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Should I remove Babylon toolbar on IE?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
74% remove it26% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
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How common is it?
Global Rank #2,891
United States Rank #3,494
Reach 0.2056%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 41.18 days
1214.77 days >
Average installed length: 638.27 days

Babylon toolbar on IE

What is Babylon toolbar on IE?

Babylon Toolbar from Babylon Ltd 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.

About  (from Babylon Ltd)

Babylon is the world's leading provider of language solutions, such as online and offline dictionary and translation software in over 75 languages in one simple click and is being used by millions of private users and organizations in more than 200 countries and territories. Simply click on any text in any desktop appl...  Read more

Overview

The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The main program executable is BabylonToolbarTlbr.dll. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 7 files and is usually about 1.73 MB (1,809,046 bytes).
  • Possible malware installed by this program
  • Loads into the web browser
  • Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
  • Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Babylon toolbar on IE.
BabylonToolbarTlbr.dll (034c197e79d7233bd04bfac1710cb988) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Clam AntiVirus 0.98/18155 Adware.BHO-1814
ESET-NOD32 7.8970 Win32/Toolbar.Babylon
Malwarebytes v2013.10.30.05 PUP.Optional.BabylonToolBar.A
SUPERAntiSpyware 10511 PUP.BabylonToolbar
BabylonToolbarEng.dll (9e333a83f65f010bae4b958e71775c15) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Clam AntiVirus 0.97.3.0 Adware.BHO-1812
Dr.Web Trojan.BhoSiggen.6713
ESET-NOD32 9091 Win32/Toolbar.Babylon
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Optional.BabylonToolBar.A
SUPERAntiSpyware 5.6.0.1032 PUP.BabylonToolbar
BabylonToolbarApp.dll (0d3c94d4405b18dd0f5fa45c2f1e6e47) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Clam AntiVirus 0.97.3.0 Adware.BHO-1811
ESET-NOD32 9091 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Montiera.A
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Optional.BabylonToolBar.A
SUPERAntiSpyware 5.6.0.1032 PUP.BabylonToolbar
BabylonToolbarsrv.exe (1eabcd6054c6e728e8da3f2321fc29d3) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Clam AntiVirus 0.97.3.0 Adware.BHO-1813
ESET-NOD32 9091 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Montiera.A
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Optional.BabylonToolBar.A
SUPERAntiSpyware 5.6.0.1032 PUP.BabylonToolbar
BabylonToolbar.dll (c471b1eef9df1c55b5261006ce04e11f) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Clam AntiVirus 0.97.3.0 Adware.BHO-1815
ESET-NOD32 9236 Win32/Toolbar.Babylon
SUPERAntiSpyware 5.6.0.1032 PUP.BabylonToolbar
GUninstaller.exe (b0f6507f8666e89dd9f192313d88eb98) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Bkav FE 1.3.0.4613 HW32.Laneul.zosu
Comodo Security 17604 Application.Win32.Agent.~A
uninstall.exe (d92ce939af049e8014760842b1c409d2) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Optional.BabylonToolBar.A
VIPRE Antivirus 23706 Babylon (fs)
       View all 24 all detections
Babylon toolbar on IE has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.babylon.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\babylontoolbar\babylontoolbar\1.5.3.17
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\BabylonToolbar\BabylonToolbar\1.5.3.17\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 1.73 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Babylon toolbar on IE

Program module:BabylonToolbarTlbr.dll (Malware detected)
Name:Babylon Toolbar
Signed by:Babylon Ltd.
Path:C:\Program Files\babylontoolbar\babylontoolbar\1.5.3.17\BabylonToolbarTlbr.dll
MD5:034c197e79d7233bd04bfac1710cb988
Babylon Toolbar is a web browser add-on that allows you to get quick translations and definitions directly from your web browser. Babylon Toolbar and web search are the core features of this program. Babylon Toolbar toolbar comes bundled...
Additional files:
  • (Malware detected) BabylonToolbarApp.dll - Babylon Toolbar
  • (Malware detected) BabylonToolbarEng.dll
  • (Malware detected) BabylonToolbarsrv.exe
  • (Malware detected) BabylonToolbarTlbr.dll
  • (Malware detected) GUninstaller.exe - Uninstaller (Uninstaller Application)
  • (Malware detected) BabylonToolbar.dll
  • (Malware detected) uninstall.exe - BabylonToolbar

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • BabylonToolbar.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Babylon toolbar helper' with the class of {2EECD738-5844-4a99-B4B6-146BF802613B}.
Internet Explorer Toolbar
  • BabylonToolbarTlbr.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Babylon Toolbar' with the class of {98889811-442D-49dd-99D7-DC866BE87DBC}.

How do I remove Babylon toolbar on IE?

You can uninstall Babylon toolbar on IE from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program Babylon toolbar on IE, 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Babylon toolbar on IE.
  4. 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 on IE you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 68%
Win 7 0%
 
HOW DOES IT RUN?
Plugs into Internet Explorer
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 74%
Keep it 26%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 76.32%
Windows Vista 11.25%
Windows XP 10.01%
Windows 10 2.42%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 50.20%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.66%
Microsoft Windows XP 9.90%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 8.60%
Windows 7 Professional 7.98%
Windows 7 Starter 2.34%

Distribution by countryGeography

37.55% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 37.55%
  Germany 8.58%
  United Kingdom 4.05%
  Japan 2.84%
  Israel 2.63%
  Italy 2.63%
  Canada 2.42%
  Iran 2.40%
  France 2.34%
  Netherlands 2.17%
  Taiwan 2.11%
  Belgium 2.07%
  Brazil 1.90%
  Sweden 1.79%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 27.79%
Dell 22.84%
Acer 18.38%
Toshiba 9.66%
ASUS 7.71%
GIGABYTE 4.87%
Samsung 3.33%
Lenovo 1.95%
Intel 1.54%
American Megatrends 0.97%
Sahara 0.97%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 8.30%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.79%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 4.49%
Dell Inspiron 1545 3.13%
HP G62 Notebook PC 3.03%
Dell Inspiron N5110 2.73%

About Babylon Ltd

Babylon is a computer dictionary and translation program, developed by Babylon Ltd., an Israeli public company.
Publisher URL: www.babylon.com

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Stacy (Expert)over a year ago
Even after deleting everything babylon related from my registry and resetting everything in Internet Explorer, when I'd restart IE it was still there. Only after reinstalling IE was it cleared from my pc.