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Should I remove Amazon Toolbar?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
54% remove it46% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
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How common is it?
Global Rank #33,477
United States Rank #22,870
Reach 0.0038%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 30.76 days
907.32 days >
Average installed length: 476.73 days

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Amazon Toolbar

What is Amazon Toolbar?  (from Amazon Services)

The Amazon Toolbar is a free search and navigation tool that works with Internet Explorer 8, Firefox 3 or Firefox 4 browser and accompanies you as you surf the web, providing an easier and faster way to navigate Amazon.com without interrupting your web browsing. You can search Amazon.com from anywhere on the web using ...  Read more

Overview

Amazon Toolbar is a software program developed by Amazon Services. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named AmazonToolbar.2.0.dll. The setup package generally installs about 11 files and is usually about 1.29 MB (1,349,190 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows Vista (SP2). While about 72% of users of Amazon Toolbar come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.
  • Integrates into the web browser

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: Amazon.com
URL: www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=footer_privacy?ie=UTF8&nodeId=468496
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\amazon toolbar
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Amazon Toolbar\AmazonToolbar.2.0.Uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 1.29 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Amazon Toolbar

Program module:AmazonToolbar.2.0.dll
Path:C:\Program Files\amazon toolbar\AmazonToolbar.2.0.dll
MD5:58e1ed602aaa212d72b0024a3111891e
Additional files:
  • AmazonToolbar.1.7.Uninstall.exe - Amazon Toolbar
  • AmazonToolbar.2.0.Uninstall.exe
  • AmazonToolbar.2.1.Uninstall.exe
  • AlxTB2.1.0.dll - Amazon Toolbar
  • AmazonToolbar.1.7.dll
  • AmazonToolbar.2.0.dll
  • AmazonToolbar.2.1.dll
  • AlxSSBPS.dll
  • AlxSSB.exe
  • AmazonToolbarSSB.2.1.dll
  • Uninstall9.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

4 Internet Explorer Toolbars
  • AmazonToolbar.1.7.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Amazon Toolbar' with the class of {EA582743-9076-4178-9AA6-7393FDF4D5CE}.
  • AlxTB2.1.0.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Amazon.com Toolbar' with the class of {EA582743-9076-4178-9AA6-7393FDF4D5CE}.
  • AmazonToolbar.2.0.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Amazon Toolbar' with the class of {EA582743-9076-4178-9AA6-7393FDF4D5CE}.
  • AmazonToolbar.2.1.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Amazon Toolbar' with the class of {EA582743-9076-4178-9AA6-7393FDF4D5CE}.

How do I remove Amazon Toolbar?

You can uninstall Amazon 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 Amazon 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 Amazon 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 Amazon Toolbar you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win 10 3%
 
HOW DOES IT RUN?
Plugs into Internet Explorer
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 54%
Keep it 46%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 56.76%
Windows Vista 28.38%
Windows XP 12.16%
Windows 10 2.70%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 50.00%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 22.97%
Microsoft Windows XP 12.16%
Windows 7 Professional 4.05%
Windows 7 Ultimate 2.70%
Windows Vista Home Basic 2.70%

Distribution by countryGeography

72.48% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 72.48%
  United Kingdom 10.09%
  Germany 5.50%
  Japan 4.59%
  Austria 2.75%
  Australia 0.92%
  Belgium 0.92%
  Spain 0.92%
  France 0.92%
  Lebanon 0.92%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 35.48%
Hewlett-Packard 33.87%
Toshiba 11.29%
Acer 8.06%
Intel 3.23%
Gateway 3.23%
NEC 1.61%
Medion 1.61%
Lenovo 1.61%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.17%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.17%
Dell Dell DXP051 2.78%
Dell Inspiron 530 2.78%
Dell Inspiron 1545 2.78%
Dell Inspiron 1525 1.39%

About Amazon Services

Amazon.com, Inc. is an American multinational electronic commerce company.
Publisher URL: www.amazonservices.com

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