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Search Tool 1.0
from Search Tool
What is Search Tool?
Search Tool is an adware web browser extension that will display various popup and banner ads as well as modify the user's web browser search and home page settings. In some cases, the program will monitor a user's behavior and will inject rival advertisements over existing one or just inject new ones all together.
As part of the installation process the publisher may offer changes to your Internet Browser settings. These changes if approved by you can be reconfigured by you at any time from the options dialog available on your Internet Browser. Such changes may include the following:
- The homepage of your Internet Browser
- The default search engine in your Internet Browser's built-in search box
- The page displayed when opening a new tab
Overview
The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The main program executable is ToolBand.dll. The setup package is about 837.67 KB (857,775 bytes) when donwloaded.
- Loads into the web browser
- Displays unwanted advertisements
- May modify the web browser's home page
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\SearchTool\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\SearchTool\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 837.67 KB
Files installed by Search Tool 1.0
Program module: | ToolBand.dll |
Name: | ToolBand Module |
Path: | C:\Program Files\SearchTool\ToolBand.dll |
MD5: | 6da83010c7717d9ebe8e34beeba5fd79 |
Additional files:
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ToolBand.dll - ToolBand Module
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer Toolbar
- ToolBand.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Search Tool' with the class of {374d658d-fe8a-49a9-b36d-0e9f0980dddc}.
Internet Explorer Web Browser
- ToolBand.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'Search Tool' with a class of {374D658D-FE8A-49A9-B36D-0E9F0980DDDC}.
How do I remove Search Tool?
You can uninstall Search Tool 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 Search Tool 1.0, 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 Search Tool.
- 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 Search Tool 1.0 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.
HOW DOES IT RUN?
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Plugs into Internet Explorer
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 57%
Keep it 43%
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MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows 7 (SP1)
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Geography
100.00% of installs come from the United States
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