MyCalendarPlanner Hijacker - How to remove

MyCalendarPlanner is a browser extension made by Ask Applications/Mindspark. It allows users to manage an online calendar on their new tab page. It also has some browser hijacker features, like trying to make users use the MyWay search provider.

MyCalendarPlanner – browser adware

MyWay search redirect

MyCalendarPlanner is made by the company responsible for dozens of browser add-ons, including ProPDFConverter, MyQuickLotto, InternetSpeedUtility, and many others. These browser newtab extensions are all based on the same template – a new tab page that has a few links to some useful sites, and a MyWay search bar in the middle. This outdated and intrusive design is not well-liked and is extremely basic, but fits the purpose of these extensions – which is to get people to use MyWay.

Advertising in search results is how MyWay makes money, os the more users it has, the more profitable it is. That’s fair, but the idea is to offer you a service so good that you’d want to use it, ads and all. Whether MyCalendarPlanner is really that good is up for you to decide.

MyCalendarPlanner is a newtab virus, a type of mild adware:

Type of threat	Adware Browser hijacker
Symptoms of the hijacking	Possibly, MyCalendarPlanner gets installed without your knowledge Replaced new tab page Possibly, web search results are returned in myway.com or ask.com Some browser settings can’t be changed In some cases, manually removing the extension doesn’t work, for example, it gets reinstalled
MyCalendarPlanner distribution	Redirects, notification spammers Misleading ads Free programs that bundle extensions
Removal	Delete adware using antivirus programs (SpyHunter for PC, Combo Cleaner for Mac) Uninstall MyCalendarPlanner and related add-ons manually Restore browser settings

Usually, the extensions that this company produces offer very poor quality functions. But I can see how somebody might find MyCalendarPlanner useful because this one actually has some features. MyCalendarPlanner offers free printable calendar templates, options to add your own events, see national holidays for some countries, and other features. It’s still unhelpful and totally unnecessary for this newtab add-on to take over the new tab page, access your browsing history, check what you search for on its partner websites, or try to manage your browser extensions.

Dishonest distribution

Getting excessive permissions is one of the signs that a browser extension shouldn't be trusted. Another one, a lack of reviews, is also present with MyCalendarPlanner. Of tens of thousands of users, I’d expect at least a few of them to comment about the features of the extension, yet not one of them has even rated it on Google’s web store. This isn’t normal but can most easily be explained if MyCalendarPlanner isn’t distributed like a normal extension.

Browser hijackers can get installed manually, but often they also spread using bundling. Bundling is a way for free programs to make money by offering additional software during their setup process as a sort of advertisement. If you like the offer, you can install this program right away. This method is abused by malware so that the offers are buried in user agreements or somewhere else where it’s hard to notice, then installed by default.

Programs being bundled sometimes is the fault of the developer, other times is done by the distributor – the owner of the site you downloaded your program from. it’s important to be careful when installing commercial freeware if you want to avoid nasty surprises like a newtab adware infection.

There are also misleading ads that promote hijackers related to MyCalendarPlanner. Sites similar to Pushsub.club do this by sometimes redirecting you to the add-on installation site. Another example is trying to track your post package, putting in the tracking number, and instead of getting the answer, being told to install an extension like PackTrackPlus. This is dishonest, so when this happens, stay away – you can find better and more reliable websites.

How to remove MyCalendarPlanner

If you find MyCalendarPlanner useful, don’t worry and keep using it. The extension isn’t all that malicious, even if it does use some questionable tactics. MyWay is a functional search engine, even if it does have a bit too many ads and doesn’t always find results well enough.

However, antivirus programs dislike MyCalendarPlanner for a reason – it is still a browser hijacker.

Maybe you were looking for a way to get rid of MyCalendarPlanner as soon as possible because it rudely injected itself into your browser without even asking. An antivirus program like SpyHunter for Windows or Combo Cleaner for Mac OS could help you get rid of adware that might be responsible for the MyCalendarPlanner hijacking, or you could manually uninstall MyCalendarPlanner and its related extensions (like Ask). Either way, the instructions are below.

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How to remove MyCalendarPlanner Hijacker using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like MyCalendarPlanner Hijacker install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to MyCalendarPlanner Hijacker . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make MyCalendarPlanner Hijacker easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove MyCalendarPlanner Hijacker from macOS

Delete MyCalendarPlanner Hijacker from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the MyCalendarPlanner Hijacker app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to MyCalendarPlanner Hijacker and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Close the Options.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to MyCalendarPlanner Hijacker, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Press on the Gear icon->Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset button.
  
• Select a “Delete personal settings” checkbox and click on the Reset button.
  
• Click on the Close button on the confirmation box, then close your browser.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving MyCalendarPlanner Hijacker from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to MyCalendarPlanner Hijacker. Click on the trash bin icon next to MyCalendarPlanner Hijacker or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to MyCalendarPlanner Hijacker, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving MyCalendarPlanner Hijacker from Firefox

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything MyCalendarPlanner Hijacker related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to MyCalendarPlanner Hijacker, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove MyCalendarPlanner Hijacker from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to MyCalendarPlanner Hijacker. Click on the "Remove" icon next to MyCalendarPlanner Hijacker or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.

TopRemoving MyCalendarPlanner Hijacker from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the MyCalendarPlanner Hijacker. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to MyCalendarPlanner Hijacker, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari.
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.