Should I remove Qwest Toolbar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
70% remove it30% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #45,471
United States Rank #26,030
Reach 0.0018%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 12.23 days
360.73 days >
Average installed length: 189.53 days
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Qwest Toolbar
What is Qwest Toolbar?
Qwest Toolbar is a Conduit powered OurToolbar in within Internet Explorer, Chrome or the 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 Qwest)
The Application collects unidentifiable and non-personal data (for example, Application generated User IDs, search queries, and Application usage data, all of which do not include Personally Identifiable Information) to enable quality assurance, improve the quality of the services and provide anonymous reporting for in... Read more
Overview
The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named qwesttoolbartb.dll. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. It also bundles additional software in the form of the Conduit Engine, which installs a potentially unwanted toolbar, and makes homepage and default search engine changes to a user's web browser. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 3.37 MB (3,530,464 bytes).
- Integrates into the web browser
- Built on and distributed using the Conduit toolbar
- 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: qwest.ourtoolbar.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\qwesttoolbar
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\qwesttoolbar\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 3.37 MB
This is a Community Toolbar by Conduit, what does that mean?
Conduit is a toolbar monetization platform for software publishers. It provides a utility for developers to create branded generic web browser toolbars. Publishers can bundle these toolbars with their software programs or provide access to download them separately through qwest.ourtoolbar.com. Once installed, the toolbar modifies the browser's home page and search settings in order to redirect searches through the Conduit portal (which utilizes Bing or Yahoo! Search engines). Read more...Each publisher enters into a 'Publisher Agreement' with Conduit which defines the revenue structure, known as the 'incentive amount', to be paid each calendar month in which the user has an active toolbar installed. Typically payout is based on the geographic origin of the user and ranges from $2 for a US user per month to just a few cents for other countries. Is it considered dangerous? Well, it's not malware or even spyware, however it changes the browser’s search provider in order to display, but if you read the EULA that is mentioned and presumably agreed on when installing. Users should decide if you need the functionality the toolbar has to offer. But remember, if you uninstall it make sure you reset your web browser, see how.
Files installed by Qwest Toolbar
| Program module: | qwesttoolbartb.dll |
| Name: | DTX Toolbar |
| DTX kernel Module |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\qwesttoolbar\qwesttoolbartb.dll |
| MD5: | 2876932c8f91593ab3064a6c5c098dc4 |
Additional files:
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uninstall.exe - Qwest Toolbar (Qwest Toolbar installer)
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qwesttoolbarDx.dll - dtx Dynamic Link Library
Behaviors exhibited
2 Internet Explorer BHOs
- qwesttoolbarDx.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Cincinnati Bell Toolbar' with the class of {7C86EAFC-7A0B-49D9-A259-1D8E3BB96A6A}.
- qwesttoolbartb.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'MidcoNet Toolbar' with the class of {A057A204-BACC-4D26-8C95-30EC87E26986}.
2 Internet Explorer Toolbars
- qwesttoolbarDx.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Cincinnati Bell Toolbar' with the class of {7C86EAFC-7A0B-49D9-A259-1D8E3BB96A6A}.
- qwesttoolbartb.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'MidcoNet Toolbar' with the class of {A057A204-BACC-4D26-8C95-30EC87E26986} (14908880).
Internet Explorer Web Browser
- qwesttoolbartb.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'MidcoNet Toolbar' with a class of {A057A204-BACC-4D26-8C95-30EC87E26986}.
How do I remove Qwest Toolbar?
You can uninstall Qwest 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 Qwest 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 Qwest 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 Qwest 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) 53%
Win XP 3%
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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 70%
Keep it 30%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
55.56% |
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| Windows Vista |
25.00% |
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| Windows XP |
13.89% |
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| Windows 10 |
5.56% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
57.14% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
17.14% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
11.43% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
8.57% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
2.86% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Medi... |
2.86% |
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Geography
100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
36.36% |
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| Acer |
15.15% |
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| Dell |
12.12% |
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| ASUS |
12.12% |
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| Toshiba |
9.09% |
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| Gateway |
6.06% |
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| Sony |
6.06% |
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| GIGABYTE |
3.03% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
6.06% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite A665 |
3.03% |
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| Sony VPCEH11FX |
3.03% |
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| Sony VGN-C140G |
3.03% |
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| Sony PCV-RS220(UC) |
3.03% |
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| NVIDIA NVDAACPI |
3.03% |
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About (from Qwest)
CenturyLink is the third largest telecommunications company in the United States and is recognized as a leader in the network services market by technology industry analyst firms.
Publisher URL: www.centurylink.com