SWBar

Overview

SWBar is an Internet Explorer search toolbar with an auto-update feature. You will be taken to www.searchwords.com when you search in the toolbar. No privacy policy or EULA is available for SWBar.

PestPatrol calls SWBar AdRoad.Cpr and classify it as adware.

Classification

Search toolbar

Files

swbar.dll

If you have any of the files related to SWBar on your system, please send them for additional analysis. Generally, I have only analysed a few versions for each software component listed at this web site. With your help I will be able to look at both old and more recent versions of the SWBar software. Thank you very much for your time!

Vendor

searchwords.com

Privacy policy

No privacy policy available

Detection

Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner does not detect SWBar.

Uninstall procedure

Uninstall SWBar from "Add/Remove Programs" in the Windows® Control Panel. If you run into problems, please contact the vendor for support.

Uninstall SWBar with FreeFixer

I'm working on a general purpose tool for removing unwanted software. The tool is called FreeFixer and can help you remove unwanted Browser Helper Objects, Internet Explorer toolbars and software that starts automatically when you reboot your computer, so it can offer some assistance while uninstalling SWBar. The manual removal instructions listed below will help you to identify what to delete with FreeFixer.

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Manual removal

Please follow the instructions below if you would like to remove SWBar manually. Please notice that you must follow the instructions very carefully and delete everything that is mentioned. In most cases the removal will fail if one single item is not deleted. If SWBar remains on your system after stepping through the removal instructions, please double-check by stepping through them again.

1. Start the registry editor. This is done by clicking Start then Run. (The Run dialog will appear.) Type regedit and click OK. (The registry editor will open.)
2. Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Browser Helper Objects \ {B195B3B3-8A05-11D3-97A4-0004ACA6948E}, if it exists.
3. Delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer \ Toolbar \ {4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-C0FF-FD7BA7D5FA7D}, if it exists.
4. Delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Classes \ CLSID \ {4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-C0FF-FD7BA7D5FA7D}, if it exists.
5. Exit the registry editor.
6. Restart your computer.
7. Start Windows Explorer and delete:
   %WinDir%\Downloaded Program Files\swbar.dll
   Note: %SystemDir% is a variable (?). By default, this is C:\Windows\System (Windows 95/98/Me), C:\WINNT\System32 (Windows NT/2000), or C:\Windows\System32 (Windows XP).

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Contact information for SWBar's vendor

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