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Should I remove Toolbar - Big Fish Games?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
58% remove it42% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Poor
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #22,340
United States Rank #13,093
Reach 0.0088%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 31.16 days
919.16 days >
Average installed length: 482.95 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.2.0.10 67.05%
2.1.0.13 32.95%

Other programs by Big Fish Games

Toolbar - Big Fish Games

What is Toolbar - Big Fish Games?

This is a downloadable PC video game distributed through the Big Fish Games online portal. The game requires the installation of the Game Manager.

About  (from Big Fish Games)

The Toolbar offers instant access to all of the most popular Big Fish Games locations including Game Downloads, Online Games, The Forums, The Big Fish Games Blog (of course!), and Help. You can also now search from anywhere on the internet thanks to the Toolbar’s integrated Search function, powered by Yahoo! There’s no...  Read more

Overview

Toolbar - Big Fish Games is a program developed by Big Fish Games. The most used version is 2.2.0.10, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The main program executable is BfgBarTb.dll. The software installer includes 3 files and is usually about 1.84 MB (1,929,489 bytes). 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 83% of users of Toolbar - Big Fish Games come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Australia.
  • Loads into the web browser

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.bigfishgames.com/blog/big-fish-games-toolbar
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\bfgbartb
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\bfgbartb\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 1.84 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Toolbar - Big Fish Games

Program module:BfgBarTb.dll
Name:Toolbar - Big Fish Games
Signed by:Visicom Media Inc.
Path:C:\Program Files\bfgbartb\BfgBarTb.dll
MD5:b24975d64775b45cc7bf325ddaf59128
This is a Visicom toolbar installed in your Web browser that collects and stores information about web browsing habits including pages visited and search queries performed and sends this information to Visicom so they can suggest services...
Additional files:
  • uninstall.exe - Toolbar - Big Fish Games (Toolbar - Big Fish Games Uninstaller)
  • BfgBarDx.dll - Toolbar - Big Fish Games Link Library
  • BfgBarTb.dll (by Visicom Media Inc)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • BfgBarDx.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Toolbar - Big Fish Games' with the class of {C7C9FC25-88B0-4682-9C9F-2608E9117647}.
Internet Explorer Toolbar
  • BfgBarDx.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Toolbar - Big Fish Games' with the class of {C7C9FC25-88B0-4682-9C9F-2608E9117647}.
Internet Explorer URL Search Hook
  • BfgBarDx.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'Toolbar - Big Fish Games' with a class of {C7C9FC25-88B0-4682-9C9F-2608E9117647} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.

How do I remove Toolbar - Big Fish Games?

You can uninstall Toolbar - Big Fish Games from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  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 Toolbar - Big Fish Games, 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 Toolbar - Big Fish Games.
  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.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Toolbar - Big Fish Games you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 71%
Win 7 1%
 
HOW DOES IT RUN?
Plugs into Internet Explorer
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 58%
Keep it 42%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 71.84%
Windows Vista 14.37%
Windows XP 6.90%
Windows 10 6.90%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 64.53%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 12.79%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.98%
Windows 7 Professional 4.07%
Windows 7 Ultimate 3.49%
Windows 8 Pro 2.33%

Distribution by countryGeography

83.15% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 83.15%
  Canada 4.03%
  Australia 3.66%
  United Kingdom 2.93%
  DK 1.10%
  Egypt 0.73%
  Sweden 0.73%
  United Arab Emirates 0.37%
  Austria 0.37%
  Germany 0.37%
  Netherlands 0.37%
  New Zealand 0.37%
  Poland 0.37%
  PR 0.37%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 48.33%
Dell 30.00%
Acer 5.83%
ASUS 5.83%
Toshiba 5.00%
GIGABYTE 2.50%
Alienware 1.67%
Apple 0.83%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 6.67%
Dell Dell DM061 2.50%
Dell Inspiron 530s 2.50%
Dell Inspiron N7010 2.50%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 1.67%
HP G62 Notebook PC 1.67%

About (from Big Fish Games, Inc.)

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Publisher URL: www.bigfishgames.com

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