Should I remove Yahoo! Search?

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Remove Yahoo! Search by Pay-by-Ads Ltd

This is NOT associated with Yahoo. Pay-By-Ads' Yahoo! Search is an adware web browser application that displays banner ads as well as contextual link ads that are injected in the web page. The ads are injected by the web browser plugin and will display on any web site, even those not associated or affiliated with the publisher. On web pages there may be up to 10 intext ads and/or 4 banner ad and/or a transitional ad. The application is usually bundled by 3rd-party download managers that utilize deceptive advertising techniques in order to install the software. In addition to ads, the program will also modify the browser settings which could include lowering the normal security settings of the browser as well as changing the home page and search provider (known as web browser hijacking). The extension will also report back to the controlling server analytics which may include the behavior of the user on the Internet and reports back URLs and domains visited as well as what advertisements are displayed and clicked on. This adware is mostly bundled with 3rd party download managers that include a number of additional offers, all potentially unwanted programs.

It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. 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 primary executable is named dsrlte.exe. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 466 files and is usually about 1.38 MB (1,442,686 bytes).

Displayed publisher: Pay-By-Ads

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\pay-by-ads\yahoo! search\1.3.8.2

Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Pay-By-Ads\Yahoo! Search\1.3.8.2\dsrlte.exe" /uninstl

Estimated size: 1.38 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 Yahoo! Search, 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 Yahoo! Search.
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.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 55% Win 8 0%

WHEN IT STARTS Auto-starting? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 66% Keep it 34%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	28.47%
India	4.73%
France	3.60%
Germany	2.94%
United Kingdom	2.88%
Brazil	2.75%
Italy	2.73%
Canada	2.69%
Saudi Arabia	2.12%
Philippines	2.08%
Australia	2.02%
Malaysia	1.81%
Indonesia	1.79%
Taiwan	1.66%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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