Should I remove QuickStores-Toolbar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
64% remove it36% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #5,866
United States Rank #16,528
Reach 0.0799%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 14.08 days
415.43 days >
Average installed length: 218.28 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
1.1.0 |
100.00% |
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QuickStores-Toolbar 1.1.0
from AB-Tools.com
What is QuickStores-Toolbar?
QuickStores Toolbar is a Conduit powered OurToolbar for Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox web browsers. The software collects and stores information about your web browsing and sends this information to OurToolbar so they can suggest services or provide ads via the toolbar. The toolbar will attempt to change your home page and search provider if you are not careful during installation and provides a search box and various other generic features in the toolbar.
About (from AB-Tools.com)
Free toolbar for a fast search on eBay, Amazon & Shopping.com. Using the multilingual price comparison portal QuickStores you can compare the prices of the most important online shopping platforms fast and easily. Features of QuickStores-Toolbar at a glance: - Fast search on eBay, Amazon & Shopping.com. - You can also ... Read more
Overview
It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named QuickStoresToolbar.dll. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 6 files and is usually about 967.61 KB (990,828 bytes). The installed file Update.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered.
- Integrates into the web browser
- May modify the web browser's home page
- The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Program details
URL: www.ab-tools.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\QuickStoresToolbar\
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\QuickStoresToolbar\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 967.61 KB
Files installed by QuickStores-Toolbar 1.1.0
Program module: | QuickStoresToolbar.dll |
Name: | QuickStores-Toolbar |
Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\QuickStoresToolbar\QuickStoresToolbar.dll |
MD5: | 5494d46cbe14a5e0644cb219c9ac2fea |
Additional files:
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Update.exe (by Andreas Breitschopp - Softwareentwicklung und -vertrieb) - Toolbar-Update
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
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checkver.exe (by Microsoft) - Windows® Internet Explorer (Microsoft (R) HTML Application host)
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fbookcam.exe
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Interop.SHDocVw.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'SHDocVw'.
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QuickStoresToolbar.dll (by Andreas Breitschopp - Softwareentwicklung und -vertrieb) - QuickStores-Toolbar
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- QuickStoresToolbar.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a Browser Helper Object with the class of {10EDB994-47F8-43F7-AE96-F2EA63E9F90F}.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
checkver.exe |
Memory: | 11.29 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.4173750555% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.20868753% | |
User CPU: | 0.20868753% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 6,760,878 | |
I/O reads/min: | 92.08 KB | |
I/O writes/min: | 44.01 KB | |
How do I remove QuickStores-Toolbar?
You can uninstall QuickStores-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 QuickStores-Toolbar 1.1.0, 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 QuickStores-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 QuickStores-Toolbar 1.1.0 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) 61%
Win Vista 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 64%
Keep it 36%
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GLOBAL RANK
#5,866
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
71.24% |
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Windows 10 |
13.27% |
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Windows XP |
11.75% |
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Windows Vista |
3.75% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
28.80% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
24.84% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
11.88% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
11.62% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
2.62% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.17% |
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Geography
19.17% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
Germany |
19.17% |
United States |
9.42% |
Iran |
6.01% |
Russia |
3.73% |
Italy |
3.54% |
Egypt |
3.29% |
France |
3.16% |
Brazil |
3.10% |
Poland |
3.04% |
DZ |
2.72% |
Turkey |
2.34% |
IQ |
2.21% |
MA |
1.83% |
Saudi Arabia |
1.83% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer |
22.65% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
19.82% |
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Dell |
16.31% |
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GIGABYTE |
14.04% |
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ASUS |
8.49% |
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Toshiba |
6.46% |
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Samsung |
4.53% |
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Intel |
2.72% |
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Lenovo |
2.04% |
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American Megatrends |
1.13% |
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Medion |
0.91% |
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Sahara |
0.91% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
5.45% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.54% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.00% |
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Gigabyte G41MT-S2PT |
2.72% |
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Dell Inspiron N5010 |
2.18% |
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Gigabyte M68M-S2P |
2.18% |
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