Should I remove Surf Canyon Search Engine Assistant?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
4.0.0	4.04%
3.2.0	36.36%
3.1.2	21.21%
3.1.0	31.31%
3.0.6	4.04%
3.0.5	3.03%

Other programs by Surf Canyon

• Surf Canyon 5.1
• Fast Search
• Search Manager Service
• Fast Search by Surf Canyon

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from Surf Canyon

Remove Surf Canyon Search Engine Assistant

Fast Search by Surf Canyon is a browser extension and search site that use implicit relevance feedback in real time to personalize search results.

Surf Canyon Search Engine Assistant is a program developed by Surf Canyon. The most used version is 3.2.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The main program executable is surfcanyon.dll. The software installer includes 4 files. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows Vista (SP2). While about 73% of users of Surf Canyon Search Engine Assistant come from the United States, it is also popular in Australia and Canada.

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URL: www.surfcanyon.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Surf Canyon

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Surf Canyon\uninstall.exe"

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 Surf Canyon Search Engine Assistant, 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 Surf Canyon Search Engine Assistant.
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) 58% Win 7 1%

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 55% Keep it 45%

GLOBAL RANK #29,406

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	73.47%
Australia	4.08%
Canada	4.08%
Italy	2.72%
United Kingdom	2.72%
Spain	2.04%
Germany	2.04%
Russia	1.36%
Mexico	1.36%
Netherlands	1.36%
TT	0.68%
Israel	0.68%
Iran	0.68%
Saudi Arabia	0.68%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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