Should I remove iWebar?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.36.01.22	0.42%
1.36.01.08	0.68%
1.35.12.18	2.39%
1.35.12.16	0.03%
1.35.11.26	1.62%
1.35.9.29	7.86%
1.35.9.16	4.17%
1.35.3.9	3.04%
1.34.8.12	2.91%
1.34.7.29	2.68%
1.34.7.1	8.96%
1.34.6.10	7.76%
1.34.5.29	0.23%
1.34.5.12	15.98%
1.34.4.10	3.59%
1.34.3.28	9.96%
1.34.2.13	10.38%
1.34.1.29	0.68%
1.33.153.1	3.53%
1.32.153.0	6.60%
1.31.153.4	1.58%
1.31.153.0	2.98%
1.30.153.0	1.39%
1.27.153.10	0.55%
1.27.153.8	0.03%

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from iWebBar

Remove iWebar by iWebBar

iWebar is a web browser extension and toolbar that delivers contextual based advertising as well as modify the user's web browser home and search pages to provide advertising and search. The software acts as adware and is typically defined as a potentially unwanted application by various malware vendors.

What the browser extension does:
- Changes the default search engine.
- Displays contextual advertising by injecting banner and text ads.
- Changes the default browser home page.
- Adds search from the address bar.

The browser toolbar utilizes the Crossrider cross-platform toolbar monetization platform.

The most common release is 1.34.5.12, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up (this is typically done to avoid any UAC prompts). It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The primary executable is named utils.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 157 files and is usually about 6.67 MB (6,998,543 bytes). The installed file iWebar-updater.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered.

This browser extension utilizes Crossrider framework, a cross-browser toolbar/plugin platform used to develop, deploy and monetize web browser toolbars for Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox. Crossrider extension provide monetization options, mostly potentially unwanted apps, for toolbars including coupons, search assistant (home page and search hijacking) and in-text contextual advertising. Many adware programs (defined by a number of anti-virus vendors) are built using Crossrider as it provides a quick an easy way to deploy ad-supported features that will assist in browser search hijacking.