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Should I remove France Toolbar?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
65% remove it35% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
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How common is it?
Global Rank #27,925
Reach 0.0056%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 12.69 days
374.47 days >
Average installed length: 196.75 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.0 100.00%

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France Toolbar

What is France Toolbar?

France Toolbar is a 'Community Toolbar' from Conduit, that plugs into the various web browsers such as IE, Chrome and Firefox. The toolbar is an advertising-supported program that is designed to display ads within the bar itself and will modify the browser's home page and search settings in order to collect usage statistics. The toolbar is generally bundled with 3rd party developer programs in order to help monetize free (and some paid) software. During installation, the user might be given the option to modify the home and search pages, however this is often checked by default and overlooked. Should the software be removed from the user's computer, the settings will need to be manually reverted back. The company, based on the EULA, will automatically download and install remote updates as well as collect and store details about the user's web browsing activities and store it locally on the PC in order to interact with the toolbar application to suggest additional services or provide more targeted advertising. From the license agreement - "By Using a Conduit Software you may enable Conduit to access, use and collect a variety of information, both personal and non-personal, regarding your Internet Browser, your browsing habits, and information about your computer".

About  (from Conduit)

Each Application includes a new search box for your use and enjoyment. In addition, while installing the Application, you may voluntarily opt to change your home page, other search related preferences, add components, receive notifications, offers or enable other features provided to you by the Publisher or other third...  Read more
Overview
  • Loads into the web browser
  • This toolbar is distributed via Conduit (potentially unwanted)
  • May modify the web browser's home page
  • Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: France Toolbar
URL: www.ourtoolbar.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\france toolbar\tbunsmfa96.tmp
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\France Toolbar\tbunsmFA96.tmp\uninstaller.exe
Estimated size: 4.2 MB
This is a Community Toolbar by Conduit, what does that mean?
Conduit is a toolbar monetization platform for software publishers. It provides a utility for developers to create branded generic web browser toolbars. Publishers can bundle these toolbars with their software programs or provide access to download them separately through www.ourtoolbar.com. Once installed, the toolbar modifies the browser's home page and search settings in order to redirect searches through the Conduit portal (which utilizes Bing or Yahoo! Search engines). Read more...

Program filesFiles installed by France Toolbar

Program module:tbcore3.dll
Name:Internet Explorer Toolbar
Internet Explorer Toolbar Engine
Signed by:IDEAS SAAS SOLUTIONS LLC
Path:C:\Program Files\france toolbar\tbunsmfa96.tmp\tbcore3.dll
MD5:bed7f9bf0b91a9176c4af2ee157bc438
tbcore3.dll is an Internet Explorer Toolbar and Browser Helper Object (BHO) plugin. When loaded by IE, it will install a toolbar in the top of your Internet Explore web browser. By installing itself, the toolbar has full access to the a...
Additional files:
  • TbCommonUtils.dll - Internet Explorer Toolbar (Internet Explorer Toolbar Common Utils)
  • tbhelper.dll - Internet Explorer Toolbar Helper
  • TbHelper2.exe - Toolbar Helper Module
  • uninstall.exe - Internet Explorer Toolbar Uninstaller
  • update.exe - Internet Explorer Toolbar Updater
  • toolbar1.dll
  • uninstaller.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • tbcore3.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'TBSB01555 Class' with the class of {FCBCCB87-9224-4B8D-B117-F56D924BEB18} (TBSB01555).
Internet Explorer Toolbar
  • tbcore3.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'France Toolbar' with the class of {8FFA7469-654F-423E-84FE-6A583CB1C284}.
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 'France Toolbar' with a class of {8FFA7469-654F-423E-84FE-6A583CB1C284}.

How do I remove France Toolbar?

You can uninstall France 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 France 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 France 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 France Toolbar you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 45%
Win XP 1%
 
HOW DOES IT RUN?
Plugs into Internet Explorer
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 65%
Keep it 35%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 52.73%
Windows 10 29.09%
Windows XP 9.09%
Windows Vista 9.09%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 32.11%
Windows 8 12.84%
Windows 8.1 11.01%
Microsoft Windows XP 8.26%
Windows 7 Professional 8.26%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 8.26%

Distribution by countryGeography

88.00% of installs come from France
Which countries install it?
  France 88.00%
  United States 5.00%
  MA 4.00%
  Belgium 1.00%
  Germany 1.00%
  DZ 1.00%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 45.98%
Acer 20.69%
ASUS 13.79%
Dell 5.75%
GIGABYTE 3.45%
Samsung 3.45%
Sahara 2.30%
Toshiba 2.30%
Compaq 1.15%
Apple 1.15%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 5.00%
ASUSTeK X750JB 3.00%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 3.00%
ASUSTeK K53SD 2.00%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.00%
ASUSTeK X75VD1 2.00%

About Conduit

Conduit is an online platform that allows web publishers to create custom toolbars, web apps, and mobile apps at no cost.
Publisher URL: www.conduit.com

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