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Should I remove Gamers Unite! Snag Bar?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
51% remove it49% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Fair
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How common is it?
Global Rank #12,540
United States Rank #7,931
Reach 0.0254%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 21.42 days
631.98 days >
Average installed length: 332.06 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.514 3.00%

Gamers Unite! Snag Bar

What is Gamers Unite! Snag Bar?  (from NextSmallThings)

The Snag Bar is one of many services offered by Gamers Unite! It bonuses from your own feed so you don't have to stare at your feed every minute. It clicks on many of your friends' help requests so your friends can finish their task faster too. As many happy users of Snag Bar can testify, the toolbar makes their game m...  Read more

Overview

Gamers Unite! Snag Bar is a program developed by NextSmallThings. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The software installer includes 20 files and is usually about 1.53 MB (1,604,671 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 73% of users of Gamers Unite! Snag Bar come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: gamersunite.coolchaser.com/toolbar/get
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\gamers unite! snag bar
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\Gamers Unite! Snag Bar\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 1.53 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Gamers Unite! Snag Bar

  • uninstall.exe
  • Toolbar.dll - FreeCause Toolbar
  • Uninst.exe
  • Helper.dll
  • SearchComponent.dll
  • emailchecker_plugin.dll - IE Toolbar (IE Toolbar E-mail Checker Plugin)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • Toolbar.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Gamers Unite! Snag Bar BHO' with the class of {26A7CA19-7D58-411D-B2DA-F1B0324CBFFC} (FCTBPos00Pos).
Internet Explorer Toolbar
  • Toolbar.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Gamers Unite! Snag Bar' with the class of {25515A79-C1C7-4B97-97F8-31A711694487}.
Internet Explorer URL Search Hook
  • Helper.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'FCToolbarURLSearchHook Class' with a class of {b843a48a-b70f-45cd-a15a-6c2b30c2c11e} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.
Internet Explorer Web Browser
  • Toolbar.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'Gamers Unite! Snag Bar' with a class of {25515A79-C1C7-4B97-97F8-31A711694487}.

How do I remove Gamers Unite! Snag Bar?

You can uninstall Gamers Unite! Snag Bar from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  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 Gamers Unite! Snag Bar, 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 Gamers Unite! Snag Bar.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Gamers Unite! Snag Bar you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 66%
Win Vista 0%
 
HOW DOES IT RUN?
Plugs into Internet Explorer
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 51%
Keep it 49%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 68.20%
Windows 10 17.60%
Windows Vista 11.60%
Windows XP 2.60%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 51.10%
Windows 7 Ultimate 9.62%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 8.42%
Windows 7 Professional 6.21%
Windows 8.1 5.81%
Windows 8 4.81%

Distribution by countryGeography

73.46% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 73.46%
  United Kingdom 3.49%
  Germany 3.21%
  Canada 2.79%
  Italy 2.79%
  Australia 1.96%
  Belgium 1.12%
  France 0.98%
  Netherlands 0.98%
  Israel 0.70%
  Mexico 0.56%
  Taiwan 0.42%
  Sweden 0.42%
  Greece 0.42%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 38.99%
Dell 20.54%
Acer 18.45%
Toshiba 9.23%
ASUS 6.85%
GIGABYTE 1.79%
Lenovo 1.49%
American Megatrends 0.89%
Intel 0.89%
Samsung 0.89%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 7.21%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.81%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 4.81%
Hewlett-Packard Compaq Pr... 3.37%
HP 2000 Notebook PC 2.88%
Dell Dell System Inspir... 1.92%

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