Should I remove Swag Bucks Toolbar?
What are others doing?
72% remove it28% keep it
Removal sentiment (last 30 days)
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How common is it?
Ranked #7,230
Versions of Swag Bucks Toolbar
| Version | Distribution |
| 6.12.0.11 |
3.13% |
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| 6.11.2.6 |
4.69% |
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| 6.10.3.27 |
29.69% |
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| 6.9.0.16 |
29.69% |
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| 6.8.9.0 |
7.81% |
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| 6.8.8.8 |
1.56% |
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| 6.8.5.1 |
6.25% |
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| 6.8.4.0 |
1.56% |
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| 6.7.0.6 |
3.13% |
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| 6.3.3.3 |
6.25% |
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| 6.2.6.0 |
1.56% |
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| 6.1.0.7 |
1.56% |
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| 5.7.2.2 |
3.13% |
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Swag Bucks Toolbar
from Swag Bucks
What is Swag Bucks Toolbar?
Swag Bucks Toolbar is a Conduit Community toolbar for various web browsers. The toolbar collects information about a user's web browsing habits and sends this information to Conduit so they can suggest services or provide advertising. During installation it may change the web browser's home page and search page and if uninstalled will need to be manually changed back. It may also automatically download and install updates without notifying the user. From the OurToolbar EULA: "The Application may also collect and store information about your web browsing locally on your device. This locally saved information may interact with the Application and send us information about your web browsing so we can suggest services or provide you ads that may be more relevant to you."
About Swag Bucks Toolbar (from Swag Bucks)
“We’ve made it easier to earn 3X as many Swag Bucks. Run your web searches in the Toolbar – on anything, at any time. Find answers from the world’s top search engines like Google, and get Swag Bucks. N”
Program details
URL: SwagBucks.OurToolbar.com
Help link: SwagBucks.OurToolbar.com/help
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\swag_bucks
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Swag_Bucks\uninstall.exe toolbar
Estimated size: 4.85 MB
This is a Community Toolbar by Conduit, what does that mean?
Conduit is a toolbar monetization platform for software publishers. It provides a utility for developers to create branded generic web browser toolbars. Publishers can bundle these toolbars with their software programs or provide access to download them separately through SwagBucks.OurToolbar.com. Once installed, the toolbar modifies the browser's home page and search settings in order to redirect searches through the Conduit portal (which utilizes Bing or Yahoo! Search engines). Read more...Each publisher enters into a 'Publisher Agreement' with Conduit which defines the revenue structure, known as the 'incentive amount', to be paid each calendar month in which the user has an active toolbar installed. Typically payout is based on the geographic origin of the user and ranges from $2 for a US user per month to just a few cents for other countries. Is it considered dangerous? Well, it's not malware or even spyware, however it changes the browser’s search provider in order to display, but if you read the EULA that is mentioned and presumably agreed on when installing. Users should decide if you need the functionality the toolbar has to offer. But remember, if you uninstall it make sure you reset your web browser, see how.
Files installed by Swag Bucks Toolbar
- uninstall.exe (by Conduit) - Conduit Engine Uninstall
- prxtbSwa0.dll (by Conduit) - Conduit Toolbar
- Swag_BucksToolbarHelper.exe - ToolbarH Application
- tbSwa0.dll (by Conduit)
- ldrtbSwa0.dll (by Conduit)
- tbSwag.dll (by Conduit)
- ldrtbSwag.dll (by Conduit)
- Swag_BucksToolbarHelper1.exe (by Conduit) - ToolbarHelper Application
- tbSwa1.dll (by Conduit)
- UNWISE.EXE
- hk64tbSwa0.dll (by Conduit)
- hktbSwa0.dll (by Conduit)
- prxtbSwa2.dll (by Conduit)
- prxtbSwag.dll (by Conduit)
- tbSwa2.dll (by Conduit)
- ldrtbSwa2.dll (by Conduit)
- hk64tbSwag.dll (by Conduit)
- hktbSwag.dll (by Conduit)
Behaviors exhibited
4 Internet Explorer extensions added
- prxtbSwa0.dll is loaded in Internet Explorer as a URL search hook using the CLSID {ff89eda9-838c-4e8a-a7cb-153cfa8b281e} and is used by IE to redirect the address of an unknown typed URLs.
- tbSwa2.dll is loaded in Internet Explorer as a URL search hook using the CLSID {1392b8d2-5c05-419f-a8f6-b9f15a596612} and is used by IE to redirect the address of an unknown typed URLs.
- prxtbSwag.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (browser helper object) with the CLSID of {2421d847-721c-404f-87b4-bbd2b95d1087}.
- tbSwa1.dll is loaded in Internet Explorer as a URL search hook using the CLSID {e4878b45-e2c0-4307-b6e8-734922f92f5b} and is used by IE to redirect the address of an unknown typed URLs.
(Note, behavior information is not collected by the "Should I Remove It?" software.)
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| Swag_BucksToolbarHelper.exe |
| Total CPU: | 0.4892737327% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.29804920% | |
| User CPU: | 0.19122453% | |
(Note, resource data is not collected by the "Should I Remove It?" software.)
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 72%
Win 7 2%
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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 72%
Keep it 28%
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Which Windows versions does it run on?
| OS version | OS install distribution |
| Windows 7 |
73.44% |
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| Windows Vista |
18.75% |
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| Windows XP |
4.69% |
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| Windows 8 |
3.13% |
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Which countries install it?
United States installs about 91.36% of Swag Bucks Toolbar.
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| PC Manufacturer | OEM distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
36.67% |
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| Dell |
23.33% |
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| Toshiba |
15.00% |
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| Acer |
11.67% |
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| ASUS |
5.00% |
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| Lenovo |
3.33% |
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| Intel |
1.67% |
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| Samsung |
1.67% |
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| Sony |
1.67% |
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How do I remove Swag Bucks Toolbar?
Quickly and completely remove Swag Bucks Toolbar from your computer by downloading "Should I Remove It?", its 100% FREE and installs in seconds (click the button below).
Or, you can uninstall Swag Bucks 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: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Swag Bucks Toolbar, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8: 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 Swag Bucks 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 Swag Bucks 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.
