SafePCRepair Toolbar
What is SafePCRepair Toolbar?
SafePCRepair Toolbar is an Ask.com toolbar. It is an ad-supported (users may see additional banner and in-text link advertisements) cross web browser plugin for Internet Explorer (BHO) and Firefox/Chrome (plugin) and 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, search settings and in some cases will modify Internet Explorer's load time threshold, place a lock file within Firefox to prevent competing software from changing its settings as well as disable the browser's Content Security Policy in order to allow for cross site scripting of the plugin.
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.
- Allows software updates of the application once a new version is released.
About (from Mindspark Interactive Network)
The SafePCRepair extension offers convenient web search, homepage, and default search. Remove performance-draining junk that slows down your PC. Free up memory, fix errors, improve PC stability and more.
Overview
- Integrates into the web browser
- Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- Hijacks the web browser's home page
- Most users and experts agree, you should remove it!
Program details
URL: www.safepcrepair.com/index.jhtml
Help link: search.mywebsearch.com/mywebsearch/default.jhtml
Uninstaller: rundll32 C:\Program Files1\SAFEPC~2\bar\1.bin\89Bar.dll,O mindsparktoolbarkey="SafePCRepair_89"
How do I remove SafePCRepair Toolbar?
You can uninstall SafePCRepair 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 SafePCRepair 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 SafePCRepair 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 SafePCRepair 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) 47%
Win 10 7%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 79%
Keep it 21%
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COUNTRY POPULARITY
76.67%
United States
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
60.00% |
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Windows Vista |
20.00% |
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Windows XP |
13.33% |
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Windows 10 |
6.67% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
40.00% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
13.33% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
13.33% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
13.33% |
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Windows 8 |
6.67% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
6.67% |
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Geography
76.67% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
76.67% |
Germany |
6.67% |
Italy |
6.67% |
Australia |
3.33% |
India |
3.33% |
United Kingdom |
3.33% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
35.71% |
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Dell |
21.43% |
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Toshiba |
7.14% |
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Samsung |
7.14% |
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Medion |
7.14% |
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Gateway |
7.14% |
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Acer |
7.14% |
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ASUS |
7.14% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
16.67% |
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Samsung 300V3A/300V4A/300... |
8.33% |
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Notebook E5011 |
8.33% |
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HP-Pavilion FQ561AA-ABA m... |
8.33% |
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Hewlett-Packard p7-1520t |
8.33% |
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Hewlett-Packard p6-2120 |
8.33% |
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About Mindspark Interactive Network
Mindspark is a business unit of IAC that focuses on interactive products and web portals and operates IAC's interactive products and web portals such as Life123, Myway.
Publisher URL: www.mindspark.com