Should I remove Windows Searchqu Toolbar?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
4.1.0.3263	0.05%
4.1.0.3114	8.72%
4.1.0.3039	0.05%
4.1.0.3028	0.22%
4.1.0.2912	0.65%
4.1.0.2881	0.65%
4.1.0.2794	0.70%
4.1.0.2790	2.82%
4.1.0.2698	0.22%
4.1.0.2685	0.11%
3.0.0.122375	0.16%
3.0.0.122346	1.73%
3.0.0.122246	6.23%
3.0.0.122211	1.57%
3.0.0.120959	0.54%
3.0.0.118717	5.25%
3.0.0.118215	0.22%
3.0.0.117818	1.79%
3.0.0.117670	6.83%
3.0.0.117623	16.90%
3.0.0.117530	0.05%
3.0.0.116156	2.82%
3.0.0.115676	15.11%
3.0.0.115556	3.68%
3.0.0.112202	7.96%
3.0.0.110761	2.22%
3.0.0.107547	1.25%
2.5.0.101919	6.07%
2.0.0.94786	5.42%

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Remove Windows Searchqu Toolbar by Bandoo Media...

Windows Searchqu Toolbar is an ad-supported program installed into Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome. The programs collects and stores information about web browsing habits and sends this information to its remote servers in order to provide injected advertising in search results and various other places. It will also modify the browser's home page and search provider. It displays various pop-up advertisements and tracks and reports your web surfing behavior. It displays targeted search results and pop-up advertisements based on terms that the user enters for Web searches. The program also adds its own browser toolbar and installs a browser helper objects (BHO) in Internet Explorer for monitoring Web search terms and implementing the browser toolbar. It also may send event logs and other system-related information to a server, and may automatically download and install updates without notifying the user.

Windows Searchqu Toolbar is an Internet browser toolbar that offers helpful search suggestions as the user types keywords into the search box. Additionally, it catches misspelled words and suggests a search using the correct spelling.

URL: www.searchqu.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Searchqu Toolbar\

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Windows Searchqu Toolbar\Datamngr\ToolBar\uninstallTB.exe

Estimated size: 13.29 MB

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 Windows Searchqu Toolbar, 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 Windows Searchqu Toolbar.
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) 60% Win 7 0%

HOW IT STARTS Automatically starts? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 88% Keep it 12%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	23.17%
Germany	19.29%
Italy	6.76%
France	6.61%
United Kingdom	4.82%
Spain	3.23%
Brazil	2.54%
Iran	2.29%
Canada	2.04%
Belgium	1.94%
Netherlands	1.59%
Mexico	1.44%
Australia	1.39%
Austria	1.29%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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Publisher URL: www.bandoo.com

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