Should I remove Nectar Toolbar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
76% remove it24% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #15,435
Reach 0.0178%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 13.08 days
385.82 days >
Average installed length: 202.72 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
1.1.1 |
7.71% |
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1.1.0 |
1.43% |
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1.0.9 |
45.14% |
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1.0.8 |
1.71% |
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1.0.7 |
2.57% |
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1.0.3 |
32.86% |
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0.4.25 |
8.57% |
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Nectar Toolbar
from AIMIA Coalition Loyalty UK Ltd
What is Nectar Toolbar?
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.
Overview
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.
- Loads into the web browser
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\nectar toolbar
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Nectar Toolbar\uninstaller.exe
Estimated size: 6.61 MB
Files installed by Nectar Toolbar
Program module: | tbcore3.dll |
Name: | Internet Explorer Toolbar |
| Internet Explorer Toolbar Engine |
Path: | C:\Program Files\nectar toolbar\tbcore3.dll |
MD5: | 929237fb3b321e8ecce897d16537e3fa |
Additional files:
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IE8GuardWorkaround.exe - Internet Explorer Toolbar (Internet Explorer Search Guard)
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TbCommonUtils.dll - Internet Explorer Toolbar Common Utils
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TbHelper2.exe - Toolbar Helper Module
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tbhelperU.dll - Internet Explorer Toolbar Helper
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uninstall.exe - Internet Explorer Toolbar Uninstaller
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update.exe - Internet Explorer Toolbar Updater
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helper.exe
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uninstaller.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- tbcore3.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Nectar Toolbar' with the class of {FCBCCB87-9224-4B8D-B117-F56D924BEB18} (TBSB02125).
Internet Explorer Toolbar
- tbcore3.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Nectar Toolbar' with the class of {8CB26F89-C950-4CC2-9100-69635A8E721D}.
Internet Explorer Web Browser
- tbcore3.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'Nectar Toolbar' with a class of {8CB26F89-C950-4CC2-9100-69635A8E721D}.
How do I remove Nectar Toolbar?
You can uninstall Nectar Toolbar 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 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Nectar Toolbar.
- 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 Nectar Toolbar 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) 46%
Win XP 0%
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HOW DOES IT RUN?
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Plugs into Internet Explorer
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 76%
Keep it 24%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
47.86% |
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Windows 10 |
41.31% |
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Windows Vista |
7.41% |
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Windows XP |
3.42% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
35.82% |
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Windows 8.1 |
16.05% |
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Windows 10 Home |
12.89% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
6.02% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
5.73% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
5.44% |
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Geography
92.57% of installs come from United Kingdom
Which countries install it?
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% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
28.57% |
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Dell |
19.05% |
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Acer |
16.19% |
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Toshiba |
10.48% |
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ASUS |
5.71% |
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Lenovo |
4.76% |
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GIGABYTE |
4.76% |
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Samsung |
4.76% |
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Intel |
4.29% |
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Sony |
1.43% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
8.59% |
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Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 |
3.07% |
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VMware, Inc. VMware Virtu... |
3.07% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite C660 |
2.45% |
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Acer Aspire 5750 |
2.45% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
1.84% |
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