Should I remove pdfforge Toolbar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
67% remove it33% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #29,415
United States Rank #38,356
Reach 0.0050%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 436.98 days
1372.03 days >
Average installed length: 720.90 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 4.9 |
100.00% |
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pdfforge Toolbar v4.9
What is pdfforge Toolbar?
pdfforge Toolbar installs a Spigot toolbar in your Web browser that collects and stores information about your web browsing habits and sends this information to Spigot so they can suggest services or provide ads via the toolbar. pdfforge Toolbar is free software that allows you to download YouTube videos, Facebook Video, Google Video, Yahoo Video (and many others) and convert YouTube videos to other video formats. The toolbar is typically bundled with the free PDFCreator program as an option during installation and does not necessarily get uninstalled when PDFCreator is removed from the user's PC and must be removed manually. Additionally, if the home page and search settings were modified by this toolbar, they need to be manually reverted back by the user.
About (from Spigot)
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Overview
- Integrates into the web browser
- Delivered through a thrid-party offer
- May modify the web browser's home page
- The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
pdfforge Toolbar has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
URL: www.pdfforge.org/content/pdfcreator-toolbar-spyware
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\pdfforge Toolbar\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{26ED1160-22B1-4b19-8C21-42A1BACAAF75}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 3.67 MB
Files installed by pdfforge Toolbar v4.9
| Program executable: | WidgiHelper.exe |
| Name: | Widgi Toolbar |
| WidgiHelper Application |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\pdfforge Toolbar\WidgiHelper.exe |
| MD5: | 5ade0de8727fb4482856d7e5311deb62 |
Additional files:
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WidgiHelper.exe - Widgi Toolbar (WidgiHelper Application)
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pdfforgeToolbarIE.dll - Widgi Toolbar for Internet Explorer
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- pdfforgeToolbarIE.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'pdfforge Toolbar' with the class of {B922D405-6D13-4A2B-AE89-08A030DA4402}.
Internet Explorer Toolbar
- pdfforgeToolbarIE.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'pdfforge Toolbar' with the class of {B922D405-6D13-4A2B-AE89-08A030DA4402}.
Internet Explorer URL Search Hook
- pdfforgeToolbarIE.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'pdfforge Toolbar' with a class of {B922D405-6D13-4A2B-AE89-08A030DA4402} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.
How do I remove pdfforge Toolbar?
You can uninstall pdfforge Toolbar 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 pdfforge Toolbar v4.9, 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 pdfforge Toolbar.
- 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 pdfforge Toolbar v4.9 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- 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.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- 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.
- 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.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 69%
Win Vista 1%
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HOW DOES IT RUN?
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Plugs into Internet Explorer
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 67%
Keep it 33%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
75.51% |
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| Windows Vista |
12.24% |
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| Windows XP |
10.20% |
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| Windows 10 |
2.04% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
45.36% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
19.59% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
9.28% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
9.28% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
8.25% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
3.09% |
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Geography
33.33% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
| Germany |
33.33% |
| United States |
25.00% |
| France |
9.26% |
| Netherlands |
5.56% |
| Spain |
4.63% |
| Italy |
3.70% |
| Brazil |
1.85% |
| Taiwan |
1.85% |
| Canada |
1.85% |
| Thailand |
0.93% |
| Costa Rica |
0.93% |
| Switzerland |
0.93% |
| India |
0.93% |
| Sweden |
0.93% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
17.91% |
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| ASUS |
14.93% |
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| Acer |
14.93% |
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| GIGABYTE |
11.94% |
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| Samsung |
10.45% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
10.45% |
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| Lenovo |
5.97% |
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| Medion |
4.48% |
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| Sahara |
4.48% |
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| Toshiba |
2.99% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.49% |
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Common models |
| CLEVO Co. M720T/M730... |
3.33% |
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| ASUSTeK K50IJ |
2.22% |
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| Gigabyte Z68X-UD7-B3 |
2.22% |
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| Samsung R519/R719 |
2.22% |
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| Samsung R530/R730 |
2.22% |
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| Samsung R520/R522/R620 ... |
1.11% |
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About (from Spigot, Inc.)
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Publisher URL: www.spigot.com