Bing Bar

Bing Bar

by Microsoft Corporation

What is Bing Bar?

Bing Bar is software application developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 68.18% of installations running this operating system. Bing Bar's installer is typically 494.00 KB in size and installs around 136 files. The most common release is 7.3.132.0 with 19.17% of all installations currently using this version.

Bing Bar is most popular in the United States with 57.18% of installations residing in this country.

About Bing Bar?

The Bing Bar is a browser extension toolbar designed for Internet Explorer, and is developed and maintained by Microsoft. While it was previously available for Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft has since discontinued support for this browser. The toolbar integrates features from Windows Live and the Bing search engine, offering users a seamless browsing experience. With visually appealing features such as flip, slide, and rollover animations, as well as customizable colors and themes, the Bing Bar enhances the user interface. Additionally, the toolbar includes "flyout" content windows, allowing users to conveniently access the latest content from the MSN Portal without having to navigate away from their current browsing page.

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • seaport.exe runs as a service named 'BBUpdate' (BBUpdate) "Enables the detection, download and installation of up-to-date configuration files for Bing Bar. Also provides server communication for the customer experience improvement program. Stopping or disabling this service may prevent you from getting the latest updates for Bing Bar, which may expose your computer to security vulnerabilities or functional flaws in the Bing Bar.".
  • bbsvc.exe runs as a service named 'BBSvc' (BBSvc) "Keeps Bing Bar up-to-date. Disabling this service might prevent updates and expose your computer to security vulnerabilities or functional flaws in Bing Bar.".

Software Details

URL:
https://toolbar.discoverbing.com/en-us
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\Bing Bar Installer
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /X{1E03DB52-D5CB-4338-A338-E526DD4D4DB1}
Size:
494.00 KB
Language:
English

Bing Bar Executable Details

Primary executable:
InstallManager.exe
Name:
Bing Bar
Path:
C:\Program Files\Bing Bar Installer\InstallManager.exe
MD5:
19cee58dc4bd63d4ab21e3ec055edf71
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Bing Bar
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
f20c7c261b4b9983d401cd65e9a7f9fe
DLL
423a41f5fa8609c176bfae35c704ddd1
DLL
10795821f58006b8d4b1393c4960b097
DLL
fc5af0cdf08672646342b87704799bea
DLL
29b3cc1e8ebb3317f2f7235f8b921020
DLL
ac75aca7478e3e5c7a037bc505778202
DLL
d4eaae3b315e1947f0632ce3568916fb
DLL
1a0d795e24428146ab31ad3f9e7b5646
DLL
401c1749806cca61b7bb47f9af3fd37c
DLL
9c002ba83a1099fc46c8c8699ebb17d3