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Should I remove Babylon toolbar on IE?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
82% remove it18% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #6,761
United States Rank #7,113
Reach 0.0643%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 42.64 days
1257.84 days >
Average installed length: 660.90 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.8.7.2 7.26%
1.8.4.9 1.26%
1.8.11.10 0.24%

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 most common release is 1.8.7.2, with over 8% of all installations currently using this version. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named babylontoolbarsrv.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 7 files and is usually about 1.98 MB (2,081,306 bytes).
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Integrates into the web browser
  • Delivered through a thrid-party offer
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Babylon toolbar on IE.
babylontoolbarsrv.exe (df41716abf8c83b9fe095444e41fdd8c) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Emsisoft Anti-Malware 8.13.05.23.06 Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.Babylon.AMN
ESET-NOD32 7.8040 probably a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Babylon
Norman 10.20130523 Babylon.A
SUPERAntiSpyware 10512 PUP.BabylonToolbar
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.143 TROJ_GEN.RCBH1B1
BabylonToolbarTlbr.dll (b480a1cc8e2a2a7c5415d25afbf42579) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
ESET-NOD32 8896 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Montiera.F
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Optional.BabylonToolBar.A
SUPERAntiSpyware 5.6.0.1032 PUP.BabylonToolbar
TrendMicro-HouseCall 9.700.0.1001 TROJ_GEN.RCBH1B1
BabylonToolbarApp.dll (076aed3adfa3c7f14328260dfa8ad204) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
ESET-NOD32 8895 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Montiera.A
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Optional.BabylonToolBar.A
SUPERAntiSpyware 5.6.0.1032 PUP.BabylonToolbar
BabylonToolbarEng.dll (c759b4f2b12beb43fb08183f748abce9) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
ESET-NOD32 8894 probably a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Montiera.A
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Optional.BabylonToolBar.A
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 (daf40a02fc0e071d7c3833c324b69833) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Optional.BabylonToolBar.A
VIPRE Antivirus 22192 Babylon (fs)
       View all 19 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

Displayed publisher: BabylonToolbar
URL: www.babylon.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\babylontoolbar\babylontoolbar\1.8.7.2
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\BabylonToolbar\BabylonToolbar\1.6.9.12\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 1.98 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Babylon toolbar on IE

Program executable:babylontoolbarsrv.exe (Malware detected)
Name:Babylon Toolbar
Path:C:\Program Files\babylontoolbar\babylontoolbar\1.8.7.2\babylontoolbarsrv.exe
MD5:df41716abf8c83b9fe095444e41fdd8c
Additional files:
  • (Malware detected) BabylonToolbarApp.dll - Babylon Toolbar
  • (Malware detected) BabylonToolbarEng.dll
  • (Malware detected) BabylonToolbarTlbr.dll
  • (Malware detected) uninstall.exe - ${PRDCT_DSP}
  • GUninstaller.exe - Uninstaller (Uninstaller Application)
  • escortShld.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

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) 71%
Win Vista (SP1) 0%
 
HOW DOES IT RUN?
Plugs into Internet Explorer
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 82%
Keep it 18%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 79.16%
Windows Vista 9.87%
Windows XP 8.84%
Windows 10 2.13%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 48.65%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.10%
Windows 7 Professional 10.46%
Microsoft Windows XP 8.72%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 7.53%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.93%

Distribution by countryGeography

41.28% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 41.28%
  Germany 5.37%
  Brazil 4.19%
  Taiwan 3.60%
  United Kingdom 3.28%
  France 3.01%
  Japan 2.36%
  Italy 2.36%
  Canada 1.97%
  Belgium 1.90%
  Saudi Arabia 1.77%
  Australia 1.51%
  Netherlands 1.51%
  Iran 1.44%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 28.19%
Acer 21.39%
Dell 21.02%
Toshiba 9.84%
ASUS 7.53%
GIGABYTE 5.59%
Samsung 2.79%
Lenovo 1.94%
Intel 1.70%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 6.23%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.52%
Dell Inspiron N5110 3.25%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.98%
HP G62 Notebook PC 2.71%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 2.17%

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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