Should I remove Babylon Toolbar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
85% remove it15% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #18,016
United States Rank #35,932
Reach 0.0133%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 19.82 days
584.83 days >
Average installed length: 307.28 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2.0.0105 |
88.17% |
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| 1.6.0.107 |
1.15% |
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| 1.5.0.98 |
2.29% |
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| 1.4.0.1843 |
0.38% |
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| 1.4.0.1747 |
0.76% |
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| 1.0 |
7.25% |
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Babylon Toolbar
What is Babylon Toolbar?
Babylon Toolbar is a web browser plugin that allows you to get language translations and definitions through an installed web browser toolbar. Typically, the Babylon Toolbar comes bundled with other software, usually freeware and shareware. Before installing the toolbar, users have to agree to end user software agreement and accept all the changes that will be made during the installation. This web browser toolbar can change the default search engine provider; however, you may leave this setting unchanged.
Functionality of the toolbar includes:
- Changing the web browser's default home page to the affiliate search portal.
- Changing the browser's search provider, built-in search box as well as the address bar.
- Ability to modify the 'new tab' functionality to launch the modified search portal page.
- Adds an alternative error page, DNS error and 'page not' found functionality.
- Adds additional functionality that is designed to protect the search and home page settings.
- May 'inject' advertising in the form of context ads, links and pop-ups.
About (from Babylon Ltd)
Babylon enables you to translate web pages, full documents and text translations giving you relevant conversions and writing tools instantly with a single click. Just click on any text on your screen and a small window appears with the relevant text translation, information or conversion that you need without interrupt... Read more
Overview
- Loads into the web browser
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Hijacks the web browser's home page
- Hijacks the browser's default search provider
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Babylon Toolbar has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
Displayed publisher: Babylon Ltd.
URL: www.babylon.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\babylon\babylon toolbar
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{67A339E5-D8AA-4E88-9278-A571B397F798}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 646.5 KB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by Babylon Toolbar
| Program module: | babylonietoolbar.dll |
| Name: | Babylon IE Toolbar |
| Babylon Information Toolbar |
| Signed by: | Babylon Ltd. |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\babylon\babylon toolbar\babylonietoolbar.dll |
| MD5: | 00f205c4a7471d9ff1d5adb755910113 |
Additional files:
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babyservices.dll - Babylon Client (Babylon Services)
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer Toolbar
- babylonietoolbar.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Babylon' with the class of {965B54B0-71E0-4611-8DE7-F73FA0B20E26}.
Internet Explorer Web Browser
- babylonietoolbar.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'Babylon' with a class of {965B54B0-71E0-4611-8DE7-F73FA0B20E26}.
How do I remove Babylon Toolbar?
You can uninstall Babylon 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 Babylon 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 Babylon 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 Babylon 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) 55%
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 85%
Keep it 15%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
69.47% |
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| Windows 10 |
18.70% |
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| Windows XP |
8.02% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.82% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
50.38% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
13.08% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
7.31% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
4.62% |
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| Windows 8.1 Enterprise |
3.85% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise |
3.46% |
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Geography
62.45% of installs come from Iran
Which countries install it?
| Iran |
62.45% |
| United States |
11.88% |
| Israel |
4.21% |
| Germany |
4.21% |
| AF |
3.07% |
| Italy |
2.68% |
| Turkey |
1.92% |
| United Kingdom |
1.53% |
| SY |
1.15% |
| Netherlands |
1.15% |
| France |
0.77% |
| New Zealand |
0.77% |
| Spain |
0.77% |
| Canada |
0.77% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
22.70% |
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| ASUS |
18.92% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
16.22% |
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| Acer |
13.51% |
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| GIGABYTE |
11.35% |
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| Lenovo |
5.95% |
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| Sony |
3.78% |
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| Toshiba |
2.70% |
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| Samsung |
2.70% |
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| MSI |
1.08% |
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| Sahara |
1.08% |
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Common models |
| Dell Inspiron N5010 |
4.32% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
3.60% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.88% |
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| Gigabyte EP31-DS3L |
2.88% |
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| LENOVO 20287 |
2.16% |
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| Acer Aspire V3-571G |
2.16% |
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About Babylon Ltd
Babylon is a computer dictionary and translation program, developed by Babylon Ltd., an Israeli public company.
Publisher URL: www.babylon.com