Music Toolbar for Internet Explorer Dist. by Bandoo Media, Inc.
from IAC Search and Media
What is Music Toolbar for Internet Explorer Dist. by Bandoo Media, Inc.?
From the EULA:
"The Toolbar interacts with your computer by: Displaying advertisements, including without limitation by inserting into web pages or displaying over parts of such web pages advertisements, banners or coupons that would not otherwise appear; Converting words on pages you view into hyperlinks that are linked to advertisements; Communicating with our servers to check for new offers, the placement of offers, the date and time you install and uninstall the Toolbar, and whether an updated version of the Toolbar is available; Monitoring and recording the domain name of each page you view, the advertisements that appear on these pages, and the advertisements that you click."
Overview
The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. 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 searchresultsDx64.dll. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 6 files and is usually about 2.62 MB (2,748,064 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Integrates into the web browser
- Known to reinstall itself
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Music Toolbar for Internet Explorer Dist. by Bandoo Media, Inc..
searchresultsDx64.dll (363eb0792c4bd7965184b542a5642f61) has been flagged by the following 6 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
ESET-NOD32 |
8.11432 |
a variant of Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.K potentially unsafe |
K7 AntiVirus |
13.202.15497 |
Unwanted-Program |
K7GW |
13.202.15496 |
Unwanted-Program ( 004b90b41 ) |
Kaspersky |
14.0.0.2196 |
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.SearchSuite |
VIPRE Antivirus |
39108 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
dtuser.exe (541d52441b96386fd1928fc8e831820a) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
AVware |
1.5.0.16 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.Visicom.81 |
ESET-NOD32 |
10201 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Visicom.C |
IKARUS anti.virus |
T3.1.6.1.0 |
PUA.SearchAndMedia |
VIPRE Antivirus |
31916 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
searchresultsDx.dll (75e0f057c9fc088fdda0a751cc342d4b) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
AVware |
1.5.0.16 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.Visicom.81 |
ESET-NOD32 |
10201 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Visicom.B |
IKARUS anti.virus |
T3.1.6.1.0 |
PUA.SearchAndMedia |
VIPRE Antivirus |
31910 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
View all 16 all detections

Music Toolbar for Internet Explorer Dist. by Bandoo Media, Inc. 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 Files1\MUSICT~1\Datamngr\SRTOOL~1\IE
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files1\MUSICT~1\Datamngr\SRTOOL~1\IE\uninstall.exe /UN=IE /PID=JZP2-DTX /PCD=IMH
Estimated size: 2.62 MB
Files installed by Music Toolbar for Internet Explorer Dist. by Bandoo Media, Inc.
Program module: | searchresultsDx64.dll (Malware detected) |
Name: | dtx Dynamic Link Library |
Path: | C:\Program Files\jzipmusictoolbar181\IE\searchresultsDx64.dll |
MD5: | 363eb0792c4bd7965184b542a5642f61 |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) dtuser.exe - DtUser
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(Malware detected) searchresultsDx.dll - dtx Dynamic Link Library
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(Malware detected) searchresultsDx64.dll
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searchresultstb.dll - DTX Toolbar (DTX kernel Module)
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searchresultstb64.dll
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uninstall.exe - Music Toolbar (Dist. by Bandoo Media, Inc.) (Music Toolbar (Dist. by Bandoo Media, Inc.) Installer)
Behaviors exhibited
2 Internet Explorer BHOs
- searchresultsDx64.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'McAfee Phishing Filter' with the class of {27B4851A-3207-45A2-B947-BE8AFE6163AB}.
- searchresultsDx.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Music Toolbar (Dist. by Koyote-Lab, Inc.)' with the class of {93a6e52e-1ce4-41a4-ab7e-25943fdb4e50}.
Internet Explorer Extension
- searchresultsDx.dll is installed as an Internet Explorer extension using the class {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263}.
2 Internet Explorer Toolbars
- searchresultsDx.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Music Toolbar (Dist. by Musiclab, Inc.)' with the class of {cfc3366e-c743-48b5-a136-642e86be865e}.
- searchresultsDx64.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Movies Toolbar (Dist. by Somoto Ltd.)' with the class of {c75a2d66-6d1d-4735-8f63-9d85dcc026a6}.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- dtuser.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Music Toolbar\Datamngr\SRTOOL~3\IE\dtuser.exe'.
How do I remove Music Toolbar for Internet Explorer Dist. by Bandoo Media, Inc.?
You can uninstall Music Toolbar for Internet Explorer Dist. by Bandoo Media, Inc. 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 Music Toolbar for Internet Explorer (Dist. by Bandoo Media, Inc.), 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 Music Toolbar for Internet Explorer Dist. by Bandoo Media, Inc..
- 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 Music Toolbar for Internet Explorer Dist. by Bandoo Media, Inc. 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) 54%
Win Vista (SP2) 2%
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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 80%
Keep it 20%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
64.29% |
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Windows 10 |
25.60% |
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Windows XP |
8.33% |
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Windows Vista |
1.79% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
34.13% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
20.96% |
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Windows 8.1 |
11.98% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
7.78% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
5.39% |
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Windows 8 |
4.19% |
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Geography
16.76% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
16.76% |
Iran |
14.45% |
India |
6.94% |
MA |
4.05% |
France |
4.05% |
Italy |
4.05% |
Saudi Arabia |
3.47% |
Vietnam |
2.89% |
DZ |
2.89% |
Indonesia |
2.89% |
Canada |
2.89% |
Egypt |
2.89% |
United Kingdom |
2.89% |
Belgium |
2.31% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer |
28.70% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
19.13% |
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Dell |
16.52% |
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ASUS |
8.70% |
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Toshiba |
8.70% |
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GIGABYTE |
7.83% |
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Samsung |
6.09% |
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Lenovo |
2.61% |
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Apple |
1.74% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.74% |
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HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
2.80% |
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Dell Inspiron 3521 |
1.87% |
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Dell Inspiron 3421 |
1.87% |
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Dell Vostro 3300 |
1.87% |
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LENOVO 20236 |
1.87% |
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