Should I remove Plaxo Toolbar for Windows?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
58% remove it42% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #15,966
United States Rank #8,283
Reach 0.0166%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 29.10 days
858.48 days >
Average installed length: 451.06 days
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Plaxo Toolbar for Windows
from Plaxo Incorporated
What is Plaxo Toolbar for Windows? (from Plaxo)
With the Plaxo Toolbar for Internet Explorer, you'll always have your address book and calendar right at your fingertips. Yahoo! users can even get their address books synched with the Plaxo Network to always have the most up-to-date info right in their address books.
Overview
Plaxo Toolbar for Windows is a software program developed by Plaxo. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. The primary executable is named plaxosystray.exe. The setup package generally installs about 17 files and is usually about 17.93 MB (18,799,987 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 91% of users of Plaxo Toolbar for Windows come from the United States, it is also popular in Australia and Germany.
- Starts automatically
- Integrates into the web browser
Program details
Help link: www.plaxo.com/support/uninstall
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Plaxo\3.34.0.3
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Plaxo\3.34.0.3\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 17.93 MB
Files installed by Plaxo Toolbar for Windows
| Program executable: | plaxosystray.exe |
| Name: | Plaxo Pulse Notifier |
| Notifies users of Plaxo Pulse events |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Plaxo\3.35.0.5\plaxosystray.exe |
| MD5: | 92ed8a4822637a1b73f88d4a47a0c099 |
Additional files:
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PlaxoHelper_en.exe - Plaxo Integration for Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail, and Outlook Express (Enables Plaxo to integrate securely with Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail, and Outlook Express)
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plx_exp.dll
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plx_hook.dll
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plx_core.dll - Plaxo Integration for Outlook and other e-mail applications (Enables Plaxo to integrate securely with Outlook and other e-mail applications)
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plx_out.dll - Plaxo Integration for Outlook (Enables Plaxo to integrate securely with Outlook)
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lang_en.dll - Plaxo language and resources (Contains resource and language information for Plaxo)
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plx_link.exe - Plaxo Link Handler (Enables Plaxo to handle special links in Plaxo e-mails)
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uninstall.exe - Plaxo Uninstaller (Removes Plaxo from your system)
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plx_trace.dll - plx_trace Module
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sml.dll
Behaviors exhibited
2 Startup Files (User Run)
- plaxosystray.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'PlaxoSysTray' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Plaxo\3.34.0.3\PlaxoSysTray.exe.
- PlaxoHelper_en.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'PlaxoUpdate' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Plaxo\3.34.0.3\PlaxoHelper_en.exe -a.
How do I remove Plaxo Toolbar for Windows?
You can uninstall Plaxo Toolbar for Windows 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 Plaxo Toolbar for Windows, 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 Plaxo Toolbar for Windows.
- 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 Plaxo Toolbar for Windows 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) 62%
Win XP 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 58%
Keep it 42%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
63.72% |
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| Windows 10 |
17.38% |
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| Windows Vista |
13.11% |
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| Windows XP |
5.79% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
38.08% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
15.17% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
12.07% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
9.91% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
5.26% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
4.33% |
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Geography
91.04% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
91.04% |
| Australia |
1.12% |
| Germany |
1.12% |
| Canada |
0.93% |
| Norway |
0.75% |
| Brazil |
0.56% |
| United Kingdom |
0.56% |
| France |
0.37% |
| Israel |
0.37% |
| Sweden |
0.37% |
| Belgium |
0.19% |
| Spain |
0.19% |
| Hong Kong |
0.19% |
| Indonesia |
0.19% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
44.69% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
30.97% |
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| Acer |
7.08% |
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| Toshiba |
5.31% |
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| GIGABYTE |
3.54% |
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| Intel |
3.10% |
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| ASUS |
2.21% |
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| Lenovo |
2.21% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.88% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
4.61% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.95% |
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| Dell XPS 8500 |
3.29% |
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| Dell Studio XPS 8100 |
3.29% |
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| Dell Dell System Inspir... |
2.63% |
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| HP G60 Notebook PC |
2.63% |
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