Should I remove Download Guard for Internet Explorer?

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Download Guard for Internet Explorer is a program developed by Lavasoft. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The main program executable is download guard for internet explorer.exe. The software installer includes 2 files and is usually about 7.83 MB (8,212,286 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows XP. While about 83% of users of Download Guard for Internet Explorer come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.

URL: www.lavasoft.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Download Guard for Internet Explorer

Uninstaller: "C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\{CCE9E666-4D7C-4946-A98B-CFDE0A0C1706}\Download Guard for Internet Explorer.exe" REMOVE=TRUE MODIFY=F

Estimated size: 7.83 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 Download Guard for Internet Explorer, 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 Download Guard for Internet Explorer.
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) 43% Win 10 7%

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 57% Keep it 43%

AVERAGE INSTALL LIFESPAN 57.96 Days

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	83.33%
United Kingdom	6.67%
Germany	3.33%
Israel	3.33%
Philippines	3.33%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Lavasoft is a development company that produces anti-spyware software, most known for Ad-Aware.

Publisher URL: www.lavasoft.com

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