Should I remove Consumer Input Chrome Extension?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
69% remove it31% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #18,472
United States Rank #9,134
Reach 0.0127%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 15.34 days
452.62 days >
Average installed length: 237.82 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 3.1.0.84 |
100.00% |
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Consumer Input Chrome Extension
What is Consumer Input Chrome Extension?
This is the collection and analytics software for Compete.com statistics for Google Chrome. Compete.com is a web traffic analysis service that publishes the approximate number of global visitors to the top 1,000,000 web sites in the world. This number is computed from sources including internet service providers, opt-in panels, application providers, and users of the Compete toolbar.
About (from Compete)
Once the software is installed and activated, it may collect the following kinds of information from your computer. We share this information with our customers and partners for market research services and consumer segment and profile expansion online browsing – sites you visit – including news sites or social networ... Read more
Overview
In the Google Chrome browser, it will add an extension. A vast majority of those who have this installed end up removing it just after a couple weeks. The software installer includes 2 files and is usually about 517.16 KB (529,567 bytes).
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Consumer Input Chrome Extension.
| uninstall.exe (480fb05c08f802333d83ee0aac8ff2cb) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0344 |
Adware.Siggen.26185 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.344 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0428 |
Program details
URL: consumerinput.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Consumer Input\Chrome
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Consumer Input\Chrome\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 517.16 KB
Files installed by Consumer Input Chrome Extension
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(Malware detected) uninstall.exe
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cicr-3.1.0-2123.crx
How do I remove Consumer Input Chrome Extension?
You can uninstall Consumer Input Chrome Extension 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 Consumer Input Chrome Extension (remove only), 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 Consumer Input Chrome Extension.
- 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 Consumer Input Chrome Extension 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) 63%
Win 8 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 69%
Keep it 31%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #18,472
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
66.00% |
|
| Windows Vista |
14.00% |
|
| Windows 10 |
13.60% |
|
| Windows XP |
6.40% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
54.84% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
11.69% |
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| Windows 8 |
6.45% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.05% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
5.65% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
4.44% |
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Geography
98.60% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
98.60% |
| Iran |
0.70% |
| Honduras |
0.23% |
| Israel |
0.23% |
| PG |
0.23% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
35.92% |
|
| Dell |
22.33% |
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| Acer |
11.65% |
|
| Toshiba |
10.68% |
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| GIGABYTE |
3.88% |
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| ASUS |
3.88% |
|
| Lenovo |
2.91% |
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| Intel |
2.43% |
|
| Samsung |
1.94% |
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| Alienware |
1.46% |
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| Apple |
0.97% |
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| Gateway |
0.97% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.03% |
|
| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
3.36% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.36% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.36% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C655 |
3.36% |
|
| Dell Inspiron 530s |
2.01% |
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About Compete
Compete is a web traffic analytics service which operates in the US and publishes the approximate number of visitors to the top web sites in the United States and the world.
Publisher URL: www.compete.com