Radio PI Community Toolbar

It is very common for random third party applications to take names of well-known websites or online products. For example, Radio PI Community Toolbar may sound like a useful application that can help you access various radio stations online, but in reality it is a Conduit toolbar that is categorized as a potentially unwanted application. If you have encountered a Conduit browser plug-in before, you definitely know that it is necessary to remove Radio PI Community Toolbar from your computer, because the application may inadvertently expose you to potentially corrupted content.

Based on our security research Radio PI Community Toolbar is already a one-year-old toolbar that is just another version of such browser plug-ins as Travelocity Toolbar, ChatVibes Toolbar or WiseConvert Toolbar. There are actually a lot of toolbars that can be downloaded at the main Conduit website, and all of these browser extensions are promoted as “community” toolbars. Radio PI Community Toolbar is also available for download at radiopi.toolbar.fm although do not be surprised if this toolbar arrives bundled with other freeware applications. It is very common for Conduit browser plug-ins to be distributed with freeware programs via third party installers and file hosting pages.

What is more, quite often users think that Radio PI Community Toolbar is a browser hijacker. As you know, browser hijackers are computer infections that modify browser settings without user’s permission. In that aspect, Radio PI Community Toolbar is very far from being a browser hijacker, although it can change your default home page and search engine to search.conduit.com during the installation. The point is that you are asked whether you want your default home page changed or not, and you can choose NOT to perform any browser settings changes. Nevertheless, if you go through Radio PI Community Toolbar installation automatically, skipping several steps, it is very likely that a few undesirable changes will be carried out.

Luckily, it is not complicated to uninstall Radio PI Community Toolbar manually via Control Panel. Keep in mind that you might need to restore your browser settings on your own as well. The main reason why you need to terminate Radio PI Community Toolbar is not because this application may prove to be annoying. The problem is that it displays a lot of commercial advertisements that may redirect you to various suspicious and even corrupted websites. Even though malware infection is not a definite outcome of constant redirections, it is still a possibility, so the sooner you get rid of this application the better.

Also, you should terminate all the other related programs that might have arrived with Radio PI Community Toolbar. Finally, acquire a licensed antimalware tool that will help you avoid installing similar applications in the future.

Manual Radio PI Community Toolbar Removal

Windows 8

1. Move mouse cursor to the bottom right of the screen.
2. Click Settings on Charm bar and go to Control Panel.
3. Open Uninstall a program and remove Radio PI Community Toolbar.

Windows Vista & Windows 7

1. Open Start menu and click Control Panel.
2. Go to Uninstall a program and remove Radio PI Community Toolbar.

Windows XP

1. Click Start menu and go to Control Panel.
2. Select Add or remove programs and uninstall Radio PI Community Toolbar.

Restore your browser settings

Internet Explorer

1. Press Alt+X and go to Internet options.
2. Change your home page under General tab and click OK.
3. Press Alt+X and click Manage add-ons.
4. Click Search providers on the left.
5. Set a new default search engine and remove Conduit search.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Press Ctrl+Shift+A and Add-ons manager tab will open.
2. Click Extensions and remove Radio PI Community Toolbar.
3. Click the search engine icon on the left of Firefox search box.
4. Select Manage search engines on drop-down menu.
5. Remove Conduit search from the list and click OK.
6. Click Firefox button and go to Options.
7. Under General tab, change your home page address.
8. Click OK and restart your browser.

Google Chrome

1. Press Alt+F and click Tools.
2. Go to Extensions and remove Radio PI Community Toolbar.
3. Click Settings on the left pane.
4. Mark Open a specific page or set of pages under On Startup.
5. Click Set Pages and change your home page address. Click OK.
6. Select Manage search engines under Search.
7. Set a new default search engine, delete Conduit Search and click Done.