Music Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc.
from APN LLC
What is Music Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc.?
Koyote-Lab's Music Toolbar 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.
What the toolbar does:
- Changes the default search engine in your web browser's built-in search box.
- Changes the default home page of your web browser.
- Adds alternative "page not found" functionality.
- Enable search from the address bar of your web browser.
About (from APN)
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Overview
- Loads into the web browser
- Difficult to remove as it will reinstall itself
- 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!
Music 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\MUSICT~1\Datamngr\SRTOOL~1\GC
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files2\MUSICT~1\Datamngr\SRTOOL~1\GC\uninstall.exe /UN=GC /PID=FZP2-DTX
Files installed by Music Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc.
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uninstall.exe - Music Toolbar (Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc.) (Music Toolbar (Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc.) Installer)
How do I remove Music Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc.?
You can uninstall Music 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 Music 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 Music 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 Music 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) 60%
Win XP 2%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 81%
Keep it 19%
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GLOBAL RANK
#25,553
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
68.94% |
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Windows 10 |
18.18% |
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Windows XP |
11.36% |
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Windows Vista |
1.52% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
29.01% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
24.43% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
12.98% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
11.45% |
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Windows 8.1 |
6.11% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
3.82% |
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Geography
10.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
10.00% |
Australia |
8.46% |
IQ |
7.69% |
MA |
5.38% |
Iran |
5.38% |
Netherlands |
5.38% |
Italy |
5.38% |
Singapore |
4.62% |
Germany |
3.85% |
Egypt |
3.85% |
India |
3.08% |
DZ |
3.08% |
United Kingdom |
3.08% |
TN |
2.31% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
25.27% |
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Acer |
23.08% |
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Dell |
18.68% |
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ASUS |
7.69% |
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Samsung |
7.69% |
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GIGABYTE |
6.59% |
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Toshiba |
5.49% |
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Intel |
2.20% |
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Lenovo |
2.20% |
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Compaq |
1.10% |
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Common models |
MSI MS-7788 |
2.94% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.94% |
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HP 620 |
1.96% |
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HP G62 Notebook PC |
1.96% |
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Acer Aspire E1-571 |
1.96% |
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HP Pavilion g4 Notebook P... |
1.96% |
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