Should I remove Internet Explorer Infoaxe Toolbar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
78% remove it22% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0004%
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Internet Explorer Infoaxe Toolbar
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What is Internet Explorer Infoaxe Toolbar? (from Infoaxe.com)
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Overview
Internet Explorer Infoaxe Toolbar is a program developed by Infoaxe.com. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The main program executable is ietb.dll. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 3 files and is usually about 680.38 KB (696,714 bytes). updater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows Vista (SP2) as well as Windows XP. While about 94% of users of Internet Explorer Infoaxe Toolbar come from the United States, it is also popular in Spain.
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Loads into the web browser
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Internet Explorer Infoaxe Toolbar.
updater.exe (c94d2f87763e7c4341fc0e6fc7be5b99) has been flagged by the following 27 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
Trojan.MalwareF |
Avira AntiVir |
7.11.160.254 |
TR/Agent.23040.EY |
Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan/Win32.SGeneric |
avast! |
2014.9-140807 |
Win32:Spyware-G [PUP] |
Baidu-International |
4.0.3.1487 |
Trojan.Win32.InfoAxe.bA |
Commtouch SDK |
5.4.1.7 |
W32/Risk.NQMF-9131 |
Comodo Security |
18866 |
UnclassifiedMalware |
ESET-NOD32 |
8.10103 |
a variant of Win32/InfoAxe.A |
Fortinet FortiGate |
8/7/2014 |
W32/StartPage.JW!tr |
F-Prot |
v6.4.7.1.166 |
W32/MalwareF.IZGI |
IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.1.6.1.0 |
Spyware.Win32.Infoaxe |
K7 AntiVirus |
13.180.12733 |
Riskware |
K7GW |
13.180.12733 |
Riskware ( 0040eff71 ) |
Kingsoft AntiVirus |
331020.49267 |
Win32.Troj.Agent.kr.(kcloud) |
McAfee |
5600.7046 |
Generic StartPage!jw |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7046 |
Generic StartPage!jw |
Microsoft Security Essentials |
1.10802 |
Spyware:Win32/Infoaxe |
NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.2.60881 |
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cydvek |
Norman |
10.20140807 |
Suspicious_Gen2.DHOHC |
Panda Antivirus |
14.08.07.12 |
Trj/StartPage.DGT |
Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Win32/Trojan.9ed |
Sophos |
4.98 |
Generic PUA JJ |
Symantec |
8/7/2014 rev. 5 |
Trojan.Gen |
The Hacker |
6.8.0.5.471 |
Posible_Worm32 |
Trend Micro |
10.465.07 |
SPYW_INFOAXE |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.219 |
SPYW_INFOAXE |
VIPRE Antivirus |
31316 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
View all 27 all detections
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\infoaxe\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\infoaxe\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 680.38 KB
Files installed by Internet Explorer Infoaxe Toolbar
Program module: | ietb.dll |
Name: | Infoaxe.com Internet Explorer Toolbar |
Path: | C:\Program Files\infoaxe\ietb.dll |
MD5: | 16b79bc94b11b236c6bc7e085ee45648 |
Additional files:
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
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(Malware detected) updater.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- ietb.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'infoaxe.com Toolbar' with the class of {2F8D500E-4546-45b7-9236-D4FD9850CF1C}.
Internet Explorer Toolbar
- ietb.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'infoaxe.com Toolbar' with the class of {717EDDE0-444F-4ff0-B9C9-F60EC423E690}.
Startup File (User Run)
- updater.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'InfoaxeUpdater' and executes as C:\Program Files\infoaxe\updater.exe.
How do I remove Internet Explorer Infoaxe Toolbar?
You can uninstall Internet Explorer Infoaxe 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 Internet Explorer Infoaxe 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 Internet Explorer Infoaxe 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 Internet Explorer Infoaxe 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 Vista (SP2) 57%
Win 7 (SP1) 14%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 78%
Keep it 22%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows Vista |
57.14% |
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Windows XP |
28.57% |
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Windows 7 |
14.29% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
66.67% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
16.67% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
16.67% |
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Geography
94.12% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
94.12% |
Spain |
5.88% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
42.86% |
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Dell |
28.57% |
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Acer |
14.29% |
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Toshiba |
14.29% |
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Common models |
TOSHIBA Satellite L555 |
16.67% |
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HP-Pavilion FQ587AAR-ABA ... |
16.67% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
16.67% |
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Dell XPS M1530 |
16.67% |
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Dell Dimension 4700 ... |
16.67% |
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Compaq-Presario KJ393AA-A... |
16.67% |
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