You-Bar

If you stumble across a browser extension called You-Bar, think twice before you install it on your computer. It is definitely not a malicious computer threat, but perhaps you would grow to want to remove You-Bar from your PC a lot sooner than expected. Although this application displays a lot of commercial advertisements each time you browse online shopping websites, there ads might as well expose you to potentially dangerous third party content. That is the main reason why computer security experts do not recommend having You-Bar on your PC, and you basically use the app at your own risk.

Luckily, if you find the extension too annoying to bear, it is not that hard to remove it from your computer. You can simply uninstall it via Control Panel, but you have to keep in mind that there might be other potentially unwanted programs installed on your computer as well. That happens, because You-Bar is promoted and distributed via various methods. First, it can be downloaded from the official website at you-bar.com. The website looks rather reliable, but as it is a freeware application, you can expect it to support commercial and other types of ads quite vehemently.

Not only does You-Bar need to support commercial advertising to survive (after all, it is a free of charge application), but it also is supposed to display ads that would provide you information about various deals, especially when you browser such online shopping malls as Amazon. Nevertheless, you can find the following statement at You-Bar’s official website:

About This Plugin

Thank you for using the YouBar plugin. Our product is designed to enhance your online experience. All YouBar advertising is not affiliate with the website visited while using this product.

It can be interpreted as follows: You-Bar merely provides an advertising service and it does not generate the pop-ups itself. It is basically a vehicle that could be ridden by a variety of third parties. Hence, anyone who is capable of doing it, could embed their own content into You-Bar’s ads, since it does not review it, nor could it be liable for a third party content.

Thus, even if You-Bar does not intend to infect you with malware, it could be used as a mediator in a malware distribution scheme by malevolent third party. Even if you do not click the third party ads all the time, the possibility of malware infection and exposure to potential threats is always near.

To prevent any potential infection, remove You-Bar from your computer and then scan the PC with SpyHunter free scanner to make sure that you have no other potential threats on board. Acquire a licensed antimalware tool if necessary, to ensure your system’s security.

Uninstall You-Bar from your PC

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. Select Uninstall a program and remove You-Bar.

Windows Vista & Windows 7

1. Open Start menu and select Control Panel.
2. Click Uninstall a program and remove You-Bar.

Windows XP

1. Open Start menu and click Control Panel.
2. Select Add or remove programs and uninstall You-Bar.