Should I remove Barra de herramientas ALOT?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
66% remove it34% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #43,768
Reach 0.0020%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 14.65 days
432.28 days >
Average installed length: 227.13 days
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Barra de herramientas ALOT
What is Barra de herramientas ALOT?
ALOT Appbar is a web browser plugin in the form of a toolbar. ALOT Appbar allows customized 'apps' to be added to the toolbar including social media apps. Appbar Web Search Users who opt-in to the Discover program help ALOT identify the best sites on the web and improve ALOT Apps.
About (from alOt)
The ALOT Appbar comes pre-configured with "Apps" that enable you to engage and interact with online content. You can add and remove Apps from your ALOT Appbar as often as you like by using our vibrant and growing App Marketplace. Users who opt-in to the Discover program help ALOT identify the best sites on the web and... Read more
Overview
The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named alot.dll. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 1.75 MB (1,836,076 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Integrates into the web browser
- 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 Barra de herramientas ALOT.
alotUninst.exe (8407154eb66a83429d51545470620c25) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Antiy-AVL |
2.0.3.7 |
Trojan/Win32.Zlob.gen |
Norman |
10.20130526 |
W32/Obfuscated.AK!genr |
Program details
URL: www.alot.com
Help link: www.alot.com/toolbar/faq
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\alot
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\alot\alotUninst.exe"
Estimated size: 1.75 MB
Files installed by Barra de herramientas ALOT
Program module: | alot.dll |
Name: | ALOT Toolbar |
| alot.dll |
Path: | C:\Program Files\alot\bin\alot.dll |
MD5: | e2f8e9e2afb591d4cdc5b0d7186677e8 |
Additional files:
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alotUninst.exe - ALOT Toolbar (Programa de instalación de la barra de herramientas ALOT)
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ALOTSettings.exe - ALOTSettings
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- alot.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'ALOT Toolbar Helper' with the class of {14CEEAFF-96DD-4101-AE37-D5ECDC23C3F6}.
Internet Explorer Toolbar
- alot.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'ALOT Toolbar' with the class of {5AA2BA46-9913-4dc7-9620-69AB0FA17AE7}.
How do I remove Barra de herramientas ALOT?
You can uninstall Barra de herramientas ALOT from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program Barra de herramientas ALOT, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Barra de herramientas ALOT.
- 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 Barra de herramientas ALOT you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- 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.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- 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.
- 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.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 45%
Win 10 3%
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HOW DOES IT RUN?
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Plugs into Internet Explorer
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 66%
Keep it 34%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
55.00% |
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Windows XP |
27.50% |
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Windows Vista |
15.00% |
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Windows 10 |
2.50% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Microsoft Windows XP |
27.50% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
20.00% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
15.00% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.50% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
12.50% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
5.00% |
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Geography
31.37% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
31.37% |
Spain |
21.57% |
Argentina |
15.69% |
Mexico |
15.69% |
Chile |
3.92% |
Colombia |
3.92% |
Peru |
3.92% |
Ecuador |
1.96% |
PR |
1.96% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
29.73% |
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Acer |
18.92% |
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Intel |
13.51% |
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Toshiba |
13.51% |
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Dell |
8.11% |
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Samsung |
2.70% |
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Sahara |
2.70% |
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Lenovo |
2.70% |
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GIGABYTE |
2.70% |
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American Megatrends |
2.70% |
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ASUS |
2.70% |
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Common models |
HP G62 Notebook PC |
6.06% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite U205 |
3.03% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite L45 |
3.03% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite C655D |
3.03% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite A665 |
3.03% |
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Sony VGN-NS315TH |
3.03% |
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About (from alOt)
ALOT apps are displayed in our free ALOT Appbar, a neat piece of software that sits in your web browser and keeps all your favorite content constantly within reach.
Publisher URL: www.alot.com