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Should I remove YTD Toolbar?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
80% remove it20% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #15,521
United States Rank #12,187
Reach 0.0176%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 15.78 days
465.52 days >
Average installed length: 244.60 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
7.0 100.00%

YTD Toolbar v7.0

Please note, Should I Remove It? does not in anyway endorse the software or publisher displayed here. The page exists for informational purposes only to help you make an informed removal decision.

What is YTD Toolbar?

This toolbar is typiclaly bundled with the installation of the free YouTubeDownloader and installs a Spigot toolbar (YTD Toolbar) in your Web browser that collects and stores information about your web browsing habits and sends this information to Spigot so they can suggest services or provide ads via the toolbar. The YTD YouTube Converter/Downloader/Player is free software that allows you to download YouTube videos, Facebook Video, Google Video, Yahoo Video (and many others) and convert YouTube videos to other video formats. The toolbar is typically bundled with the free YTD Video Downloader software as an option during installation and does not necessarily get uninstalled when YTD Video Downloader is removed from the user's PC and must be removed manually. Additionally, if the home page and search settings were modified by this toolbar, they need to be manually reverted back by the user.

About  (from Spigot)

There are many video downloaders out there but few as good as YTD Video Downloader. YTD Video Downloader is simply an excellent tool for saving your favorite video clips from YouTube and other video websites. When you install YTD Video Downloader it will try to install a toolbar but you can reject this by hitting the d...  Read more
Overview
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Integrates into the web browser
  • Delivered through a thrid-party offer
  • Hijacks the web browser's home page
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in YTD Toolbar.
ytdToolbarIE.dll (7ebebe3ec0cd1e74d6b04e5a367babd2) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
ESET-NOD32 7.8545 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Widgi
Kingsoft AntiVirus 331020.49267 Win32.HeurC.KVM099.a.(kcloud)
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.189 TROJ_GEN.F47V0623
YTD Toolbar has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.spigot.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\YTD Toolbar\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{0C1B3A6B-B467-474D-97E4-D8BAC3E839CD}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 22.47 MB

Program filesFiles installed by YTD Toolbar v7.0

Program executable:WidgiHelper.exe
Name:Widgi Toolbar
WidgiHelper Application
Path:C:\Program Files\YTD Toolbar\WidgiHelper.exe
MD5:627a8b34def1969d70221451e8eabb48
Additional files:
  • WidgiHelper.exe - Widgi Toolbar (WidgiHelper Application)
  • ytdFF.dll
  • ytdToolbarIE.dll - Widgi Toolbar for Internet Explorer

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • ytdToolbarIE.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Koyote Soft Toolbar' with the class of {1E864EAC-892F-4A60-8C17-63123FD5731C}.
Internet Explorer Toolbar
  • ytdToolbarIE.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Koyote Soft Toolbar' with the class of {1E864EAC-892F-4A60-8C17-63123FD5731C}.
Internet Explorer URL Search Hook
  • ytdToolbarIE.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'Koyote Soft Toolbar' with a class of {1E864EAC-892F-4A60-8C17-63123FD5731C} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.

How do I remove YTD Toolbar?

You can uninstall YTD Toolbar from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  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/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program YTD Toolbar v7.0, 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove YTD Toolbar.
  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.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by YTD Toolbar v7.0 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 66%
Win 7 0%
 
HOW DOES IT RUN?
Plugs into Internet Explorer
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 80%
Keep it 20%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 75.14%
Windows XP 10.69%
Windows Vista 9.54%
Windows 10 4.62%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 45.19%
Windows 7 Ultimate 17.78%
Microsoft Windows XP 10.79%
Windows 7 Professional 9.33%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 7.58%
Windows 8 2.04%

Distribution by countryGeography

56.14% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 56.14%
  Canada 3.51%
  United Kingdom 3.29%
  Philippines 2.85%
  Belgium 2.19%
  Germany 2.19%
  Hungary 1.54%
  Indonesia 1.54%
  India 1.54%
  Italy 1.54%
  New Zealand 1.54%
  Israel 1.32%
  Greece 1.10%
  Malaysia 1.10%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 33.94%
Dell 22.02%
Acer 20.18%
ASUS 6.42%
GIGABYTE 5.05%
Toshiba 4.59%
Lenovo 2.75%
American Megatrends 1.83%
Intel 1.38%
NEC 0.92%
Sony 0.92%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 5.07%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.35%
Dell Inspiron N5110 3.62%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.62%
Dell Inspiron 620 2.17%
Dell Inspiron N5010 2.17%

About (from Spigot, Inc.)

Keep your customers coming back and delight them with contextually relevant content and applications.
Publisher URL: www.spigot.com

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