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Should I remove Toolbar Fairy?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
19% remove it81% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #45,914
Reach 0.0018%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 4.09 days
120.62 days >
Average installed length: 63.38 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.0.0 48.57%
0.1.00.0000 51.43%

Toolbar Fairy

What is Toolbar Fairy?  (from M & M Syndicate Limited / Dror Shalev)

It's time to take action and remove unwanted toolbars and browsers extensions which slow you down. Just install toolbar fairy software to remove sneaky softwares which slow you down. Toolbar fairy is a new kind of software to easily remove toolbars and browsers extensions from your system.

Overview

Toolbar Fairy is a software program developed by M & M Syndicate Limited / Dror Shalev. The most common release is 0.1.00.0000, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The setup package generally installs about 11 files and is usually about 2.13 MB (2,235,904 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows Vista (SP2) and Windows 10. While about 46% of users of Toolbar Fairy come from the United States, it is also popular in RS and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.toolbarfairy.com
Help link: www.toolbarfairy.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Toolbar Fairy\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{7F8F0070-9003-4D3F-8340-1605BBDEE54F}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 2.13 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Toolbar Fairy

  • cleanfairy.exe - Toolbar Fairy
  • fairyhandle.exe - FairyHandle
  • fairyservice.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Service
  • fairyservice.exe runs as a service named 'FairyService' (FairyService) "FairyService help remove unwanted toolbars and browsers extensions".

How do I remove Toolbar Fairy?

You can uninstall Toolbar Fairy 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 Fairy, 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 Fairy.

OS VERSIONS
Win Vista (SP2) 31%
Win 7 14%
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 19%
Keep it 81%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 40.00%
Windows Vista 31.43%
Windows 10 28.57%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 20.59%
Windows 7 Ultimate 17.65%
Windows 7 Home Premium 11.76%
Windows 8.1 11.76%
Windows 8.1 Pro 8.82%
Windows Vista Business 5.88%

Distribution by countryGeography

46.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 46.00%
  RS 6.00%
  Germany 6.00%
  United Kingdom 6.00%
  MA 4.00%
  India 4.00%
  Argentina 4.00%
  Pakistan 4.00%
  TZ 2.00%
  South Africa 2.00%
  Brazil 2.00%
  Thailand 2.00%
  France 2.00%
  DZ 2.00%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 34.38%
Dell 28.13%
Hewlett-Packard 15.63%
Medion 6.25%
ASUS 6.25%
GIGABYTE 3.13%
Sony 3.13%
MSI 3.13%
Common models
Dell Inspiron 5521 6.06%
Dell Inspiron 1428 3.03%
ASUSTeK U47A 3.03%
ASUSTeK K45VM 3.03%
Acer Aspire X1930 3.03%
Acer Aspire V5-471P 3.03%

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