Should I remove Vuze Remote Toolbar for IE?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
6.23.0.9	6.59%
6.20.0.10	25.75%
6.19.0.18	7.19%
6.18.2.72	2.40%
6.17.5.35	1.20%
6.17.2.500	0.60%
6.17.2.10	1.20%
6.17.2.8	41.92%
6.17.1.25	3.59%
6.17.0.33	2.40%
6.16.2.2	7.19%

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from Vuze Inc.

Remove Vuze Remote Toolbar for IE

From the Privacy Policy: "The Software (including the Toolbar, the Search Protect, and the Value Apps software) may also collect and store information about your web browsing locally on your device, like the web pages that you have visited and the content you have accessed. This locally saved information may interact with the Trovi Software and send us information about your web browsing so we can suggest services or provide you with ads that may be more relevant to you, including via our Partners when using the Value Apps software. Only generalized inferences are passed from the Trovi Software to our servers.

Your Browsing Data and Search Data are collected and analyzed by the Value Apps platform in real time to trigger the relevant Apps you enabled, and we share such information with our Partners so our Partners or we, as applicable (depending on the App provider), can suggest services or provide you with offers that may be relevant to you according to the data collected and processed in real time. We do not store your Browsing Data nor your Search Data while you Use Value Apps."

The most common release is 6.17.2.8, 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 program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named Vuze_RemoteToolbarHelper1.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. It also bundles additional software in the form of the Conduit Engine, which installs a potentially unwanted toolbar, and makes homepage and default search engine changes to a user's web browser. The setup package generally installs about 14 files and is usually about 1.64 MB (1,716,519 bytes).

Displayed publisher: Vuze Remote

URL: VuzeRemote.OurToolbar.com

Help link: VuzeRemote.OurToolbar.com/help

Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\conduit\ie\ct2504091

Uninstaller: C:\ProgramData\Conduit\IE\CT2504091\UninstallerUI.exe -ctid=CT2504091 -toolbarName=Vuze Remote -toolbarEnv=conduit -type=IE -origin=AddRemove -userMod

Estimated size: 1.64 MB

Vuze_RemoteToolbarHelper1.exe
Total CPU:	0.4892737327%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.29804920%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.19122453%	0.015104% average

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 Vuze Remote 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 Vuze Remote 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) 53% Win XP 1%

HOW DOES IT RUN? Plugs into Internet Explorer

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 80% Keep it 20%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Australia	10.59%
United States	9.41%
Netherlands	8.24%
France	4.12%
Canada	3.53%
Sweden	3.53%
India	3.53%
Italy	3.53%
Belgium	2.94%
Israel	2.94%
Philippines	2.94%
Norway	2.35%
Saudi Arabia	2.35%
Ireland	2.35%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Vuze (formerly Azureus) is a company formed by some of the original developers of the open source BitTorrent client Azureus.

Publisher URL: www.vuze.com

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