Should I remove FLV Downloader toolbar?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

83% remove it17% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Bad

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How common is it?

Reach 0.0001%

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.1.0.3	100.00%

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FLV Downloader toolbar

from Visicom Media Inc.

Remove FLV Downloader toolbar by Visicom Media

What is FLV Downloader toolbar?

FLV Downloader toolbar is an ad-supported (users may see additional banner, search, pop-up, pop-under, interstitial and in-text link advertisements) cross web browser plugin for Internet Explorer (BHO) and Firefox/Chrome (plugin) and distributed through various monetization platforms during installation. The browser extension includes various features that will modify the default or custom settings of the browser including the home page, search settings and in some cases will modify Internet Explorer's load time threshold, place a lock file within Firefox to prevent competing software from changing its settings as well as disable the browser's Content Security Policy in order to allow for cross site scripting of the plugin.

About (from Visicom Media)

Once the Toolbar is installed, you will receive the following software features: 1. Updated Software button – A button on the toolbar which enables you to check for updated versions of software you have installed on your computer. Relevant software is presented in the desktop notification window. 2. Desktop Notificatio... Read more

Overview

Loads into the web browser
Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
Hijacks the web browser's home page
The experts agree, you should remove it!

FLV Downloader toolbar has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program details

URL: www.dynamictoolbar.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\flvdownloadertb

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\flvdownloadertb\uninstall.exe

Estimated size: 2.27 MB

Files installed by FLV Downloader toolbar

Program module:	flvdownloadertb.dll
Name:	FLV Downloader toolbar
Path:	C:\Program Files\flvdownloadertb\flvdownloadertb.dll
MD5:	16c38462380b51137239733e244ee7ae

Additional files:

uninstall.exe - FLV Downloader toolbar (FLV Downloader toolbar Uninstaller)
flvdownloaderDx.dll - FLV Downloader toolbar Link Library

Behaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO

flvdownloaderDx.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'FLV Downloader toolbar' with the class of {9eabeb24-4db2-44f1-8f73-8834b5c0d1f6}.

Internet Explorer Toolbar

flvdownloaderDx.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'FLV Downloader toolbar' with the class of {9eabeb24-4db2-44f1-8f73-8834b5c0d1f6}.

Internet Explorer URL Search Hook

flvdownloaderDx.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'FLV Downloader toolbar' with a class of {9eabeb24-4db2-44f1-8f73-8834b5c0d1f6} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.

How do I remove FLV Downloader toolbar?

You can uninstall FLV Downloader 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 FLV Downloader 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 FLV Downloader 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.