Should I remove English CWE Toolbar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
62% remove it38% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
United States Rank #37,588
Reach 0.0008%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 7.60 days
175.84 days >
Average installed length: 92.39 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
Spring 2011 Content Update |
93.33% |
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Spring 2010 Content Update |
6.67% |
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English CWE Toolbar
from University of Phoenix
What is English CWE Toolbar?
English CWE Toolbar is a web browser extension that changes the browsers search and home pages as well as delivers. In order to provide search advertising revenue, the software is designed not only to modify the search provider but to protect it so that it remains the default browser search engine. It is typically installed via a bundled offer within a third-party software distribution. As for distribution, the toolbar is typically bundled with 3rd party publishers in order to try to maximize install revenue as typically payouts per installation is between a few cents and a couple dollars depending on the geographical location of the host.
What the toolbar does:
- Change of the default search engine, including the Browser's built-in search box, and address bar.
- Change of the default Home Page and/or New Tabs, and protect your search settings.
- Addition of alternative error page functionality, such as “Page Not Found”.
Overview
The most common release is spring 2011 content update, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 1 files and is usually about 1.76 MB (1,850,611 bytes).
- Integrates into the web browser
- Known to reinstall itself
- May modify the web browser's home page
- The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\English CWE Toolbar
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\English CWE Toolbar\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 1.76 MB
Files installed by English CWE Toolbar
How do I remove English CWE Toolbar?
You can uninstall English CWE Toolbar from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program English CWE 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove English CWE Toolbar.
- 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 English CWE Toolbar you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- 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.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- 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.
- 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.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 53%
Win Vista (SP2) 7%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 62%
Keep it 38%
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US RANK
#37,588
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 |
53.33% |
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Windows 7 |
40.00% |
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Windows Vista |
6.67% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Professional |
20.00% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
20.00% |
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Windows 10 Home |
20.00% |
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Windows 8.1 Connected |
13.33% |
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Windows 8 |
6.67% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
6.67% |
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Geography
100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell |
40.00% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
26.67% |
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Toshiba |
13.33% |
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Acer |
6.67% |
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ASUS |
6.67% |
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Samsung |
6.67% |
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Common models |
TOSHIBA Satellite S955 |
6.67% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite S55t-A |
6.67% |
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Samsung QX311/QX411/QX412... |
6.67% |
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HP-Pavilion VT637AA-ABA H... |
6.67% |
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Hewlett-Packard p6620f |
6.67% |
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HP Compaq 6005 Pro SFF PC |
6.67% |
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