Should I remove Coin Community Toolbar?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

82% remove it18% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Bad

What do people think about it?

(click star to rate)

How common is it?

Reach <0.001%

Versions

Version	Distribution
6.14.0.28	100.00%

Other programs by Conduit

Coin Community Toolbar

from Conduit Ltd.

Remove Coin Community Toolbar by Conduit

What is Coin Community Toolbar?

This is a potentially unwanted (PUP) web browser toolbar that bundles and installs additional software such as Search Protect. "Search Protect is a free desktop application designed to help you maintain your selected browser settings, including your home page, default search and new tab, and prevent third parties from changing these settings without your permission."

Overview

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 main program executable is prxtbCoin.dll. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. 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 software installer includes 12 files and is usually about 15.6 MB (16,358,549 bytes).

Possible malware installed by this program
Loads into the web browser
Built on and distributed using the Conduit toolbar
Hijacks the web browser's home page
The experts agree, you should remove it!

Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Coin Community Toolbar.

prxtbCoin.dll (a795d945351033d699dada999de1bdb1) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
Dr.Web	9.0.0.0326	Adware.Conduit.16
ESET-NOD32	8.9675	Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.W
Panda Antivirus	14.01.26.11	PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus	28214	Conduit (fs)
tbCoi0.dll (975993043e355206a1fba5a702044f0c) has been flagged by the following 6 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
Comodo Security	17676	Application.Win32.Conduit.~A
ESET-NOD32	9338	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B
Malwarebytes	1.75.0.1	PUP.Optional.Conduit
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	Adware/Conduit
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700.0.1001	TROJ_GEN.F47V1113
VIPRE Antivirus	25818	Conduit (fs)
prxtbCoi0.dll (59f4aa1a1ecf4c023f44872a9aae3b76) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
Dr.Web		Adware.Conduit.16
Malwarebytes	1.75.0.1	PUP.Optional.Conduit
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	Adware/Conduit
VIPRE Antivirus	25282	Conduit (fs)
tbCoin.dll (90a1b31ba3d3c1fd73b6021c1d8c1c8f) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
Comodo Security	17602	Application.Win32.Conduit.r
ESET-NOD32	9281	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	Adware/Conduit
VIPRE Antivirus	25382	Conduit (fs)
Coin_CommunityToolbarHelper.exe (943f313974a830d4634c73beb8103f5e) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
Comodo Security	17313	Application.Win32.Conduit.~f
Dr.Web		Adware.Toolbar.202
Malwarebytes	1.75.0.1	PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus	23610	Conduit (fs)
uninstall.exe (b728fa6a309e5d18141947b95b730e95) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus	26380	Conduit (fs)

View all 24 all detections

Program details

Displayed publisher: Coin Community

URL: CoinCommunity.ForumToolbar.com

Help link: CoinCommunity.ForumToolbar.com/help

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\coin_community

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Coin_Community\uninstall.exe toolbar

Estimated size: 15.6 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 CoinCommunity.ForumToolbar.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 Coin Community Toolbar

Program module:	prxtbCoin.dll (Malware detected)
Name:	Conduit Toolbar
Path:	C:\Program Files\coin_community\prxtbCoin.dll
MD5:	a795d945351033d699dada999de1bdb1

Additional files:

(Malware detected) Coin_CommunityToolbarHelper.exe - ToolbarHelper Application
(Malware detected) uninstall.exe - Conduit Toolbar Uninstall
hk64tbCoi0.dll - Conduit Toolbar
hk64tbCoin.dll
hktbCoi0.dll
hktbCoin.dll
ldrtbCoi0.dll
ldrtbCoin.dll
(Malware detected) prxtbCoi0.dll
(Malware detected) prxtbCoin.dll
(Malware detected) tbCoi0.dll
(Malware detected) tbCoin.dll

Behaviors exhibited

2 Internet Explorer BHOs

prxtbCoi0.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Produtools Maps B Toolbar' with the class of {18272225-4c7f-4445-a7e3-8b260662e407} (Produtools Maps B).
prxtbCoin.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'FunFreeGames Toolbar' with the class of {f8069fe4-3a99-43e0-8643-9497870f5e24} (FunFreeGames).

2 Internet Explorer Toolbars

prxtbCoi0.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Produtools Maps B Toolbar' with the class of {18272225-4c7f-4445-a7e3-8b260662e407}.
prxtbCoin.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Serif PhotoPlus Toolbar' with the class of {8f2767f8-338a-4258-bd1c-4de5a3d8cdb2}.

2 Internet Explorer URL Search Hooks

prxtbCoi0.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'Produtools Maps B Toolbar' with a class of {18272225-4c7f-4445-a7e3-8b260662e407} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.
prxtbCoin.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'FunFreeGames Toolbar' with a class of {f8069fe4-3a99-43e0-8643-9497870f5e24} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.

2 Internet Explorer Web Browsers

prxtbCoi0.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'Produtools Maps B Toolbar' with a class of {18272225-4C7F-4445-A7E3-8B260662E407}.
prxtbCoin.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'CCC001 Toolbar' with a class of {91DA5E8A-3318-4F8C-B67E-5964DE3AB546}.

Scheduled Task

uninstall.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{C247631C-606C-44F8-9B4E-C25B77177427}' (runs on registration).

Windows Firewall Allowed Program

Coin_CommunityToolbarHelper.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\eTvOnline.ro\eTvOnline.roToolbarHelper.exe'.

How do I remove Coin Community Toolbar?

You can uninstall Coin Community 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 Coin Community 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 Coin Community 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.