Should I remove Giveaway of the Day Toolbar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
61% remove it39% keep it
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How common is it?
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Giveaway of the Day Toolbar
from GiveawayOfTheDay.com
What is Giveaway of the Day Toolbar?
Giveaway of the Day Toolbar is an advertising-supported web browser toolbar/extension that will make the following changes to the browser's settings:
- Changes the default home page and new tabs and protect these search settings
- Changes the default search engine in your Internet Browser, including the browser's built-in search box
- Adds an addition of alternative error page functionality, such as “Page Not Found” adn DNS errors
- Tracks usage behavior. Information about the search queries submited in connection with the Toolbar and how it is interacted with search results may be used to personalize the content and advertisements
Overview
A vast majority of those who have this installed end up removing it just after a couple weeks. The setup package is about 822.04 KB (841,772 bytes) when donwloaded.
- Loads into the web browser
- Displays advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- May modify the web browser's home page
- Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Program details
URL: giveawayoftheday.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\GiveawayOfTheDay\Toolbar\
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\GiveawayOfTheDay\Toolbar\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 822.04 KB
Files installed by Giveaway of the Day Toolbar
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InnoHelper.dll
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
How do I remove Giveaway of the Day Toolbar?
You can uninstall Giveaway of the Day Toolbar 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 Giveaway of the Day 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Giveaway of the Day Toolbar.
- 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 Giveaway of the Day Toolbar 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 7 (SP1) 50%
Win 10 25%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 61%
Keep it 39%
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COUNTRY POPULARITY
57.14%
United States
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
75.00% |
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Windows 10 |
25.00% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 8.1 Pro |
25.00% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
25.00% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
25.00% |
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Windows 7 Enterprise |
25.00% |
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Geography
57.14% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
57.14% |
Indonesia |
14.29% |
IS |
14.29% |
Hungary |
14.29% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Toshiba |
25.00% |
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Lenovo |
25.00% |
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Acer |
25.00% |
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American Megatrends |
25.00% |
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