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Should I remove Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc.?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
82% remove it18% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #16,566
United States Rank #32,285
Reach 0.0155%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 11.41 days
336.57 days >
Average installed length: 176.84 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.6.2.0 73.86%
1.5.0.0 26.14%

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Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc.

What is Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc.?

Movies Toolbar for Chrome is a web browser toolbar and extension that modifies the browsers search and home pages as well as delivers search based advertising. In order to provide search advertising revenue, the software is designed not only to modify the search provider but to protect it so that it remains the default browser search engine. It is typically installed via a co-bundled offer within a third-party software distribution.

What it does:
- Modifies the default search engine and search provider.
- Changes the default browser home page.
- Adds search functionality from the address bar.
- Adds alternative redirection "page not found".
- Displays contextual searvh advertising.

About  (from APN)

Your installation of a Search Application may be facilitated by APN’s or an APN partner’s installer technology which: (i) downloads the files necessary to install the software; and (ii) scans your computer for specific files and registry settings to ensure compatibility with your operating system and other software ins...  Read more
Overview
  • Integrates into the web browser
  • Delivered through a thrid-party offer
  • Hijacks the web browser's home page
  • Hijacks the browser's default search provider
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc. has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: apn.ask.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files2\MOVIES~1\Datamngr\SRTOOL~1
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files2\MOVIES~1\Datamngr\SRTOOL~1\uninstall.exe /UN=GC /PID=KYT2-DTX
Estimated size: 3.37 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc.

  • uninstall.exe - Movies Toolbar (Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc.) (Movies Toolbar (Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc.) Installer)

How do I remove Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc.?

You can uninstall Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc. from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  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 Movies Toolbar for Chrome (Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc.), 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 Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc..
  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.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc. you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 58%
Win Vista (SP1) 1%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 82%
Keep it 18%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#16,566

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 68.63%
Windows 10 17.32%
Windows XP 9.48%
Windows Vista 4.58%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 27.87%
Windows 7 Ultimate 24.59%
Windows 7 Professional 10.82%
Microsoft Windows XP 9.51%
Windows 8.1 6.23%
Windows 8 3.93%

Distribution by countryGeography

12.50% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 12.50%
  Germany 5.92%
  India 5.26%
  Iran 4.61%
  Egypt 3.95%
  Italy 3.95%
  Brazil 3.29%
  DZ 3.29%
  MA 2.96%
  France 2.96%
  IQ 2.96%
  Philippines 2.63%
  Israel 2.63%
  United Kingdom 2.63%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 23.81%
Hewlett-Packard 20.48%
Dell 20.00%
Toshiba 10.00%
ASUS 8.10%
GIGABYTE 6.67%
Samsung 4.29%
Medion 2.86%
Lenovo 1.90%
American Megatrends 0.95%
Sony 0.95%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 4.48%
Dell Inspiron 3521 3.73%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.73%
Dell Inspiron N5110 2.99%
Dell XPS 8300 2.24%
Hewlett-Packard Presario ... 2.24%


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