Should I remove Wincore MediaBar?

Uninstallation trends (last 30 days)

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions of Wincore MediaBar

Version	Distribution
4.1.0.3118	7.41%
4.1.0.3079	0.74%
4.0.0.3012	14.07%
4.0.0.2881	8.15%
4.0.0.2790	7.41%
4.0.0.2736	0.74%
4.0.0.2708	2.96%
3.0.0.122068	25.19%
3.0.0.121885	1.48%
3.0.0.119265	19.26%
3.0.0.117587	11.85%
3.0.0.117241	0.74%

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from Musiclab, LLC

Wincore Mediabar is a type of browser hijacker instaled in Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox browsers and modifies DNS settings in MS Windows hosts file in order to redirect your legitimate search traffic to associated 'parnter' advertising sites. Wincore Mediabar alters the system registry to enable itself immediate activation when Windows is loaded. Wincore Mediabar is bundled with a number of unwanted programs.

Wincore MediaBar is a program developed by Musiclab. The most used version is 3.0.0.122068, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is wincorebsband.dll. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 74 files and is usually about 13.34 MB (13,990,182 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows Vista (SP2). While about 35% of users of Wincore MediaBar come from the United States, it is also popular in Ireland and United Kingdom.

• BearShare

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\bearshare applications\mediabar

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\BearShare Applications\MediaBar\uninstall.exe

Estimated size: 13.34 MB

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 66% Win Vista (SP1) 2%

HOW IT STARTS Automatically starts? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 82% Keep it 18%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	35.07%
Ireland	9.70%
United Kingdom	6.72%
Italy	6.72%
Canada	5.97%
Germany	5.97%
Portugal	2.99%
Belgium	2.24%
DK	2.24%
Turkey	2.24%
Austria	1.49%
Switzerland	1.49%
Spain	1.49%
France	1.49%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Quickly and completely remove Wincore MediaBar from your computer by downloading "Should I Remove It?", its 100% FREE and installs in seconds (click the button below).

1. 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.
2. When you find the program Wincore MediaBar, 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).
3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Wincore MediaBar.
4. 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.

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
2. 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.
3. The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
3. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

1. Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Restart Google Chrome.

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Publisher URL: www.musiclab-llc.com

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