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Should I remove HomeTab?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
69% remove it31% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #48,660
Reach 0.0015%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 75.32 days
555.35 days >
Average installed length: 291.80 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
4.7 100.00%

Other programs by Widdit

HomeTab 4.7

What is HomeTab?

HomeTab is a potentially unwanted application that runs in the web browser as a toolbar and web extension. The web extension is primarily designed to take control of the user's browser in order to modify the search provider and redirect web searches to what ever search engine partner the publisher has a revenue relationship with. In doing so, the toolbar performs a number of behaviors in order to maximize the potential of a user to click on sponsored advertising through search. This includes but not limited to:

- Changing the web browser's default home page to the affiliate search portal.
- Changing the browser's search provider, built-in search box as well as the address bar.
- Ability to modify the 'new tab' functionality to launch the modified search portal page.
- Provide automatic updates of the toolbar without the user's initiation.
- Adds an alternative error page and page not found functionality.
- Adds additional functionality that is designed to protect the search and home page settings.
- Access the HTML of all pages visited as well as capture URLs of the pages and search terms.
- In many cases can inject advertising in the form of context ads, pop-ups and pop-unders.

About  (from Widdit)

Widdit's HomeTab software for your desktop computer that allow you to manage and administer your mobile device, read your text messages, administer your social networks and perform other activities. HomeTab unifies the Homepage with the new Tab, by creating a personalized browsing experience. HomeTab is a small browser...  Read more
Overview
  • Starts automatically
  • Delivered through a thrid-party offer
  • May modify the web browser's home page
  • The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
HomeTab has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: HomeTab
URL: www.widdit.com/homeTab.aspx
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\HomeTab\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\HomeTab\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 6.75 MB

Program filesFiles installed by HomeTab 4.7

Program module:TBUpdater.dll
Name:Widdit
TBUpdater Module
Signed by:Simply Tech Ltd
Path:C:\Program Files\HomeTab\TBUpdater.dll
MD5:7a1f393eb71e53c4ee19479482ec7d99
Additional files:
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • cinshlpr.dll (by Simply Tech) - Widdit (cinshlpr Module)
  • InstallHelper.dll - ToolbarInnoSetupHelper
  • InstallHelperNet4.dll
  • Interop.IWshRuntimeLibrary.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'IWshRuntimeLibrary'.
  • Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll (by CodePlex Community) - TaskService (Task Scheduler Wrapper)
  • ProtectedSearch.exe (by Simplygen) - ProtectedSearch
  • STInst32.dll
  • STInst32.exe
  • STInst64.dll
  • STInst64.exe
  • System.Data.SQLite.dll - System.Data.SQLite (System.Data.SQLite Interop Library)
  • TaskSchedulerCreator.exe (by Simplygen) - TaskSchedulerCreator
  • TBUpdater.dll (by Simply Tech) - TBUpdater Module
  • ToolbarUninstall.exe - ToolbarUninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
  • TBUpdater.dll is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Browser Updater.
  • ProtectedSearch.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Protected Search.
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • TBUpdater.dll is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\HomeTab\TBUpdater.dll'.
  • ProtectedSearch.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\HomeTab\ProtectedSearch.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

ProtectedSearch.exe
Memory:27.85 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0251971671%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00694496%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.01825221%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:1,379,738
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:3
70 average
I/O reads/min:12.67 KB
435.61 KB average

How do I remove HomeTab?

You can uninstall HomeTab 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 HomeTab 4.7, 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 HomeTab.
  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.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 47%
Win 7 3%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 69%
Keep it 31%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 50.00%
Windows 10 26.67%
Windows XP 16.67%
Windows Vista 6.67%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 21.43%
Microsoft Windows XP 14.29%
Windows 7 Home Basic 14.29%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.29%
Windows 8 10.71%
Windows 8.1 10.71%

Distribution by countryGeography

19.35% of installs come from Italy
Which countries install it?
  Italy 19.35%
  United States 16.13%
  Germany 9.68%
  Brazil 6.45%
  France 6.45%
  Greece 6.45%
  Iran 6.45%
  Sweden 6.45%
  United Arab Emirates 3.23%
  Spain 3.23%
  India 3.23%
  Mexico 3.23%
  Portugal 3.23%
  Romania 3.23%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 37.04%
Hewlett-Packard 18.52%
Dell 7.41%
Sony 7.41%
Samsung 7.41%
ASUS 7.41%
GIGABYTE 3.70%
Toshiba 3.70%
MSI 3.70%
Intel 3.70%
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Packard Bell imedia S2110 4.35%

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