Should I remove Ghostery?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
20% remove it80% keep it
What do people think about it?
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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)
Average installed length: 36.62 days
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Ghostery
by Ghostery Inc
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 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
Files installed by Ghostery
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Uninst.exe - Ghostery (Ghostery Plugin Installer for Internet Explorer)
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broker.exe
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broker64.exe
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framebutton.dll
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framebutton64.dll
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ghostery.dll - Ghostery Plugin (Ghostery Dynamic Link Library)
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ghostery64.dll
Behaviors 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.
- 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 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).
- 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.
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 10 61%
Win XP 1%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 20%
Keep it 80%
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GLOBAL RANK
#11,255
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 |
61.38% |
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Windows 7 |
35.92% |
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Windows Vista |
2.02% |
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Windows XP |
0.67% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 10 Home |
26.36% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
21.77% |
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Windows 8.1 |
13.61% |
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Windows 10 Pro |
12.24% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
8.16% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
4.93% |
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Geography
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% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
33.60% |
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Dell |
22.04% |
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Acer |
12.63% |
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ASUS |
9.95% |
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Toshiba |
7.53% |
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Medion |
4.57% |
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GIGABYTE |
3.49% |
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Lenovo |
2.69% |
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Samsung |
1.88% |
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MSI |
1.08% |
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American Megatrends |
0.54% |
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Common models |
HP ENVY 14 Notebook PC |
7.43% |
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ASUS All Series |
5.45% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite C75D-B |
3.47% |
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HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
2.97% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.97% |
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Dell XPS 8700 |
2.48% |
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