Should I remove quizulous_v1 Toolbar?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

77% remove it23% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Bad

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How common is it?

Reach 0.0001%

Versions

Version	Distribution
6.3.3.3	50.00%
6.3.1.12	50.00%

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quizulous_v1 Toolbar

from Conduit Ltd.

Remove quizulous_v1 Toolbar by Conduit

What is quizulous_v1 Toolbar?

quizulous_v1 Toolbar is a Conduit powered search toolbar and Browser helper Object (for IE) that delivers contextual based advertising to the web browser. In addition it will modify the user's browser home and search pages as well as 'New Tab' pages to push advertising and search.

About (from Conduit)

From the EULA: As part of the installation process of the Conduit Software and/or the Customized Software, you may be changing your Internet Browser settings and/or have the ability to change of the default search engine in your Internet Browser's built-in search box, if applicable; allow software updates of the Condui... Read more

Overview

The most common release is 6.3.3.3, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 primary executable is named tbquiz.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 6 files and is usually about 8.51 MB (8,927,723 bytes).

Malware detected in the program
Integrates into the web browser
Built on and distributed using the Conduit toolbar
The experts agree, you should remove it!

Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in quizulous_v1 Toolbar.

tbqui0.dll (1a8438854dd15e4389f5bdef502c369d) has been flagged by the following 7 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
AVware	1.5.0.21	Conduit (fs)
Baidu-International	4.0.3.15817	Adware.Win32.Conduit.Y
Bkav FE	1.3.0.6379	W32.HfsAdware
Dr.Web	9.0.0.0229	Adware.Conduit.299
ESET-NOD32	7.11614	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B potentially unwanted
Panda Antivirus	15.08.17.12	PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus	40170	Conduit (fs)
prxtbqui0.dll (3a5627e0ab06f3ca7fb238ce5ee8cdf9) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
AVware	1.5.0.21	Conduit (fs)
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.Conduit.Y
G Data	24	Win32.Application.Conduit.F
Panda Antivirus	4.6.4.2	PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus	34822	Conduit (fs)
quizulous_v1ToolbarHelper.exe (a320df2b47cfcaf98d06eb59cd72084c) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
Bkav FE	1.3.0.6379	W32.HfsAdware.C534
Dr.Web	7.0.12.3050	Adware.Conduit.300
G Data	25	Win32.Adware.Conduit.B
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.6.1.0	PUA.ClientConnect
Panda Antivirus	4.6.4.2	PUP/Conduit.A

View all 17 all detections

Program details

Displayed publisher: quizulous_v1

URL: quizulousv1.OurToolbar.com

Help link: quizulousv1.OurToolbar.com/help

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\quizulous_v1

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\quizulous_v1\uninstall.exe

Estimated size: 8.51 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 quizulousv1.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 quizulous_v1 Toolbar

Program module:	tbquiz.dll
Name:	Conduit Toolbar
Path:	C:\Program Files\quizulous_v1\tbquiz.dll
MD5:	898a188ceea446f64466429c4c6adaea

Additional files:

uninstall.exe - Conduit Engine Uninstall
(Malware detected) prxtbqui0.dll - Conduit Toolbar
(Malware detected) prxtbquiz.dll
(Malware detected) tbqui0.dll
(Malware detected) quizulous_v1ToolbarHelper.exe

Behaviors exhibited

2 Internet Explorer BHOs

prxtbqui0.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'VideoCommunity Toolbar' with the class of {ae75cea9-579a-43e7-8d22-4d5dea612c5c} (VideoCommunity).
tbqui0.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Conduit Engine' with the class of {30F9B915-B755-4826-820B-08FBA6BD249D}.

Internet Explorer Bar

tbqui0.dll installs an Explorer Bar in Internet Explorer called 'Conduit Engine Findbar' with a class of {DCDF6BF6-9C20-4DEE-8B9A-56D0231330CD}.

2 Internet Explorer Toolbars

prxtbqui0.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'VideoCommunity Toolbar' with the class of {ae75cea9-579a-43e7-8d22-4d5dea612c5c}.
tbqui0.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'DVDVideoSoft Toolbar' with the class of {e9911ec6-1bcc-40b0-9993-e0eea7f6953f}.

2 Internet Explorer URL Search Hooks

prxtbqui0.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'VideoCommunity Toolbar' with a class of {ae75cea9-579a-43e7-8d22-4d5dea612c5c} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.
tbqui0.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'DVDVideoSoft Toolbar' with a class of {e9911ec6-1bcc-40b0-9993-e0eea7f6953f} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.

2 Internet Explorer Web Browsers

prxtbqui0.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'VideoCommunity Toolbar' with a class of {AE75CEA9-579A-43E7-8D22-4D5DEA612C5C}.
tbqui0.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'Conduit Engine' with a class of {30F9B915-B755-4826-820B-08FBA6BD249D}.

Scheduled Task

quizulous_v1ToolbarHelper.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B8E8E278-F25D-478A-BAB2-24A5EDB01F6C}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove quizulous_v1 Toolbar?

You can uninstall quizulous_v1 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 quizulous_v1 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 quizulous_v1 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.