Should I remove CouponBar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
74% remove it26% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #9,241
United States Rank #4,201
Reach 0.0407%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 22.13 days
652.85 days >
Average installed length: 343.03 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
5.0.0.5 |
25.44% |
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5.0.0.4 |
74.56% |
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CouponBar
What is CouponBar?
The Coupons.com CouponBar is a web browser add-in that analyzes web sites your browser visits and attempts to find discount deals associated with the merchant's product offerings. If CouponBar sees a corresponding deal, it will attempt to inject an affiliate identifier in order to collect commissions if a purchase is made while trying to offer you the best price of that particular product or show you an alternative product even if it is sold by a different merchant. CouponBar will automatically change your home page to couponbar.coupons.com.
About (from Coupons.com)
CouponBar Supports Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome & Safari Browsers. By clicking Install, you agree to our terms & conditions and to make us your default search provider and start page. 100's of Coupons - Organized by category always one click away. By clicking Install, you agree to our terms & conditions and to ma... Read more
Overview
The most used version is 5.0.0.4, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The main program executable is tbcore3.dll. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 9 files and is usually about 4.84 MB (5,079,828 bytes).
- Loads into the web browser
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- May modify the web browser's home page
- Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
CouponBar has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
URL: www.coupons.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Coupons.com CouponBar
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Coupons.com CouponBar\uninstall.exe" "/C:C:\Program Files\Coupons.com CouponBar\Uninstall\uninstall.xml"
Estimated size: 4.84 MB
Files installed by CouponBar
Program module: | tbcore3.dll |
Name: | Internet Explorer Toolbar |
| Internet Explorer Toolbar Engine |
Signed by: | Coupons.com |
Path: | C:\Program Files\Coupons.com CouponBar\tbcore3.dll |
MD5: | 2dfeff7a639b6efd211d787eac31e514 |
| The Coupons.com Toolbar is a web browser add-in that analyzes web sites your browser visits and attempts to find discount deals associated with the merchant's product offerings. If Toolbar sees a corresponding deal, it will attempt to... |
Additional files:
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TbCommonUtils.dll - Internet Explorer Toolbar (Internet Explorer Toolbar Common Utils)
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tbhelper.dll - Internet Explorer Toolbar Helper
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TbHelper2.exe - Toolbar Helper Module
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uninstall.exe (by Indigo Rose) - Setup Factory Runtime (Setup Application)
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- tbcore3.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'TBSB07898 Class' with the class of {FCBCCB87-9224-4B8D-B117-F56D924BEB18} (TBSB07898).
Internet Explorer Toolbar
- tbcore3.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Coupons.com CouponBar' with the class of {8660E5B3-6C41-44DE-8503-98D99BBECD41}.
Internet Explorer URL Search Hook
- tbhelper.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'ToolbarURLSearchHook Class' with a class of {CA3EB689-8F09-4026-AA10-B9534C691CE0} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.
Internet Explorer Web Browser
- tbcore3.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'Coupons.com CouponBar' with a class of {8660E5B3-6C41-44DE-8503-98D99BBECD41}.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
TbHelper2.exe |
Memory: | 1.84 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0000206872% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00001655% | |
User CPU: | 0.00000414% | |
How do I remove CouponBar?
You can uninstall CouponBar 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 CouponBar, 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 CouponBar.
- 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 CouponBar 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) 55%
Win XP 0%
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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 74%
Keep it 26%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
55.36% |
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Windows 10 |
31.67% |
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Windows Vista |
10.47% |
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Windows XP |
2.49% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
45.56% |
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Windows 8.1 |
18.15% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
8.51% |
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Windows 10 Home |
7.88% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
6.13% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
2.75% |
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Geography
98.93% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
98.93% |
Canada |
0.50% |
PR |
0.43% |
Mexico |
0.07% |
Germany |
0.07% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
38.66% |
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Dell |
31.63% |
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Acer |
12.62% |
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Toshiba |
8.79% |
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ASUS |
3.99% |
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Lenovo |
2.08% |
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Samsung |
1.28% |
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GIGABYTE |
0.96% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
5.21% |
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HP 2000 Notebook PC |
4.93% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.56% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.74% |
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Dell Inspiron N5010 |
2.47% |
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Dell Inspiron 660 |
2.47% |
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About Coupons.com
Coupons.com Inc. provides digital coupons, online printable, social, mobile and loyalty card promotions.
Publisher URL: www.couponsinc.com