Encounter Iminent Toolbar – the Ways You’ve Been Looking for to Remove It

I'm not sure what it is. I found my PC abnormal and I checked all the items I could think up. Soon I found an imminent file in my program files. I've never seen that file. Is it malicious? Do I need to do something to protect my PC?

Iminent Toolbar often has a fellow with it

Iminent Toolbar is actually categorized as an adware which is designed to make money by distributing ads. You can also call it PUP (potentially unwanted program) for that's the essence of it. Different from other adwares, Iminent Toolbar has a fellow called search.iminent.com which is a browser hijacker. So when your PC was infected with Iminent Toolbar, the hijacker search.iminent.com would also come to you to lead you to some websites you don't want. Thus, to avoid further damage, you should remove the adware as soon as possible.

Where does the adware come from?

Adwares often camouflage themselves as useful online tools. So some people may lead the adware to their PCs themselves. However, Iminent Toolbar can also come without sign. Some malicious links of an unsafe website or hacked website may contain this adware. Bundled with freeware or shareware, you can't even notice it. That's the most common way that the adware uses to come to your PC. Nevertheless, you can avoid it during the installation only if you read all the items before you click "Next".

How does Iminent Toolbar make you crazy?

• Your Internet connection acts slow. You'll find that it takes ages to open a new page.
• With search.iminent.com, even if you type in the URL to search, you can't get to your pages.
• Numerous pop-up ads and spam letters come to you to disturb your normal online life.
• Your PC moves like a snail that you have no patient to wait for it.
• All valuable information is collected for commercial purpose. You worry about your money in the E-bank account.

Are these ways you've been looking for?

Method 1: Manually remove it yourself by following the guides below.
Method 2: Automatically remove it by using SpyHunter.

Manual Ways

Step 1: Stop processes of Iminent Toolbar.
Press Ctrl+Alt+Del keys simultaneously to help you open an interface of the Task Manager section. Select all the related ongoing processes and end them to continue the next step.

Step 2: Remove all related programs.

For Windows XP:
Click start and find Control Panel. In the pop-up box, you will see Add or Remove Programs. Click it and find any recently installed unknown programs and then delete them.

For Windows 7:
You also need to find Control Panel by clicking Start Menu. Focus on Uninstall and look for what you want to uninstall. Select the ones you find and uninstall them.

For Windows 8:
Click Start Menu first and then click Search. Select Apps and then click Control Panel. Then the Uninstall box will come to you. You just need to find related programs and uninstall them.

Step 3: Delete all related registry entries. (Be cautious during this step.)
Click start to find Run. In the pop-up box, type "regedit" into it and hit OK. And there comes the Registry Editor. Find related files and delete them.

Step 4: Remove Iminent Toolbar from your browser. (Take Google Chrome for example.)
Menu icon>>Tools>>Extensions.
Search for related ones and remove them by clicking on the trashcan icon.

Your other browsers also need this step.

Automatic Ways

As an advanced malware removal tool designed with latest technologies, SpyHunter can easily and fully remove any threats. It specializes in removing adware, rogues, worms, Trojan horses and so on.

Step 1: Download SpyHunter, and follow the wizard to install it properly.

Step 2: Run it to make a full scan for your computer and wait for the results.

Step 3: When the scan is over, select all the threats and click "Remove" to fix them.

Optional steps to double check and optimize your PC

Developed by ParetoLogic Inc, RegCure is specialized in dealing with registry entries. It has the function of restoring errors like Windows update error, and files with the suffix name "dll" or "exe". It can also speed up your PC by cleaning the leftovers of unwanted programs and repairing errors.

Step 1: Download RegCure now!

Step 2: Follow the installation guides to install RegCure.

Step 3: When the installation is finish, launch RegCure and make a full scan.

Step 4: If there is any threat, click "Fix All".

To sum up

Adware like Iminent Toolbar may use its ads to drive you crazy. So you need to remove it as soon as possible. You can choose to remove it yourself if you ever have the experience dealing with registry entries. If not, please use SpyHunter to help you.

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