Should I remove PureDef Music Toolbar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
65% remove it35% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #38,786
United States Rank #21,834
Reach 0.0027%
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PureDef Music Toolbar
from PureDef Music
What is PureDef Music Toolbar?
PureDef Music Toolbar installs a Mindspark toolbar in your Web browser that collects and stores information about your web browsing habits and sends this information to Mindspark so they can suggest services or provide ads via the toolbar. The toolbar will attempt to change the browser's home page and search provider settings during installation (sometimes this is an option provided to the user but is checked by default) and provides a search box and various other generic features in the toolbar. It also may automatically download and install updates without notifying the user.
About (from PureDef Music)
The Puredef Music toolbar is your key to great music from the web. There is more music out there than you could ever listen to in a lifetime. The Puredef toolbar offers access to sites that use technology to discover what music you like. Based on the users likes the technology makes recommendations to you based on that... Read more
Overview
A vast majority of those who have this installed end up removing it just after a couple weeks.
- Loads into the web browser
- May modify the web browser's home page
- Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Program details
URL: www.puredef.com/browse.html
Uninstaller: rundll32 C:\Program Files2\PUREDE~1\toolbar\1.bin\p3Bar.dll,O
How do I remove PureDef Music Toolbar?
You can uninstall PureDef Music 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 PureDef Music 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 PureDef Music 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 PureDef Music 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) 47%
Win 10 2%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 65%
Keep it 35%
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GLOBAL RANK
#38,786
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
56.60% |
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Windows Vista |
35.85% |
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Windows XP |
5.66% |
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Windows 10 |
1.89% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
51.92% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
28.85% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
5.77% |
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Windows Vista Business |
3.85% |
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Windows Vista Home Basic |
3.85% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
1.92% |
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Geography
96.63% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
96.63% |
Iran |
2.25% |
UA |
1.12% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
50.98% |
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Acer |
13.73% |
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Dell |
11.76% |
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Toshiba |
9.80% |
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Sony |
3.92% |
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GIGABYTE |
1.96% |
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Gateway |
1.96% |
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MSI |
1.96% |
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Lenovo |
1.96% |
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Intel |
1.96% |
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Common models |
eMachines ET1331G |
4.00% |
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HP G72 Notebook PC |
4.00% |
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HP EliteBook 6930p |
4.00% |
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HP-Pavilion AY627AA-ABA a... |
4.00% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite C655D |
4.00% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite P305D |
2.00% |
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