Should I remove SearchMe Toolbar?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
7.6	100.00%

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from Spigot, Inc.

SearchMe Toolbar is a Spigot web browser extension and Widgi toolbar that delivers contextual based advertising as well as modify the user's web browser home and search pages to provide advertising and search. The software is typically defined as a potentially unwanted application by various malware vendors.

What the browser extension does:
- Changes the default search engine.
- Changes the default browser home page.
- Adds search from the address bar.
- Adds alternative redirection "page not found" and DNS errors.

The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named WidgiHelper.exe. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 1.44 MB (1,509,261 bytes).

URL: www.spigot.com

Help link: searchme.mybrowserbar.com

License: View the full license agreement (EULA) for SearchMe Toolbar

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\SearchMe Toolbar\

Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{3B477FF7-06D5-4A0C-A49A-BDF632235C6D}

Estimated size: 1.44 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 SearchMe Toolbar v7.6, 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 SearchMe 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) 64% Win XP 5%

HOW DOES IT RUN? Plugs into Internet Explorer

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 68% Keep it 32%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	60.61%
Brazil	6.06%
Thailand	6.06%
Australia	6.06%
Belgium	3.03%
Portugal	3.03%
Israel	3.03%
Netherlands	3.03%
Germany	3.03%
Canada	3.03%
Italy	3.03%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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Publisher URL: www.spigot.com

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