Should I remove Pando Toolbar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
60% remove it40% keep it
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How common is it?
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Pando Toolbar
What is Pando Toolbar?
Pando Toolbar is an advertising-supported web browser toolbar that may modify the browser's home page, search provider and new tab pages. Changes to the browser include the following modifications:
- Modify the default home page and new tabs and protect these search settings
- Modify the default search engine in your Internet Browser, including the browser's built-in search box
- Addition of alternative error page functionality, such as “Page Not Found”
About (from Pando Networks)
Pando is a free file sharing software that makes downloading, streaming and sharing large media files fast, easy and fun. The Pando Toolbar adds cool functionality to Firefox and Internet Explorer for Windows. In addition to giving you a search box directly in your web browser, you also get one-click access to great Pa... Read more
Overview
The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The main program executable is pandotb.dll. The software installer includes 3 files.
- Loads into the web browser
- May modify the web browser's home page
Pando Toolbar 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: www.pando.com/pando-free
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\pandotb
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\pandotb\uninstall.exe
Files installed by Pando Toolbar
| Program module: | pandotb.dll |
| Name: | DTX Toolbar |
| DTX kernel Module |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\pandotb\pandotb.dll |
| MD5: | 2876932c8f91593ab3064a6c5c098dc4 |
Additional files:
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uninstall.exe - Pando Toolbar (Pando Toolbar installer)
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pandodx.dll - dtx Dynamic Link Library
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- pandodx.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Pando Toolbar' with the class of {EC8677A0-C3EE-42e1-B85B-3FCE1728F6BA}.
Internet Explorer Toolbar
- pandodx.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Pando Toolbar' with the class of {EC8677A0-C3EE-42e1-B85B-3FCE1728F6BA}.
How do I remove Pando Toolbar?
You can uninstall Pando Toolbar 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 Pando Toolbar, 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 Pando Toolbar.
- 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 Pando Toolbar 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) 38%
Win 7 13%
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HOW DOES IT RUN?
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Plugs into Internet Explorer
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 60%
Keep it 40%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
50.00% |
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| Windows XP |
25.00% |
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| Windows Vista |
25.00% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
50.00% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
25.00% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
12.50% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
12.50% |
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Geography
53.85% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
53.85% |
| Colombia |
15.38% |
| Canada |
7.69% |
| Czech Republic |
7.69% |
| Germany |
7.69% |
| Spain |
7.69% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
37.50% |
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| Acer |
25.00% |
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| American Megatrends |
25.00% |
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| Dell |
12.50% |
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Common models |
| HP-Pavilion AY587AA-ABA M... |
16.67% |
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| HP Compaq dc7800p Convert... |
16.67% |
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| HP Compaq dc5800 Microtow... |
16.67% |
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| Dell Computer Dimension 8... |
16.67% |
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| Acer Aspire X3960 |
16.67% |
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| Acer Aspire 4736 |
16.67% |
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About (from Pando Networks Inc.)
Pando Networks was formed with one simple goal: sharing what we love.
Publisher URL: www.pando.com