Search.OffersBar.com Redirect

What is search.offersbar.com?

Created by Mars Technologies Ltd, the OffersBar toolbar rogue browser add-on is compatible with Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome. This browser add-on claims to enhance users' Internet searching experience by enabling advanced search engine functions.

Although this functionality may seem useful and legitimate, rather than providing any real value for the user, OffersBar behaves in a dubious manner. For this reason, most users refer this toolbar as a virus or malware.

The developers of this toolbar employ a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' to stealth-install OffersBar on Internet browsers without users' permission. Once infiltration on Internet browsers is complete, OffersBar modifies the browser settings (homepage and default search engine fields) and redirects users to the offersbar.com website.

This potentially unwanted application tracks users' Internet browsing activity by recording various information such as IP addresses (determining the user's location), unique identifier numbers, website URLs visited, pages viewed, browser cookies, products purchased online, and other similar details that may be personally identifiable.

While OffersBar is not technically a virus nor malware, the behavior of this rogue browser add-on may cause high-risk computer infections, serious privacy issues, or even identity theft. For these reasons, you are strongly advised to eliminate it from your Internet browsers.

Commonly, users install OffersBar, or other similar PUPs (for example, Search.coupons-bar.com, Portaldosites.com, isearch.safefinder.net, etc.), when downloading free software via small programs called 'download clients' on freeware download websites such as download.com, softonic.com, and soft32.com Download clients are used to monetize these websites' free services by offering installation of promoted, 'legitimate' browser extensions together with the chosen free software.

Thus, reckless download and installation of freeware often results in adware or malware infections. This situation can be prevented by closely inspecting each step of the free software download process and never accepting installation of any additional programs offered.

If you are installing downloaded software, select the 'Advanced' or 'Custom' installation options, rather than 'Quick' or 'Regular' - this will reveal any bundled applications listed for installation and allow them to be declined. If you have already installed OffersBar and experience browser redirects, follow this removal guide to eliminate it from your Internet browsers.

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Quick menu:

• What is offersbar.com?
• STEP 1. Uninstall OffersBar Toolbar application using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove offersbar.com redirect from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove offersbar.com browser hijacker from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove offersbar.com homepage and default search engine from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove offersBar.com redirect from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

Offersbar.com redirect removal:

Windows 11 users:

Right-click on the Start icon, select Apps and Features. In the opened window search for the application you want to uninstall, after locating it, click on the three vertical dots and select Uninstall.

Windows 10 users:

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.

Windows 7 users:

Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and click Uninstall a program.

macOS (OSX) users:

Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

In the uninstall programs window: look for "OffersBar Toolbar", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted program (which causes browser redirects to offersbar.com website), scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Offersbar.com homepage and default Internet search engine removal from Internet browsers:

Video showing how to remove browser hijackers:

Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

Remove offersbar.com related Internet Explorer add-ons:

Click the "gears" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for any recently-installed suspicious browser extensions ("OffersBar Toolbar" and "OffersBar ToolbarEngine"), select these entries and click "Remove".

Change your homepage:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Internet Options", in the opened window remove hxxp://feed.helperbar.com and enter your preferred domain, which will open each time you launch Internet Explorer.

Change your default search engine:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". In the opened window, select "Search Providers", set "Google", "Bing", or any other preferred search engine as your default, then remove "OffersBar Search".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the offersbar smartbar browser hijacker, reset your Internet Explorer settings to default.

Windows XP users: Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type inetcpl.cpl In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click the Windows logo, in the start search box type inetcpl.cpl and click enter. In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. Select Internet Options.

In the opened window, select the Advanced tab.

Click the Reset button.

Confirm that you wish to reset Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Remove offersbar.com related Google Chrome extensions:

Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Tools" and click on "Extensions". Locate any recently-installed suspicious add-ons ("OffersBar Toolbar"), select these entries and click the trash can icon.

Change your homepage:

Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Settings". In the "On startup" section, click "set pages", hover your mouse over hxxp://feed.helperbar.com and click the x symbol. Now, you can add your preferred website as your homepage.

Change your default search engine:

To change your default search engine in Google Chrome: Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Settings," in the "Search" section, click "Manage Search Engines...", remove "OffersBar" and add or select your preferred Internet search engine.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the offersbar smartbar browser hijacker, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Advanced… link.

After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset (Restore settings to their original defaults) button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious plugins from Mozilla Firefox:

Remove offersbar.com related Mozilla Firefox add-ons:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click on "Extensions", in the opened window remove any recently-installed suspicious browser plug-ins ("OffersBar Toolbar").

Change your homepage:

To reset your homepage click on the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), then select "Options", in the opened window remove hxxp://feed.helperbar.com and enter your preferred domain, which will open each time you start Mozilla Firefox.

Change default search engine:

In the URL address bar, type about:config and press Enter.
Click "I'll be careful, I promise!".
In the search filter at the top, type: "OffersBar" (or "HelperBar")
Right-click on the found preferences and select "Reset" to restore default values.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with offersbar smartbar browser hijacker removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.

Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu, in the opened menu, click Help.

Select Troubleshooting Information.

In the opened window, click the Refresh Firefox button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Refresh Firefox button.

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click Safari menu, then select Preferences...

In the preferences window select the Extensions tab. Look for any recently installed suspicious extensions and uninstall them.

In the preferences window select General tab and make sure that your homepage is set to a preferred URL, if its altered by a browser hijacker - change it.

In the preferences window select Search tab and make sure that your preferred Internet search engine is selected.

Optional method:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...

In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.

Remove malicious extensions from Microsoft Edge:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate any recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, and remove them.

Change your homepage and new tab settings:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Settings". In the "On startup" section look for the name of the browser hijacker and click "Disable".

Change your default Internet search engine:

To change your default search engine in Microsoft Edge: Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Privacy and services", scroll to bottom of the page and select "Address bar". In the "Search engines used in address bar" section look for the name of the unwanted Internet search engine, when located click the "Disable" button near it. Alternatively you can click on "Manage search engines", in the opened menu look for unwanted Internet search engine. Click on the puzzle icon near it and select "Disable".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the offersbar smartbar browser hijacker, reset your Microsoft Edge browser settings. Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge) and select Settings.

In the opened settings menu select Reset settings.

Select Restore settings to their default values. In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Microsoft Edge settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

• If this did not help, follow these alternative instructions explaining how to reset the Microsoft Edge browser.

Summary:

A browser hijacker is a type of adware infection that modifies Internet browser settings by assigning the homepage and default Internet search engine settings to some other (unwanted) website URL. Commonly, this type of adware infiltrates operating systems through free software downloads. If your download is managed by a download client, ensure that you decline offers to install advertised toolbars or applications that seek to change your homepage and default Internet search engine settings.

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