Should I remove Ad-Aware Security Toolbar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
64% remove it36% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #3,862
United States Rank #2,119
Reach 0.1760%
(Not enough data to show 30 day installation trends)
Uninstallation trends (last 30 days)
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 21.52 days
634.81 days >
Average installed length: 333.54 days
Versions of Ad-Aware Security Toolbar
| Version | Distribution |
| 2.1.0.20 |
35.60% |
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| 2.0.0.3 |
15.18% |
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| 1.0.1.26 |
2.09% |
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| 0.9.1.8 |
23.04% |
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| 0.9.1.4DBG |
2.62% |
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| 0.9.1.4 |
5.24% |
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| 0.9.1.20 |
14.66% |
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| 0.9.1.18 |
0.52% |
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| 0.9.1.15 |
1.05% |
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Ad-Aware Security Toolbar
What is Ad-Aware Security Toolbar?
The Ad-Aware Security Toolbar for Intenet Explorer and Firefox is a Conduit OurToolbar Community smartbar. The Toolbar installs into your Internet browser and allows you to search the Internet with Community Toolbar that changes and redircts all of your search results as well as DNS errors, and modifies your home page.
About Ad-Aware Security Toolbar (from Lavasoft)
“Ad-Aware Security Toolbar is a free security software developed by Lavasoft, the makers of Ad-Aware. Built specifically for browsing protection, Ad-Aware Security Toolbar is a free browser plug-in tha”
Program details
URL: toolbar.lavasoft.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\adawaretb
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\adawaretb\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 2.67 MB
Files installed by Ad-Aware Security Toolbar
| Program module: | adawareDx.dll |
| Name: | Ad-Aware Security Toolbar |
| Ad-Aware Security Toolbar Link Library |
| Signed by: | Lavasoft Limited |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\adawaretb\adawareDx.dll |
| MD5: | 9d5363467c5563a492bbc625d3fdf53b |
Additional files:
- uninstall.exe - Ad-Aware Security Toolbar (Ad-Aware Security Toolbar Uninstaller)
- adawareDx.dll - Ad-Aware Security Toolbar Link Library
- adawaretb.dll (by Visicom Media Inc)
- dtUser.exe (by Visicom Media) - DTX broker
- ieUtils.exe (by Visicom Media) - ieUtils (ieUtils for Dynamic Toolbars)
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- adawareDx.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Ad-Aware Security Toolbar' with the class of {6c97a91e-4524-4019-86af-2aa2d567bf5c}.
Internet Explorer Toolbar
- adawareDx.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Ad-Aware Security Toolbar' with the class of {6c97a91e-4524-4019-86af-2aa2d567bf5c}.
Internet Explorer URL Search Hook
- adawareDx.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'Ad-Aware Security Add-on' with a class of {6c97a91e-4524-4019-86af-2aa2d567bf5c} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- dtUser.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\adawaretb\dtUser.exe'.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win 8 1%
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HOW DOES IT RUN?
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Plugs into Internet Explorer
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 64%
Keep it 36%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
60.21% |
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| Windows Vista |
23.04% |
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| Windows XP |
15.71% |
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| Windows 8 |
1.05% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
48.69% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
20.94% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
15.71% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
6.81% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
4.19% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media ... |
1.05% |
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Geography
76.96% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
76.96% |
| Germany |
4.71% |
| Canada |
3.14% |
| Austria |
2.09% |
| United Kingdom |
1.57% |
| Hungary |
1.57% |
| Belgium |
1.05% |
| Switzerland |
1.05% |
| Spain |
1.05% |
| Japan |
1.05% |
| Argentina |
0.52% |
| Australia |
0.52% |
| Brazil |
0.52% |
| France |
0.52% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
32.18% |
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| Dell |
21.84% |
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| Acer |
13.22% |
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| Toshiba |
8.05% |
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| Lenovo |
4.60% |
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| ASUS |
4.60% |
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| American Megatrends |
4.02% |
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| Gateway |
3.45% |
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| Sahara |
1.72% |
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| Intel |
1.72% |
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| GIGABYTE |
1.15% |
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| Alienware |
0.57% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.89% |
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| Dell Studio XPS 8100 |
1.73% |
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| Dell Inspiron 530 |
1.73% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
1.73% |
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| HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook ... |
1.16% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite L655 |
1.16% |
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How do I remove Ad-Aware Security Toolbar?
Quickly and completely remove Ad-Aware Security Toolbar from your computer by downloading "Should I Remove It?", its 100% FREE and installs in seconds (click the button below).
Or, you can uninstall Ad-Aware Security Toolbar from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Ad-Aware Security Toolbar, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Ad-Aware Security Toolbar.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Ad-Aware Security Toolbar you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
About Lavasoft
Lavasoft is a development company that produces anti-spyware software, most known for Ad-Aware. It offers a free, downloadable version of Ad-Aware called Ad-Aware Free Antivirus+ and commercial versio
About (from Lavasoft)
“In 1999, computer viruses were the rage and been making headlines for years, but the term spyware was new and just beginning to show its menacing face. Computers around the world became ever more frus”
Publisher URL: www.lavasoft.com