Should I remove Messenger Plus! Community Smartbar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
62% remove it38% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #8,042
United States Rank #14,370
Reach 0.0504%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 36.36 days
1072.62 days >
Average installed length: 563.58 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.35.25.10903 |
32.60% |
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| 1.6.1.949 |
8.35% |
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| 1.6.1.903 |
7.14% |
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| 1.6.1.889 |
2.72% |
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| 1.6.1.874 |
13.08% |
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| 1.6.1.871 |
0.10% |
|
| 1.6.1.797 |
1.41% |
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| 1.6.1.788 |
1.41% |
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| 1.6.1.695 |
7.65% |
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| 1.6.1.631 |
5.53% |
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| 1.6.0.406 |
2.11% |
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| 1.6.0.392 |
0.20% |
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| 1.6.0.375 |
0.70% |
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| 1.6.0.374 |
0.60% |
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| 1.6.0.354 |
1.71% |
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| 1.6.0.337 |
1.31% |
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| 1.6.0.325 |
0.20% |
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| 1.6.0.227 |
2.21% |
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| 1.6.0.207 |
0.70% |
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| 1.6.0.157 |
0.91% |
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| 1.6.0.127 |
0.10% |
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| 1.6.0.92 |
0.20% |
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| 1.6.0.7 |
1.41% |
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| 1.5.0.451 |
0.30% |
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| 1.5.0.344 |
0.30% |
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| 1.5.0.342 |
0.50% |
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| 1.5.0.150 |
0.20% |
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| 1.5.0.148 |
1.61% |
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| 1.5.0.134 |
0.60% |
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| 1.5.0.72 |
1.01% |
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| 1.4.0.1751 |
0.30% |
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| 1.4.0.1750 |
2.82% |
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Rankings
- #8,037 EnhanceMySe7en by SeriousBit
- #8,038 Fingerprint Reader by AuthenTec
- #8,039 NCH EN Toolbar by NCH Software
- #8,040 ASUS Launcher
- #8,041 GoToMeeting 4.8.0.723 by Citrix Systems
- #8,042 Messenger Plus! Community Smartbar
- #8,043 GoPro Studio 2.0.0 by WoodmanLabs d.b.a. GoPro
- #8,044 Windows Live Toolbar by Microsoft
- #8,045 AVS Audio Recorder 4.0 by Online Media Technologies
- #8,046 Legacy 8.0 by Millennia
- #8,047 REACHit by Lenovo
Messenger Plus! Community Smartbar
from Messenger Plus!
What is Messenger Plus! Community Smartbar?
The Toolbar installs into your Internet browser and allows you to search the Internet with MyWebSearch, a known potentially unwanted program that changes and redircts all of your search results as well as DNS errors, and modifies your home page to mywebsearch.com or some other webpage. MyWebSearch automatically becomes your default search service which hijacks all your search requests as well as tracks your Internet surfing behavior to send you targeted advertising.
Overview
The most common release is 1.35.25.10903, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. The primary executable is named smartbar.exe. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 119 files and is usually about 8.05 MB (8,441,856 bytes). The installed file smartbar.resources.automaticupdates.dll is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered.
- Malware detected in the program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Known to reinstall itself
- May modify the web browser's home page
- The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Messenger Plus! Community Smartbar.
| smartbar.exe (b13f8fb0909587e112df24eb92201db5) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.063 |
Adware.Linkury.1 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.8863 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Linkury.A |
Program details
URL: pages.msgplus.net/toolbar/faq.html
Help link: www.msgplus.net
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\smartbar\common\iconswide
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{B077AD93-C6AA-421C-9D3F-244CF16AA95B}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 8.05 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by Messenger Plus! Community Smartbar
| Program executable: | smartbar.exe (Malware detected) |
| Name: | Smartbar |
| Path: | C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\smartbar\application\smartbar.exe |
| MD5: | b13f8fb0909587e112df24eb92201db5 |
Additional files:
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smartbar.resources.languagesettings.resources.dll - Smartbar.Resources.LanguageSettings
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smartbarinternetexplorerbho.dll - Messenger Plus! Community Smartbar
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smartbarinternetexplorerextension.dll
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interop.shdocvw.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'SHDocVw'.
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mactrackbarlib.dll
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microsoft.mshtml.dll - Assembly imported from type library MSHTML
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microsoft.practices.enterpriselibrary.common.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft Enterprise Library for .NET (Enterprise Library Shared Library)
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microsoft.practices.enterpriselibrary.exceptionhandling.dll (by Microsoft) - Enterprise Library Exception Handling Application Block
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microsoft.practices.enterpriselibrary.exceptionhandling.logging.dll - Enterprise Library Exception Handling Logging Provider
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microsoft.practices.enterpriselibrary.logging.dll - Enterprise Library Logging Application Block
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microsoft.practices.objectbuilder.dll - Microsoft.Practices.ObjectBuilder
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ndde.dll (by Brian Gideon) - NDde
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regasm.exe - Microsoft® .NET Framework (Microsoft .NET Assembly Registration Utility)
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smartbar.gui.controls.dll - Smartbar.GUI.Controls
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smartbar.gui.docking.dll - Smartbar.GUI.Docking
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smartbar.gui.multimedia.loader.dll - Smartbar.GUI.Multimedia.Loader
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smartbar.infrastructure.businessentities.dll - Smartbar.Infrastructure.BusinessEntities
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smartbar.infrastructure.core.dll - SmartbarProxy
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smartbar.infrastructure.eventmanager.dll
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smartbar.infrastructure.plugins.base.dll - Client (Plugins)
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smartbar.infrastructure.plugins.defaultbrowser.dll - DefaultBrowser
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smartbar.infrastructure.plugins.firefoxlocalplugin.dll - FireFoxRemotePlugin
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smartbar.infrastructure.plugins.internetexplorerlocalplugin.dll - InternetExplorerLocalPlugin
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smartbar.infrastructure.plugins.sharemanagerlocalplugin.dll - SearchResultsLocalPlugin
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smartbar.infrastructure.utilities.dll - SmartbarGUI
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smartbar.personalization.businessentities.dll - Smartbar.Personalization.BusinessEntities
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smartbar.personalization.businesslogic.dll - Smartbar.Personalization.BusinessLogic
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smartbar.personalization.common.dll - Smartbar.Personalization.Common
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smartbar.personalization.servicesplugins.dmp.dll - DefaultMailProvider
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smartbar.personalization.servicesplugins.messengerplugin.dll - MessengerPlugin
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smartbar.personalization.servicesplugins.notepadplugin.dll - NotepadPlugin
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smartbar.personalization.servicesplugins.screencaptureplugin.dll - ScreenCapturePlugin
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smartbar.personalization.servicesplugins.uninstallproductsplugin.dll - UninstallProductsPlugin
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smartbar.personalization.servicesplugins.wordplugin.dll (by xxx) - WordPlugin
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smartbar.personalization.settings.personalizationsettingsmanager.dll - Smartbar.Personalization.Settings.PersonalizationSettingsManager
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smartbar.personalization.settings.usersettingsmanager.dll - UserSettingsManager
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smartbar.resources.automaticupdates.dll - Smartbar.Resources.AutomaticUpdates
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smartbar.resources.browserhelperutils.dll - Smartbar.Resources.BrowserHelperUtils
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smartbar.resources.historyandstatswrapper.dll - Smartbar.Resources.HistoryAndStatsWrapper
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smartbar.resources.languagesettings.dll
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smartbar.resources.processdownmonitor.dll - Smartbar.Resources.ProcessDownMonitor
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smartbar.resources.productuninstaller.dll - Smartbar.Resources.ProductUninstaller
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smartbar.resources.setbrowserssettings.dll - SetBrowsersDefinitions
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smartbar.resources.setbrowserssettingsautoupdater.dll (by Smartbar) - Smartbar.Resources.SetBrowsersSettingsAutoUpdater
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smartbar.resources.sidebyside.dll - Smartbar.Resources.SideBySide
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smartbar.resources.socialnetssharer.dll - Smartbar.Resources.SocialNetsSharer
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smartbar.resources.socialnetssharer.xmlserializers.dll
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smartbar.resources.urlhistorysupplier.dll - Smartbar.Resources.UrlHistorySupplier
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smartbar.resources.utilities.dll - Smartbar.Resources.Utilities
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axinterop.wmplib.dll
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browserhelper.exe - BrowserHelper
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interop.wmplib.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'WMPLib'.
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productsremovaltool.exe - Smartbar.Resources.ProductsRemovalTool
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smartbar.gui.mainclient.dll - Smartbar
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smartbar.gui.multimedia.dll - Smartbar.GUI.Multimedia
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smartbar.infrastructure.plugins.chromelocalplugin.dll - ChromeRemotePlugin
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smartbar.personalization.servicesplugins.weatherplugin.dll - WeatherPlugin
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smartbar.resources.productsremovallibary.dll - Smartbar.Resources.ProductsRemovalLibary
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smartbar.resources.translations.dll - Smartbar.Resources.Translations
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smartbarfirefoxremoteplugin_16.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (User Run)
- smartbar.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Browser Infrastructure Helper' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Smartbar\Application\Smartbar.exe startup.
How do I remove Messenger Plus! Community Smartbar?
You can uninstall Messenger Plus! Community Smartbar 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 Messenger Plus! Community Smartbar, 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 Messenger Plus! Community Smartbar.
- 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.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 62%
Win Server 2003 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 62%
Keep it 38%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
71.46% |
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| Windows XP |
12.06% |
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| Windows 10 |
10.95% |
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| Windows Vista |
5.43% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.10% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
32.66% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
22.08% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
11.70% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.22% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
4.78% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
3.76% |
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Geography
18.51% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
18.51% |
| Brazil |
15.99% |
| Saudi Arabia |
7.46% |
| France |
5.43% |
| Germany |
5.23% |
| Italy |
4.84% |
| Mexico |
3.49% |
| Taiwan |
2.91% |
| Spain |
2.81% |
| Thailand |
2.33% |
| United Kingdom |
2.13% |
| Belgium |
1.74% |
| MA |
1.74% |
| Netherlands |
1.74% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
26.36% |
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| Acer |
18.71% |
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| Dell |
18.37% |
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| ASUS |
11.73% |
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| GIGABYTE |
7.31% |
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| Toshiba |
6.97% |
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| Samsung |
3.91% |
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| Lenovo |
3.06% |
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| Intel |
1.19% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.19% |
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| Sahara |
1.19% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.30% |
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| Positivo Positivo M... |
4.05% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.12% |
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| HP G62 Notebook PC |
2.80% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.80% |
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| HP Pavilion g4 Notebook P... |
2.49% |
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