84,488,480 programs installed

Should I remove Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Bandoo Media, Inc.?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
83% remove it17% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #7,503
United States Rank #13,661
Reach 0.0557%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 20.08 days
592.38 days >
Average installed length: 311.25 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.0.0.0 37.52%
1.8.1.0 62.48%

Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Bandoo Media, Inc.

What is Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Bandoo Media, Inc.?

Movies Toolbar for Chrome (by Bandoo Media, Inc.) is an Ask.com Partner Network Toolbar which is an is an ad-supported (users may see additional banner and in-text link advertisements) web browser plugin distributed through various monetization platforms during installation. The browser extension includes various features that will modify the default or custom settings of the browser including the home page and search settings.

Overview

The most used version is 1.8.1.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 5 files and is usually about 2.22 MB (2,326,049 bytes).
  • Loads into the web browser
  • Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
  • Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
  • Hijacks the web browser's home page
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Bandoo Media, Inc. has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files1\MOVIES~1\Datamngr\SRTOOL~1\GC
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files1\MOVIES~1\Datamngr\SRTOOL~1\GC\uninstall.exe /UN=CR /PID=LVD2-DTX /PCD=IMH
Estimated size: 2.22 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Bandoo Media, Inc.

  • AWCalc.dll
  • Daily.exe - Daily Application (Daily MFC Application)
  • DailyData.dll - DailyData Dynamic Link Library (DailyData DLL)
  • uninstall.exe - Movies Toolbar (Dist. by Bandoo Media, Inc.) (Movies Toolbar (Dist. by Bandoo Media, Inc.) Installer)
  • UNWISE.EXE

How do I remove Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Bandoo Media, Inc.?

You can uninstall Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Bandoo Media, Inc. from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  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 Movies Toolbar for Chrome (Dist. by Bandoo Media, Inc.), 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 Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Bandoo Media, Inc..
  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.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Bandoo Media, Inc. you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 54%
Win Vista 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 83%
Keep it 17%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#7,503

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 66.82%
Windows 10 23.64%
Windows XP 6.73%
Windows Vista 2.82%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 26.21%
Windows 7 Home Premium 23.74%
Windows 7 Professional 10.32%
Windows 8.1 6.76%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.48%
Windows 8 4.84%

Distribution by countryGeography

18.62% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 18.62%
  India 6.00%
  Saudi Arabia 4.24%
  MA 3.97%
  United Kingdom 3.62%
  Philippines 3.53%
  Iran 3.44%
  DZ 3.27%
  Israel 2.47%
  IQ 2.29%
  Australia 1.94%
  Netherlands 1.68%
  Canada 1.68%
  United Arab Emirates 1.68%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 30.88%
Acer 19.57%
Dell 18.93%
Toshiba 8.64%
ASUS 8.39%
Lenovo 5.46%
Samsung 3.18%
GIGABYTE 2.67%
Intel 1.78%
American Megatrends 0.51%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 7.50%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 6.67%
Dell Inspiron 3521 3.61%
Dell Inspiron N5110 3.33%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 3.33%
HP G62 Notebook PC 3.06%

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