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Should I remove BS.Player ControlBar?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
68% remove it32% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Fair
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How common is it?
Global Rank #43,598
Reach 0.0020%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 27.22 days
455.74 days >
Average installed length: 239.46 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.0.5 85.00%
1.0.0.4 15.00%

BS.Player ControlBar

What is BS.Player ControlBar?

BS.Player ControlBar is a web browser extension that will integrate itself into Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer. The extension/toolbar will modify the browser's search and home pages as well as various other features such as 404 erros and DNS redirections, etc as well as may change some browser settings that might cause lessen its security levels. This is a potentially unwanted program and may interfere with the functions of some of the browser's normal features and web search behaviors. In many cases in addition to modify the search provider and default home pages, the toolbar will push additional advertisements to the browser.

As part of the installation process the publisher may offer changes to your Internet Browser settings. These changes if approved by you can be reconfigured by you at any time from the options dialog available on your Internet Browser. Such changes may include the following:
- The homepage of your Internet Browser
- The default search engine in your Internet Browser's built-in search box
- The page displayed when opening a new tab

Overview

The most used version is 1.0.0.5, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The main program executable is BSToolbar.dll. A vast majority of those who have this installed end up removing it just after a couple weeks. The software installer includes 3 files and is usually about 2.9 MB (3,045,333 bytes).
  • Loads into the web browser
  • Displays unwanted advertisements
  • May modify the web browser's home page

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.bsplayer.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\bs.player controlbar
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\BS.Player ControlBar\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 2.9 MB

Program filesFiles installed by BS.Player ControlBar

Program module:BSToolbar.dll
Name:ToolBand Module
Path:C:\Program Files\bs.player controlbar\BSToolbar.dll
MD5:b8b070a6b217434c933a3973152f4ecb
Additional files:
  • uninst.exe - BS.Player ControlBar (BS.Player ControlBar Setup)
  • BSToolbar.dll - ToolBand Module

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer Toolbar
  • BSToolbar.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'BS.Player ControlBar' with the class of {2C688203-7EB3-4327-9995-1CB417BA23F9}.
Internet Explorer Web Browser
  • BSToolbar.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'BS.Player ControlBar' with a class of {2C688203-7EB3-4327-9995-1CB417BA23F9}.

How do I remove BS.Player ControlBar?

You can uninstall BS.Player ControlBar 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 BS.Player ControlBar, 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 BS.Player ControlBar.
  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 BS.Player ControlBar you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win Vista (SP2) 33%
Win 10 3%
 
HOW DOES IT RUN?
Plugs into Internet Explorer
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 68%
Keep it 32%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 40.00%
Windows Vista 35.00%
Windows XP 22.50%
Windows 10 2.50%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 25.64%
Windows 7 Ultimate 25.64%
Microsoft Windows XP 23.08%
Windows 7 Home Premium 12.82%
Windows Vista Home Basic 7.69%
Windows 8 Pro 2.56%

Distribution by countryGeography

16.28% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 16.28%
  Romania 6.98%
  Turkey 6.98%
  Saudi Arabia 6.98%
  Finland 4.65%
  Argentina 4.65%
  Israel 4.65%
  Croatia 4.65%
  Italy 4.65%
  MK 2.33%
  Slovenia 2.33%
  Brazil 2.33%
  PS 2.33%
  France 2.33%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 30.77%
Acer 20.51%
Toshiba 12.82%
American Megatrends 10.26%
Dell 10.26%
GIGABYTE 5.13%
Lenovo 5.13%
ASUS 5.13%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook ... 5.88%
TOSHIBA Satellite C650 5.88%
TOSHIBA Satellite A350D 2.94%
TOSHIBA Satellite P105 2.94%
TOSHIBA Satellite L635 2.94%
TOSHIBA Satellite L500 2.94%

About DT Soft Ltd

Disc Soft Ltd produces DAEMON Tools (Disk And Execution MONitor tools) which is a virtual drive and optical disc authoring program for Windows.
Publisher URL: www.daemon-tools.cc

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