Should I remove SearchTheWeb?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
4.4.0	54.17%
3.27.3	38.54%

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Remove SearchTheWeb by IMinent

SearchTheWeb is an ad-supported (users may see additional banner, search, pop-up, pop-under, interstitial 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.

The most common release is 4.4.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named Iminent.Notifier.exe. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 29 files and is usually about 739.05 KB (756,788 bytes).

Help link: www.iminent.com/aide

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Iminent\SearchTheWeb\

Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X {1FC253E3-EFB3-44CA-9B37-A2A35612134D}

Estimated size: 739.05 KB

Iminent.Notifier.exe
Memory:	2.68 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0002783169%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00020949%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00006883%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	15,779	8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:	73 Bytes	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	120 Bytes	105.02 KB average

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 SearchTheWeb, 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 SearchTheWeb.
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 Vista 1%

HOW IT STARTS Automatically starts? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 70% Keep it 30%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	22.32%
Germany	10.71%
Mexico	8.04%
Spain	5.36%
United Kingdom	5.36%
France	4.46%
Italy	4.46%
Argentina	3.57%
Belgium	2.68%
Brazil	1.79%
Taiwan	1.79%
Colombia	1.79%
UA	1.79%
Sri Lanka	1.79%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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