MyTransitGuide is toolbar developed by MyWay to provide to local transit information on the browser. This extension targets windows computer's all browser like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet Explorer. Some user may find this extension useful but they aren't aware of its reality. MyTransitGuide is a PUP program which gets installed without the consent of users. It hijacks the options of the browser. It changes your homepage, new tab, and default search engine address to its own. The search results are altered and display different harmful ads. MyTransitGuide also tracks users personal information lie IP Address, Geo Location, Browsing History, Search History etc.

How MyTransitGuide gets into your Computer?

What Purpose MyTransitGuide is used for?

My Transit Guide extension claims to provide local transit information, it does that too. This is the reason users find this extension useful. The main purpose of this extension is to serve ads of their clients. These ads are not normal ads they contain harmful products, this is the reason normal ad agency doesn't accept such ads and they choose such method to display ads. The browser hijackers hijack the options like homepage, new tab, and default search engine so that user can't change these. They display ads on these pages to generate their revenue.

MyTransitGuide is developed by MyWay known for such extension.

What are the Potential Dangers to keep this Extension?

Ruined Browsing Experience

MyTransitGuide changes your homepage and default search engine. It displays different ads on the New Tab or Homepage. The search result is also altered. It displays different ads on the search result page also. These ads redirect you to malicious pages. Overall it ruins your browsing experience.

Personal Information Theft

MyTransitGuide tracks user’s personal information like IP Address, Geo Location, Search Query, Browsing History, and the content on the pages. This information is used to serve targeted ads on the computer. This information is also sold to the third party clients to generate revenue.

See the Permissions you gave to MyTransitGuide

Malicious Search Results

This extension tracks your browsing history and searched queries. The search result displayed on the result page is not normal. It is altered and displayed different malicious ads on the result page. These ads redirect you to the pages that may contain more serious threat to your computer. So it is a good idea to remove this extension from all your browsers right now.

How to Remove MyTransitGuide from your Browser?

Manually Remove MyTransitGuide from your Computer Completely

Uninstall Unwanted Programs from your Computer

• WINDOWS 10
• wINDOWS 8 / 8.1
• WINDOWS 7 / VISTA

Right Click on the Start Menu and Click Control Panel

Choose Category View, Under the Program Section select Uninstall a Program

Now Find the MyWay or MyTransitGuide and any unwanted recently installed software, select these applications and Click on Uninstall. 

Go on the Desktop and press Windows + C button. It will display the Windows Charm menu.

In this charm menu Click on Settings and then select Control Panel

In the Control Panel under the Program Section select Uninstall a Program

Now you will see the list of all installed program on your computer. Find the MyWay or MyTransitGuide and any unwanted recently installed Software, Right Click on them and choose uninstall.

Click on the Start button and Choose the Control Panel.

In the Programs section choose Uninstall a Program Option.

Now in a new window you will see the list of all installed programs. Look for MyWay or MyTransitGuide and any unwanted recently installed software. Select them and click on Uninstall button. Follow the instruction to uninstall the program.

Remove MyTransitGuide from Browsers

Step 1- Install MalwareFox on your PC

Open the Installer by Clicking on the Downloaded file.

Now choose your desired language and follow the instructions to install the MalwareFox on your computer.

After completing the installation, the MalwareFox will update the application to its latest version. Let it update.

Now it will sync the Malware database with server. It is important step as it needs to know latest types of malwares.

Step 2 - Scan and Clean your Computer for Malware

When the update process completes it will show Real Time Protection: On. Now you can scan your computer. Press Scan button and leave everything on MalwareFox, it knows how to deal with browser hijacker and other malwares.

See how MalwareFox detects harmful extension in less than 2 minutes. 

Screenshot of MalwareFox Detecting MyTransitGuide

After the scan complete click on Next button to clean your computer completely.

How to Stay Away from MyTransitGuide and other Browser Hijackers?

You need to be little cautious in order to stay protected. Such malware take advantages of user's less awareness. My Transit Guide spread through software bundling and some other method. It is better for you to not download free software from the internet. If you had to download watch the installations steps. There are options from which you can skip it. Also, you should not download the attachment from spam emails. These attachments contain the infection also. Having an antimalware installed on your computer is a better way to stay away from such malware. I suggest you install MalwareFox. It is good for this task. Keep enabling its real-time protection so that it can defend you from malware attacks.