MSN Toolbar
What is MSN Toolbar?
MSN Toolbar is a browser extension toolbar for Internet Explorer, developed by Microsoft.
About (from Microsoft)
MSN Search Toolbar with Windows Desktop Search includes three toolbars that will change the way you search your PC and the Web.
Overview
MSN Toolbar is a program developed by Microsoft. The most used version is 4.0.0357.1, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The main program executable is msntask.exe. The software installer includes 8 files and is usually about 587.5 KB (601,600 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 66% of users of MSN Toolbar come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.
- Loads into the web browser
Bundled relationships
Learn how to remove MSN Toolbar.
Program details
Help link: g.msn.com/ENUSTB0IAMSNE/3001
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\MSN Toolbar Installer\InstallManager.exe
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{088E7146-1471-4DAA-8D5F-A7129DA65EF2}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 587.5 KB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by MSN Toolbar
Program executable: | msntask.exe |
Name: | MSN® Toolbar |
| MSN Task Processor |
Path: | C:\Program Files\msn\toolbar\3.0.1312.0\msntask.exe |
MD5: | 084b1fc2bfda849b2d152f6b242e1a2d |
Additional files:
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InstallManager.exe - MSN® Toolbar
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msnersrc.dll
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msne.dll
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msneie.dll
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msneshellx.dll - MSN® Shell Extender
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- msneshellx.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'MSN Toolbar Helper' with the class of {d2ce3e00-f94a-4740-988e-03dc2f38c34f}.
Internet Explorer Toolbar
- msneshellx.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'MSN Toolbar' with the class of {1E61ED7C-7CB8-49d6-B9E9-AB4C880C8414}.
Resource utilization averages
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msntask.exe |
Memory: | 8.38 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0015899742% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00087615% | |
User CPU: | 0.00071382% | |
Switches/sec: | 4 | |
I/O reads/min: | 69.1 KB | |
I/O writes/min: | 48.21 KB | |
How do I remove MSN Toolbar?
You can uninstall MSN 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 MSN 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 MSN 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 MSN 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) 45%
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 57%
Keep it 43%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
54.73% |
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Windows Vista |
20.65% |
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Windows XP |
20.06% |
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Windows 10 |
4.57% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
37.02% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
19.78% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
17.31% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
8.32% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
7.05% |
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Windows 10 Home |
3.03% |
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Geography
65.88% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
65.88% |
Germany |
10.40% |
United Kingdom |
3.70% |
France |
2.51% |
Canada |
2.46% |
Italy |
2.23% |
Brazil |
2.08% |
Spain |
1.32% |
Netherlands |
0.56% |
India |
0.51% |
Austria |
0.43% |
Colombia |
0.43% |
Iran |
0.43% |
Argentina |
0.38% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
43.00% |
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Dell |
28.88% |
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Acer |
9.88% |
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Toshiba |
3.78% |
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GIGABYTE |
3.25% |
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Intel |
3.08% |
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American Megatrends |
2.50% |
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ASUS |
2.27% |
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Sahara |
1.98% |
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Gateway |
1.39% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
9.26% |
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HP G62 Notebook PC |
7.03% |
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Hewlett-Packard Presario ... |
6.92% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
5.92% |
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HP Pavilion P6000 Series |
2.57% |
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Dell Inspiron 1545 |
2.46% |
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About Microsoft
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Publisher URL: www.microsoft.com