How to remove Bookmarks Button

What is Bookmarks Button

Bookmarks Button is a deceptive and malicious browser extension primarily targeting Google Chrome users. Although it appears to be a legitimate tool for managing bookmarks, it is classified as adware and a potentially unwanted program (PUP). This extension is notorious for hijacking browser settings, injecting advertisements, and tracking user activity without consent. Once installed, the Bookmarks Button extension exhibits several malicious behaviors. It injects various types of advertisements, including pop-ups, banners, and coupons, into web pages that users visit. These ads often obscure legitimate content and can redirect users to malicious websites. The extension changes the default search engine and homepage settings, redirecting search queries through unwanted search engines, which can lead to irrelevant or harmful search results. It continuously monitors browsing activity, collecting data such as IP addresses, URLs visited, search queries, and pages viewed. This information is often shared with third parties, potentially leading to privacy issues and identity theft. The extension is often installed with “enterprise policy” permissions, making it challenging to remove through standard browser settings. Users may find that the “Remove” option is unavailable when they attempt to uninstall the extension.

How Bookmarks Button infects computers

The Bookmarks Button extension typically infiltrates systems through a deceptive marketing practice known as “bundling.” This method involves packaging the extension with other software, often freeware, which users download from the internet. During the installation process, the extension is installed silently, without explicit user consent. Users often overlook the presence of additional software when they rush through the installation process without carefully reading the terms and conditions or opting for custom installation settings. Removing the Bookmarks Button extension requires a multi-step approach. For extensions installed with enterprise policy permissions, resetting the group policy is necessary. This can be done through the Command Prompt with administrative privileges by executing specific commands to delete group policy settings and force an update. Resetting Google Chrome to its default settings can help remove the extension.

1. Download Bookmarks Button Removal Tool
2. Remove Bookmarks Button from Control Panel and Applications
3. Remove Bookmarks Button extensions from browsers
4. Reset browser search and homepage settings
5. Alternative way to remove Bookmarks Button search redirects
6. Clean browser shortcuts from Bookmarks Button
7. How to protect from threats like Bookmarks Button

Remove Bookmarks Button manually for free

Here is a manual step-by-step tutorial for full Bookmarks Button removal from your computer. This works 99% and was checked with the latest versions of the Bookmarks Button an installer on operating systems with the latest updates and browser versions.

Note: Bookmarks Button can be installed as Google Chrome extension as Administrator (you may see Installed by enterprise policy or Your browser is managed by your organization inscription near it), and this will not allow removal. Therefore, before starting removal process, perform these actions:

1. Start the Command Prompt by clicking the Start menu button and typing command prompt (or just searching for “command prompt” in Windows 10 search field). Right click on the Command Prompt result and choose Run as Administrator.



2. Type in and execute the following commands:

   
rd /S /Q "%WinDir%\System32\GroupPolicyUsers"
rd /S /Q "%WinDir%\System32\GroupPolicy"
gpupdate /force

Remove Bookmarks Button from Control Panel or Applications

To start removing Bookmarks Button you should uninstall it using Control Panel. It can be present by different names – “Bookmarks Button”. It should uninstall correctly, however, we recommend you to use IObit Uninstaller to clean leftover items after uninstalling. Here are instructions for Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, or Mac.

Remove Bookmarks Button from Windows XP:

1. Click on Start button.
2. Choose Control Panel.
3. Click Add or Remove Programs.
4. Find Bookmarks Button-related or other suspicious program.
5. Click Uninstall.

Remove Bookmarks Button from Windows 7:

1. Click Start button.
2. Then go to Control Panel.
3. Click Uninstall a Program.
4. Find Bookmarks Button-related or other suspicious program and click Uninstall.

Remove Bookmarks Button from Windows 8:

1. Hover mouse pointer to the bottom-right corner to see Menu.
2. Click Search.
3. After that click Apps.
4. Then Control Panel.
5. Click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
6. Find Bookmarks Button-related or other suspicious program, click Uninstall.

Remove Bookmarks Button from Windows 10:

There are 2 ways to uninstall Bookmarks Button from Windows 10

Way one

1. Click on the Start button.
2. In opened menu choose Settings.
3. Click on the System tile.
4. Click Apps & features and locate Bookmarks Button-related or other suspicious program in the list.
5. Click on it and then click Uninstall button near it.

Way two (classic)

1. Right-click on the Start button.
2. In opened menu choose Programs and Features.
3. Locate Bookmarks Button-related or other suspicious program in the list.
4. Click on it and then click Uninstall button above.

Remove Bookmarks Button from Windows 11:

1. Right-click on the Start button.
2. In opened menu choose Settings.
3. Click on the Apps tab on the left side.
4. Click Apps & features and locate Bookmarks Button-related or other recently installed suspicious program in the list.
5. Click on 3-dots icon near it and then click Uninstall button near it.
6. Depending on the type of application (Windows Store app or classic Win32 app) it will be removed immediately or you will need to confirm the action and go through standard uninstall procedure.

Remove Bookmarks Button from Mac:

1. In the Finder sidebar, click Applications.
2. Bookmarks Button might have an Uninstaller.
3. Otherwise, drag Bookmarks Button from the Applications folder to the Trash (located at the end of the Dock).
4. Then choose Finder > Empty Trash.

Cannot uninstall Bookmarks Button in Windows

In some cases, Bookmarks Button won’t uninstall and gives you the message, that “You do not have sufficient access to uninstall Bookmarks Button. Please, contact your system administrator” when you try to remove it from Control Panel or “Access denied” error when removing the Bookmarks Button folder and files. This happens because the process or service does not allow you to do it. In this case, I will recommend you to use SpyHunter 5 or Malwarebytes or uninstall Bookmarks Button in Safe Mode. To boot in Safe Mode do the following:

1. Reboot your computer.
2. While it starts booting press F8 button.
3. This will open Advanced Boot Options menu.
4. Choose Safe Mode and wait until Windows loads.
5. Go to Control Panel > Uninstall a program and remove Bookmarks Button or other suspicious program

>> See detailed instructions and video tutorial on how to boot in Safe Mode

Cannot uninstall Bookmarks Button in MacOS

If you can’t uninstall Bookmarks Button using instructions above, or it keeps coming back, you can use free AppCleaner for Mac to remove all residual data and libraries of Bookmarks Button. Follow instructions below:

1. Download free AppCleaner.
2. Drag Bookmarks Button from Applications folder to AppCleaner window.
3. Choose files and folders you want to remove along with Bookmarks Button.
4. Click Delete button.

Remove malicious add-ons from your browsers

Uninstalling Bookmarks Button from Control Panel or Applications often does not bring the desired effect. It sometimes has a browser extension and it may still be active in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Here are instructions on how to remove Bookmarks Button extension from your browsers manually.

Google Chrome:

1. Start Google Chrome browser
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://extensions.
3. Find Bookmarks Button extension.
4. Click the Remove button to remove them.
5. Also remove other suspicious extensions from the list.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:addons.
3. Find Bookmarks Button extension.
4. Click three-dots icon near it and choose Remove in the menu.
5. In opened dialog window click Remove button to confirm the action.
6. Remove all suspicious extensions from the list.

Safari:

1. Start Safari on your Mac, click Safari to open drop-down menu and choose Preferences
2. Click Extensions tab.
3. Find Bookmarks Button extension.
4. Click Uninstall button to remove it.

Microsoft Edge:

1. Start Microsoft Edge browser.
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) edge://extensions.
3. Find Bookmarks Button extension.
4. Click Remove link under the name of extension.
5. In opened dialog window click Remove button to confirm the action.
6. Remove all suspicious extensions from the list.

Internet Explorer (9, 10, 11):

Note: There is no feature to remove browser extensions from browser in latest version of Internet Explorer. To remove Bookmarks Button from Internet Explorer, please, perform instructions for uninstalling program from Control Panel. To disable Bookmarks Button, please, do the following:

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Click on gear/asterisk icon in the top-right corner.
3. In opened menu Manage Add-ons.
4. Select Toolbars and Extensions.
5. Click Disable Bookmarks Button or other suspicious extensions.
6. Also disable other suspicious extensions from the list.

Opera Browser:

Generally, Bookmarks Button does not install in Opera browser however you can always double check. Do the following:

1. Start Opera browser.
2. Go to Tools > Extensions > Manage Extensions.
3. Find Bookmarks Button or other suspicious extensions.
4. Click Uninstall button.
5. Also remove other suspicious extensions from the list.

Reset browsers settings (homepage, default search)

Bookmarks Button installs a search engine, that hijacks your browsers. Here is the instruction to reset your browser’s homepage, new tab, and search engine to default values.

Google Chrome:

1. Start Google Chrome browser
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://settings.
3. On the left panel expand Advanced options.
4. Choose Reset and clean up.
5. Click on Restore settings to their original defaults link and confirm by clicking Reset button.

Google Chrome > Settings > Advanced

Reset and clean up

Reset Google Chrome

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:support.
3. Click Refresh Firefox… button.
4. Click Refresh Firefox button in opened dialog window to confirm.

Reset Safari:

1. Start Safari on your Mac, click Safari to open drop-down menu and choose Preferences
2. Go to the Privacy section of Safari’s preferences.
3. Click Remove All Website Data button.
4. In opened window click Remove Now button to remove data stored by websites in Safari.
5. Go to the Advanced section of Safari’s preferences.
6. Click the Show Develop menu in menu bar option.
7. In the menu click Develop and select Empty Caches from this menu.
8. Again, go to Safari menu and choose Clear History….
9. Choose to clear all history and click Clear History button.

Microsoft Edge:

1. Start Microsoft Edge browser
2. Click on 3-dots icon in the top-right corner and choose Settings.
3. On the left panel find and click Reset settings option.
4. Click on Restore settings to their default values link and confirm by clicking Reset button.

Internet Explorer (9, 10, 11):

1. Start Internet Explorer.
2. Click on gear/asterisk icon in the top-right corner.
3. In opened menu choose Internet options.
4. Click Advanced tab.
5. Click Reset button.
6. Choose Delete personal settings and click Reset.

Opera Browser:

1. Start Opera browser and click on Opera icon in the top-left corner.
2. Choose Settings and click Advanced on the left side and choose Browser.
3. Scroll down to the very bottom and click on Restore settings to their original defaults link.
4. Confirm by clicking Reset button.

How to block ads and pop-ups, promoting Bookmarks Button


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Bookmarks Button, in most cases, is promoted by ads and pop-ups on doubtful websites. These sites can redirect users’ browsers to Bookmarks Button ads, generating advertising revenue for the attackers. The malware is often offered through these ads, leaving users puzzled about the origin of the software. In some cases, users may unknowingly install the Bookmarks Button extension, which then injects advertisements into the websites they visit and redirects their search queries. Additionally, the malware can be distributed through other channels such as peer-to-peer file-sharing networks, misleading ads, and compromised or shady websites that trigger automatic downloads To protect your PC and browsers from phishing websites, pop-up ads, banners, malicious scripts it is recommended to use AdGuard. Download free trial here:

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How to protect from threats, like Bookmarks Button, in future


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Be careful surfing the internet and downloading software, as programs like Bookmarks Button may become a real headache as they are hard to remove and break your privacy. To keep safe from such threats we recommend you always use antivirus and one of the anti-malware programs available on the market. One of the best anti-virus programs is SpyHunter 5. It can protect your PC from threats like Bookmarks Button.

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