KMP Media Toolbar
What is KMP Media Toolbar?
KMP Media Toolbar is an Ask.com branded toolbar (IAC) for Intenet Explorer and Firefox. The toolbar collects and stores information about your web browsing habits and sends this information to Ask.com ad network so they can suggest services or provide advertising via the toolbar. KMP Media Toolbar will attempt to change your home page and search provider during installation and provides an Ask.com search box and various other generic features in the toolbar.
About (from Ask.com)
Ask Toolbar lets you perform a search from wherever you are on the Web. It's free to download and fits right in your browser. No matter what site you're visiting, simply go to the Ask Toolbar already in your browser, and type in your search. Additional features include map information, the latest headlines, financial s... Read more
Overview
The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is kmpmediatoolbarX.dll. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 7 files and is usually about 2.31 MB (2,419,764 bytes).
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Loads into the web browser
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Hijacks the web browser's home page
- Hijacks the browser's default search provider
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in KMP Media Toolbar.
searchresultsDx.dll (5bf32d3e02a50c96ac146e6a13daf244) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Baidu-International |
4.0.3.1487 |
Adware.Win32.Visicom.B |
ESET-NOD32 |
8.9924 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Visicom.B |
dtUser.exe (838667b3b34dfe62f924ef75e6089473) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Agnitum Outpost |
5.5.1.3 |
PUA.Toolbar.Visicom! |
ESET-NOD32 |
12095 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Visicom.C potentially unwanted |
KMP Media 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: help.ask.com/link/portal/30015/30018/Article/1/How-do-I-remove-the-Ask-com-Toolbar
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\kmpmediatoolbar
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\kmpmediatoolbar\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 2.31 MB
Files installed by KMP Media Toolbar
Program module: | kmpmediatoolbarX.dll |
Name: | dtx Dynamic Link Library |
| dtx Dynamic Link Library |
Path: | C:\Program Files\kmpmediatoolbar\kmpmediatoolbarX.dll |
MD5: | d9b4bd053acb587e3577c0b89b16d93a |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) searchresultsDx.dll - Ask.com Dynamic Link Library
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searchresultstb.dll - DTX Toolbar (DTX kernel Module)
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uninstall.exe - KMP Media Toolbar (KMP Media Toolbar Installer)
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(Malware detected) dtUser.exe (by Visicom Media) - DTX broker
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kmpmediatoolbarX.dll - dtx Dynamic Link Library
Behaviors exhibited
2 Internet Explorer BHOs
- searchresultsDx.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'aTube Toolbar' with the class of {bfc39e47-d643-4dc2-aa1d-61377501c844}.
- kmpmediatoolbarX.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'KMP Media Toolbar' with the class of {daf5b34c-1aa3-4c33-ae24-766a370635d2}.
2 Internet Explorer Toolbars
- searchresultsDx.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'aTube Toolbar' with the class of {bfc39e47-d643-4dc2-aa1d-61377501c844}.
- kmpmediatoolbarX.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'KMP Media Toolbar' with the class of {daf5b34c-1aa3-4c33-ae24-766a370635d2}.
2 Internet Explorer URL Search Hooks
- searchresultsDx.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'aTube Toolbar' with a class of {bfc39e47-d643-4dc2-aa1d-61377501c844} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.
- kmpmediatoolbarX.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'KMP Media Toolbar' with a class of {daf5b34c-1aa3-4c33-ae24-766a370635d2} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- dtUser.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\searchresults1\dtUser.exe'.
How do I remove KMP Media Toolbar?
You can uninstall KMP Media 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 KMP Media Toolbar, 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 KMP Media 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 KMP Media Toolbar 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) 57%
Win 8 0%
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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 87%
Keep it 13%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
73.92% |
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Windows XP |
13.55% |
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Windows 10 |
10.27% |
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Windows Vista |
2.26% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
49.07% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
13.61% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
12.78% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
7.22% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
2.68% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.86% |
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Geography
43.27% of installs come from Iran
Which countries install it?
Iran |
43.27% |
United States |
7.87% |
Taiwan |
4.97% |
BD |
3.93% |
India |
3.93% |
IQ |
3.31% |
Russia |
2.48% |
Thailand |
2.28% |
Czech Republic |
1.66% |
Germany |
1.66% |
DZ |
1.45% |
Italy |
1.24% |
Saudi Arabia |
1.24% |
Hungary |
1.04% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell |
22.87% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
20.43% |
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Acer |
18.29% |
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GIGABYTE |
17.07% |
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ASUS |
10.37% |
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Lenovo |
5.49% |
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Samsung |
2.44% |
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American Megatrends |
0.91% |
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Toshiba |
0.91% |
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Intel |
0.61% |
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MSI |
0.61% |
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Common models |
Dell Inspiron N5010 |
7.84% |
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Dell Inspiron N5110 |
5.39% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.92% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.43% |
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Gigabyte G41MT-S2P |
2.45% |
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HP ProBook 4530s |
2.45% |
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About Ask.com
Ask focuses on search traffic through various methods, the number being installation of its toolbars through a lot of bundle and rebrand programs.
Publisher URL: www.ask.com