Should I remove WOW! Toolbar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
70% remove it30% keep it
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How common is it?
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WOW! Toolbar
from WideOpenWest Financial, LLC
What is WOW! Toolbar? (from WideOpenWest Financial)
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Overview
WOW! Toolbar is a software program developed by WideOpenWest Financial. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named wowtoolbartb.dll. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 3.72 MB (3,900,500 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows Vista (SP2) and Windows 7 (SP1). Most users that have installed this software come from the United States.
- Integrates into the web browser
- The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Program details
URL: portal.wowway.net/toolbar2/client/wow/download.php
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\wowtoolbar
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\wowtoolbar\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 3.72 MB
Files installed by WOW! Toolbar
| Program module: | wowtoolbartb.dll |
| Name: | DTX Toolbar |
| DTX kernel Module |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\wowtoolbar\wowtoolbartb.dll |
| MD5: | 5bf09fe572243acff12d64ab5faf981d |
Additional files:
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uninstall.exe - WOW! Toolbar (WOW! Toolbar installer)
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wowtoolbarDx.dll - dtx Dynamic Link Library
Behaviors exhibited
2 Internet Explorer BHOs
- wowtoolbarDx.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Cincinnati Bell Toolbar' with the class of {7C86EAFC-7A0B-49D9-A259-1D8E3BB96A6A}.
- wowtoolbartb.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'MidcoNet Toolbar' with the class of {A057A204-BACC-4D26-8C95-30EC87E26986}.
2 Internet Explorer Toolbars
- wowtoolbarDx.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Cincinnati Bell Toolbar' with the class of {7C86EAFC-7A0B-49D9-A259-1D8E3BB96A6A}.
- wowtoolbartb.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'MidcoNet Toolbar' with the class of {A057A204-BACC-4D26-8C95-30EC87E26986} (14908880).
Internet Explorer Web Browser
- wowtoolbartb.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'MidcoNet Toolbar' with a class of {A057A204-BACC-4D26-8C95-30EC87E26986}.
How do I remove WOW! Toolbar?
You can uninstall WOW! 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 WOW! 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 WOW! 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 WOW! 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 Vista (SP2) 67%
Win 7 (SP1) 33%
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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 70%
Keep it 30%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows Vista |
66.67% |
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| Windows 7 |
33.33% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
66.67% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.33% |
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Geography
100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
66.67% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
33.33% |
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Common models |
| Dell Inspiron 530s |
33.33% |
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| Dell Dell XPS420 |
33.33% |
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| Compaq-Presario NC769AA-A... |
33.33% |
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