

How to remove Brown Bark from your computer?

To uninstall Brown Bark remove it from Control Panel, then delete all files and regkeys.

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Or uninstall Brown Bark manually.

Removing from Control Panel

Windows XP:

1. Click Start.
2. Control Panel.
3. Then click Add or Remove Programs.
4. Find Brown Bark.
5. Click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows XP.

Windows 7/Windows Vista:

1. Click Start.
2. Then Control Panel.
3. Click Uninstall a Program.
4. Find Brown Bark and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 7.

Windows 8/Windows 8.1:

1. Open the Menu.
2. Click Search.
3. After that click Apps.
4. Then Control Panel.
5. Then as in Windows 7, click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
6. Find Brown Bark, select it and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 8 (8.1).

After that remove Brown Bark from your browser.

Google Chrome:

1. Open Google Chrome
2. Push Alt + F.
3. Click Tools.
4. Choose Extensions.
5. Find Brown Bark.
6. Click the trash can icon to remove it.

Learn more about removing extensions from Chrome.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Open Firefox.
2. Push Shift + Ctrl + A.
3. Choose Brown Bark.
4. Click Disable or Remove button.

Learn more about removing extensions from Firefox.

Internet Explorer:

1. Open IE.
2. Push Alt + T.
3. Click Manage Add-ons.
4. Select Toolbars and Extensions.
5. Click Disable Brown Bark.
6. Click More information link in the left-bottom corner.
7. Click Remove button.
8. If this button is grayed out – perform alternative steps.

Learn more about removing extensions from IE.

Remove following registry entries:

no information

Then remove following files:

Brown Bark.dll

And following folders

%PROGRAMFILES%MaltMark

Written by Rami Douafi