Should I remove MyStart Toolbar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
85% remove it15% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #6,555
United States Rank #9,103
Reach 0.0675%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 9.71 days
286.46 days >
Average installed length: 150.51 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 5.6.0.6 |
3.61% |
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| 5.6.0.2 |
0.83% |
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| 5.6.0.1 |
0.90% |
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| 5.5.1.1 |
0.15% |
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| 5.5.0.2 |
12.78% |
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| 5.4.6.2 |
2.78% |
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| 5.4.5.1 |
0.38% |
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| 5.4.4.1 |
0.30% |
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| 5.4.3.3 |
2.56% |
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| 5.4.3.1 |
5.56% |
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| 5.4.2.8 |
0.08% |
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| 5.4.2.6 |
0.08% |
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| 5.4.2.10 |
0.30% |
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| 5.4.1.6 |
5.64% |
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| 5.4.1.4 |
20.83% |
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| 5.3.4.1 |
0.60% |
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| 5.3.3.4 |
1.05% |
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| 5.3.3.2 |
3.61% |
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| 5.3.2.1 |
1.43% |
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| 5.3.2.0 |
0.53% |
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| 5.3.1.21 |
10.00% |
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| 5.3.0.3 |
0.30% |
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| 5.3.0.1 |
0.98% |
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| 5.2.3.3 |
0.60% |
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| 5.2.1.2 |
10.90% |
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| 5.0.2.1 |
8.05% |
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| 5.0.2.0 |
0.68% |
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| 5.0.0.5 |
0.15% |
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| 4.3.1.9 |
0.15% |
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| 4.1.0.0 |
0.15% |
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| 4.0.0.9b |
0.75% |
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| 4.0.0.0b |
0.15% |
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| 3.7.0.2 |
0.08% |
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| 3.6.0.13 |
0.23% |
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| 3.6.0.11 |
2.86% |
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MyStart Toolbar
What is MyStart Toolbar?
MyStart Toolbar is a Visicom Media (VMN) toolbar that integrates with major web browsers including Google Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer. The toolbar is an ad-supported program that is designed to display advertisements within the program itself, modify the browser's home page and search settings in order to capture web search traffic as well as collect and aggregate usage information and statistics. The toolbar is typically bundled with 3rd party programs in order to help monetize free (and some paid) software. During installation, the user might be given the option to modify the home and search pages, however this is often checked by default and overlooked. Should the software be removed from the user's PC, the settings will need to be manually reverted back.
About (from Visicom Media inc)
MyStart Toolbar includes various features and content, including: one click software update checker, general web search, menus, buttons, images, widgets, web content, alerts, hosted web pages related to the toolbar, personalized pages, remote Software updates, and more.
Once the Toolbar is installed, you will re... Read more
Overview
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Loads into the web browser
- Connects to a server over the Internet
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- Hijacks the web browser's home page
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in MyStart Toolbar.
| mystartDx.dll (2d3a7cad08e5ea7ecf9de78fd83ada7c) has been flagged by the following 12 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
PUA.Toolbar.Agent |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
RiskWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent |
| Bkav FE |
1.3.0.6379 |
W32.HfsAdware |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0103 |
Tool.InstallToolbar.179 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9.11449 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Visicom.B potentially unwanted |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.202.15544 |
Adware |
| K7GW |
13.202.15541 |
Adware ( 004bbb651 ) |
| Kaspersky |
14.0.0.2198 |
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent |
| McAfee |
5600.6797 |
Artemis!2D3A7CAD08E5 |
| Sophos |
4.98 |
Generic PUA BH |
| Symantec |
4/13/2015 rev. 2 |
WS.Reputation |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.103 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0401 |
| mystartDx64.dll (1f32a8135234672032ead1654f801be3) has been flagged by the following 7 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Agnitum Outpost |
5.5.1.3 |
PUA.Toolbar.Agent! |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
RiskWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win64.Agent |
| Bkav FE |
1.3.0.6379 |
W64.HfsAdware.C7A3 |
| Dr.Web |
7.0.13.5270 |
Tool.InstallToolbar.179 |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
T3.1.9.5.0 |
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.MyStartTB |
| Kaspersky |
15.0.1.10 |
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win64.Agent.p |
| Zillya |
2.0.0.2224 |
Adware.Agent.Win64.903 |
| dtuser.exe (8260235bee6d27c1c352d54153c8b157) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Agnitum Outpost |
5.5.1.3 |
PUA.Toolbar.Visicom! |
| Dr.Web |
7.0.10.8210 |
Adware.Toolbar.283 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
10922 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Visicom.C |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
5.0.999.0 |
Riskware/Visicom |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1127 |
| ToolbarCleaner.exe (77174a6f47b40aea93b4d69cc3292d4a) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Bkav FE |
1.3.0.7062 |
W32.HfsAdware.C7A3 |
| Dr.Web |
7.0.14.8060 |
Adware.Toolbar.250 |
View all 26 all detections
MyStart 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
URL: apps.mystart.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\mystartggtb
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\mystartggtb\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 3.87 MB
Files installed by MyStart Toolbar
| Program module: | mystarttb.dll |
| Name: | MyStart Toolbar |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\mystarttb\mystarttb.dll |
| MD5: | 09ac94fd654e30aabc53581fe6f8a717 |
Additional files:
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mystartggtb.dll - MyStart Toolbar
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uninstall.exe - MyStart Toolbar Uninstaller
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dtuser.exe - DTX broker
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(Malware detected) mystartDx.dll - MyStart Toolbar Link Library
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(Malware detected) ToolbarCleaner.exe - Toolbar Cleaner
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ffHelper.exe - ffHelper Application (Helper Application for IE)
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ieUtilsLite.exe - IE Utils Lite Application (ShowDeleteBrowsingHistoryDialog and Disk Cleanup launcher app for IE)
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mystartDx64.dll
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mystarttb64.dll
Behaviors exhibited
2 Internet Explorer BHOs
- mystartDx.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'MyStart Toolbar' with the class of {ccb24e92-62c4-4c53-95d2-65f9eed476bc}.
- mystartDx64.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'MyStart Toolbar' with the class of {ccb24e92-62c4-4c53-95d2-65f9eed476bc}.
2 Internet Explorer Toolbars
- mystartDx.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'MyStart Toolbar' with the class of {ccb24e92-62c4-4c53-95d2-65f9eed476bc}.
- mystartDx64.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'MyStart Toolbar' with the class of {ccb24e92-62c4-4c53-95d2-65f9eed476bc}.
Scheduled Task
- ToolbarCleaner.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{4C885DFC-5D12-40E9-B606-53BB5245CD7D}' (runs on registration).
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- dtuser.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\mystarttb\dtuser.exe'.
- ToolbarCleaner.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\mystarttb\ToolbarCleaner.exe'.
Network connections
- ToolbarCleaner.exe connects to ip-72-55-140-118.static.privatedns.com (72.55.140.118 port 80).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| ToolbarCleaner.exe |
| Memory: | 9.97 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 1.2633618200% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.88435327% | |
| User CPU: | 0.37900855% | |
| Switches/sec: | 34 | |
How do I remove MyStart Toolbar?
You can uninstall MyStart 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 MyStart 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 MyStart 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 MyStart 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) 51%
Win 8.1 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 85%
Keep it 15%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
59.88% |
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| Windows 10 |
33.66% |
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| Windows XP |
3.46% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.01% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
25.43% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
20.68% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
12.30% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.68% |
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| Windows 8 |
4.08% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
3.92% |
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Geography
29.61% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
29.61% |
| Germany |
6.31% |
| France |
4.92% |
| Brazil |
4.72% |
| United Kingdom |
4.51% |
| Italy |
4.02% |
| Canada |
3.54% |
| Saudi Arabia |
2.98% |
| Egypt |
2.43% |
| MA |
2.22% |
| DZ |
2.15% |
| IQ |
2.01% |
| India |
1.60% |
| Mexico |
1.46% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
29.38% |
|
| Acer |
19.70% |
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| Dell |
17.86% |
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| ASUS |
10.02% |
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| Toshiba |
6.91% |
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| Samsung |
5.41% |
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| Lenovo |
4.38% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.03% |
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| Intel |
2.30% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
9.58% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.23% |
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| ASUS All Series |
2.54% |
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| HP 15 Notebook PC |
2.54% |
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| HP G62 Notebook PC |
2.54% |
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| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
1.97% |
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About Visicom Media inc
Visicom Media Network or VMN.net is a Web portal with a number of free services for users. Its headquarters is in Brossard, Quebec. The domain VMN.
Publisher URL: software.visicommedia.com