Should I remove Ecosia Plugin?

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Remove Ecosia Plugin 1.0

Ecosia Plugin 1.0 is a software program developed by Ecosia. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named ecosia.dll. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 1.05 MB (1,097,901 bytes). The installed file update.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows Vista (SP2). While about 42% of users of Ecosia Plugin come from the United States, it is also popular in Belgium and France.

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Ecosia\

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Ecosia\unins000.exe"

Estimated size: 1.05 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 Ecosia Plugin 1.0, 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 Ecosia Plugin.

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 7 (SP1) 50% Win 10 13%

HOW DOES IT RUN? Plugs into Internet Explorer

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 51% Keep it 49%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	41.67%
Belgium	16.67%
France	16.67%
Germany	8.33%
Italy	8.33%
Netherlands	8.33%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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