Should I remove Family 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?
Global Rank #25,196
United States Rank #24,327
Reach 0.0069%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
Average installed length: 27.09 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0.4 |
87.50% |
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| 1.0.3.0.1280 |
0.74% |
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| 1.0.3 |
11.76% |
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Family Toolbar
What is Family Toolbar?
Family Toolbar by MyHeritage.com is a generic web browser toolbar that installs a search feature and various buttons for social integration and links to web sites such as MyHeritage.com and various search providers. Family Toolbar will also attempt to change the browser's home page and search provider to MyHeritage.com.
About (from MyHeritage.com)
The Family Genie Toolbar will allow you to search for your genealogy over the internet. Family Genie Toolbar also has a Genealogy resource menu that can grow based on your feedback.
Overview
The most common release is 1.0.4, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named tbhelper.dll. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 11 files and is usually about 5.92 MB (6,210,778 bytes).
- Integrates into the web browser
- 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
URL: www.myheritage.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Family Toolbar
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Family Toolbar\ToolUninstall.exe
Estimated size: 5.92 MB
Files installed by Family Toolbar
| Program module: | tbhelper.dll |
| Name: | IE Toolbar |
| IE Toolbar Helper Module |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Family Toolbar\tbhelper.dll |
| MD5: | 6f5fd4063827008bd0d2a7a290ee53af |
Additional files:
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tbcore3.dll - IE Toolbar (IE Toolbar Engine)
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off.exe
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ToolUninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- tbcore3.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'MHTBPos00 Class' with the class of {0C37B053-FD68-456a-82E1-D788EE342E6F} (MHTBPos00).
Internet Explorer Toolbar
- tbcore3.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Family Toolbar' with the class of {FD2FD708-1F6F-4B68-B141-C5778F0C19BB}.
Internet Explorer URL Search Hook
- tbhelper.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'MHURLSearchHook Class' with a class of {1C4AB6A5-595F-4e86-B15F-F93CCE2BBD48} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.
Internet Explorer Web Browser
- tbcore3.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'Family Toolbar' with a class of {FD2FD708-1F6F-4B68-B141-C5778F0C19BB}.
How do I remove Family Toolbar?
You can uninstall Family 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 Family 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 Family 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 Family 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 7 (SP1) 50%
Win Vista 1%
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HOW DOES IT RUN?
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Plugs into Internet Explorer
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 62%
Keep it 38%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
54.81% |
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| Windows Vista |
26.67% |
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| Windows XP |
12.59% |
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| Windows 10 |
5.93% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
44.03% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
23.13% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
12.69% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
5.97% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
3.73% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
3.73% |
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Geography
42.94% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
42.94% |
| United Kingdom |
7.36% |
| Netherlands |
6.75% |
| Germany |
6.75% |
| Canada |
6.13% |
| Australia |
4.29% |
| Israel |
4.29% |
| Sweden |
3.68% |
| Belgium |
2.45% |
| France |
2.45% |
| DK |
1.84% |
| South Africa |
1.23% |
| Norway |
1.23% |
| Hungary |
1.23% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
36.71% |
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| Dell |
21.52% |
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| Toshiba |
12.66% |
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| Acer |
8.86% |
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| GIGABYTE |
6.33% |
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| Sony |
3.80% |
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| Intel |
3.80% |
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| ASUS |
2.53% |
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| Packard Bell |
1.27% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.27% |
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| Medion |
1.27% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
4.81% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
3.85% |
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| HP G60 Notebook PC |
1.92% |
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| MEDIONPC MS-7616 |
1.92% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite L500 |
1.92% |
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| Dell Inspiron 530s |
1.92% |
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About MyHeritage.com
MyHeritage is a family social network service and genealogy website which allows users to create their own family websites, share pictures and videos, organize family events, create family trees, and search for ancestors.
Publisher URL: www.myheritage.com