Tool Tip: Toolbar Cleaner for Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome

I come across systems all the time that are loaded down with toolbar after toolbar after toolbar.  Not only is this slowing the browsing experience down, but there are privacy concerns with browser toolbars and helper objects (BHO).
Quite often, toolbars are installed as an option when installing other software.  Take for example the Ask.com toolbar which installs itself if you do not OPT-OUT during your Java installation (or update).
Thankfully Internet Explorer 9 makes it a little nicer by not just enabling any toolbar that is installed — you will get a notification asking if you want to enable the toolbar/addon.
Most users, I assume, just click through this and enable them.  So now they have Ask.com, Google, ShopAtHome, MyWebSearch and various other toolbars installed which ultimately slows the browsing experience down.
This tool, Toolbar Cleaner, helps you remove these in a few clicks instead of fumbling through Internet Explorer options.
Toolbar Cleaner can be found at http://toolbarcleaner.com/.
Nice tool, and it’s FREE.
[stextbox id=download]Download Toolbar Cleaner:  http://www.toolbarcleaner.com/[/stextbox]
It also has a basic startup removal utility to help manage applications that start-up when your computer starts.  Note that this does not alter any services; only start-up items.

Toolbar
Toolbar Cleaner main application window

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Rich

Just another IT guy.

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