YTD Toolbar v6.5
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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
- Integrates into the web browser
- Built on and distributed using the Conduit toolbar
- 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!
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 details
URL: ytd.ourtoolbar.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\YTD Toolbar\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{CC5C6A92-C80A-4582-8542-BAE0F91B28EE}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 1.36 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 ytd.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 YTD Toolbar v6.5
| Program executable: | WidgiHelper.exe |
| Name: | Widgi Toolbar |
| WidgiHelper Application |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\YTD Toolbar\WidgiHelper.exe |
| MD5: | e9d5397a6437d17024ce661b68ada3be |
Additional files:
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WidgiHelper.exe - Widgi Toolbar (WidgiHelper Application)
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ytdToolbarFF.dll - WidgiFF Dynamic Link Library (Widgi Toolbar)
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ytdToolbarIE.dll - Widgi Toolbar for Internet Explorer
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ytdToolbarIE64.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- ytdToolbarIE.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'pdfforge Toolbar' with the class of {B922D405-6D13-4A2B-AE89-08A030DA4402}.
2 Internet Explorer Toolbars
- ytdToolbarIE64.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'YTD Toolbar' with the class of {F3FEE66E-E034-436a-86E4-9690573BEE8A}.
- ytdToolbarIE.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'pdfforge Toolbar' with the class of {B922D405-6D13-4A2B-AE89-08A030DA4402}.
Internet Explorer URL Search Hook
- ytdToolbarIE.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'pdfforge Toolbar' with a class of {B922D405-6D13-4A2B-AE89-08A030DA4402} 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.
- 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 YTD Toolbar v6.5, 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 YTD 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 YTD Toolbar v6.5 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) 66%
Win XP 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 73%
Keep it 27%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
74.47% |
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| Windows XP |
14.89% |
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| Windows Vista |
5.32% |
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| Windows 10 |
5.32% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
52.13% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
14.89% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.77% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.57% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
4.26% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
1.06% |
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Geography
58.27% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
58.27% |
| Hungary |
7.87% |
| Canada |
5.51% |
| Thailand |
3.94% |
| United Kingdom |
3.15% |
| Belgium |
1.57% |
| France |
1.57% |
| Australia |
1.57% |
| Philippines |
1.57% |
| Germany |
1.57% |
| Croatia |
1.57% |
| Italy |
1.57% |
| South Africa |
0.79% |
| GE |
0.79% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
28.57% |
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| Acer |
23.81% |
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| Dell |
14.29% |
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| Lenovo |
9.52% |
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| GIGABYTE |
7.94% |
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| Intel |
6.35% |
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| Toshiba |
3.17% |
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| Samsung |
3.17% |
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| MSI |
1.59% |
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| ASUS |
1.59% |
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Common models |
| Dell XPS 8300 |
2.53% |
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| LENOVO 0679 |
2.53% |
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| P4V8p P4V88+ |
2.53% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite A505 |
1.27% |
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| MSI MS-7640 |
1.27% |
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| MSI IB-7592 |
1.27% |
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