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MyMapsWizard Toolbar

Posted: February 14, 2016

Threat Metric

Ranking: 12,459
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 3,190
First Seen: February 14, 2016
Last Seen: October 10, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows


The MyMapsWizard Toolbar is a potentially unwanted toolbar published by Mindspark Interactive Network, a software company that is mostly known for distributing adware and Potentially Unwanted Programs or toolbars. The MyMapsWizard Toolbar is no different than Mindspark's other products, and it may rely on unfair methods to install itself on computers. Software bundles may be used to distribute the MyMapsWizard Toolbar, so you should be extra careful when you download freeware and shareware apps since they may offer to install the MyMapsWizard Toolbar among other Potentially Unwanted Programs and toolbars.

The MyMapsWizard Toolbar claims to offer great tools that you can use directly from your Web browser. According to the tool's official Web page, the MyMapsWizard Toolbar allows users to browse detailed maps online, set-up routes, find events and places near them, and even receive information about traffic alerts and problems. However, MyMapsWizard Toolbar doesn't work as promised, and the most noticeable change you may see after you install the MyMapsWizard Toolbar is that your homepage and default search engine may be changed to sites associated with this potentially unwanted toolbar. The MyMapsWizard Toolbar isn't necessary, and its features don't work as promised, so it is in your best interest to remove the MyMapsWizard Toolbar as soon as you can. This way, you can restore your Web browser's regular state and get rid of the annoying, dysfunctional toolbar.

Technical Details

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

File name without pathhttp_MyMapsWizard.dl.myway.com_0.localstoragehttp_MyMapsWizard.dl.myway.com_0.localstorage-journalhttp_MyMapsWizard.dl.tb.ask.com_0.localstoragehttp_MyMapsWizard.dl.tb.ask.com_0.localstorage-journalHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{5a817e34-009a-40f0-ba59-29df09d63e17}Software\MyMapsWizardSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{5a817e34-009a-40f0-ba59-29df09d63e17}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}MyMapsWizardTooltab Uninstall Internet Explorer

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\MyMapsWizardTooltab
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