Should I remove Certified Toolbar?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
2.1	100.00%

Other programs by Certified Toolbar

• Certified Toolbar
• PC_Sustainer 1.80
• SW.Sustainer 1.80

from Certified Toolbar

Remove Certified Toolbar 2.1

The toolbar is an ad-supported program that is designed to display advertisements within the program itself, modify the browser's home page and search settings in order to capture web search traffic as well as collect and aggregate usage information and statistics. The toolbar is typically bundled with 3rd party programs in order to help monetize free software. During installation, the user might be given the option to modify the home and search pages, however this is often checked by default and overlooked. Should the software be removed from the user's PC, the settings will need to be manually reverted back.

A vast majority of those who have this installed end up removing it just after a couple weeks. The software installer includes 6 files and is usually about 3.56 MB (3,733,722 bytes).

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Installation folder: C:\Program Files\CertifiedToolbar\

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\CertifiedToolbar\unins000.exe"

Estimated size: 3.56 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 Certified Toolbar 2.1, 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 Certified 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.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 69% Win 10 6%

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 67% Keep it 33%

AVERAGE INSTALL LIFESPAN 578.42 Days

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Germany	23.81%
Hungary	23.81%
United States	23.81%
Romania	9.52%
Austria	4.76%
Czech Republic	4.76%
Poland	4.76%
Russia	4.76%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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