How to remove Taboola (Windows and Mac)

What is Taboola

Note: This article is about removing Taboola adware from desktop PC. If you see ads “You might also like” or “You may like” and “Sponsored links by Taboola” on your website and you want to get rid of them – you need to inspect your plugins and source code or use this plugin to scan your site. You can also use AdGuard for Windows to block this ads. WordPress.com blog owners: this ads can be a part of WordPress advertising that you cannot control.

Android, iOS and Mac users can use Adguard for Android, AdGuard for iOS or Adguard for Mac to block Taboola ads.

Taboola is unwanted browser extension for Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. Displays coupons, pop-up ads, discounts on shopping sites. We strongly recommend removing Taboola adware from your computer. Below are instructions, that show the step-by-step process of how to remove Taboola.

How Taboola infected your PC

Taboola is bundled with free programs and can infect your computer when you install or download freeware. Taboola is classified as a potentially unwanted program. Most antiviruses cannot detect or remove Taboola. We recommend you to use WiperSoft Antispyware or MalwareBytes AntiMalware to remove adware files from PC.

Remove Taboola manually for free

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

Remove Taboola from Control Panel or Applications

To start removing Taboola you should uninstall it using Control Panel. It can be present by different names – “Taboola”. 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 and Mac.

Remove Taboola from Mac:

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

Remove Taboola from Windows XP:

1. Click on Start button.
2. Choose Control Panel.
3. Click Add or Remove Programs.
4. Find Taboola.
5. Click Uninstall.

Remove Taboola from Windows 7:

1. Click Start button.
2. Then go to Control Panel.
3. Click Uninstall a Program.
4. Find Taboola and click Uninstall.

Remove Taboola 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 Taboola, click Uninstall.

Remove Taboola from Windows 10:

There are 2 ways to uninstall Taboola 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 Taboola 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 Taboola in the list.
4. Click on it and then click Uninstall button above.

Cannot uninstall Taboola

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

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

and for Mac:

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

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

Remove Taboola add-on from your browsers

Removing Taboola from Control Panel often does not bring the desired effect. It is a browser extension and it may still be active in Safari, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. Here are instructions on how to remove Taboola extension from your browsers manually.

Safari:

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

Google Chrome:

1. Start Google Chrome browser
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://extensions.
3. Find Taboola extension.
4. Click the trash can icon to remove it.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:addons.
3. Choose Taboola extension.
4. Click Disable or Remove button.

Internet Explorer (9, 10, 11):

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

Opera Browser:

Generally, Taboola 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 Taboola or Taboola 2.0 extension.
4. Click Uninstall button.

How to block ads and pop-ups from Taboola

Tabool ads, in most cases, are caused by a program installed on your PC or add-on installed in browsers. However, sometimes it can appear on a clean computer when visiting a malicious website, using an advertising script. Also, apps that generate “Taboola” ads and banners are themselves installed from pop-ups. 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:

Download AdGuard for Windows

Download AdGuard for Mac

Final tips

Be careful surfing the internet and downloading software, as programs, like Taboola, 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-spyware and anti-malware programs is SpyHunter 5. It can protect your PC from threats, like Taboola.