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Should I remove Utility Chest Toolbar Chrome Extension?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
78% remove it22% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
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How common is it?
Global Rank #23,652
Reach 0.0079%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.13 days
298.69 days >
Average installed length: 156.94 days

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Utility Chest Toolbar Chrome Extension

What is Utility Chest Toolbar Chrome Extension?

Guffins Toolbar Chrome Extension installs an extension into Google Chrome and allows you to search the Internet with MyWebSearch, a potentially unwanted program that changes and redircts all of your search results as well as DNS errors, and modifies your home page to mywebsearch.com or some other webpage. MyWebSearch automatically becomes your default search service which hijacks all your search requests as well as tracks your Internet surfing behavior to send you targeted advertising.

Overview

The main program executable is UtilityChestCrxSetup.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 23 files and is usually about 1.62 MB (1,700,863 bytes).
  • Loads into the web browser
  • Hijacks the web browser's home page
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!

Program detailsProgram details

URL: search.mywebsearch.com/mywebsearch/default.jhtml
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\utilitychest_49 chrome extension\bar
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\UtilityChest_49 Chrome Extension\bar\UtilityChestCrxSetup.exe /u
Estimated size: 1.62 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Utility Chest Toolbar Chrome Extension

Program executable:UtilityChestCrxSetup.exe
Name:Utility Chest
Path:C:\Program Files\utilitychest_49 chrome extension\bar\UtilityChestCrxSetup.exe
MD5:700b35713a17bf4f1161f495123087b0
Additional files:
  • t8sql.dll - T8Sql (SQLite Commands)
  • UtilityChestCrxSetup.exe (by Utility Chest) - Utility Chest
  • sqlite3.dll
  • UtilityChestCrxSetup.1B0C72EE-41E2-4E74-9639-E9EC7D757E15.exe (by Utility Chest)
  • UtilityChestCrxSetup.2FFC57BE-B7F3-48A2-9E68-6768EE126AAB.exe
  • UtilityChestCrxSetup.3CE4A21A-F61A-4939-A29B-D7BB9BA8A059.exe
  • UtilityChestCrxSetup.3F23DCF1-2080-4716-A09C-200F02373DB0.exe
  • UtilityChestCrxSetup.44B3D124-71F8-4990-BAF6-66EDAD2DBD1D.exe
  • UtilityChestCrxSetup.679D5BE1-9B50-456B-B0C2-894D1E96E6F4.exe
  • UtilityChestCrxSetup.93D97A1E-4C68-4AAD-9273-C9C95D0013B9.exe
  • UtilityChestCrxSetup.9425DF31-ED2E-4E8F-9DFC-564158220ADE.exe
  • UtilityChestCrxSetup.9B9D53FD-663F-4050-9E6C-78BBAB309AE9.exe
  • UtilityChestCrxSetup.A0ED3923-D8EE-46E3-A518-09D6C8AE6DFC.exe
  • UtilityChestCrxSetup.ADE9BD88-DB1E-475E-8AE2-A2A7FE89DF0D.exe
  • UtilityChestCrxSetup.B6D84AB3-B518-48D6-9E14-F64F2246E451.exe
  • UtilityChestCrxSetup.BCCF65C0-870B-435A-9968-55B7F5739B80.exe
  • UtilityChestCrxSetup.E0F53542-E7D0-4CDF-8DDB-354F6CB424F3.exe
  • UtilityChestCrxSetup.E6DDBB98-6B65-4766-AB99-37C521B5FC6B.exe
  • UtilityChestCrxSetup.E80D81EC-E10C-4B50-9F12-D8277EE0E329.exe
  • UtilityChestCrxSetup.F7D6EF6A-54F2-442A-9B72-7A19BB62B167.exe

How do I remove Utility Chest Toolbar Chrome Extension?

You can uninstall Utility Chest Toolbar Chrome Extension 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 Utility Chest Toolbar Chrome Extension, 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 Utility Chest Toolbar Chrome Extension.
  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 Utility Chest Toolbar Chrome Extension you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 32%
Win 8 1%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 78%
Keep it 22%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#23,652

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 40.65%
Windows XP 29.03%
Windows 10 24.52%
Windows Vista 5.81%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Microsoft Windows XP 28.57%
Windows 7 Ultimate 16.23%
Windows 7 Home Premium 11.69%
Windows 7 Professional 9.74%
Windows 8 Pro 6.49%
Windows 8 5.19%

Distribution by countryGeography

25.00% of installs come from MA
Which countries install it?
  MA 25.00%
  United States 14.29%
  DZ 7.86%
  Saudi Arabia 7.86%
  Australia 2.86%
  India 2.86%
  Pakistan 2.86%
  Germany 2.14%
  Israel 2.14%
  IQ 2.14%
  Italy 2.14%
  MK 2.14%
  New Zealand 2.14%
  Portugal 2.14%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 31.96%
Acer 17.53%
Toshiba 13.40%
Dell 11.34%
GIGABYTE 6.19%
American Megatrends 5.15%
ASUS 5.15%
Samsung 5.15%
Lenovo 2.06%
Sony 2.06%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 5.22%
HP 630 Notebook PC 2.61%
TOSHIBA Satellite C855D 2.61%
Gigabyte G41MT-S2PT 1.74%
ASUSTeK K50IE 1.74%
ASUSTeK X55A 1.74%

About Mindspark Interactive Network

Mindspark is a business unit of IAC that focuses on interactive products and web portals and operates IAC's interactive products and web portals such as Life123, Myway.
Publisher URL: www.mindspark.com

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