Should I remove Nectar Toolbar?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.1.1	7.71%
1.1.0	1.43%
1.0.9	45.14%
1.0.8	1.71%
1.0.7	2.57%
1.0.3	32.86%
0.4.25	8.57%

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Remove Nectar Toolbar by AIMIA Coalition Loyalt...

Nectar Toolbar is a potentially unwanted web browser extension designed to take control of the user's browser in order to redirect web searches and inject advertising. In Internet Explorer the program run as a Browser Helper Object. The add-in performs a number of behaviors that will hijack advertising on non-associated web sites as well as inject its own advertising in the form of contextual link ads, banner ads, popups and pop-overs including the hijacking of known ad serving sites. This malware is typically bundled with various third party unwanted applications as well as through web browser exploits. Although the program comes packaged with an uninstaller and is listed in the Windows Add/Remove Programs, fully removing this could be very difficult and an anti-malware product might be required.

The most used version is 1.0.9, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The main program executable is tbcore3.dll. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 21 files and is usually about 6.61 MB (6,928,452 bytes). update.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\nectar toolbar

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Nectar Toolbar\uninstaller.exe

Estimated size: 6.61 MB

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 Nectar 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).
3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Nectar Toolbar.
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.

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
2. 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.
3. The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
3. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

1. Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Restart Google Chrome.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 46% Win XP 0%

HOW DOES IT RUN? Plugs into Internet Explorer

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 76% Keep it 24%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United Kingdom	92.57%
United States	3.71%
UA	1.14%
Spain	0.57%
Singapore	0.29%
Belgium	0.29%
India	0.29%
BN	0.29%
Portugal	0.29%
Italy	0.29%
Saudi Arabia	0.29%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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