Should I remove Search-Results Toolbar?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.13.1.0	39.18%
1.12.2.0	29.39%
1.12.0.0	4.90%
1.9.1.0	9.80%
1.9.0.0	16.73%

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from Search-Results.com

The Search-Results Toolbar by APN is an advertising supported toolbar for Intenet Explorer and Firefox (a web browser extension) that is typically installed via a software bundler. The toolbar collects and stores information about your web browsing habits and sends this information to Search-results.com so they can suggest services or provide advertising via the toolbar. Search-Results Toolbar will attempt to change your home page and search provider to Search-results.com if you are not careful during installation and provides a search box and various other generic features in the toolbar.

The most used version is 1.13.1.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The main program executable is GenericAskToolbar.dll. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 6 files and is usually about 1.79 MB (1,872,813 bytes). SaUpdate.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.

Help link: sp.qbyrd.com/en/docs/support.shtml

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\SAsk.com\

Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{86D4B82A-ABED-442A-BE86-96357B70F4FE}

Estimated size: 1.79 MB

1. 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.
2. When you find the program Search-Results 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).
3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Search-Results Toolbar.
4. 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.

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
2. 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.
3. The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
3. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

1. Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Restart Google Chrome.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 60% Win 7 0%

HOW DOES IT RUN? Plugs into Internet Explorer

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 87% Keep it 13%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	34.15%
Germany	17.25%
Italy	11.97%
Iran	5.63%
United Kingdom	4.93%
Saudi Arabia	3.87%
Spain	3.52%
Canada	2.46%
United Arab Emirates	2.11%
Netherlands	1.41%
Belgium	1.06%
Norway	1.06%
Mexico	1.06%
Vietnam	0.70%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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