Should I remove IObit Apps Toolbar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
63% remove it37% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #16,582
United States Rank #17,577
Reach 0.0155%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 12.10 days
357.09 days >
Average installed length: 187.62 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 7.9 |
100.00% |
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IObit Apps Toolbar v7.9
What is IObit Apps Toolbar?
IObit Apps Toolbar is a web browser extension that changes the browsers search and home pages as well as delivers. In order to provide search advertising revenue, the software is designed not only to modify the search provider but to protect it so that it remains the default browser search engine. It is typically installed via a bundled offer within a third-party software distribution. As for distribution, the toolbar is typically bundled with 3rd party publishers in order to try to maximize install revenue as typically payouts per installation is between a few cents and a couple dollars depending on the geographical location of the host.
What the toolbar does:
- Change of the default search engine, including the Browser's built-in search box, and address bar.
- Change of the default Home Page and/or New Tabs, and protect your search settings.
- Addition of alternative error page functionality, such as “Page Not Found”.
About (from Spigot)
The Spigot Search Settings is an application which is part of the Spigot Toolbar. Spigot searchsettings.exe'spurpose is to check periodically your default search engine and restore it to Yahoo in case you agreed to set it to Yahoo in the first place and another application is trying to change it. It's easy to uninstal... Read more
Overview
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Loads into the web browser
- Installs a Windows Service
- May modify the web browser's home page
- Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in IObit Apps Toolbar.
| iobitappsToolbarIE.dll (c8adffb0a9604a07b7ccd7f6861b5dce) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| ESET-NOD32 |
7.8943 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Widgi |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus |
331020.49267 |
Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.275 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0923 |
| searchsettings.exe (f31168097656046c73e4e496aa52cc3b) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8963 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Widgi |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus |
2013.4.9.267 |
Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0927 |
Program details
URL: www.spigot.com/remove-search-settings.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\IObit Apps Toolbar\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{7F9B5855-7850-41E3-AAAE-DADD09B68B12}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 1.44 MB
Files installed by IObit Apps Toolbar v7.9
| Program executable: | WidgiHelper.exe |
| Name: | Widgi Toolbar |
| WidgiHelper Application |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\IObit Apps Toolbar\WidgiHelper.exe |
| MD5: | ac5fab7a78501b38256630815932db4a |
Additional files:
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WidgiHelper.exe - Widgi Toolbar (WidgiHelper Application)
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iobitappsToolbarFF.dll - WidgiFF Dynamic Link Library (Widgi Toolbar)
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(Malware detected) iobitappsToolbarIE.dll - Widgi Toolbar for Internet Explorer
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iobitappsToolbarIE64.dll
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applicationupdater.exe - Application Updater
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(Malware detected) searchsettings.exe - Search Settings
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searchsettings64.exe - Search Settings 64
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wth169.dll - WTH Dynamic Link Library
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wthx169.dll - WidgiToo Dynamic Link Library
Behaviors exhibited
2 Internet Explorer BHOs
- iobitappsToolbarIE64.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'IObit Apps Toolbar' with the class of {03EB0E9C-7A91-4381-A220-9B52B641CDB1}.
- iobitappsToolbarIE.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'IObit Apps Toolbar' with the class of {03EB0E9C-7A91-4381-A220-9B52B641CDB1}.
2 Internet Explorer Toolbars
- iobitappsToolbarIE64.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'YTD Toolbar' with the class of {F3FEE66E-E034-436a-86E4-9690573BEE8A}.
- iobitappsToolbarIE.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'IObit Apps Toolbar' with the class of {03EB0E9C-7A91-4381-A220-9B52B641CDB1}.
2 Internet Explorer URL Search Hooks
- iobitappsToolbarIE64.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'YTD Toolbar' with a class of {F3FEE66E-E034-436a-86E4-9690573BEE8A} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.
- iobitappsToolbarIE.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'IObit Apps Toolbar' with a class of {03EB0E9C-7A91-4381-A220-9B52B641CDB1} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.
Service
- applicationupdater.exe runs as a service named 'Application Updater' (Application Updater) "Automatically downloads and installs application updates.".
Startup File (All Users Run)
- searchsettings.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'SearchSettings' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Spigot\Search Settings\SearchSettings.exe".
How do I remove IObit Apps Toolbar?
You can uninstall IObit Apps 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 IObit Apps Toolbar v7.9, 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 IObit Apps 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 IObit Apps Toolbar v7.9 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) 57%
Win Vista (SP1) 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 63%
Keep it 37%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
62.30% |
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| Windows 10 |
22.62% |
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| Windows XP |
10.49% |
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| Windows Vista |
4.59% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
32.67% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
18.15% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
10.23% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.58% |
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| Windows 8 |
5.94% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
5.28% |
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Geography
40.68% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
40.68% |
| Germany |
7.14% |
| United Kingdom |
4.97% |
| Brazil |
2.80% |
| France |
2.80% |
| Italy |
2.80% |
| Turkey |
2.48% |
| Canada |
2.17% |
| Taiwan |
2.17% |
| MA |
1.86% |
| Poland |
1.86% |
| Belgium |
1.24% |
| Hong Kong |
1.24% |
| Israel |
1.24% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
25.57% |
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| Acer |
21.02% |
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| Dell |
19.32% |
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| ASUS |
13.07% |
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| GIGABYTE |
7.39% |
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| Samsung |
5.11% |
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| Toshiba |
3.41% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.70% |
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| Intel |
1.70% |
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| Lenovo |
1.70% |
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Common models |
| Gateway NV59 |
3.05% |
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| HP EliteBook 8570w |
3.05% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.05% |
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| Casper MB50IA1 |
2.29% |
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| Dell Inspiron 3521 |
2.29% |
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| Dell XPS 8300 |
2.29% |
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About (from Spigot, Inc.)
Keep your customers coming back and delight them with contextually relevant content and applications.
Publisher URL: www.spigot.com