Should I remove Inbox.com Toolbar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
81% remove it19% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #26,455
United States Rank #16,479
Reach 0.0062%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 13.19 days
389.05 days >
Average installed length: 204.42 days
Other programs by Inbox.com
Rankings
- #26,450 Switch by NCH Swift Sound
- #26,451 Trust Webcam 15007 by Sonix
- #26,452 ALShow by ESTsoft
- #26,453 Resource Hacker by Angus Johnson
- #26,454 Wrapper by Verizon
- #26,455 Inbox.com Toolbar
- #26,456 Windows Azure Tools for LightSwitch for Visual Studio 2012 - October 2012 by Microsoft
- #26,457 Swisscom Quick Help
- #26,458 SOLIDWORKS 2015 x64 Edition SP05
- #26,459 BackupManager by GLi
- #26,460 Recordify 2016 by Abelssoft GmbH
Inbox.com Toolbar
What is Inbox.com Toolbar?
Inbox.com Toolbar is a browser add-on which adds shortcuts to your Internet browsers, there are two variants of this toolbar - one for music related enhancements other for flash games. While this toolbar can be useful for people who wants to download videos or quickly access online flash games it can be categorized as an unwanted program for several reasons. The search engine that is used by this toolbar is a modified Google search with not related advertisements which are not clearly separated from organic search results. This new homepage will also show deceptive ads below the search tab. Inbox.com, Inc. is part of the Xacti Group Companies.
About (from Inbox.com)
Extend your Internet Explorer® or Mozilla Firefox® with free Inbox.com Toolbar. Have fun, enhance your browsing experience and protect your computer and privacy. Connect with YouTube in a click and watch popular videos anytime and from anywhere on the web. Wondering whether to wear galoshes or flip-flops? Get current w... Read more
Overview
- Loads into the web browser
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Inbox.com 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
Displayed publisher: Inbox, LLC
URL: www.inbox.com
Help link: www.inbox.com/faqs.aspx
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Inbox
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files1\Inbox.com\Toolbar\CToolbar.exe uninst
Estimated size: 5.39 MB
Files installed by Inbox.com Toolbar
| Program executable: | CToolbar.exe |
| Name: | Crawler Toolbar |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Inbox\CToolbar.exe |
| MD5: | 50cf2aa9c9c7461aceb6c446cb86f04f |
Additional files:
-
ctbcomm.dll (by Crawler.com) - Crawler Toolbar (Crawler Toolbar Common Extension)
-
ctbr.dll (by Crawler.com) - Crawler Toolbar Browser Object
-
CTipsDef.dll - Crawler Tips for CT5
-
CToolbar.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- ctbr.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name '&Inbox.com Toolbar Helper' with the class of {1CB20BF0-BBAE-40A7-93F4-6435FF3D0411}.
Internet Explorer Toolbar
- ctbr.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name '&Inbox.com Toolbar' with the class of {4B3803EA-5230-4DC3-A7FC-33638F3D3542}.
Internet Explorer URL Search Hook
- ctbr.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named '&Inbox.com Toolbar Helper' with a class of {1CB20BF0-BBAE-40A7-93F4-6435FF3D0411} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.
Internet Explorer Web Browser
- ctbr.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named '&Inbox.com Toolbar' with a class of {4B3803EA-5230-4DC3-A7FC-33638F3D3542}.
Scheduled Task
- CToolbar.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{92373646-C89E-435C-B2CE-0AB07849B6C9}' (runs on registration).
How do I remove Inbox.com Toolbar?
You can uninstall Inbox.com 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 Inbox.com 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 Inbox.com 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 Inbox.com 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) 62%
Win XP 1%
|
|
HOW DOES IT RUN?
 |
Plugs into Internet Explorer
|
|
|
USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 81%
Keep it 19%
|
|
Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
63.93% |
|
| Windows 10 |
15.57% |
|
| Windows Vista |
11.48% |
|
| Windows XP |
9.02% |
|
Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
44.63% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
9.09% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
9.09% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
8.26% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.44% |
|
| Windows 10 Home |
5.79% |
|
Geography
82.78% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
82.78% |
| Canada |
3.89% |
| United Kingdom |
3.33% |
| Australia |
1.11% |
| Spain |
1.11% |
| Hungary |
1.11% |
| France |
0.56% |
| Switzerland |
0.56% |
| Finland |
0.56% |
| Sweden |
0.56% |
| Greece |
0.56% |
| New Zealand |
0.56% |
| Japan |
0.56% |
| BD |
0.56% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
34.83% |
|
| Dell |
28.09% |
|
| Acer |
16.85% |
|
| Toshiba |
7.87% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
4.49% |
|
| Lenovo |
3.37% |
|
| ASUS |
2.25% |
|
| American Megatrends |
2.25% |
|
Common models |
| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
7.89% |
|
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.63% |
|
| HP G61 Notebook PC |
1.75% |
|
| Gigabyte G31M-ES2L |
1.75% |
|
| HP Pavilion P6000 Series |
1.75% |
|
| Dell Dell DXP061 |
1.75% |
|
About Inbox.com
Part of the Xacti network and developed by Crawler.com it distributes a free web based email service as well as a toolbar called the Inbox.com Toolbar.
Publisher URL: www.inbox.com