Should I remove Inbox2Me Toolbar?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

81% remove it19% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Bad

What do people think about it?

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How common is it?

Reach 0.0002%

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

< 26.43 days

779.60 days >

Average installed length: 409.62 days

Versions

Version	Distribution
6.15.0.27?	25.00%
6.15.0.27	50.00%
6.12.0.11	25.00%

Inbox2Me Toolbar

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What is Inbox2Me Toolbar?

Inbox2Me Toolbar is a web browser toolbar and extension that modifies the browsers search and home pages as well as delivers contextual based advertising. This toolbar currently supports Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome. In order to provide search advertising revenue, the software is designed not only to modify the search provider but to protect it so that it remains the default browser search engine. It is typically installed via a co-bundled offer within a third-party software distribution.

- Modifies the user's search engine and search provider.
- Changes the user's browser home page.
- Adds search functionality from the address bar.
- Displays contextual search advertising.

Overview

The most common release is 6.15.0.27, 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 tbInbo.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 7 files and is usually about 7.84 MB (8,223,695 bytes).

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

Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Inbox2Me Toolbar.

tbInbo.dll (8de9d8fda8df6dd2e1b99a1f297faa8a) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
Comodo Security	17469	Application.Win32.Conduit.ks
ESET-NOD32	8.9190	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B
VIPRE Antivirus	24534	Conduit (fs)
prxtbInbo.dll (4b5780c90e38e579a651dbc4774a1f1f) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
Agnitum Outpost	5.5.1.3	PUA.Toolbar.Conduit!
Dr.Web	7.00.8.02260	Adware.Conduit.16
ESET-NOD32	9639	Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.W
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus	28068	Conduit (fs)
uninstall.exe (b728fa6a309e5d18141947b95b730e95) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus	26380	Conduit (fs)

Program details

URL: Inbox2Me.OurToolbar.com

Help link: Inbox2Me.OurToolbar.com/help

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\inbox2me

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Inbox2Me\uninstall.exe toolbar

Estimated size: 7.84 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 Inbox2Me.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 Inbox2Me Toolbar

Program module:	tbInbo.dll (Malware detected)
Name:	Conduit Toolbar
Path:	C:\Program Files\inbox2me\tbInbo.dll
MD5:	8de9d8fda8df6dd2e1b99a1f297faa8a

Additional files:

(Malware detected) uninstall.exe (by Conduit) - Conduit Toolbar Uninstall
hk64tbInbo.dll (by Conduit) - Conduit Toolbar
hktbInbo.dll
ldrtbInbo.dll
(Malware detected) prxtbInbo.dll
(Malware detected) tbInbo.dll

Behaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO

prxtbInbo.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'forarabnetwork Toolbar' with the class of {c9158ecf-5f0c-412e-856c-a9b6256aff11} (forarabnetwork).

Internet Explorer Toolbar

prxtbInbo.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'forarabnetwork Toolbar' with the class of {c9158ecf-5f0c-412e-856c-a9b6256aff11}.

Internet Explorer URL Search Hook

prxtbInbo.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'forarabnetwork Toolbar' with a class of {c9158ecf-5f0c-412e-856c-a9b6256aff11} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.

Internet Explorer Web Browser

prxtbInbo.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'forarabnetwork Toolbar' with a class of {C9158ECF-5F0C-412E-856C-A9B6256AFF11}.

Scheduled Task

uninstall.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{C247631C-606C-44F8-9B4E-C25B77177427}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove Inbox2Me Toolbar?

You can uninstall Inbox2Me 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 Inbox2Me 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 Inbox2Me 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.