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Should I remove MyWordTool?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
82% remove it18% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Poor
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #19,180
United States Rank #9,457
Reach 0.0118%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 92.55 days
754.05 days >
Average installed length: 396.19 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1 100.00%

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MyWordTool

What is MyWordTool?

MyWordTool is an adware/advertising supported web browser plugin that is bundled by a 3rd-party. This adware is designed to deliver advertisements to the browser in a number of formats including banners, text hyper-links, inline text ads and/or transitionals.

From the EULA:

"1. DISPLAYING CONTENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION BY INSERTING INTO WEB PAGES OR DISPLAYING OVER PARTS OF SUCH WEB PAGES ADVERTISEMENTS, BANNERS OR COUPONS THAT WOULD NOT OTHERWISE APPEAR;

2. COMMUNICATING WITH OUR SERVERS TO CHECK FOR NEW OFFERS, THE PLACEMENT OF OFFERS, THE DATE AND TIME YOU INSTALL AND UNINSTALL THE TOOLBAR, AND WHETHER AN UPDATED VERSION OF THE TOOLBAR IS AVAILABLE;

3. MONITORING AND RECORDING THE DOMAIN NAME OF EACH PAGE YOU VIEW, THE ADVERTISEMENTS THAT APPEAR ON THESE PAGES, AND THE ADVERTISEMENTS THAT YOU CLICK"

About  (from Jet Applications)

MyWordTool is a browser extension designed to make looking up the meaning of words less stressful and more seamless for internet users. MyWordTool takes user security and privacy very seriously. We work hard to not only meet but exceed security standards and keep our users safe. You can learn more about how we protect ...  Read more
Overview
  • Displays unwanted advertisements
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Bundled relationships

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: http://www.mywordtool.com
URL: www.mywordtool.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\mywordtool
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\MyWordTool\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 1.63 MB

Program filesFiles installed by MyWordTool

  • uninst.exe
  • curl.exe
  • sqlite.exe

How do I remove MyWordTool?

You can uninstall MyWordTool 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 MyWordTool, 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 MyWordTool.
  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.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 43%
Win Vista 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 82%
Keep it 18%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#19,180

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 44.44%
Windows 10 42.74%
Windows Vista 9.40%
Windows XP 3.42%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 38.70%
Windows 8.1 26.52%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 8.70%
Windows 10 Home 7.39%
Windows 8 5.65%
Microsoft Windows XP 3.04%

Distribution by countryGeography

99.50% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 99.50%
  Iran 0.25%
  Singapore 0.25%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 40.74%
Dell 23.81%
Acer 12.70%
Toshiba 8.47%
ASUS 5.82%
Lenovo 2.65%
Samsung 2.12%
Sony 1.06%
Gateway 1.06%
GIGABYTE 0.53%
Compaq 0.53%
Alienware 0.53%
Common models
HP 2000 Notebook PC 9.93%
TOSHIBA Satellite C55-A 4.26%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.55%
Dell Inspiron 1545 2.84%
Dell Inspiron 560 2.13%
Dell Inspiron 3521 2.13%

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