Should I remove Come 2 Play Toolbar?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

74% remove it26% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Bad

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How common is it?

Reach 0.0001%

Versions

Version	Distribution
6.3.0.26	100.00%

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Come 2 Play Toolbar

from Conduit Ltd.

Remove Come 2 Play Toolbar by Conduit

What is Come 2 Play Toolbar?

Come 2 Play Toolbar is a browser toolbar that will modify the user's search provider as well as home page and various browser settings. In addition, this PUP is bundled with Search Protect, an unwanted program that will prevent the user from changing the search provider.

About (from Conduit)

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. Despite what is stated above, if you installed Search Protect, please note tha... Read more

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 main program executable is Come_2_PlayToolbarHelper.exe. 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 4 files and is usually about 4.12 MB (4,319,762 bytes).

Possible malware installed by this program
Loads into the web browser
This toolbar is distributed via Conduit (potentially unwanted)
Hijacks the web browser's home page
Hijacks the browser's default search provider
The wisdom of the crowd agrees, you should remove it!

Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Come 2 Play Toolbar.

Come_2_PlayToolbarHelper.exe (a320df2b47cfcaf98d06eb59cd72084c) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
Bkav FE	1.3.0.6379	W32.HfsAdware
Dr.Web	9.0.0.0103	Adware.Conduit.300
G Data	14.11.25	Win32.Adware.Conduit
IKARUS anti.virus	t3scan.1.6.1.0	PUA.ClientConnect
Panda Antivirus	14.01.11.10	PUP/Conduit.A
prxtbCome.dll (3a5627e0ab06f3ca7fb238ce5ee8cdf9) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
AVware	1.5.0.21	Conduit (fs)
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.Conduit.Y
G Data	24	Win32.Application.Conduit.F
Panda Antivirus	4.6.4.2	PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus	34822	Conduit (fs)
tbCome.dll (d6a51f524dc545a55f107b5a5a502cc1) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
ESET-NOD32	9275	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	Adware/Conduit
VIPRE Antivirus	25290	Conduit (fs)

View all 13 all detections

Program details

Displayed publisher: Come 2 Play

URL: Come2PlayToolbar.OurToolbar.com

Help link: Come2PlayToolbar.OurToolbar.com/help

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Come_2_Play

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files2\COME_2~1\UNINST~1.EXE

Estimated size: 4.12 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 Come2PlayToolbar.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 Come 2 Play Toolbar

Program executable:	Come_2_PlayToolbarHelper.exe (Malware detected)
Path:	C:\Program Files\Come_2_Play\Come_2_PlayToolbarHelper.exe
MD5:	a320df2b47cfcaf98d06eb59cd72084c

Additional files:

uninstall.exe - Conduit Engine Uninstall
(Malware detected) prxtbCome.dll - Conduit Toolbar
(Malware detected) tbCome.dll
(Malware detected) Come_2_PlayToolbarHelper.exe

Behaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO

prxtbCome.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'VideoCommunity Toolbar' with the class of {ae75cea9-579a-43e7-8d22-4d5dea612c5c} (VideoCommunity).

Internet Explorer Toolbar

prxtbCome.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'VideoCommunity Toolbar' with the class of {ae75cea9-579a-43e7-8d22-4d5dea612c5c}.

Internet Explorer URL Search Hook

prxtbCome.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'VideoCommunity Toolbar' with a class of {ae75cea9-579a-43e7-8d22-4d5dea612c5c} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.

Internet Explorer Web Browser

prxtbCome.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'VideoCommunity Toolbar' with a class of {AE75CEA9-579A-43E7-8D22-4D5DEA612C5C}.

Scheduled Task

Come_2_PlayToolbarHelper.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B8E8E278-F25D-478A-BAB2-24A5EDB01F6C}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove Come 2 Play Toolbar?

You can uninstall Come 2 Play 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 Come 2 Play 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 Come 2 Play 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.