Music Box Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by iMesh, Inc.
from APN LLC
What is Music Box Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by iMesh, Inc.?
This is a potentially unwanted web browser extension that is designed to deliver search modification as well as contextual advertising. The program does this by modifying the user's home and search page in order to monetize a user's search activities. By installing a an extension in Chrome, it has the ability to monitor and track a user web browsing activities and display various banner and link-context ads in addition to its search redirection.
About (from APN)
Default Search, Address Bar Queries, DNS Errors: With your consent, your Internet browser default search feature will be set to the APN Search Service, and you will access such APN Search Service (i) by entering queries in your browser chrome search box; (ii) by entering queries in your browser address bar, and/or (iii... Read more
Overview
A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package is about 3.45 MB (3,622,818 bytes) when donwloaded.
- Integrates into the web browser
- Known to reinstall itself
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Program details
URL: apn.ask.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\MUSICT~1\Datamngr\SRTOOL~1\GC
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\MUSICT~1\Datamngr\SRTOOL~1\GC\uninstall.exe /UN=GC /PID=IMH2-DTX
Estimated size: 3.45 MB
Files installed by Music Box Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by iMesh, Inc.
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uninstall.exe - Music Box Toolbar (Dist. by iMesh, Inc.) (Music Box Toolbar (Dist. by iMesh, Inc.) Installer)
How do I remove Music Box Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by iMesh, Inc.?
You can uninstall Music Box Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by iMesh, 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 Music Box Toolbar for Chrome (Dist. by iMesh, 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 Music Box Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by iMesh, 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 Music Box Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by iMesh, 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) 63%
Win XP 1%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 81%
Keep it 19%
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GLOBAL RANK
#33,276
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
77.33% |
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Windows 10 |
13.33% |
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Windows Vista |
5.33% |
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Windows XP |
4.00% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
44.00% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
16.00% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
13.33% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
5.33% |
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Windows 8.1 |
5.33% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
5.33% |
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Geography
21.69% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
21.69% |
Netherlands |
10.84% |
France |
6.02% |
IQ |
6.02% |
Australia |
3.61% |
Italy |
3.61% |
Saudi Arabia |
3.61% |
Belgium |
2.41% |
India |
2.41% |
Indonesia |
2.41% |
Romania |
2.41% |
PR |
2.41% |
Israel |
2.41% |
Canada |
2.41% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
36.51% |
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Acer |
17.46% |
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Dell |
15.87% |
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ASUS |
6.35% |
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Lenovo |
6.35% |
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Toshiba |
4.76% |
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Intel |
4.76% |
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Samsung |
3.17% |
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Sony |
1.59% |
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Packard Bell |
1.59% |
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MSI |
1.59% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
8.82% |
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HP 620 |
2.94% |
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Acer Aspire V3-771 |
2.94% |
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INTEL DG31PR |
2.94% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.94% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
1.47% |
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