DirectionsAce Toolbar
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| Ranking: | 6,942 |
| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 3,962 |
| First Seen: | November 15, 2015 |
| Last Seen: | September 17, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The DirectionsAce Toolbar is developed by the infamous Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. as a helpful navigation assistant for active Internet users. According to Free.DirectionsAce.com, the DirectionsAce Toolbar can help users find great maps, driving directions, traffic alerts and weather reports to plan their travel carefully. The installer of the DirectionsAce Toolbar can be downloaded from its official websites or may accompany third-party software. However, the DirectionsAce Toolbar is supported by advertisers that may use it to flood your browser window with marketing materials and prevent you from finding useful information with the DirectionsAce Toolbar. Security researchers note that the DirectionsAce Toolbar is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) with adware capabilities that is very similar to OnlineMapFinder and Mapsgalaxy. Additionally, the DirectionsAce Toolbar may apply several potentially unwanted changes to your browser. The DirectionsAce Toolbar may be compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, and may change your new tab, homepage and default search provider behavior.
The DirectionsAce Toolbar may place links to map services by Google, Yahoo, Yandex and Bing on your new tab page, and deliver search results by Ask.com. As stated before, advertisers support the development of the DirectionsAce Toolbar, and you should expect to see banners and ad-boxes by DirectionsAce on your favorite websites. The DirectionsAce Toolbar may read information such as your Internet history log and download history to show personalized ads. The DirectionsAce Toolbar may send usage statistics to advertisers that include your visited websites, purchases on Amazon and eBay as well as your software and hardware configuration. Security researchers add that the DirectionsAce Toolbar may invite you to install recommended applications like SupTab and NextLive that might decrease your browser performance. You may want to remove all files of the DirectionsAce Toolbar with a trustworthy anti-spyware instrument to restore your optimal browser settings and stability.
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SpyHunter Detects & Remove DirectionsAce Toolbar
Registry Details
Directories
DirectionsAce Toolbar may create the following directory or directories:
| %LOCALAPPDATA%\DirectionsAceTooltab |
| %LOCALAPPDATA%\DirectionsAce_fv |
| %PROGRAMFILES%\DirectionsAce_fv |
| %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\DirectionsAce_fv |
| %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\DirectionsAce_fv |
URLs
DirectionsAce Toolbar may call the following URLs:
| https://www.directionsquest.co |
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