Should I remove Hotbar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
52% remove it48% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #43,205
United States Rank #43,797
Reach 0.0021%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 12.0.2.0 |
4.88% |
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| 11.0.395.0 |
2.44% |
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| 11.0.384.0 |
2.44% |
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| 11.0.363.0 |
19.51% |
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| 11.0.358.0 |
7.32% |
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| 11.0.349.0 |
2.44% |
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| 11.0.326.0 |
2.44% |
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| 11.0.325.0 |
2.44% |
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| 11.0.323.0 |
12.20% |
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| 11.0.267.0 |
2.44% |
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| 11.0.264.0 |
21.95% |
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| 11.0.175.0 |
7.32% |
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| 11.0.120.0 |
2.44% |
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| 11.0.117.0 |
2.44% |
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| 11.0.78.0 |
7.32% |
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Hotbar
What is Hotbar?
Hotbar is an ad-supported (users may see additional banner and in-text link advertisements) web browser plugin 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 and search settings.
About (from Pinball)
The Software will display to you targeted Web sites and/or advertisements that are hosted by third parties ("Third Party Hosted Advertisements"). These Third Party Hosted Advertisements may place cookies on your hard drive and use the cookies to tailor delivery of content to you by profiling your use of a site or adver... Read more
Overview
The most common release is 11.0.264.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. The primary executable is named HBLiteSA.exe. The setup package generally installs about 20 files and is usually about 1.42 MB (1,489,162 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Displays unwanted advertisements
- May modify the web browser's home page
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Hotbar.
| HBLiteSA.exe (df8ed4f27622dbbb8f25617658ae1a7f) has been flagged by the following 35 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
Adware.Agent |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2013.04.09 |
Adware/Win32.Hotbar |
| Avira AntiVir |
7.11.71.84 |
Adware/Frozen.A |
| avast! |
2014.9-131123 |
Win32:HotBar-BL [Adw] |
| AVG |
2014.0.3646 |
Skodna.Generic_r.Q |
| Bitdefender |
1.0.20.1635 |
Trojan.Generic.6652336 |
| Clam AntiVirus |
0.98/18155 |
Suspect.W32.AdInstall |
| Comodo Security |
15862 |
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.HotBar.DE |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0327 |
Adware.Hotbar.501 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.13.11.23.11 |
Trojan.Generic.6652336 |
| eSafe |
7.0.17.0 |
Win32.ADSPYAdSpy |
| ESET-NOD32 |
7.8208 |
probably a variant of Win32/Adware.180Solutions |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
11/23/2013 |
Adware/PlatriumSA |
| F-Prot |
v6.4.7.1.166 |
W32/180Solutions.D.gen |
| F-Secure |
11.2013-23-11_7 |
Trojan.Generic.6652336 |
| G Data |
13.11.22 |
Trojan.Generic.6652336 |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.2.0.0.0 |
AdWare.Win32.ClickPotato |
| Jiangmin |
KV131123 |
Adware/HotBar.ba |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.164.8492 |
Unwanted-Program |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus |
331020.18219 |
Win32.Troj.Generic.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes |
v2013.11.23.11 |
Adware.Hotbar |
| McAfee |
5600.7268 |
Adware-HotBar.g |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7268 |
Adware-HotBar.g |
| Microsoft Security Essentials |
1.163.1557.0 |
Adware:Win32/Hotbar |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.24.0.51813 |
Riskware.Win32.HotBar.kejsl |
| nProtect |
13.04.09.02 |
Trojan/W32.Agent.771888 |
| PC Tools |
2013 |
Adware.Hotbar!rem |
| SUPERAntiSpyware |
10881 |
Adware.Agent/Gen-Pinball |
| Symantec |
11/23/2013 rev. 7 |
Adware.Clkpotato!gen3 |
| Total Defense |
37.0.10369 |
Win32/Zango.Pinball[HOTBAR] |
| Trend Micro |
10.465.23 |
ADW_HOTBAR |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.327 |
ADW_HOTBAR |
| Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.20.2 |
AdWare.HotBar |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
16700 |
Pinball Corporation. (v) |
| ViRobot |
2011.4.7.4223 |
Adware.HotBar.771888 |
View all 35 all detections
Program details
Displayed publisher: Pinball Corporation.
URL: hotbar.com
Help link: www.hotbar.com/about/support.aspx
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\hblite\bin\11.0.323.0
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\HBLite\bin\11.0.323.0\HBLiteUninstaller.exe" Web
Estimated size: 1.42 MB
Files installed by Hotbar
| Program executable: | HBLiteSA.exe (Malware detected) |
| Name: | Hotbar Search Assistant |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\hblite\bin\11.0.363.0\HBLiteSA.exe |
| MD5: | df8ed4f27622dbbb8f25617658ae1a7f |
Additional files:
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HBLiteSA.exe - Hotbar Search Assistant
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HBLiteSAAX.dll - HBLite ActiveX Control
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HBLiteSAHook.dll - HBLite (Browser Integrations Module)
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HBLiteUninstaller.exe - Hotbar (Hotbar Uninstaller)
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (All Users Run)
- HBLiteSA.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'HBLiteSA' which loads as "C:\Program Files\HBLite\bin\11.0.323.0\HBLiteSA.exe".
How do I remove Hotbar?
You can uninstall Hotbar 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 Hotbar, 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 Hotbar.
- 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.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 29%
Win Vista 2%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 52%
Keep it 48%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows Vista |
43.90% |
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| Windows 7 |
39.02% |
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| Windows XP |
17.07% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
26.83% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
19.51% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
17.07% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
17.07% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.76% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.32% |
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Geography
42.55% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
42.55% |
| United Kingdom |
10.64% |
| Italy |
10.64% |
| France |
8.51% |
| Sweden |
4.26% |
| Singapore |
4.26% |
| Australia |
2.13% |
| Slovakia |
2.13% |
| Israel |
2.13% |
| Netherlands |
2.13% |
| Greece |
2.13% |
| Korea |
2.13% |
| BH |
2.13% |
| Germany |
2.13% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
27.03% |
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| Dell |
16.22% |
|
| Acer |
16.22% |
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| Toshiba |
13.51% |
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| American Megatrends |
10.81% |
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| Sony |
5.41% |
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| MSI |
2.70% |
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| Packard Bell |
2.70% |
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| Sahara |
2.70% |
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| Samsung |
2.70% |
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Common models |
| Dell XPS M1530 |
5.26% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite L505D |
2.63% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite A355 |
2.63% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite A135 |
2.63% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.63% |
|
| HP Pavilion dv6500 Notebo... |
2.63% |
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About (from Pinball Corporation)
Pinball Corporation delivers online content and monetization solutions for small to mid-sized web publishers, and keyword-based online advertising solutions for direct-response and ecommerce marketers.
Publisher URL: www.pinballcorp.com