Should I remove MSN Toolbar?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
4.0.0401.0	2.79%
4.0.0396.0	0.14%
4.0.0390.0	0.24%
4.0.0379.0	4.82%
4.0.0369.0	18.55%
4.0.0357.1	29.90%
4.0.0348.0	0.07%
4.0.0346.1	1.05%
4.0.0337.0	0.21%
4.0.0334.0	0.14%
4.0.0325.0	0.03%
4.0.0319.2	0.14%
4.0.0314.0	0.17%
4.0.0205.4	0.14%
3.0.1312.0	1.29%
3.0.1308.0	0.24%
3.0.1303.0	0.28%
3.0.1204.0	0.03%
3.0.1203.0	8.84%
3.0.1025.0	0.03%
3.0.1008.0	0.10%
3.0.989.0	0.59%
3.0.988.2	2.17%
3.0.983.0	0.63%
3.0.949.0	0.03%
3.0.744.0	10.34%
3.0.724.0	0.03%
3.0.621.0	0.10%
3.0.426.0	0.03%
3.0.311.0	0.35%
1.0.39.0	16.49%

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from Microsoft Corporation

Remove MSN Toolbar by Microsoft

MSN Toolbar is a browser extension toolbar for Internet Explorer, developed by Microsoft.

MSN Search Toolbar with Windows Desktop Search includes three toolbars that will change the way you search your PC and the Web.

MSN Toolbar is a program developed by Microsoft. The most used version is 4.0.0357.1, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The main program executable is msntask.exe. The software installer includes 8 files and is usually about 587.5 KB (601,600 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows XP. While about 66% of users of MSN Toolbar come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.

Help link: g.msn.com/ENUSTB0IAMSNE/3001

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\MSN Toolbar Installer\InstallManager.exe

Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{088E7146-1471-4DAA-8D5F-A7129DA65EF2}

Estimated size: 587.5 KB

Language: English (United States)

msntask.exe
Memory:	8.38 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0015899742%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00087615%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00071382%	0.015104% average
Switches/sec:	4	70 average
I/O reads/min:	69.1 KB	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	48.21 KB	105.02 KB average

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 MSN 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).
3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove MSN Toolbar.
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.

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
2. 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.
3. The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
3. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

1. Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Restart Google Chrome.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 45% Win Vista 1%

HOW DOES IT RUN? Plugs into Internet Explorer

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 57% Keep it 43%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	65.88%
Germany	10.40%
United Kingdom	3.70%
France	2.51%
Canada	2.46%
Italy	2.23%
Brazil	2.08%
Spain	1.32%
Netherlands	0.56%
India	0.51%
Austria	0.43%
Colombia	0.43%
Iran	0.43%
Argentina	0.38%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Microsoft Corporation develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a variety of products and services related to computing.

Publisher URL: www.microsoft.com

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