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Should I remove DaleSearch Chrome Toolbar?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
66% remove it34% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #19,524
United States Rank #36,281
Reach 0.0114%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 12.17 days
359.03 days >
Average installed length: 188.64 days

DaleSearch Chrome Toolbar

What is DaleSearch Chrome Toolbar?

Uses the SearchGol Toolbar Platform. As part of the installation process of the Software, publisher may offer changes to your Internet Browser settings. These changes if approved by you can be reconfigured by you at any time from the options dialog available on your Internet Browser. Such changes may include the following:
- The homepage of your Internet Browser
- The default search engine in your Internet Browser's built-in search box
- The page displayed when opening a new tab

About  (from Babylon Ltd)

SearchGol was created to help make your search experience more fun. SearchGol is an innovative way to explore the internet that focuses on keeping your experience as simple, fast and enjoyable as possible. We use the latest search technology to not only bring you the broadest range of results, but to also make sure the...  Read more

Overview

Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The main program executable is BabMaint.exe. A vast majority of those who have this installed end up removing it just after a couple weeks. The software installer includes 9 files and is usually about 1.56 MB (1,633,861 bytes).
  • Possible malware installed by this program
  • Starts automatically
  • Loads into the web browser
  • Installed as part of a co-bundle
  • Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in DaleSearch Chrome Toolbar.
BabMaint.exe (e7831e33c81eb10a8f7ba3b608383724) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Dr.Web 9.0.0.0268 Adware.Babylon.12
ESET-NOD32 7.8807 Win32/Toolbar.Babylon.I
Kingsoft AntiVirus 331020.49267 Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes v2013.09.25.01 PUP.Optional.Babylon.A
enhancedNT.dll (4a38c6e15a02e0d37ee5ecea436bab73) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Bkav FE 1.3.0.4246 HW32.Laneul.kuas
Comodo Security 17332 Application.Win32.AdWare.Agent.bb
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Optional.Delta.A
BUSolution.dll (857125f003b7cec720f2103ba1bae6bb) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Comodo Security 16321 ApplicUnsaf.Win32.AdWare.cinmus.194
Dr.Web Adware.BGuard.19
TrendMicro-HouseCall 9.700.0.1001 TROJ_GEN.F47V0411
GUninstaller.exe (b0f6507f8666e89dd9f192313d88eb98) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Bkav FE 1.3.0.4613 HW32.Laneul.zosu
Comodo Security 17604 Application.Win32.Agent.~A
DaleSearch Chrome Toolbar has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: DaleSearch
URL: info.dalesearch.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\babsolution\shared
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\BabSolution\Shared\GUninstaller.exe" -key "DaleSearch Chrome Toolbar" -rmkey -rmbus "DaleSearch Chrome Toolbar" -ask
Estimated size: 1.56 MB

Program filesFiles installed by DaleSearch Chrome Toolbar

Program executable:BabMaint.exe (Malware detected)
Signed by:Woolik technologies ltd
Path:C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\babsolution\shared\BabMaint.exe
MD5:e7831e33c81eb10a8f7ba3b608383724
Additional files:
  • GUninstaller.exe - Uninstaller (Uninstaller Application)
  • BUSolution.dll - BU Dynamic Link Library
  • (Malware detected) enhancedNT.dll - enhancedNT
  • (Malware detected) BabMaint.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • BabMaint.exe is scheduled as a task named 'YTAUpdate' (runs daily at 8:00).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • BabMaint.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named SBWUpdateTask_Logon_f61fb1a7-001E101FC20F.
Startup File (User Run)
  • enhancedNT.dll is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'NTRedirect' and executes as C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\BabSolution\Shared\enhancedNT.dll",Run.

How do I remove DaleSearch Chrome Toolbar?

You can uninstall DaleSearch Chrome Toolbar from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  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 DaleSearch Chrome 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 DaleSearch Chrome 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.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by DaleSearch Chrome Toolbar you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 51%
Win XP 1%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 66%
Keep it 34%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 58.67%
Windows 10 25.78%
Windows XP 11.56%
Windows Vista 4.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 30.80%
Windows 7 Ultimate 13.84%
Microsoft Windows XP 11.61%
Windows 8.1 8.93%
Windows 8 8.48%
Windows 7 Professional 8.48%

Distribution by countryGeography

13.36% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 13.36%
  United Kingdom 10.60%
  France 8.76%
  Germany 7.37%
  DZ 6.91%
  Italy 5.53%
  Brazil 4.15%
  Japan 3.23%
  Poland 2.76%
  Saudi Arabia 2.76%
  Slovenia 2.30%
  India 1.84%
  Greece 1.84%
  Argentina 1.84%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 24.05%
Acer 19.62%
Dell 18.99%
ASUS 10.13%
GIGABYTE 7.59%
Lenovo 4.43%
Toshiba 4.43%
Samsung 3.80%
Intel 1.90%
Medion 1.27%
Packard Bell 1.27%
Sahara 1.27%
Common models
ASUSTeK X55A 3.36%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.36%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.36%
Dell Inspiron N5010 2.52%
HP ENVY dv7 Notebook PC 2.52%
Dell Vostro 1540 2.52%

About Babylon Ltd

Babylon is a computer dictionary and translation program, developed by Babylon Ltd., an Israeli public company.
Publisher URL: www.babylon.com

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