Movies Toolbar for Firefox Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc.
What is Movies Toolbar for Firefox Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc.?
This is a potentially unwanted web browser extension that is designed to deliver search modification as well as contextual advertising. The program does this by modifying the user's home and search page in order to monetize a user's search activities. By installing a an extension in Chrome, it has the ability to monitor and track a user web browsing activities and display various banner and link-context ads in addition to its search redirection.
About (from APN)
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Overview
The most used version is 1.6.2.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The setup package is about 3.48 MB (3,645,104 bytes) when donwloaded.
- Loads into the web browser
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- The wisdom of the crowd agrees, you should remove it!
Movies Toolbar for Firefox 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 details
URL: apn.ask.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files1\MOVIES~1\Datamngr\SRTOOL~1\FF
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files1\MOVIES~1\Datamngr\SRTOOL~1\FF\uninstall.exe /UN=FF /PID=^AGA
Estimated size: 3.48 MB
Files installed by Movies Toolbar for Firefox Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc.
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uninstall.exe - Movies Toolbar (Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc.) (Movies Toolbar (Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc.) Installer)
How do I remove Movies Toolbar for Firefox Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc.?
You can uninstall Movies Toolbar for Firefox Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc. 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 Movies Toolbar for Firefox (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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Movies Toolbar for Firefox Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc..
- 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 Firefox Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc. 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) 55%
Win 7 1%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 79%
Keep it 21%
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GLOBAL RANK
#25,648
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
64.89% |
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Windows 10 |
16.03% |
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Windows XP |
16.03% |
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Windows Vista |
3.05% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
25.00% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
21.88% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
15.63% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
15.63% |
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Windows 8.1 |
4.69% |
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Windows 8.1 Single Langua... |
3.91% |
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Geography
13.95% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
Germany |
13.95% |
Iran |
7.75% |
United States |
6.98% |
India |
6.98% |
DZ |
6.20% |
Philippines |
5.43% |
France |
4.65% |
Australia |
3.88% |
Egypt |
3.88% |
MA |
3.10% |
Brazil |
3.10% |
Czech Republic |
3.10% |
Italy |
3.10% |
Romania |
2.33% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer |
32.50% |
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Dell |
22.50% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
13.75% |
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ASUS |
7.50% |
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Lenovo |
5.00% |
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GIGABYTE |
3.75% |
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Intel |
3.75% |
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Samsung |
3.75% |
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Toshiba |
3.75% |
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Medion |
2.50% |
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American Megatrends |
1.25% |
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Common models |
Dell Inspiron N5030 |
2.02% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.02% |
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ECS G31T-M |
2.02% |
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INTELR AWRDACPI |
2.02% |
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MEDIONPC MS-7728 |
2.02% |
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MEDIONPC MS-7616 |
2.02% |
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