Search.creativetoolbars.com

If Search.creativetoolbars.com has hijacked your home page and has been set as your default search engine, you should rush to remove the browser hijacker which has caused this illegal activity. The malicious infection can travel alongside freeware and get activated once the chosen software is installed. You may face the malicious threat after installing SmartBar Toolbar and other suspicious browser extensions as well. If you have noticed this deceptive, illegal activity already – make sure to remove Search.creativetoolbars.com hijacker from the operating Windows system. If you wish to prevent this – install automatic spyware detection and removal software. Note that the infection is highly malicious and failure to delete it from the computer can lead you to highly undesirable after-effects.

Even though Search.creativetoolbars.com offers you to browse the web using the categories of Web, Images and Applications, it is not wise to trust it. Of course, the first thing you should do is read through the presented Terms of Use/Privacy Policy documents, which may disclose that the suspicious search engine uses cookies to collect your identifiable information. Unfortunately, at the time of research, these documents were not available. This is highly suspicious and you should never use a search engine before familiarizing yourself with its privacy policies. Despite this, it is clear that the search engine is advertisement-based and the search results presented to you are filtered. If you are not careful about what link you click on, you could be routed to sites related to virtual scams and malware.

It is a must to delete Search.creativetoolbars.com hijacker from the operating Windows system and this task should be performed with the assistance of automatic spyware detection and removal software. Unless you are experienced with manual malware removal, you could make mistakes which could lead to further Windows disturbances. After all malicious files are deleted and your operating Windows system is guarded against future schemers’ attacks – reconfigure browser settings.

Remove the unwanted search engine/home page

Remove from Internet Explorer:

1. Open the browser and simultaneously tap Alt+T.
2. Select Manage Add-ons and click Search Providers.
3. Remove the unwanted provider and click Close.
4. Tap Alt+T once more and select Internet Options.
5. Click the General tab, remove/change the unwanted Home Page and click OK.

Remove from Google Chrome

1. Launch the browser, simultaneously tap Alt+F and select Settings.
2. Under On Startup mark Open a specific page or set of pages and click Set pages.
3. Now overwrite/delete the undesirable URL and click OK.
4. Under Appearance mark Show Home button, click Change and repeat step 3.
5. Under Search select a new search provider and click Manage search engines.
6. Move the cursor over the unwanted URL and click X to remove it.

Remove from Mozilla Firefox:

1. Simultaneously tap Alt+T and select Options.
2. Click the General tab and navigate to Home Page.
3. Change or remove the undesirable URL and click OK.
4. Now select Manage search engines which is available from the drop-down menu presented on the left of the search box.
5. Click the unwanted option, Remove it and hit OK.