recfree.com Toolbar

from Conduit Ltd.

Remove recfree.com Toolbar by Conduit

What is recfree.com 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.

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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 recfree.comToolbarHelper.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 2.34 MB (2,452,039 bytes).

Malware detected in the program
Integrates into the web browser
Adds a background Windows Service
Delivered through a thrid-party offer
May modify the web browser's home page
The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!

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

tbrecf.dll (f5a0795fc3c5241c1551df6a8f0d1322) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
ESET-NOD32	8.9232	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B
VIPRE Antivirus	24922	Conduit (fs)

recfree.com Toolbar 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

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\recfree.com

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files2\recfree.com\UNWISE.EXE /U C:\Program Files2\recfree.com\INSTALL.LOG

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

Estimated size: 2.34 MB

Files installed by recfree.com Toolbar

Program executable:	recfree.comToolbarHelper.exe
Path:	C:\Program Files\recfree.com\recfree.comToolbarHelper.exe
MD5:	7c2af64cb81aee56a9e6ec465eb6cae1

Additional files:

(Malware detected) tbrecf.dll - Conduit Toolbar
recfree.comToolbarHelper.exe
UNWISE.EXE

Behaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO

tbrecf.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'recfree.com Toolbar' with the class of {7e4203ae-4e99-4075-865e-3b391de7a4be}.

Internet Explorer Toolbar

tbrecf.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'recfree.com Toolbar' with the class of {7e4203ae-4e99-4075-865e-3b391de7a4be}.

Internet Explorer URL Search Hook

tbrecf.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'recfree.com Toolbar' with a class of {7e4203ae-4e99-4075-865e-3b391de7a4be} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.

Scheduled Task

UNWISE.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{F71A9918-1861-4EFE-AE94-530BDDE46DD4}' (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 recfree.com Toolbar?

You can uninstall recfree.com 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 recfree.com 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 recfree.com 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.