Should I remove Softtunes Toolbar for IE?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

79% remove it21% keep it

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How common is it?

Reach 0.0002%

Versions

Version	Distribution
6.17.2.8	100.00%

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Softtunes Toolbar for IE

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What is Softtunes Toolbar for IE?

From the Privacy Policy: "The Trovi Software (including the Toolbar, the Search Protect, and the Value Apps software) may also collect and store information about your web browsing locally on your device, like the web pages that you have visited and the content you have accessed. This locally saved information may interact with the Trovi Software and send us information about your web browsing so we can suggest services or provide you with ads that may be more relevant to you, including via our Partners when using the Value Apps software. Only generalized inferences are passed from the Trovi Software to our servers.

Your Browsing Data and Search Data are collected and analyzed by the Value Apps platform in real time to trigger the relevant Apps you enabled, and we share such information with our Partners so our Partners or we, as applicable (depending on the App provider), can suggest services or provide you with offers that may be relevant to you according to the data collected and processed in real time. We do not store your Browsing Data nor your Search Data while you Use Value Apps."

About (from Conduit)

Search Protect is a separate piece of software installed on your hard drive in connection with your installation of a Toolbar or third-party software. It is designed to change and protect your preferred Browser home page and default search settings from unintentional takeover by third-party software during redirection ... Read more

Overview

Possible malware installed by this program
Loads into the web browser
This toolbar is distributed via Conduit (potentially unwanted)
Installed as part of a co-bundle
The wisdom of the crowd agrees, you should remove it!

Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Softtunes Toolbar for IE.

SofttunesToolbarHelper.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)
tbSoft.dll (975993043e355206a1fba5a702044f0c) has been flagged by the following 6 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
Comodo Security	17676	Application.Win32.Conduit.~A
ESET-NOD32	9338	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B
Malwarebytes	1.75.0.1	PUP.Optional.Conduit
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	Adware/Conduit
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700.0.1001	TROJ_GEN.F47V1113
VIPRE Antivirus	25818	Conduit (fs)
prxtbSoft.dll (59f4aa1a1ecf4c023f44872a9aae3b76) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
Dr.Web		Adware.Conduit.16
Malwarebytes	1.75.0.1	PUP.Optional.Conduit
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	Adware/Conduit
VIPRE Antivirus	25282	Conduit (fs)

View all 14 all detections

Softtunes Toolbar for IE has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program details

Displayed publisher: Softtunes

URL: Softtunes.OurToolbar.com

Help link: Softtunes.OurToolbar.com/help

Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\conduit\ie\ct3309769

Uninstaller: C:\ProgramData\Conduit\IE\CT3309769\UninstallerUI.exe -ctid=CT3309769 -toolbarName=Softtunes -toolbarEnv=conduit -type=IE -origin=AddRemove -userMode=

Estimated size: 1.64 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 Softtunes.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 Softtunes Toolbar for IE

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

Additional files:

configutaion.json
UninstallerUI.exe - 1.4.0.1
hk64tbSoft.dll - Conduit Toolbar
hktbSoft.dll
ldrtbSoft.dll
(Malware detected) prxtbSoft.dll
(Malware detected) SofttunesToolbarHelper.exe - ToolbarHelper Application
(Malware detected) tbSoft.dll

Behaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO

prxtbSoft.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Produtools Maps B Toolbar' with the class of {18272225-4c7f-4445-a7e3-8b260662e407} (Produtools Maps B).

Internet Explorer Toolbar

prxtbSoft.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Produtools Maps B Toolbar' with the class of {18272225-4c7f-4445-a7e3-8b260662e407}.

Internet Explorer URL Search Hook

prxtbSoft.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'Produtools Maps B Toolbar' with a class of {18272225-4c7f-4445-a7e3-8b260662e407} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.

Internet Explorer Web Browser

prxtbSoft.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'Produtools Maps B Toolbar' with a class of {18272225-4C7F-4445-A7E3-8B260662E407}.

Windows Firewall Allowed Program

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

How do I remove Softtunes Toolbar for IE?

You can uninstall Softtunes Toolbar for IE 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 Softtunes Toolbar for IE, 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 Softtunes Toolbar for IE.
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 Softtunes Toolbar for IE you can restore them to their previous default settings.

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