Should I remove Bing Toolbar Search Helper?

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Remove Bing Toolbar Search Helper by Microsoft

Part of the Bing Toolbar 'Search Enhancement Pack'.

Bing Toolbar Search Helper is a software program developed by Microsoft. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named Bing Toolbar Search Helper.dll. The setup package is about 1.25 MB (1,311,336 bytes) when donwloaded. Relative to the overall usage of those who have this installed, most are running it on Windows 7 (SP1). Most users that have installed this software come from the United States.

Displayed publisher: Bing Toolbar Search Helper

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Bing Toolbar Search Helper\

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Bing Toolbar Search Helper\unins000.exe"

Estimated size: 1.25 MB

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 Search Helper, 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 Search Helper.
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.

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
2. 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.
3. The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
3. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

1. Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Restart Google Chrome.

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 54% Keep it 46%

MOST USED OS ~99% Windows 7 (SP1)

COUNTRY POPULARITY 100.00% United States

United States

100.00%

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