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Should I remove Bing Toolbar?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
61% remove it39% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Fair
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0004%

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.00.0000 100.00%

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Bing Toolbar

What is Bing Toolbar?

Bing Toolbar is a browser extension toolbar for Internet Explorer, developed by Microsoft. The Bing Toolbar features integration with Microsoft Bing search engine. In addition to the traditional web search functions, Bing Toolbar also allows search on other Bing services such as Images, Video, News, Shopping, Maps, Travel and XRank. When users perform a search on another search engine, the Bing's search box will automatically populate itself, allowing the user to view the results from Bing, should it be desired. Bing Bar also incorporates Windows Live features such Hotmail, Windows Live Messenger and Windows Live ID.

About  (from Microsoft)

Connect with friends, get the info you need, and find the entertainment you want, all without leaving the page. Bing Toolbar allows you to search, connect with Facebook, sign up to earn rewards, and experience other cool features. Features include news, weather, maps, mail, Facebook, search, finance, games, video, re...  Read more
Overview
  • Integrates into the web browser
Bing 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 detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: Bing Toolbar
URL: toolbar.discoverbing.com/en-US
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Bing Toolbar\MSN Toolbar
Uninstaller: RunDll32 C:\Program Files1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\PROFES~1\RunTime\11\00\Intel32\Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{8
Estimated size: 882.84 KB
Language: English

Program filesFiles installed by Bing Toolbar

Program executable:AMPing.exe
Name:BaronsMedia - Bing Toolbar
AMPing (Company=9, Product=8)
Path:C:\Program Files\Bing Toolbar\MSN Toolbar\AMPing.exe
MD5:7f2eba2842e7819b7009d32df4eef375
  • InstallManager_BAB_BAB.exe - MSN® Toolbar

How do I remove Bing Toolbar?

You can uninstall Bing Toolbar 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 Bing 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Bing Toolbar.
  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 Bing Toolbar you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 63%
Win XP 13%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 61%
Keep it 39%
 
COUNTRY POPULARITY
95.83%
United States

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 62.50%
Windows Vista 25.00%
Windows XP 12.50%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 50.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 12.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.50%
Windows Vista Home Basic 12.50%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 12.50%

Distribution by countryGeography

95.83% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 95.83%
  Canada 4.17%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 37.50%
Acer 37.50%
Toshiba 12.50%
Hewlett-Packard 12.50%
Common models
TOSHIBA Satellite A660D 14.29%
HP-Pavilion RK573AA-ABA a... 14.29%
eMachines ET1331G 14.29%
eMachines EL1300G 14.29%
Dell Inspiron 560 14.29%
Dell Inspiron 546 14.29%

About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a variety of products and services related to computing.
Publisher URL: www.microsoft.com

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