Should I remove Claro toolbar?

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.8.11.15	0.24%
1.8.8.5	99.76%

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• Claro Chrome Toolbar
• Claro LTD toolbar
• Claro LTD toolbar on IE

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from Monterra Inc.

Once Claro Toolbar is installed as an add-ons, its main objective is to set itself as the default search engine. It does this by replacing the existing settings. This add-on also enables a toolbar with various functions such as Facebook integration. Claro LTD Toolbar is considered a potentially unwanted program in many cases. It was developed by Montera Technologies LTD and comes bundled with free or trialware programs. Naturally, Claro LTD Toolbar is executed by user unknowingly while installing the desired software. Although, there are options not to install this, but due to lack of notice, it is often loaded by default. While using claro-search.com your Internet browsing habits are being tracked and the collected information could be sold to third parties.

The most common release is 1.8.8.5, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The primary executable is named clarosrv.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 8 files and is usually about 2.08 MB (2,178,452 bytes).

Displayed publisher: Claro LTD

URL: www.monterrausa.com

Help link: mobile.huawei.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\claro ltd\claro\1.8.8.5

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Claro LTD\claro\1.8.8.5\GUninstaller.exe" -uprtc -key "claro"

Estimated size: 2.08 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 Claro 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 Claro 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 Vista 0%

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 84% Keep it 16%

GLOBAL RANK #14,038

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	33.40%
Germany	16.17%
Spain	4.68%
Italy	2.98%
United Kingdom	2.98%
Mexico	2.77%
Brazil	2.34%
Poland	2.13%
Argentina	1.91%
Netherlands	1.49%
France	1.28%
RS	1.28%
Iran	1.28%
MK	1.06%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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Publisher URL: www.monterrausa.com

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