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Should I remove SearchToolbar?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
80% remove it20% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #15,241
Reach 0.0181%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 363.46 days
1239.98 days >
Average installed length: 651.51 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.0 100.00%

SearchToolbar

What is SearchToolbar?

The Findeer SearchToolbar is an Italian adware toolbar for Internet Explorer, Firefox and Goolge Chrome. The programs collects and stores information about web browsing habits and sends this information to its remote servers in order to provide injected advertising in search results and various other places. It will also modify the browser's home page and search provider. It displays various pop-up advertisements and tracks and reports your web surfing behavior. It displays targeted search results and pop-up advertisements based on terms that the user enters for Web searches. The program also adds its own browser toolbar and installs a browser helper objects (BHO) in Internet Explorer for monitoring Web search terms and implementing the browser toolbar. It also may send event logs and other system-related information to a server, and may automatically download and install updates without notifying the user.

Overview

The main program executable is onlinelowdeals.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 6 files and is usually about 566.5 KB (580,096 bytes).
  • Possible malware installed by this program
  • Loads into the web browser
  • 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 SearchToolbar.
onlinelowdeals.exe (79f9311ac6a5009fef1a5756a0a529d3) has been flagged by the following 8 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
AVware 1.5.0.21 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu-International 4.0.3.141120 PUA.Win32.Agent.81
Clam AntiVirus 0.98/21511 Win.Adware.Mplug-52
McAfee 5600.6941 RDN/Generic.dx!dgr
McAfee-GW-Edition 7.6941 BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.fc
Symantec 8/6/2014 rev. 4 Trojan.ADH.SMH
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.237 TROJ_GEN.R047H05HE14
VIPRE Antivirus 34928 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
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Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\feedback tool
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{426B698A-ADA8-4BA6-8FC0-0480C36B5F9A}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 566.5 KB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by SearchToolbar

Program executable:onlinelowdeals.exe (Malware detected)
7z 安装自释放
Path:C:\ProgramData\onlinelowdeals\onlinelowdeals.exe
MD5:79f9311ac6a5009fef1a5756a0a529d3
Additional files:
  • dsetup.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct driver preloader)
  • dsetup32.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoff(R) DirectX per Windows(R) (Installazione di DirectX - settore a 32 bit)
  • dxsetup.exe - Microsoft(R) DirectX per Windows(R) (Installazione di Microsoft DirectX)
  • feedbacktool.dll - Strumento Commenti e suggerimenti
  • psr.exe - Registrazione azioni utente

How do I remove SearchToolbar?

You can uninstall SearchToolbar from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program SearchToolbar, 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove SearchToolbar.
  4. 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 SearchToolbar you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 56%
Win 7 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 80%
Keep it 20%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#15,241

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 60.50%
Windows XP 15.69%
Windows 10 15.13%
Windows Vista 8.68%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 41.53%
Microsoft Windows XP 15.25%
Windows 10 Home 8.76%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.76%
Windows 7 Professional 7.91%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 7.06%

Distribution by countryGeography

92.01% of installs come from Italy
Which countries install it?
  Italy 92.01%
  United States 5.51%
  France 0.83%
  United Kingdom 0.55%
  Austria 0.28%
  Canada 0.28%
  Germany 0.28%
  Russia 0.28%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 29.36%
Acer 27.06%
ASUS 14.68%
Samsung 8.72%
Dell 7.34%
American Megatrends 3.67%
GIGABYTE 2.75%
Sony 1.83%
Toshiba 1.83%
Intel 1.38%
Sahara 1.38%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 8.81%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 5.66%
ASUSTeK K53SV 3.14%
HP G62 Notebook PC 3.14%
ASUSTeK K54C 1.89%
ASUSTeK K53SJ 1.89%

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