Should I remove FreemakeGoldPack Toolbar?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

75% remove it25% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Bad

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How common is it?

Reach <0.001%

Versions

Version	Distribution
6.13.3.505?	100.00%

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FreemakeGoldPack Toolbar

from Conduit Ltd.

Remove FreemakeGoldPack Toolbar by Conduit

What is FreemakeGoldPack Toolbar?

FreemakeGoldPack Toolbar is a Conduit web browser toolbar (powered by Perion ClientConnect) that will modify the user's web browser home page and search provider as well as install additional offers such as Search Protect which is designed to prevent other applications from changing the browser's home and search pages from Conduit. In addition, the toolbar will install ValueApps which includes adware-type programs for generating advertisements and coupons.

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 primary executable is named FreemakeGoldPackToolbarHelper.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week 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 7 files and is usually about 7.82 MB (8,199,639 bytes).

Malware detected in the program
Integrates into the web browser
Built on and distributed using the Conduit toolbar
Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
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 FreemakeGoldPack Toolbar.

FreemakeGoldPackToolbarHelper.exe (943f313974a830d4634c73beb8103f5e) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
Comodo Security	17313	Application.Win32.Conduit.~f
Dr.Web	9.0.0.0166	Adware.Toolbar.202
Malwarebytes	v2013.11.22.02	PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus	23610	Conduit (fs)
prxtbFree.dll (2fffa4711ee94bed0a982886f65aaf3a) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
AVware	1.5.0.16	Conduit (fs)
ESET-NOD32	10274	Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.N
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus	32328	Conduit (fs)
tbFree.dll (e1b87b513c14d3a417b1a027be739de1) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
ESET-NOD32	9321	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	Adware/Conduit
VIPRE Antivirus	25676	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 13 all detections

Program details

Displayed publisher: FreemakeGoldPack

URL: FreemakeGoldPack.OurToolbar.com

Help link: FreemakeGoldPack.OurToolbar.com/help

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\freemakegoldpack

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

Estimated size: 7.82 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 FreemakeGoldPack.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 FreemakeGoldPack Toolbar

Program executable:	FreemakeGoldPackToolbarHelper.exe (Malware detected)
Name:	ToolbarHelper Application
Path:	C:\Program Files\freemakegoldpack\FreemakeGoldPackToolbarHelper.exe
MD5:	943f313974a830d4634c73beb8103f5e

Additional files:

(Malware detected) FreemakeGoldPackToolbarHelper.exe - ToolbarHelper Application
(Malware detected) uninstall.exe - Conduit Toolbar Uninstall
hk64tbFree.dll - Conduit Toolbar
hktbFree.dll
ldrtbFree.dll
(Malware detected) prxtbFree.dll
(Malware detected) tbFree.dll

Behaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO

prxtbFree.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'WinZipBar Toolbar' with the class of {50fafaf0-70a9-419d-a109-fa4b4ffd4e37} (WinZipBar).

Internet Explorer Toolbar

prxtbFree.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name '2Shared Toolbar' with the class of {ef468e5b-5b30-4136-a833-7f2e3a31afdf}.

Internet Explorer URL Search Hook

prxtbFree.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named '2Shared Toolbar' with a class of {ef468e5b-5b30-4136-a833-7f2e3a31afdf} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.

Internet Explorer Web Browser

prxtbFree.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named '2Shared Toolbar' with a class of {EF468E5B-5B30-4136-A833-7F2E3A31AFDF}.

Scheduled Task

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

Windows Firewall Allowed Program

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

How do I remove FreemakeGoldPack Toolbar?

You can uninstall FreemakeGoldPack 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 FreemakeGoldPack 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 FreemakeGoldPack 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 FreemakeGoldPack Toolbar you can restore them to their previous default settings.

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