Should I remove MediaBar?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
3.0.0.112129	38.57%
3.0.0.107547	8.57%
2.5.0.100449	22.86%
2.0.0.93720	21.43%
2.0.0.93318	1.43%
2.0.0.91665	1.43%

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from Discordia Limited

Remove MediaBar by Discordia Limited

MediaBar is an ad-supported (users may see additional banner, search, pop-up, pop-under, interstitial and in-text link advertisements) cross web browser plugin for Internet Explorer (BHO) and Firefox/Chrome (plugin) and distributed through various monitization platforms during installation. The browser extension includes various features that will modify the default or custom settings of the browser including the home page, search settings and in some cases will modify Internet Explorer's load time threshold, place a lock file within firefox to prevent competing software from changing its settings as well as disable the browser's Content Security Policy in order to allow for cross site scripting of the plugin.

The most used version is 3.0.0.112129, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The main program executable is ShareazaMediabarTb.dll. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 26 files and is usually about 2.32 MB (2,427,502 bytes).

Displayed publisher: Discordia, LTD

URL: www.shareazaweb.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\lphant applications\mediabar

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Lphant Applications\MediaBar\uninstall.exe

Estimated size: 2.32 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 MediaBar, 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 MediaBar.
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) 60% Win Vista 1%

HOW IT STARTS Automatically starts? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 87% Keep it 13%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	23.38%
Italy	12.99%
Spain	7.79%
United Kingdom	6.49%
Brazil	5.19%
France	5.19%
Iran	3.90%
Croatia	3.90%
Mexico	2.60%
Austria	2.60%
Indonesia	2.60%
Netherlands	2.60%
Canada	2.60%
Chile	1.30%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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