What is My package tracer?

My package tracer is a malware extension, called browser hijacker. Created by Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc, this hijacker offered as useful tracking service and users may believe that they don’t get some troubles with the extension. First symptom, that your system was infected is cycling redirect of every new tab on browser to http://www.packagetracer.com or mobile.packagetracer.com. It’s because of change in the system registry, which made by the hijacker. But main prolem is collecting and sharing of a user’s personal data: hijackers usually log a personal data, visited sites, search queries for unknown purposes. After that, the number of not relevant results in popular browsers may increase significantly for victims. Moreover, every new tab will be redirected on unknown markets with dubious and annoyed commercial offers. Sometimes it’s difficult to deactivate pop-ups with ads, related with My package tracer. Our advice: you should remove My package tracer because it is useless.

How My package tracer gets on your PC?

My package tracer usually distributes bundled with other software and users may not notice that something wrong. Alo a malware program may be installed through offers on tracking sites, pop-ups, sites with malware or by emails. Despite My package tracer cannot damage your system, it may block browser settings and also redirect your Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox to sites with more dangerous malware. Anyway, you should check installation processes and terms of use or every unknown software program. Also, it’s very useful to check all browser extensions and

How to remove My package tracer from your computer?

To uninstall My package tracer remove it from Control Panel, then delete all files and registry keys.

In our view, there are 3 products that potentially have My package tracer in their database. You can try to use them for removing My package tracer.

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You can try both of these products to remove My package tracer

Or uninstall My package tracer manually.

Step 1: Remove My package tracer from Control Panel

Windows XP:

1. Click Start.
2. Control Panel.
3. Then click Add or Remove Programs.
4. Find My package tracer.
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 My package tracer 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 My package tracer, 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 My package tracer 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 My package tracer from your browser.

Step 2: Remove My package tracer from browsers

Google Chrome:

1. Open Google Chrome
2. Push Alt + F.
3. Click Tools.
4. Choose Extensions.
5. Find My package tracer.
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 My package tracer.
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 DisableMy package tracer.
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. Got 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 My package tracer:

Remove following regitry entries:

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Written by Tim Kas