Should I remove UtilityTools Toolbar?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

79% remove it21% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Bad

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How common is it?

Reach <0.001%

Versions

Version	Distribution
6.14.0.28	100.00%

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UtilityTools Toolbar

from Conduit Ltd.

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What is UtilityTools Toolbar?

UtilityTools Toolbar is a Conduit distributed toolbar built on the community toolbar platform which provides browser integration. This browser extension's primary purpose is to take control of the user's search functionality in order to generate a revenue share for the publisher and Conduit. In addition to search hijacking (although there should be options during bundle installation to prevent this), the toolbar will install itself in Internet Explorer as a toolbar and Browser Helper Object. Also, many installs contain 'Value Apps' which provides additional functionality as well as includes various ad/coupon supported extensions such as Cash Back and Price Gong. As for distribution, the toolbar is typically bundled with 3rd party publishers in order to try to maximize install revenue as typically payouts per installation is between a few cents and a couple dollars depending on the geographical location of the host. The platform in many cases installs a service 'engine' that is designed to protect the toolbar as well as the modified search and home pages to Conduit's affiliate search partner.

From the License Agreement: "As part of the installation process of the Conduit Software and/or the Customized Software, we may change your Internet Browser settings and/or provide you with the ability to opt to make changes to your Internet Browser settings and/or your mobile device settings and/or your social network account settings."

What toolbar EULA says it can do:
- Change of the default search engine, including your Browser's built-in search box, and address bar.
- Addition of alternative error page functionality, such as “Page Not Found”.
- Change of the default Home Page and/or New Tabs, and protect your search settings.
- Allowing Conduit access to location-based information.
- Allowing Conduit access to information contained on your social network account.

About (from Conduit)

Trovi offers the Toolbar that may be customized by third parties and then distributed to you via Publishers. Following your agreement to this EULA, the Toolbar is in Use on your computer and/or mobile device. Certain Toolbars may include web search box(es) and other features as further detailed in Section 3 below. By U... Read more

Overview

Malware detected in the program
Integrates into the web browser
Built on and distributed using the Conduit toolbar
Hijacks the web browser's home page
Most users and experts agree, you should remove it!

Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in UtilityTools Toolbar.

tbUtil.dll (90a1b31ba3d3c1fd73b6021c1d8c1c8f) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
Comodo Security	17602	Application.Win32.Conduit.r
ESET-NOD32	8.9281	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B
Panda Antivirus	14.01.26.12	Adware/Conduit
VIPRE Antivirus	25382	Conduit (fs)
UtilityToolsToolbarHelper.exe (943f313974a830d4634c73beb8103f5e) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
Comodo Security	17313	Application.Win32.Conduit.~f
Dr.Web		Adware.Toolbar.202
Malwarebytes	1.75.0.1	PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus	23610	Conduit (fs)
prxtbUtil.dll (a795d945351033d699dada999de1bdb1) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
Dr.Web	7.00.8.02260	Adware.Conduit.16
ESET-NOD32	9675	Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.W
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus	28214	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 14 all detections

Program details

Displayed publisher: UtilityTools

URL: UtilityTools.OurToolbar.com

Help link: UtilityTools.OurToolbar.com/help

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\utilitytools

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

Estimated size: 7.84 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 UtilityTools.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 UtilityTools Toolbar

Program module:	tbUtil.dll (Malware detected)
Name:	Conduit Toolbar
Path:	C:\Program Files\utilitytools\tbUtil.dll
MD5:	90a1b31ba3d3c1fd73b6021c1d8c1c8f

Additional files:

(Malware detected) uninstall.exe - Conduit Toolbar Uninstall
(Malware detected) UtilityToolsToolbarHelper.exe - ToolbarHelper Application
hk64tbUtil.dll - Conduit Toolbar
hktbUtil.dll
ldrtbUtil.dll
(Malware detected) prxtbUtil.dll
(Malware detected) tbUtil.dll

Behaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO

prxtbUtil.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'FunFreeGames Toolbar' with the class of {f8069fe4-3a99-43e0-8643-9497870f5e24} (FunFreeGames).

Internet Explorer Toolbar

prxtbUtil.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Serif PhotoPlus Toolbar' with the class of {8f2767f8-338a-4258-bd1c-4de5a3d8cdb2}.

Internet Explorer URL Search Hook

prxtbUtil.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'FunFreeGames Toolbar' with a class of {f8069fe4-3a99-43e0-8643-9497870f5e24} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.

Internet Explorer Web Browser

prxtbUtil.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'CCC001 Toolbar' with a class of {91DA5E8A-3318-4F8C-B67E-5964DE3AB546}.

Scheduled Task

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

Windows Firewall Allowed Program

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

How do I remove UtilityTools Toolbar?

You can uninstall UtilityTools 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 UtilityTools 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 UtilityTools 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.