Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc.
from APN LLC
What is Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc.?
Movies Toolbar for Chrome is a web browser toolbar and extension that modifies the browsers search and home pages as well as delivers search based advertising. In order to provide search advertising revenue, the software is designed not only to modify the search provider but to protect it so that it remains the default browser search engine. It is typically installed via a co-bundled offer within a third-party software distribution.
What it does:
- Modifies the default search engine and search provider.
- Changes the default browser home page.
- Adds search functionality from the address bar.
- Adds alternative redirection "page not found".
- Displays contextual searvh advertising.
About (from APN)
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Overview
- Integrates into the web browser
- Delivered through a thrid-party offer
- Hijacks the web browser's home page
- Hijacks the browser's default search provider
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Koyote-Lab, 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 details
URL: apn.ask.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files2\MOVIES~1\Datamngr\SRTOOL~1
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files2\MOVIES~1\Datamngr\SRTOOL~1\uninstall.exe /UN=GC /PID=KYT2-DTX
Estimated size: 3.37 MB
Files installed by Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc.
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uninstall.exe - Movies Toolbar (Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc.) (Movies Toolbar (Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc.) Installer)
How do I remove Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc.?
You can uninstall Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc. 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 Movies Toolbar for Chrome (Dist. by Koyote-Lab, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc..
- 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 Koyote-Lab, Inc. 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) 58%
Win Vista (SP1) 1%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 82%
Keep it 18%
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GLOBAL RANK
#16,566
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
68.63% |
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Windows 10 |
17.32% |
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Windows XP |
9.48% |
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Windows Vista |
4.58% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
27.87% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
24.59% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
10.82% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
9.51% |
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Windows 8.1 |
6.23% |
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Windows 8 |
3.93% |
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Geography
12.50% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
12.50% |
Germany |
5.92% |
India |
5.26% |
Iran |
4.61% |
Egypt |
3.95% |
Italy |
3.95% |
Brazil |
3.29% |
DZ |
3.29% |
MA |
2.96% |
France |
2.96% |
IQ |
2.96% |
Philippines |
2.63% |
Israel |
2.63% |
United Kingdom |
2.63% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer |
23.81% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
20.48% |
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Dell |
20.00% |
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Toshiba |
10.00% |
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ASUS |
8.10% |
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GIGABYTE |
6.67% |
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Samsung |
4.29% |
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Medion |
2.86% |
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Lenovo |
1.90% |
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American Megatrends |
0.95% |
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Sony |
0.95% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.48% |
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Dell Inspiron 3521 |
3.73% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.73% |
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Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.99% |
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Dell XPS 8300 |
2.24% |
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Hewlett-Packard Presario ... |
2.24% |
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