What is Search Toolbar?
By Zugo Ltd
What is it?
Search Toolbar installs into your Internet browser and allows you to search the Internet with various search providers that change and redirct all of your search results as well as DNS errors, and modifies your home page. Search Toolbar affiliates such as Bing automatically become your default search service which hijacks all your search requests as well as tracks your Internet surfing behavior to send you targeted advertising.
Why should I uninstall Search Toolbar?
Search Toolbar is a web browser toolbar that changes your homepage and redirects valid searches.
Typical installation path: C:\Program Files\Search Toolbar\
Description from Zugo Ltd“Our Search Toolbar offers access to the Bing™ decision engine helping users to search and surf the web! Bing brings together key information and organizes it in one place, you can check the weather forecast, look up ticket prices and book a flight all at once. Users will also find the latest news, popular videos, online games and instant access to popular sites like Facebook & Twitter. The Search Toolbar is fully compatible with Internet Explorer and Firefox and your users will find it really easy to install and use.”
Publisher about URL: http://www.bingstart.com/
Search Toolbar technical details
Name: Search Toolbar
Publisher: Zugo Ltd
Type: Toolbar
Class ID: {9D425283-D487-4337-BAB6-AB8354A81457}
File: SearchToolbar.dll
Folder: C:\Program Files\Search Toolbar
Name: Search Toolbar
Publisher: Zugo Ltd
Type: Browser Helper Object
Class ID: {9D425283-D487-4337-BAB6-AB8354A81457}
File: SearchToolbar.dll
Folder: C:\Program Files\Search Toolbar
Other programs by Zugo Ltd
Zugo Ltd policies
The following can be found in Zugo Ltd's privacy policies and terms of service:
“We may disclose Anonymous Information on our discretion. When you input a search query into one of our Toolbars, we pass the search query to the Searc”
How to Automatically Uninstall Search Toolbar (with Boost)
If you you do not have Boost installed yet, download Boost and enjoy your PC.
Open Boost by either double-clicking the Boost icon in your notification area next to your PC's clock, or single-clicking the Boost icon and clicking the Open Boost button on the top left of the Boost notification window.
If you are not currently on the My PC screen of the main Boost window, click the My PC tab.
Click the Optimize programs button , this will launch the Program Optimization screen.
Locate the program in the list called Search Toolbar by Zugo Ltd. (The program could be listed under any of the section such as Uninstall Recommended, Possible Uninstall, etc. based on how well Search Toolbar performs on your PC.)
Search Toolbar by Zugo Ltd
To the right of the list item, click the Uninstall button and Boost will completely remove Search Toolbar from your PC.
How to Manually Uninstall Search Toolbar (with Windows)
Use Add/Remove Programs control panel in Windows makes to uninstall Search Toolbar. Follow the appropriate instructions below to use this control panel.
Windows 7
From the Start menu, select Control Panel.
In Large or Small icon view, click Programs and Features. If you're using Category view, under "Programs", click Uninstall a program.
Select Search Toolbar from the list of programs, and click Uninstall. Alternatively, right-click the program and select Uninstall.
Windows Vista
From the Start menu, select Control Panel.
In Classic View, double-click Programs and Features. In Control Panel Home view, under "Programs", click Uninstall a program.
Select Search Toolbar from the program list, and click Uninstall. Alternatively, right-click the program and select Uninstall.
Windows XP
From the Start menu, select Control Panel.
Click the Add or Remove Programs icon.
Select Search Toolbar from the list of programs and click Remove.