Music Box Toolbar for Internet Explorer Dist. by Musiclab, Inc.
from APN LLC
What is Music Box Toolbar for Internet Explorer Dist. by Musiclab, Inc.?
Music Box Toolbar for Internet Explorer (Dist. by Musiclab, Inc.) is a web browser toolbar and extension that modifies the browsers search and home pages as well as delivers. 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 bundled offer within a third-party software distribution. As for distribution, the toolbar is typically bundled with 3rd party publishers in order to try to maximize install revenue as typically payouts per installation is between a few cents and a couple dollars depending on the geographical location of the host.
What the toolbar does:
- Change of the default search engine, including the Browser's built-in search box, and address bar.
- Addition of alternative error page functionality, such as “Page Not Found”.
- Change of the default Home Page and/or New Tabs, and protect your search settings.
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
- Loads into the web browser
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Hijacks the web browser's home page
- Hijacks the browser's default search provider
- The wisdom of the crowd agrees, you should remove it!

Music Box Toolbar for Internet Explorer Dist. by Musiclab, 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\MUSICT~1\Datamngr\SRTOOL~1\IE
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files2\MUSICT~1\Datamngr\SRTOOL~1\IE\uninstall.exe /UN=IE /PID=BSH2-DTX
Estimated size: 3.34 MB
How do I remove Music Box Toolbar for Internet Explorer Dist. by Musiclab, Inc.?
You can uninstall Music Box Toolbar for Internet Explorer Dist. by Musiclab, 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 Internet Explorer (Dist. by Musiclab, 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 Internet Explorer Dist. by Musiclab, 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 Internet Explorer Dist. by Musiclab, 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) 55%
Win XP 1%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 79%
Keep it 21%
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GLOBAL RANK
#29,547
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
67.35% |
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Windows 10 |
14.29% |
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Windows XP |
11.22% |
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Windows Vista |
7.14% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
28.13% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
23.96% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
13.54% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
11.46% |
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Windows 8 |
7.29% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
5.21% |
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Geography
23.23% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
23.23% |
Iran |
9.09% |
Italy |
8.08% |
France |
6.06% |
MK |
5.05% |
Germany |
4.04% |
United Kingdom |
4.04% |
Netherlands |
3.03% |
MA |
2.02% |
Brazil |
2.02% |
Australia |
2.02% |
DZ |
2.02% |
IQ |
2.02% |
Indonesia |
2.02% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
35.44% |
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Dell |
17.72% |
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Acer |
15.19% |
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Toshiba |
11.39% |
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ASUS |
7.59% |
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Lenovo |
3.80% |
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Intel |
3.80% |
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GIGABYTE |
2.53% |
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American Megatrends |
2.53% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.76% |
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Dell Inspiron 3521 |
3.57% |
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ASUSTeK K54L |
2.38% |
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HP G62 Notebook PC |
2.38% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.38% |
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Acer Aspire 5742G |
2.38% |
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