Should I remove InstallX Search Protect for Yahoo?

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Remove InstallX Search Protect for Yahoo

InstallX Search Protect for Yahoo is a web browser extension that will integrate itself into Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer. The extension/toolbar will modify the browser's search and home pages as well as various other features such as 404 erros and DNS redirections, etc as well as may change some browser settings that might cause lessen its security levels. This is a potentially unwanted program and may interfere with the functions of some of the browser's normal features and web search behaviors. In many cases in addition to modify the search provider and default home pages, the toolbar will push additional advertisements to the browser.

It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. The primary executable is named searchprotector.exe. The setup package generally installs about 1 files and is usually about 1.74 MB (1,822,182 bytes).

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Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\InstallX Search Protect for Yahoo

Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\InstallX Search Protect for Yahoo\searchprotector.exe" /uninstall

Estimated size: 1.74 MB

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 InstallX Search Protect for Yahoo, 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 InstallX Search Protect for Yahoo.
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) 50% Win XP 1%

WHEN IT STARTS Auto-starting? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 52% Keep it 48%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	83.03%
United Kingdom	3.69%
Canada	3.32%
India	2.95%
Iran	1.11%
Italy	1.11%
Sweden	1.11%
Brazil	0.74%
France	0.37%
Hong Kong	0.37%
Kuwait	0.37%
Netherlands	0.37%
New Zealand	0.37%
SY	0.37%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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