What is MapsGalaxy Toolbar?

MapsGalaxy Toolbar is a browser hijacker that is usually accompanied with other free software and developed by Mindspark Interactive Network. This malware will set toolbar, search engine and homepage of your web browser to its own. You need to remove MapsGalaxy Toolbar because this hijacker is also known to steal your personal information like searching history, passwords, credit card data, PIN codes and so on. Excessive advertising, regular redirects to potentially harmful web sites – all these problems are caused by MapsGalaxy Toolbar hijacker, that’s why you need to get rid of it as soon as possible. This guide will help you to remove MapsGalaxy Toolbar and reset browser settings in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer.

How MapsGalaxy Toolbar gets on your PC?

MapsGalaxy Toolbar hijacker is usually accompanied with other free software that you download from the internet. It’s pretty much frequent that the user himself allowed this malware on their computer. But some applications do not appropriately disclose that some other software will also be installed. That’s the most common case of getting MapsGalaxy Toolbar hijacker on your computer.

How to remove MapsGalaxy Toolbar from your computer?

To uninstall MapsGalaxy Toolbar remove it from Control Panel, then delete all files and regkeys.

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You can try both of these products to remove MapsGalaxy Toolbar

Or uninstall MapsGalaxy Toolbar manually.

Step 1: Remove MapsGalaxy Toolbar from Control Panel

Windows XP:

1. Click Start.
2. Control Panel.
3. Then click Add or Remove Programs.
4. Find MapsGalaxy Toolbar.
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 MapsGalaxy Toolbar 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 MapsGalaxy Toolbar, select it and click Uninstall.

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

Windows 10:

1. Click on the Start button (or press the Windows key) to open the Start menu, click on the Settings at the top.
2. Click on App & features on the left menu.
3. On the right side, locate MapsGalaxy Toolbar and click it, then click on the Uninstall button.
4. Click on Uninstall to confirm.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 10

Note: If you can’t find required program, sort programs by date in Control panel and search for last installed programs.

After that remove MapsGalaxy Toolbar from your browser.

Step 2: Remove MapsGalaxy Toolbar from browsers

Google Chrome:

1. Open Google Chrome
2. Push Alt + F.
3. Click Tools.
4. Choose Extensions.
5. Find MapsGalaxy Toolbar.
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 MapsGalaxy Toolbar.
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 MapsGalaxy Toolbar.
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.

Step 3: Resetting your browser search and homepage settings

Reset browser setting in Google Chrome:

1. Click the Chrome menu (3 bar button) in the top right corner.
2. Choose Settings.
3. Click Show advanced settings.
4. Go to Reset browser settings section.
5. Click Reset browser settings.
6. In the dialog that appears, click Reset.

Learn more about resetting browser settings in Google Chrome.

Reset browser setting in Mozilla Firefox:

1. Open Mozilla Firefox.
2. Go to Help.
3. Go to Troubleshooting information.
4. Click Reset Firefox… button.

Learn more about resetting browser settings in Mozilla Firefox.

Reset browser setting in Internet Explorer:

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Click on the cogwheel in the right upper corner.
3. Click Internet options.
4. Go to Advanced tab.
5. Click Reset button.
6. Put a tick near Delete personal settings checkbox.
7. Click Reset button.

Learn more about resetting browser settings in Internet Explorer.

Step 4: Remove following files and folders of MapsGalaxy Toolbar:

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Written by Rami Douafi