Should I remove AddThis Toolbar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
60% remove it40% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
United States Rank #48,751
Reach 0.0006%
Versions
Version | Distribution |
3.0.1 |
54.55% |
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2.0.6.0 |
18.18% |
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2.0.5.0 |
9.09% |
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1.0.31.0 |
18.18% |
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AddThis Toolbar
from AddThis
What is AddThis Toolbar? (from AddThis)
Share and bookmark from anywhere you visit, anytime with the AddThis toolbar. Share using our email form, your computer's email program, or services like Gmail and Yahoo! Mail. Bookmark or share any page with popular destinations such as Facebook and Twitter. Don't see the destinations you like? Customize your toolbar ... Read more
Overview
AddThis Toolbar is a software program developed by AddThis. The most common release is 3.0.1, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named addthis toolbar.dll. The setup package generally installs about 4 files and is usually about 1.29 MB (1,355,756 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows XP. While about 89% of users of AddThis Toolbar come from the United States, it is also popular in Belgium and Australia.
- Integrates into the web browser
Program details
URL: www.addthis.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\addthis toolbar\bin
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{494E3DD2-8AFC-4806-BD5F-036C31E675E4}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 1.29 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by AddThis Toolbar
Program module: | addthis toolbar.dll |
Name: | AddThis Toolbar |
Path: | C:\Program Files\addthis toolbar\bin\addthis toolbar.dll |
MD5: | 970cc2761ace69e07064c8ea8fac7793 |
Additional files:
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interop.optsholdlib.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'OPTSHOLDLib'.
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interop.shdocvw.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'SHDocVw'.
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microsoft.deployment.windowsinstaller.dll (by Outercurve Foundation) - Windows Installer XML
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer Toolbar
- addthis toolbar.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'AddThis Toolbar' with the class of {691ca8ec-7205-4aa9-bdd6-15493d16f835}.
How do I remove AddThis Toolbar?
You can uninstall AddThis 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/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program AddThis Toolbar, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: 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 AddThis 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 AddThis 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.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 45%
Win 10 9%
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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 60%
Keep it 40%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
45.45% |
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Windows XP |
27.27% |
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Windows Vista |
18.18% |
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Windows 10 |
9.09% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
45.45% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
27.27% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
18.18% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
9.09% |
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Geography
89.29% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
89.29% |
Belgium |
3.57% |
Australia |
3.57% |
Canada |
3.57% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell |
25.00% |
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Toshiba |
25.00% |
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ASUS |
25.00% |
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Lenovo |
12.50% |
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Intel |
12.50% |
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Common models |
TOSHIBA Satellite L505 |
11.11% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite L305D |
11.11% |
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MICRO-STAR INTERANTIONAL ... |
11.11% |
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LENOVO Lenovo H320 |
11.11% |
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HP Mini 110-1000 |
11.11% |
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FUJITSU SIEMENS AMILO Li3... |
11.11% |
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