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What percent of users and experts removed it?
20% remove it80% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #11,255
United States Rank #9,045
Reach 0.0301%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 2.36 days
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Average installed length: 36.62 days

Ghostery

Overview

Ghostery is a program developed by Ghostery Inc. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The software installer includes 7 files and is usually about 8.52 MB (8,937,595 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 56% of users of Ghostery come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Netherlands.

Program detailsProgram details

Help link: www.ghostery.com/en-US/faq
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\ghostery
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Ghostery\Uninst.exe
Estimated size: 8.52 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Ghostery

  • Uninst.exe - Ghostery (Ghostery Plugin Installer for Internet Explorer)
  • broker.exe
  • broker64.exe
  • framebutton.dll
  • framebutton64.dll
  • ghostery.dll - Ghostery Plugin (Ghostery Dynamic Link Library)
  • ghostery64.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Internet Explorer BHOs
  • ghostery.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Ghostery Plugin' with the class of {6BF739DD-3323-4C6A-975B-C7E00A50B154}.
  • ghostery64.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Ghostery Plugin' with the class of {6BF739DD-3323-4C6A-975B-C7E00A50B154}.

How do I remove Ghostery?

You can uninstall Ghostery 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 Ghostery, 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 Ghostery.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Ghostery you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 10 61%
Win XP 1%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 20%
Keep it 80%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#11,255

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 61.38%
Windows 7 35.92%
Windows Vista 2.02%
Windows XP 0.67%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 26.36%
Windows 7 Home Premium 21.77%
Windows 8.1 13.61%
Windows 10 Pro 12.24%
Windows 7 Professional 8.16%
Windows 7 Ultimate 4.93%

Distribution by countryGeography

56.28% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 56.28%
  United Kingdom 9.16%
  Netherlands 7.33%
  Germany 5.63%
  France 3.93%
  Canada 2.49%
  Italy 2.09%
  Mexico 2.09%
  Australia 1.70%
  Austria 1.31%
  Belgium 1.31%
  Russia 0.79%
  Switzerland 0.65%
  Spain 0.52%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 33.60%
Dell 22.04%
Acer 12.63%
ASUS 9.95%
Toshiba 7.53%
Medion 4.57%
GIGABYTE 3.49%
Lenovo 2.69%
Samsung 1.88%
MSI 1.08%
American Megatrends 0.54%
Common models
HP ENVY 14 Notebook PC 7.43%
ASUS All Series 5.45%
TOSHIBA Satellite C75D-B 3.47%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 2.97%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.97%
Dell XPS 8700 2.48%

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