Tuvaro toolbar on IE and Chrome
What is Tuvaro toolbar on IE and Chrome?
Tuvaro toolbar is a Mindspark Interactive Network powered toolbar (MyWebSearch) for Intenet Explorer and Google Chorme. It collects and stores information about your web browsing habits and sends this information to Mindspark so they can suggest services or provide advertising via the toolbar. TotalRecipeSearch Toolbar will attempt to change your home page and search provider if you are not careful during installation and provides a search box and various other generic features in the toolbar.
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Overview
The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named tuvarosrv.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 6 files and is usually about 2.64 MB (2,767,443 bytes).
- Integrates into the web browser
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- May modify the web browser's home page
- The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Tuvaro toolbar on IE and Chrome has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
Displayed publisher: tuvaro
URL: tuvaro.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\tuvaro\tuvaro\1.8.12.7
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\tuvaro\tuvaro\1.8.12.7\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 2.64 MB
Files installed by Tuvaro toolbar on IE and Chrome
| Program executable: | tuvarosrv.exe |
| Name: | Tuvaro Toolbar |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\tuvaro\tuvaro\1.8.12.7\tuvarosrv.exe |
| MD5: | df5b4c24b4f9c7192b91686c1d652334 |
Additional files:
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uninstall.exe (by tuvaro) - ${PRDCT_DSP}
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tuvaroApp.dll (by Montera Technologeis LTD) - Tuvaro Toolbar
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tuvaroEng.dll (by Montera Technologeis LTD)
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tuvaroTlbr.dll
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escortShld.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer Toolbar
- tuvaroTlbr.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Tuvaro Toolbar' with the class of {6F001652-AF51-45C6-B029-86E0265A1851}.
How do I remove Tuvaro toolbar on IE and Chrome?
You can uninstall Tuvaro toolbar on IE and Chrome 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 Tuvaro toolbar on IE and Chrome, 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 Tuvaro toolbar on IE and Chrome.
- 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 Tuvaro toolbar on IE and Chrome 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) 76%
Win Vista (SP2) 3%
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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 71%
Keep it 29%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
89.66% |
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| Windows XP |
6.90% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.45% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
64.29% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
14.29% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
7.14% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
3.57% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
3.57% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
3.57% |
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Geography
54.55% of installs come from Iran
Which countries install it?
| Iran |
54.55% |
| United States |
15.15% |
| Belgium |
3.03% |
| BY |
3.03% |
| Israel |
3.03% |
| India |
3.03% |
| IQ |
3.03% |
| Italy |
3.03% |
| MM |
3.03% |
| MN |
3.03% |
| Taiwan |
3.03% |
| ZM |
3.03% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
25.00% |
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| Acer |
21.43% |
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| GIGABYTE |
14.29% |
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| Sony |
10.71% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
10.71% |
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| ASUS |
7.14% |
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| Toshiba |
3.57% |
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| MSI |
3.57% |
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| Intel |
3.57% |
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Common models |
| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
12.50% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C660D |
4.17% |
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| BIOSTAR Group A780L3G |
4.17% |
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| ASUSTeK K54HR |
4.17% |
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| ASUSTeK K52JK |
4.17% |
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| ASUSTeK K52F |
4.17% |
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About Mindspark Interactive Network
Mindspark is a business unit of IAC that focuses on interactive products and web portals and operates IAC's interactive products and web portals such as Life123, Myway.
Publisher URL: www.mindspark.com