Should I remove toolbar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
79% remove it21% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #17,270
United States Rank #23,179
Reach 0.0144%
Versions
Version | Distribution |
1.8.21.6 |
100.00% |
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toolbar
from Industriya
What is toolbar?
This toolbar is also known as the Privitize Toolbar and typically bundled with the 'free' Privitize VPN service, a virtual private network program, which comes bundled with potentially unwanted toolbars. Industriya Toolbar is an ad-supported (users may see additional banner, search, pop-up, pop-under, interstitial and in-text link advertisements) cross web browser plugin for Internet Explorer (BHO) and Firefox/Chrome (plugin) and distributed through various monetization platforms during installation. The browser extension includes various features that will modify the default or custom settings of the browser including the home page, search settings and in some cases will modify Internet Explorer's load time threshold, place a lock file within Firefox to prevent competing software from changing its settings as well as disable the browser's Content Security Policy in order to allow for cross site scripting of the plugin.
Overview
The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. In the Google Chrome browser, it will add an extension. The main program executable is privitizesrv.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 6 files and is usually about 1.9 MB (1,996,568 bytes).
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Loads into the web browser
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- Hijacks the web browser's home page
- The wisdom of the crowd agrees, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in toolbar.
privitizesrv.exe (a5f71ce8d7ef62437ff4c1f05d640892) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
avast! |
2014.9-131024 |
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP] |
Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0297 |
Adware.Privitize.1 |
ESET-NOD32 |
7.8943 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Montiera.A |
privitizeTlbr.dll (48f030bea8f4ac98ab0cb2507dd15e78) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP] |
ESET-NOD32 |
8990 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Montiera.F |
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\industriya\privitize\1.8.21.6
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Industriya\privitize\1.8.21.6\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 1.9 MB
Files installed by toolbar
Program executable: | privitizesrv.exe (Malware detected) |
Name: | Privitize Toolbar |
Path: | C:\Program Files\industriya\privitize\1.8.21.6\privitizesrv.exe |
MD5: | a5f71ce8d7ef62437ff4c1f05d640892 |
Additional files:
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privitizeApp.dll - Privitize Toolbar
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privitizeEng.dll
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(Malware detected) privitizeTlbr.dll
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uninstall.exe - ${PRDCT_DSP}
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privitize.crx
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer Toolbar
- privitizeTlbr.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'privitize Toolbar' with the class of {1C46A0DD-D53E-46C4-A435-CA11103E255E}.
How do I remove toolbar?
You can uninstall 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 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 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.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by toolbar you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 63%
Win Vista 0%
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HOW DOES IT RUN?
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Plugs into Internet Explorer
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 79%
Keep it 21%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
72.89% |
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Windows XP |
11.62% |
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Windows 10 |
11.27% |
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Windows Vista |
4.23% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
41.34% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
18.02% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
11.31% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
8.13% |
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Windows 8 |
4.24% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
3.89% |
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Geography
25.16% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
25.16% |
Brazil |
4.58% |
Australia |
3.92% |
Canada |
3.27% |
Czech Republic |
2.94% |
United Kingdom |
2.94% |
MK |
2.94% |
Sweden |
2.61% |
Croatia |
2.29% |
Malaysia |
2.29% |
Indonesia |
1.96% |
Israel |
1.96% |
Italy |
1.96% |
Belgium |
1.63% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
27.41% |
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Dell |
17.77% |
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Acer |
17.77% |
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ASUS |
10.66% |
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Toshiba |
9.14% |
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GIGABYTE |
5.08% |
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Samsung |
5.08% |
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Lenovo |
3.55% |
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Sahara |
2.03% |
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Intel |
1.52% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.20% |
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HP 2000 Notebook PC |
3.36% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.52% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.52% |
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Acer Aspire 5738 |
1.68% |
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Acer Aspire 5920G |
1.68% |
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