Should I remove Ghostery IE Plugin?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
2.5.2.0	66.41%
2.4.2.0	18.69%
1.0.0.7	14.14%
1.0.0.5	0.76%

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from Ghostery

Remove Ghostery IE Plugin

Ghostery IE Plugin is a program developed by Ghostery. The most used version is 2.5.2.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The main program executable is GhosteryBrowserHelperObject.dll. The software installer includes 10 files and is usually about 2.3 MB (2,407,346 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows XP. While about 63% of users of Ghostery IE Plugin come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.

URL: ghostery.com

Help link: www.ghostery.com/help/ie

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\GhosteryIEplugin\

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

Estimated size: 2.3 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 Ghostery IE Plugin, 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 Ghostery IE 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) 68% Win XP 0%

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 11% Keep it 89%

GLOBAL RANK #14,352

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	63.39%
United Kingdom	6.74%
Germany	6.55%
Belgium	3.28%
Netherlands	3.28%
Canada	2.89%
Italy	2.70%
France	1.73%
Australia	0.96%
DK	0.77%
Singapore	0.58%
Brazil	0.58%
Thailand	0.58%
Switzerland	0.39%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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