Should I remove Inbox Toolbar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
69% remove it31% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #2,108
United States Rank #1,224
Reach 0.3062%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 39.51 days
1165.58 days >
Average installed length: 612.42 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
2.0.1.90 |
1.84% |
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2.0.1.89 |
3.03% |
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2.0.1.87 |
2.22% |
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2.0.1.74 |
5.72% |
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2.0.1.73 |
2.30% |
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2.0.1.70 |
0.53% |
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2.0.0.64 |
0.07% |
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2.0.0.62 |
9.53% |
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2.0.0.61 |
8.02% |
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2.0.0.55 |
5.40% |
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2.0.0.53 |
0.76% |
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2.0.0.50 |
0.18% |
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2.0.0.46 |
4.94% |
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2.0.0.42 |
0.28% |
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2.0.0.41 |
0.75% |
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2.0.0.36 |
4.01% |
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2.0.0.33 |
0.94% |
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2.0.0.17 |
4.97% |
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2.0.0.13 |
0.20% |
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2.0.0.12 |
4.99% |
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2.0.0.3 |
1.34% |
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1.0.0.136 |
0.18% |
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1.0.0.135 |
6.35% |
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1.0.0 |
31.44% |
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Inbox Toolbar
What is Inbox Toolbar?
Inbox Toolbar is a browser add-on which adds shortcuts to your Internet browsers, there are two variants of this toolbar - one for music related enhancements other for flash games. While this toolbar can be useful for people who wants to download videos or quickly access online flash games it can be categorized as an unwanted program for several reasons. The search engine that is used by this toolbar is a modified Google search with not related advertisements which are not clearly separated from organic search results. Inbox.com, Inc. is part of the Xacti Group Companies.
About (from Inbox.com)
Enhance your Internet experience and your computer's desktop environment with feature-packed, free Inbox.com Toolbars. Includes free plug-ins for Internet security protection, password protection and form-filler, desktop weather, email notifier, download manager, RSS feed reader, screensavers, desktop notes, and more. ... Read more
Overview
The most common release is 1.0.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The primary executable is named inbox.exe. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 7 files and is usually about 6.23 MB (6,535,946 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Integrates into the web browser
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Displays advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Inbox Toolbar.
Inbox.dll (028ea9bf2c3c5db1df156d55cc4a6145) has been flagged by the following 7 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0229 |
Tool.InstallToolbar.127 |
ESET-NOD32 |
9.10470 |
Win32/Toolbar.Inbox.H |
Malwarebytes |
v2015.08.17.02 |
PUP.Optional.Inbox |
McAfee |
5600.6671 |
Artemis!028EA9BF2C3C |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.6671 |
BehavesLike.Win32.PUPCryptMagnet.th |
Symantec |
8/17/2015 rev. 2 |
InboxToolbar |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.229 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0909 |
Inbox.exe (a509b41a32880dbb8a6c857e1d6bbbb0) has been flagged by the following 6 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
AVG |
13.0.0.3169 |
MalSign.Generic.01B |
CMC Antivirus |
1.1.0.977 |
Packed.Win32.Obfuscated.10!O |
ESET-NOD32 |
9702 |
Win32/Toolbar.Inbox.H |
McAfee |
6.0.4.564 |
Artemis!A509B41A3288 |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
2013 |
Artemis!A509B41A3288 |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700-1001 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0324 |
View all 13 all detections

Inbox Toolbar has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
URL: toolbar.inbox.com/legal/about.aspx
Help link: toolbar.inbox.com/help/support.aspx
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Inbox Toolbar\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Inbox Toolbar\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 6.23 MB
Files installed by Inbox Toolbar
Program executable: | inbox.exe |
Name: | Inbox Toolbar |
Path: | C:\Program Files\inbox toolbar\inbox.exe |
MD5: | a6009b325658b17e647f3f3f2de43b60 |
Additional files:
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Inbox.dll - Inbox Toolbar (Inbox Toolbar Browser Object)
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Inbox64.dll
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
2 Internet Explorer BHOs
- Inbox.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Inbox Toolbar' with the class of {D3D233D5-9F6D-436C-B6C7-E63F77503B30}.
- Inbox64.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Inbox Toolbar' with the class of {D3D233D5-9F6D-436C-B6C7-E63F77503B30}.
2 Internet Explorer Toolbars
- Inbox.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name '&Inbox Toolbar' with the class of {D7E97865-918F-41E4-9CD0-25AB1C574CE8}.
- Inbox64.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name '&Inbox Toolbar' with the class of {D7E97865-918F-41E4-9CD0-25AB1C574CE8}.
Internet Explorer URL Search Hook
- Inbox.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'Inbox Toolbar' with a class of {D3D233D5-9F6D-436C-B6C7-E63F77503B30} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.
2 Internet Explorer Web Browsers
- Inbox.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named '&Inbox Toolbar' with a class of {D7E97865-918F-41E4-9CD0-25AB1C574CE8}.
- Inbox64.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named '&Inbox Toolbar' with a class of {D7E97865-918F-41E4-9CD0-25AB1C574CE8}.
Scheduled Task
- Inbox.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E28C117C-8A50-4C3F-BAB8-B97FC9E234FB}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
- Inbox.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'InboxToolbar' and executes as "C:\Program Files2\INBOXT~1\Inbox.exe" /STARTUP.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- Inbox.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'InboxToolbar' which loads as "C:\Program Files2\INBOXT~1\Inbox.exe" /STARTUP.
How do I remove Inbox Toolbar?
You can uninstall Inbox 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 Inbox 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 Inbox 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 Inbox 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) 63%
Win 7 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 69%
Keep it 31%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
67.06% |
|
Windows Vista |
18.66% |
|
Windows 10 |
7.39% |
|
Windows XP |
6.89% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
54.11% |
|
Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
15.28% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
6.66% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
6.02% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
5.02% |
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Windows Vista Home Basic |
2.60% |
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Geography
76.69% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
76.69% |
United Kingdom |
5.91% |
Germany |
5.09% |
Canada |
2.00% |
Australia |
1.68% |
Japan |
0.79% |
France |
0.78% |
Mexico |
0.70% |
India |
0.64% |
Brazil |
0.60% |
Czech Republic |
0.54% |
Austria |
0.48% |
Ireland |
0.46% |
Iran |
0.46% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
35.96% |
|
Dell |
27.21% |
|
Acer |
14.01% |
|
Toshiba |
11.02% |
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ASUS |
3.40% |
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Samsung |
2.03% |
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GIGABYTE |
1.95% |
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Lenovo |
1.54% |
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Medion |
1.30% |
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Intel |
0.80% |
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Gateway |
0.77% |
|
Common models |
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.84% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
5.27% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.90% |
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HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
3.70% |
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Dell Inspiron 1545 |
3.65% |
|
HP G60 Notebook PC |
3.08% |
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About Inbox.com
Part of the Xacti network and developed by Crawler.com it distributes a free web based email service as well as a toolbar called the Inbox.com Toolbar.
Publisher URL: www.inbox.com