84,488,480 programs installed

Should I remove Babylon toolbar?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
67% remove it33% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #3,289
United States Rank #5,101
Reach 0.1722%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 145.40 days
759.83 days >
Average installed length: 399.24 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.8.7.2 24.70%
1.8.4.9 9.99%
1.8.26.16 1.50%
1.8.24.6 8.34%
1.8.24.5 1.00%
1.8.23.1 0.94%
1.8.11.2 1.00%
1.8.11.10 16.53%

Babylon toolbar

What is Babylon toolbar?

Babylon Toolbar from Babylon Ltd is a web browser plugin that allows you to get language translations and definitions through an installed web browser toolbar. Typically, the Babylon Toolbar comes bundled with other software, usually freeware and shareware. Before installing the toolbar, users have to agree to end user software agreement and accept all the changes that will be made during the installation. This web browser toolbar can change the default search engine provider; however, you may leave this setting unchanged.

About  (from Babylon Ltd)

Babylon is the world's leading provider of language solutions, such as online and offline dictionary and translation software in over 75 languages in one simple click and is being used by millions of private users and organizations in more than 200 countries and territories. Simply click on any text in any desktop appl...  Read more

Overview

The most common release is 1.8.7.2, with over 67% of all installations currently using this version. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named babylontoolbarsrv.exe. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 11 files and is usually about 2.34 MB (2,450,607 bytes).
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Integrates into the web browser
  • Delivered through a thrid-party offer
  • The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Babylon toolbar.
babylontoolbarsrv.exe (93ef55ce6da88bc15aae812c03d3487a) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
ESET-NOD32 7.9190 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Montiera.A
Malwarebytes v2014.01.08.02 PUP.Optional.BabylonToolBar.A
SUPERAntiSpyware 10510 PUP.BabylonToolbar
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.336 TROJ_GEN.F47V1220
BabylonToolbarTlbr.dll (b480a1cc8e2a2a7c5415d25afbf42579) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
ESET-NOD32 8896 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Montiera.F
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Optional.BabylonToolBar.A
SUPERAntiSpyware 5.6.0.1032 PUP.BabylonToolbar
TrendMicro-HouseCall 9.700.0.1001 TROJ_GEN.RCBH1B1
BabylonToolbarApp.dll (076aed3adfa3c7f14328260dfa8ad204) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
ESET-NOD32 8895 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Montiera.A
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Optional.BabylonToolBar.A
SUPERAntiSpyware 5.6.0.1032 PUP.BabylonToolbar
BabylonToolbarEng.dll (c759b4f2b12beb43fb08183f748abce9) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
ESET-NOD32 8894 probably a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Montiera.A
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Optional.BabylonToolBar.A
SUPERAntiSpyware 5.6.0.1032 PUP.BabylonToolbar
GUninstaller.exe (b0f6507f8666e89dd9f192313d88eb98) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Bkav FE 1.3.0.4613 HW32.Laneul.zosu
Comodo Security 17604 Application.Win32.Agent.~A
uninstall.exe (daf40a02fc0e071d7c3833c324b69833) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Optional.BabylonToolBar.A
VIPRE Antivirus 22192 Babylon (fs)
       View all 18 all detections
Babylon 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

Displayed publisher: BabylonToolbar
URL: www.babylon.com
Help link: www.babylon.com/uninstall_search
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\babylontoolbar\babylontoolbar\1.8.7.2
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\BabylonToolbar\BabylonToolbar\1.8.3.8\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 2.34 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Babylon toolbar

Program executable:babylontoolbarsrv.exe (Malware detected)
Name:Babylon Toolbar
Path:C:\Program Files\babylontoolbar\babylontoolbar\1.8.7.2\babylontoolbarsrv.exe
MD5:93ef55ce6da88bc15aae812c03d3487a
Additional files:
  • (Malware detected) BabylonToolbarApp.dll - Babylon Toolbar
  • (Malware detected) BabylonToolbarEng.dll
  • (Malware detected) BabylonToolbarTlbr.dll
  • (Malware detected) uninstall.exe - ${PRDCT_DSP}
  • GUninstaller.exe - Uninstaller (Uninstaller Application)
  • escortShld.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer Toolbar
  • BabylonToolbarTlbr.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Babylon Toolbar' with the class of {98889811-442D-49dd-99D7-DC866BE87DBC}.

How do I remove Babylon toolbar?

You can uninstall Babylon 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 Babylon 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Babylon 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 Babylon toolbar you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 64%
Win 8 0%
 
HOW DOES IT RUN?
Plugs into Internet Explorer
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 67%
Keep it 33%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 75.30%
Windows XP 10.21%
Windows 10 7.38%
Windows Vista 7.08%
Windows Server 2003 0.03%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 39.28%
Windows 7 Ultimate 19.77%
Microsoft Windows XP 10.08%
Windows 7 Professional 9.69%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 5.14%
Windows 7 Home Basic 3.36%

Distribution by countryGeography

27.95% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 27.95%
  Germany 8.95%
  Brazil 6.65%
  Taiwan 3.42%
  Italy 2.83%
  France 2.81%
  United Kingdom 2.59%
  MA 2.27%
  India 1.98%
  Spain 1.87%
  Japan 1.84%
  Iran 1.68%
  Indonesia 1.66%
  Canada 1.52%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 29.87%
Acer 20.61%
Dell 18.70%
Toshiba 8.20%
ASUS 8.01%
GIGABYTE 4.79%
Samsung 3.88%
Lenovo 2.40%
American Megatrends 1.58%
Intel 1.15%
Medion 0.81%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 6.33%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 6.09%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.46%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 3.11%
Dell Inspiron N5110 2.51%
Dell Inspiron N5010 2.39%

About Babylon Ltd

Babylon is a computer dictionary and translation program, developed by Babylon Ltd., an Israeli public company.
Publisher URL: www.babylon.com

comments5 comments

user comment
user comment
conceptualclarityover a year ago
Babylon Toolbar not only usurped my default search and home pages without my permission, it also killed my tabs on Firefox and Google. A very bad program in my view.
expert comment
Stacy (Expert)over a year ago
This adware app has been seen being installed and included with tons of different software out there, from legitimate antivirus products to some more questionable ones. I have even see it installed with the CNET Download.com Installer, but I believe this has been swapped out with some others as of late. Either way, I find this program pretty intrusive and very CPU intensive and at times it even causes my computer to slow down. Uninstalling it is strongly recommended.
user comment
nobodyover a year ago
I uninstalled this from my pc, It's useless
user comment
Babylon Supportover a year ago
Hey , Babylon is a translation software that offers linguistic solutions, the toolbar and search engine which are being promoted via other free programs are being added by the user choice, for any case it was installed it’s very easy to remove , please follow this link: http://www.babylon.com/uninstall_search to get full and quick instructions. Need more? Contact us at [email protected].
user comment
Just a software guyover a year ago
This toolbar/app is typically bundled with other ad-ware type programs. I've seen it bundled with CNET's Download.com an many occasions. Although the premise of the app is good, it is quite annoying and to be honest I never trust software that is bundled in this type of manner. Plus it runs in the background all the time and uses a bunch of system memory and CPU.