Should I remove 7screensavers Toolbar?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

68% remove it32% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Bad

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How common is it?

Reach 0.0002%

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

< 5.58 days

164.72 days >

Average installed length: 86.55 days

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7screensavers Toolbar

from Conduit Ltd.

Remove 7screensavers Toolbar by Conduit

What is 7screensavers Toolbar?

7screensavers Toolbar is a web browser extension that changes the browsers search and home pages as well as delivers. In order to provide search advertising revenue, the software is designed not only to modify the search provider but to protect it so that it remains the default browser search engine. It is typically installed via a bundled offer within a third-party software distribution.

What the toolbar does:
- Change of the default search engine, including the Browser's built-in search box, and address bar.
- Change of the default Home Page and/or New Tabs, and protect your search settings.
- Addition of alternative error page functionality, such as “Page Not Found”.

Overview

Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). 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 primary executable is named tb7scr.dll. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. It also bundles additional software in the form of the Conduit Engine, which installs a potentially unwanted toolbar, and makes homepage and default search engine changes to a user's web browser. The setup package generally installs about 6 files and is usually about 3.05 MB (3,200,655 bytes).

Malware detected in the program
Integrates into the web browser
This toolbar is distributed via Conduit (potentially unwanted)
Adds a background Windows Service
May modify the web browser's home page
The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!

Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in 7screensavers Toolbar.

tb7scr.dll (2833a262ca362ee3695cacd0580aa707) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
AVware	1.5.0.21	Conduit (fs)
ESET-NOD32	8.10757	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B
Panda Antivirus	14.04.22.10	PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus	34978	Conduit (fs)
7screensaversToolbarHelper.exe (a320df2b47cfcaf98d06eb59cd72084c) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
Bkav FE	1.3.0.6379	W32.HfsAdware.C534
Dr.Web	7.0.12.3050	Adware.Conduit.300
G Data	25	Win32.Adware.Conduit.B
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.6.1.0	PUA.ClientConnect
Panda Antivirus	4.6.4.2	PUP/Conduit.A
prxtb7scr.dll (b92293778555ce3dabe7f0a7e98b34c0) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
AVware	1.5.0.16	Conduit (fs)
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.6.1.0	PUA.ClientConnect
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus	32010	Conduit (fs)

View all 13 all detections

Program details

URL: www.ourtoolbar.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\7screensavers

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files2\7SCREE~1\UNWISE.EXE /U C:\Program Files2\7SCREE~1\INSTALL.LOG

(Wise Installer is used for installing and uninstalling this software.)

Estimated size: 3.05 MB

This is a Community Toolbar by Conduit, what does that mean?

Conduit is a toolbar monetization platform for software publishers. It provides a utility for developers to create branded generic web browser toolbars. Publishers can bundle these toolbars with their software programs or provide access to download them separately through www.ourtoolbar.com. Once installed, the toolbar modifies the browser's home page and search settings in order to redirect searches through the Conduit portal (which utilizes Bing or Yahoo! Search engines). Read more...

Files installed by 7screensavers Toolbar

Program module:	tb7scr.dll (Malware detected)
Name:	Conduit Toolbar
Path:	C:\Program Files\7screensavers\tb7scr.dll
MD5:	2833a262ca362ee3695cacd0580aa707

Additional files:

uninstall.exe - Conduit Engine Uninstall
(Malware detected) prxtb7scr.dll - Conduit Toolbar
(Malware detected) 7screensaversToolbarHelper.exe
tb7sc1.dll
UNWISE.EXE

Behaviors exhibited

2 Internet Explorer BHOs

prxtb7scr.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Ashampoo FR Toolbar' with the class of {ba679afc-8ba0-48f4-b8bf-c144e8699fbc} (Ashampoo FR).
tb7scr.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Softonic-IT Toolbar' with the class of {e3393495-8103-46a0-8181-270273eddd60}.

Internet Explorer Bar

prxtb7scr.dll installs an Explorer Bar in Internet Explorer called 'Vuze Remote Findbar' with a class of {644597E7-96EC-4DC8-BDE1-D150A08E8D92}.

2 Internet Explorer Toolbars

prxtb7scr.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Free Lunch Design TB Toolbar' with the class of {a5ae8924-4036-420f-b7f6-a47e4b8f692e}.
tb7scr.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Softonic-IT Toolbar' with the class of {e3393495-8103-46a0-8181-270273eddd60}.

2 Internet Explorer URL Search Hooks

prxtb7scr.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'Max ES Atube Toolbar' with a class of {58ba374f-d9ea-4f27-bb8f-519b84820cc1} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.
tb7scr.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'Softonic-IT Toolbar' with a class of {e3393495-8103-46a0-8181-270273eddd60} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.

2 Internet Explorer Web Browsers

prxtb7scr.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'Free Lunch Design TB Toolbar' with a class of {A5AE8924-4036-420F-B7F6-A47E4B8F692E}.
tb7scr.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'Softonic-IT Toolbar' with a class of {E3393495-8103-46A0-8181-270273EDDD60}.

2 Scheduled Tasks

UNWISE.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{F71A9918-1861-4EFE-AE94-530BDDE46DD4}' (runs on registration).
7screensaversToolbarHelper.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B8E8E278-F25D-478A-BAB2-24A5EDB01F6C}' (runs on registration).

Service

UNWISE.EXE runs as a service named 'Browser System Enahncer' (671c50b0).

Windows Firewall Allowed Program

UNWISE.EXE is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\UNWISE.EXE'.

How do I remove 7screensavers Toolbar?

You can uninstall 7screensavers 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 7screensavers 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 7screensavers 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.