Should I remove Smileys We Love Toolbar for IE?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
3.0.28	3.70%
3.0.27	17.04%
3.0.26	17.66%
3.0.25	8.05%
3.0.23	0.04%
3.0.22	4.93%
3.0.21	1.31%
3.0.20	6.37%
3.0.19	14.74%
3.0.18	1.36%
3.0.17	16.47%
3.0.16	1.97%
3.0.15	1.15%
3.0.13	0.37%
3.0.10	0.08%
3.0.6	2.75%
3.0.4	0.04%
3.0.3	0.16%
3.0.2	0.25%
3.0.1	0.37%
2.9.1	0.08%
2.8.13	0.08%
2.8.11	0.08%
2.8.5	0.04%
2.6.3	0.08%
2.1.4	0.82%

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Remove Smileys We Love Toolbar for IE by Squeak...

The software is typically bundled with third party installers such as Open Candy. "Offer your users the SmileysWeLove browser extension which lets you insert smileys in your email including Gmail, Yahoo, and Hotmail. It also supports Facebook and GTalk in-browser chats."

From the publisher's website "We are dedicated to protecting your personal information, and provide fun smiley entertainment for everyone in a safe environment that just works. In order to finance our free services, we do need to show a few ads on our pages, and during installation. These ads are transparent, obvious, and should in no way shape or form interfere with any of your smiley joy while using the program."

SmileysWeLove.com is owned and operated by SqueakyChocolate, LLC, a small company from San Diego.

Displayed publisher: SqueekyChocolate, LLC

URL: smileyswelove.com

Help link: smileyswelove.com

Installation folder: C:\Windows\Installer\{85463B84-D66A-4E4D-8D92-87E3F8A859AD}

Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{85463B84-D66A-4E4D-8D92-87E3F8A859AD}

Estimated size: 4.64 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 Smileys We Love Toolbar for IE, 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 Smileys We Love Toolbar for IE.
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) 55% Win 7 0%

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 82% Keep it 18%

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Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	8.62%
Israel	6.20%
IQ	6.20%
Egypt	4.46%
Indonesia	3.78%
MA	3.52%
Saudi Arabia	3.10%
Romania	2.97%
India	2.59%
DZ	2.59%
Philippines	2.25%
Thailand	2.25%
Germany	2.12%
United Arab Emirates	2.04%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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