Should I remove IObit Apps Toolbar?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
8.0	100.00%

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Remove IObit Apps Toolbar v8.0 by Spigot

Installs a Spigot toolbar in your Web browser that collects and stores information about your web browsing habits and sends this information to Spigot so they can suggest services or provide ads via the toolbar. The toolbar is typically included with several IObit software products as an optional install.

Functionality of the toolbar includes:
- Changing the web browser's default home page to MyWebSearch.com.
- Changing the browser's search provider, built-in search box to MyWebSearch.com.
- Ability to modify the 'new tab' functionality to launch the modified search portal page.
- Adds an alternative error page, DNS error and 'page not' found functionality.
- Adds additional functionality that is designed to protect the search and home page settings.

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\IObit Apps Toolbar\

Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{6B7E18B8-59E8-40A2-939A-CCE3673AD8A4}

Estimated size: 2.69 MB

• applicationupdater.exe connects to 174.36.215.20-static.reverse.softlayer.com (174.36.215.20 port 80).

applicationupdater.exe
Memory:	2.15 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0018751102%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00175464%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00012047%	0.015104% average

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 IObit Apps Toolbar v8.0, 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 IObit Apps Toolbar.
4. 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.

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) 70% Win XP 1%

HOW DOES IT RUN? Plugs into Internet Explorer

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 70% Keep it 30%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	28.57%
Germany	5.56%
Egypt	5.56%
United Kingdom	5.56%
Saudi Arabia	4.76%
Canada	3.97%
Italy	3.97%
Australia	3.17%
Brazil	2.38%
Taiwan	2.38%
Belgium	2.38%
Switzerland	2.38%
Sweden	2.38%
IQ	2.38%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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