Should I remove Copernic Desktop Search?

Other programs by Copernic

• Copernic Desktop Search - Home
• Copernic Desktop Search - Professional
• Copernic Desktop Search - Corporate
• Copernic Desktop Search 2
• Copernic Agent Professional
• Copernic Agent Basic
• Copernic Summarizer
• Enterprise Super Search

from Copernic Inc.

Remove Copernic Desktop Search

Copernic Desktop Search is a software program developed by Copernic. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The primary executable is named copernicdesktopsearch.exe. The setup package generally installs about 8 files and is usually about 9.45 MB (9,909,032 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows XP and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 67% of users of Copernic Desktop Search come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.

URL: www.copernic.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\copernic desktop search

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Copernic Desktop Search\uninst.exe

Estimated size: 9.45 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 Copernic Desktop Search, 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 Copernic Desktop Search.

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 XP 67% Win 7 (SP1) 33%

WHEN IT STARTS Auto-starting? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 3% Keep it 97%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	66.67%
Germany	16.67%
United Kingdom	16.67%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Copernic is dedicated to providing its customers the most innovative desktop search technology to optimize their computer utilization by increasing productivity.

Publisher URL: www.copernic.com

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