Music Box Toolbar

The Music Box Toolbar is a browser add-on that claims to provide easy access to radio stations while also attempting to change your browser's default search engine and homepage. Like other Potentially Unwanted Programs with similar aims, the Music Box Toolbar isn't a threat to your PC in the same way that a Trojan or other malicious program would be, but the Music Box Toolbar does inconvenience you with unnecessary browser changes and may be difficult to uninstall. Due to the latter characteristic in particular, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend deleting a Music Box Toolbar with anti-malware tools as required if you've made the decision that you don't want the Music Box Toolbar on your browser and have no need of its services.

As Your Browser Dances to a Toolbar's Tune....

The Music Box Toolbar doesn't have any malicious tendencies and usually will only arrive on your PC after you've installed iMesh – a file-sharing program whose installer often bundles the Music Box Toolbar in recent versions. Unlike most other PUPs that SpywareRemove.com malware experts have looked over, the Music Box Toolbar's installation process usually is not concealed and can be disabled while still installing the main program. Similarly, the Music Box Toolbar's browser changes also can be unselected, which will prevent the Music Box Toolbar from enacting its main changes: hijacking your homepage and search engine.

However, if you install the Music Box Toolbar hastily with all of its options checked, your Web browsers will have their homepages adjusted to Ask.com and their default searches redirected to the same site. These changes will affect most Windows Web browsers. Although Ask.com is not a malicious site, SpywareRemove.com malware experts note that the Music Box Toolbar's browser changes may not have any advantages for the user. Therefore, you never should need to hesitate about removing a Music Box Toolbar if you've opted into its browser 'features' by accident.

Closing the Music Box Toolbar's Lid for Good

The Music Box Toolbar's functions are not major security issues for your PC but may hinder your effective use of various browsers and don't provide any major benefits to make up for that. SpywareRemove.com malware research team also has seen some incidents of the Music Box Toolbar failing to be completely removed from a browser when normal uninstall techniques are used, which makes any use of anti-malware applications generally commendable while you're removing the Music Box Toolbar.

PUPs often require some inattentiveness on the part of the PC user before they actually are installed onto an affected computer, and the Music Box Toolbar has been confirmed for explicitly calling out its installation in most cases. If you're careful about examining any install option before clicking through an installation process, you usually will never be bothered by the Music Box Toolbar or other unwanted toolbars that are classified as Potentially Unwanted Programs.