Should I remove iUserbar Toolbar?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

83% remove it17% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Bad

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How common is it?

Reach <0.001%

Versions

Version	Distribution
5.7.2.2	100.00%

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iUserbar Toolbar

from Conduit Ltd.

Remove iUserbar Toolbar by Conduit

What is iUserbar Toolbar?

This is a Conduit/Perion (ClientConnect) powered toolbar that provides limited web browser functionality but will modify the user's search and home pages as well as bundle various ad-supported components. Also, the toolbar will bundle additional potentially unwanted features such as Search Protect which will make sure that the browser maintains its modified home and search pages to Conduit.

About (from Conduit)

The Trovi Software is constantly being improved and upgraded as part of our efforts to provide you with the full value of the product. To enable continuous Usage and full functionality of the Software, we may need to adjust the operation of your Browser, including reconfiguring your Browser's settings.

Overview

Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). 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 iUserbarToolbarHelper.exe. 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 3 files and is usually about 5.43 MB (5,691,215 bytes).

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

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

iUserbarToolbarHelper.exe (a320df2b47cfcaf98d06eb59cd72084c) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
Bkav FE	1.3.0.6379	W32.HfsAdware
Dr.Web	9.0.0.0103	Adware.Conduit.300
G Data	14.11.25	Win32.Adware.Conduit
IKARUS anti.virus	t3scan.1.6.1.0	PUA.ClientConnect
Panda Antivirus	14.01.11.10	PUP/Conduit.A
tbiUs0.dll (469b44ae63d2ae02b512ec92c64d4a06) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
Bkav FE	1.3.0.4246	HW32.Stranact.rwyk
ESET-NOD32	9314	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	Adware/Conduit
VIPRE Antivirus	25620	Conduit (fs)

Program details

Displayed publisher: iUserbar

URL: iUserbar.OurToolbar.com

Help link: iUserbar.OurToolbar.com/help

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\iUserbar

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files1\iUserbar\UNWISE.EXE /U C:\Program Files1\iUserbar\INSTALL.LOG

(Wise Installer is used for installing and uninstalling this software.)

Estimated size: 5.43 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 iUserbar.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 iUserbar Toolbar

Program executable:	iUserbarToolbarHelper.exe (Malware detected)
Path:	C:\Program Files\iUserbar\iUserbarToolbarHelper.exe
MD5:	a320df2b47cfcaf98d06eb59cd72084c

Additional files:

(Malware detected) tbiUs0.dll - Conduit Toolbar
(Malware detected) iUserbarToolbarHelper.exe
UNWISE.EXE

Behaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO

tbiUs0.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'ToggleSW Toolbar' with the class of {6dabbda0-1da5-4a2f-bc89-2ae084c572fa}.

Internet Explorer Bar

tbiUs0.dll installs an Explorer Bar in Internet Explorer called 'HotSpot International Findbar' with a class of {E7B933F6-FC68-4603-8C33-69AF90051503}.

Internet Explorer Toolbar

tbiUs0.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'ToggleSW Toolbar' with the class of {6dabbda0-1da5-4a2f-bc89-2ae084c572fa}.

Internet Explorer URL Search Hook

tbiUs0.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'ToggleSW Toolbar' with a class of {6dabbda0-1da5-4a2f-bc89-2ae084c572fa} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.

Internet Explorer Web Browser

tbiUs0.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'ToggleSW Toolbar' with a class of {6DABBDA0-1DA5-4A2F-BC89-2AE084C572FA}.

2 Scheduled Tasks

UNWISE.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{F71A9918-1861-4EFE-AE94-530BDDE46DD4}' (runs on registration).
iUserbarToolbarHelper.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B8E8E278-F25D-478A-BAB2-24A5EDB01F6C}' (runs on registration).

Service

UNWISE.EXE runs as a service named 'Browser System Enahncer' (671c50b0).

Windows Firewall Allowed Program

UNWISE.EXE is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\UNWISE.EXE'.

How do I remove iUserbar Toolbar?

You can uninstall iUserbar 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 iUserbar 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 iUserbar 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.