Should I remove Winster Toolbar for IE?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

75% remove it25% keep it

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How common is it?

Reach <0.001%

Versions

Version	Distribution
6.16.2.2	100.00%

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Winster Toolbar for IE

from Conduit Ltd.

Remove Winster Toolbar for IE by Conduit

What is Winster Toolbar for IE?

Winster Toolbar for IE is a Conduit web browser toolbar (powered by Perion ClientConnect) that will modify the user's web browser home page and search provider as well as install additional offers such as Search Protect which is designed to prevent other applications from changing the browser's home and search pages from Conduit. In addition, the toolbar will install ValueApps which includes adware-type programs for generating advertisements and coupons.

About (from Conduit)

Trovi Software. As part of the installation process of the Trovi Software (including the Toolbar and Search Protect), 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 ac... Read more

Overview

The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named tbWins.dll. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. It also bundles additional software in the form of the Conduit Engine, which installs a potentially unwanted toolbar, and makes homepage and default search engine changes to a user's web browser. The setup package generally installs about 17 files.

Malware detected in the program
Integrates into the web browser
Built on and distributed using the Conduit toolbar
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 Winster Toolbar for IE.

tbWins.dll (14d8444746cf6f5eb038e49874d538f6) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
ESET-NOD32	8.9639	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.X
Panda Antivirus	14.01.26.01	PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus	28072	Conduit (fs)
tbWin0.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)
prxtbWin2.dll (02d550437bd96f4b2add86fd4073e60e) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
Agnitum Outpost	5.5.1.3	PUA.Toolbar.Conduit!
Dr.Web	7.00.9.04080	Adware.Conduit.16
ESET-NOD32	9726	Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.X
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus	28606	Conduit (fs)
prxtbWin0.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)
prxtbWins.dll (5b13aa512d57acf528700f1083fc3e4d) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
Bkav FE	1.3.0.4246	HW32.Laneul.oicu
Dr.Web		Adware.Conduit.16
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700.0.1001	TROJ_GEN.F47V0926
VIPRE Antivirus	25108	Conduit (fs)
WinsterToolbarHelper.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)
tbWin2.dll (7ca420a4688109e2ab5844a2c753c905) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
Dr.Web		Adware.Conduit.16
ESET-NOD32	9265	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B
VIPRE Antivirus	25226	Conduit (fs)

View all 29 all detections

Program details

Displayed publisher: Winster

URL: Winster.OurToolbar.com

Help link: Winster.OurToolbar.com/help

Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\conduit\ie\ct672154

Uninstaller: C:\ProgramData\Conduit\IE\CT672154\UninstallerUI.exe -ctid=CT672154 -toolbarName=Winster -toolbarEnv=conduit -type=IE

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 Winster.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 Winster Toolbar for IE

Program module:	tbWins.dll (Malware detected)
Name:	Conduit Toolbar
Path:	C:\Program Files\Winster\tbWins.dll
MD5:	14d8444746cf6f5eb038e49874d538f6

Additional files:

UninstallerUI.exe - 1.0.0.0
hk64tbWin0.dll - Conduit Toolbar
hk64tbWin2.dll
hk64tbWins.dll
hktbWin0.dll
hktbWin2.dll
hktbWins.dll
ldrtbWin0.dll
ldrtbWin2.dll
ldrtbWins.dll
(Malware detected) prxtbWin0.dll
(Malware detected) prxtbWin2.dll
(Malware detected) prxtbWins.dll
(Malware detected) tbWin0.dll
(Malware detected) tbWin2.dll
(Malware detected) tbWins.dll
(Malware detected) WinsterToolbarHelper.exe - ToolbarHelper Application

Behaviors exhibited

3 Internet Explorer BHOs

prxtbWin0.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).
prxtbWins.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Online Sharing Toolbar' with the class of {8567a644-e36c-470c-86cf-9c5b4f37db81} (Online Sharing).
prxtbWin2.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'ST New Toolbar' with the class of {07b8d5b5-56a1-4748-8886-13d4eda57e40} (ST New).

3 Internet Explorer Toolbars

prxtbWin0.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Produtools Maps B Toolbar' with the class of {18272225-4c7f-4445-a7e3-8b260662e407}.
prxtbWins.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Online Sharing Toolbar' with the class of {8567a644-e36c-470c-86cf-9c5b4f37db81}.
prxtbWin2.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'ST New Toolbar' with the class of {07b8d5b5-56a1-4748-8886-13d4eda57e40}.

3 Internet Explorer URL Search Hooks

prxtbWin0.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.
prxtbWins.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'Online Sharing Toolbar' with a class of {8567a644-e36c-470c-86cf-9c5b4f37db81} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.
prxtbWin2.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'ST New Toolbar' with a class of {07b8d5b5-56a1-4748-8886-13d4eda57e40} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.

3 Internet Explorer Web Browsers

prxtbWin0.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'Produtools Maps B Toolbar' with a class of {18272225-4C7F-4445-A7E3-8B260662E407}.
prxtbWins.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'Online Sharing Toolbar' with a class of {8567A644-E36C-470C-86CF-9C5B4F37DB81}.
prxtbWin2.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'ST New Toolbar' with a class of {07B8D5B5-56A1-4748-8886-13D4EDA57E40}.

Windows Firewall Allowed Program

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

How do I remove Winster Toolbar for IE?

You can uninstall Winster 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 Winster 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 Winster 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.