Should I remove Yahoo Community Smartbar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
83% remove it17% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #3,184
United States Rank #25,992
Reach 0.1808%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 38.98 days
1149.82 days >
Average installed length: 604.14 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
11.128.66.20716 |
0.53% |
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11.123.66.20439 |
1.32% |
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11.112.66.19229 |
18.02% |
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11.109.66.19003 |
0.14% |
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11.88.66.18547 |
10.38% |
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11.80.66.18372 |
0.14% |
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11.79.66.18296 |
0.93% |
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11.75.66.18038 |
0.25% |
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11.63.66.17714 |
15.63% |
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11.62.66.17712 |
6.68% |
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11.47.66.16718 |
6.23% |
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11.43.66.16378 |
0.98% |
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11.38.66.16134 |
11.54% |
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10.219.66.15259 |
9.01% |
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10.207.66.14720 |
0.14% |
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10.202.66.14591 |
3.62% |
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10.201.66.14591 |
2.41% |
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10.200.66.13650 |
0.06% |
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10.199.66.13650 |
0.48% |
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10.179.66.13636 |
3.96% |
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1.195.66.12923 |
0.48% |
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1.185.66.12678 |
1.71% |
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1.183.66.12678 |
0.17% |
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1.133.66.11819 |
1.01% |
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1.132.66.11819 |
0.03% |
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1.68.66.11869 |
0.14% |
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1.51.66.11081 |
1.68% |
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1.50.66.11081 |
0.39% |
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1.49.66.11069 |
0.36% |
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1.6.1.960 |
0.31% |
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1.6.1.924 |
0.06% |
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1.6.1.900 |
0.25% |
|
1.6.1.877 |
0.11% |
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1.6.1.875 |
0.06% |
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1.6.1.828 |
0.34% |
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1.6.1.676 |
0.45% |
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Yahoo Community Smartbar
from Linkury Inc.
What is Yahoo Community Smartbar?
Yahoo Community Smartbar is a web browser toolbar and extension that modifies the browsers search and home pages as well as delivers contextual based advertising. This toolbar currently supports Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome. In order to provide search advertising revenue, the software is designed not only to modify the search provider but to protect it so that it remains the default browser search engine. It is typically installed via a co-bundled offer within a third-party software distribution.
- Modifies the user's search engine and search provider.
- Changes the user's browser home page.
- Adds search functionality from the address bar.
- Displays contextual search advertising.
Overview
The most common release is 11.112.66.19229, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. The primary executable is named browserhelper.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 130 files and is usually about 1.93 MB (2,022,400 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Hijacks the web browser's home page
- Hijacks the browser's default search provider
- This program has a poor reputation
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Yahoo Community Smartbar.
smartbar.exe (b295ee63db590f331b2ef58ab1c7542a) has been flagged by the following 10 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
912 |
Adware.Linkury.B |
Bitdefender |
1.0.20.1090 |
Adware.Linkury.B |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.14.08.06.11 |
Adware.Linkury |
G Data |
14.8.24 |
Adware.Linkury |
IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.1.6.1.0 |
AdWare.Linkury |
MicroWorld-eScan |
15.0.0.654 |
Adware.Linkury.B |
nProtect |
14.07.25.01 |
Adware.Linkury.B |
Panda Antivirus |
14.08.06.11 |
PUP/LinkUry |
Rising Antivirus |
23.00.65.14804 |
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.16EBB848!384546888 |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.218 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0613 |
Program details
URL: www.linkury.com/index-8_faq.html
Help link: www.linkury.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\smartbar\common\iconswide
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{86E607EC-A3E4-4A09-8702-DA09B86D0F3F}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 1.93 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by Yahoo Community Smartbar
Program executable: | browserhelper.exe |
Name: | BrowserHelper |
Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\Local\smartbar\application\browserhelper.exe |
MD5: | 30d5b8f425f0a703e87132b8807819f7 |
Additional files:
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googlechromeremoteplugin.dll - GoogleChromeRemotePlugin (nprt)
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interop.shdocvw.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'SHDocVw'.
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mactrackbarlib.dll
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microsoft.mshtml.dll - Assembly imported from type library MSHTML
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microsoft.practices.enterpriselibrary.common.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft Enterprise Library for .NET (Enterprise Library Shared Library)
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microsoft.practices.enterpriselibrary.exceptionhandling.dll (by Microsoft) - Enterprise Library Exception Handling Application Block
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microsoft.practices.enterpriselibrary.exceptionhandling.logging.dll - Enterprise Library Exception Handling Logging Provider
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microsoft.practices.enterpriselibrary.logging.dll - Enterprise Library Logging Application Block
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microsoft.practices.objectbuilder.dll - Microsoft.Practices.ObjectBuilder
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ndde.dll (by Brian Gideon) - NDde
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productsremovaltool.exe - Smartbar.Resources.ProductsRemovalTool
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regasm.exe - Microsoft® .NET Framework (Microsoft .NET Assembly Registration Utility)
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sgml.dll - sgmu
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sidb.dll - sipb
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sipb.dll - Client
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sismlp.dll - sismlp
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smartbar.gui.controls.dll - Smartbar.GUI.Controls
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smartbar.infrastructure.businessentities.dll - Smartbar.Infrastructure.BusinessEntities
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smartbar.infrastructure.core.dll - SmartbarProxy
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smartbar.infrastructure.plugins.chromelocalplugin.dll
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smartbar.infrastructure.plugins.firefoxlocalplugin.dll
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smartbar.resources.languagesettings.dll - Smartbar.Resources.LanguageSettings
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smartbar.resources.socialnetssharer.dll - Smartbar.Resources.SocialNetsSharer
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smartbar.resources.socialnetssharer.xmlserializers.dll
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smartbar.resources.translations.dll - Smartbar.Resources.Translations
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smartbarinternetexplorerbho.dll - Yahoo Community Smartbar (by Linkury)
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smartbarinternetexplorerextension.dll
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smartbarversionshelper.exe - SmartbarVersionsHelper
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spbe.dll - spbe
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spbl.dll - spbl
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spsm.dll - spsm
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srau.dll - srau
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srbhu.dll - srbhu
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srgu.dll - srgu
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srns.dll - srns
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srpu.dll - srpu
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srsbs.dll - srsbs
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srsl.dll - srsl
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sruhs.dll - sruhs
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srus.dll - srus
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chromehost.exe - ChromeHost
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lrcnt.dll - lrcnt
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lrcnta.exe - Lrcnta
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newtonsoft.json.dll (by Newtonsoft) - Json.NET (Json.NET .NET 2.0)
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siem.dll
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smartbar.gui.docking.dll - Smartbar.GUI.Docking
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smartbar.infrastructure.plugins.internetexplorerlocalplugin.dll - InternetExplorerLocalPlugin
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smartbar.infrastructure.utilities.dll - SmartbarGUI
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smartbar.personalization.common.dll - Smartbar.Personalization.Common
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smartbar.resources.historyandstatswrapper.dll - Smartbar.Resources.HistoryAndStatsWrapper
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smta.dll - smta
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smtu.dll - smtu
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sppsm.dll - sppsm
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spusm.dll - spusm
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srom.dll - Linkury.Resources.OffersManager
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srprl.dll - srprl
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srsbsau.dll (by Smartbar) - srsbsau
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srut.dll - srut
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system.data.sqlite.dll - System.Data.SQLite (System.Data.SQLite Interop Library)
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lrrot.dll - lrrot
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (User Run)
- smartbar.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Browser Infrastructure Helper' and executes as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Smartbar\Application\Smartbar.exe startup.
How do I remove Yahoo Community Smartbar?
You can uninstall Yahoo Community Smartbar from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program Yahoo Community Smartbar, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Yahoo Community Smartbar.
- 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.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 44%
Win 7 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 83%
Keep it 17%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
46.79% |
|
Windows 10 |
42.80% |
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Windows Vista |
8.67% |
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Windows XP |
1.74% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
30.76% |
|
Windows 8.1 |
24.16% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
8.29% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
6.82% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
6.43% |
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Windows 8 |
6.17% |
|
Geography
38.94% of installs come from United Kingdom
Which countries install it?
United Kingdom |
38.94% |
Germany |
32.79% |
Italy |
11.35% |
France |
9.43% |
Spain |
3.55% |
United States |
1.80% |
Netherlands |
0.18% |
Iran |
0.15% |
Belgium |
0.15% |
MA |
0.15% |
India |
0.09% |
Lithuania |
0.06% |
Mexico |
0.06% |
Pakistan |
0.06% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
27.68% |
|
Acer |
20.82% |
|
Dell |
12.27% |
|
ASUS |
10.77% |
|
Toshiba |
6.91% |
|
Medion |
6.55% |
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Samsung |
5.45% |
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Lenovo |
4.77% |
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GIGABYTE |
3.86% |
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MSI |
0.91% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
9.13% |
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HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
7.46% |
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ASUS All Series |
2.90% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.67% |
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MEDIONPC MS-7728 |
2.12% |
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TOSHIBA SATELLITE C660 |
1.89% |
|