Should I remove CallingID?

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.8.1.32	28.57%
1.8.1.13	14.29%
1.6.0.67	57.14%

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Remove CallingID

CallingID's toolbar verifies that a site is safe before you send personal data 52 verification tests inform you of the potential risks - you decide what to do. Without CallingID you can never be sure who you are buying from and who you are giving personal or private information to. This has become obvious by the ever increasing number of scams, phishing and identity thefts using the Internet. CallingID verifies that the organization actually exists at the address it claims to, using external sources, like yellow pages, Dun and Bradstreet and several other databases.

The most common release is 1.6.0.67, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named CallingIDGlobal.exe. The setup package generally installs about 16 files and is usually about 11.37 MB (11,917,744 bytes).

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\CallingID\

Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{01DA2D62-595E-4348-A763-D6788680C671}

Estimated size: 11.37 MB

Language: English (United States)

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 CallingID, 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 CallingID.
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.

OS VERSIONS Win Vista (SP2) 43% Win 7 (SP1) 29%

HOW DOES IT RUN? Plugs into Internet Explorer

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 50% Keep it 50%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	69.23%
Australia	7.69%
Germany	7.69%
Egypt	7.69%
United Kingdom	7.69%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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