Amazon Browser Settings
What is Amazon Browser Settings? (from Amazon Services)
You can change settings for the browser, such as privacy controls or the default search engine, to customize your browsing experience.
Overview
Amazon Browser Settings is a program developed by Amazon Services. The most used version is 3.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The main program executable is AmazonBrowserBar.3.0.dll. The software installer includes 13 files and is usually about 4.29 MB (4,500,348 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 39% of users of Amazon Browser Settings come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.
- Loads into the web browser
Program details
Displayed publisher: Amazon
URL: www.amazon.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\amazon browser bar
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Amazon Browser Bar\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 4.29 MB
Files installed by Amazon Browser Settings
| Program module: | AmazonBrowserBar.3.0.dll |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\amazon browser bar\AmazonBrowserBar.3.0.dll |
| MD5: | 841f44c5edcb38b1aab6a2cb776827aa |
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Additional files:
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search_protect.exe - Amazon Search Protect
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uninstall.exe - Amazon Browser Bar
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uninstaller.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- AmazonBrowserBar.3.0.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'TBLayoutBHO Class' with the class of {008f6853-9cb4-41c5-a950-39d55e5e06ba} (TBLayoutBHO).
Internet Explorer Toolbar
- AmazonBrowserBar.3.0.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Amazon Browser Bar' with the class of {EA582743-9076-4178-9AA6-7393FDF4D5CE}.
Scheduled Task
- search_protect.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{26B14B7C-15C6-4290-AA1A-445F9DD3A75B}' (runs on registration).
How do I remove Amazon Browser Settings?
You can uninstall Amazon Browser Settings 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 Amazon Browser Settings, 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 Amazon Browser Settings.
- 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 Amazon Browser Settings 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) 59%
Win Vista 0%
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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 45%
Keep it 55%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
64.63% |
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| Windows 10 |
21.31% |
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| Windows Vista |
7.96% |
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| Windows XP |
6.10% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
45.01% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.29% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.93% |
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| Windows 8 |
7.40% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
7.31% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.06% |
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Geography
38.77% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
38.77% |
| Germany |
18.28% |
| United Kingdom |
8.78% |
| Italy |
5.62% |
| France |
4.59% |
| Canada |
4.35% |
| Israel |
3.32% |
| Japan |
2.14% |
| Spain |
1.66% |
| MA |
0.95% |
| Belgium |
0.95% |
| Switzerland |
0.71% |
| Austria |
0.71% |
| India |
0.55% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
28.47% |
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| Acer |
21.94% |
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| Dell |
18.61% |
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| ASUS |
9.44% |
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| Samsung |
5.56% |
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| GIGABYTE |
3.89% |
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| Medion |
3.61% |
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| Toshiba |
3.47% |
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| Lenovo |
2.78% |
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| Intel |
2.22% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
6.57% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.58% |
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| HP G62 Notebook PC |
2.99% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.99% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.99% |
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| Hewlett-Packard Presario ... |
2.39% |
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About Amazon Services
Amazon.com, Inc. is an American multinational electronic commerce company.
Publisher URL: www.amazonservices.com