Should I remove gotoolbar toolbar?

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Remove gotoolbar toolbar by Montera Technologei...

This is a potentially unwanted web browser extension that is designed to deliver search modifications to the user's web browser settings. The program does this by modifying the user's home and search page in order to monetize a user's search activities.

From the EULA:
"UPON INSTALLATION, the Montera software will be added to your Internet browser in the form of a toolbar. The toolbar features, widgets and controls are determined by the Publisher. It also provides you with a search box, and easy access to powerful Web search directly from your browser In addition, you will receive Montera Search Assistance feature which provides you with relevant search results when you place a search query in the browser address bar (as described above under Search Assistance) When a user uses one of Montera search feature to search the Web, the query reaches the publisher servers."

Displayed publisher: gotoolbar

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\gotoolbar\gotoolbar\1.8.0.2

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\gotoolbar\gotoolbar\1.8.0.2\uninstall.exe"

Estimated size: 2.39 MB

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 gotoolbar 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 gotoolbar 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.

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.

HOW DOES IT RUN? Plugs into Internet Explorer

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 68% Keep it 32%

MOST USED OS ~99% Windows 7 (SP1)

United States	66.67%
United Kingdom	16.67%
Singapore	16.67%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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