NetScout Toolbar
What is NetScout Toolbar?
NetScout Toolbar is a Conduit toolbar (Community OurToolbar) for Intenet Explorer and Firefox. The toolbar collects and stores information about your web browsing habits and sends this information to Conduit so they can suggest services or provide advertising via the toolbar. It will attempt to change your home page and search provider if you are not careful during installation and provides a search box and various other generic features. If the home page and search settings were modified by this toolbar, they need to be manually reverted back by the user if the user decides to uninstall the toolbar. It also may automatically download and install updates without notifying the user. From the EULA: The Application may also collect and store information about your web browsing locally on your device. This locally saved information may interact with the Application and send us information about your web browsing so we can suggest services or provide you ads that may be more relevant to you. Only generalized inferences are passed from the Application to our servers."
Overview
The main program executable is InstTracker.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 5 files and is usually about 2.83 MB (2,967,924 bytes).
- Loads into the web browser
- Hijacks the web browser's home page
- Hijacks the browser's default search provider
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Program details
Displayed publisher: NetScout Toolbar
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\NetScoutToolbar\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\NetScoutToolbar\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 2.83 MB
Files installed by NetScout Toolbar
Program executable: | InstTracker.exe |
Name: | AutocompleteInstallationTracker |
Path: | C:\Program Files\NetScoutToolbar\InstTracker.exe |
MD5: | 4eda6fd1425a6bbc5a79fdefcf0ee347 |
Additional files:
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InstTracker.exe (by Simplygen) - AutocompleteInstallationTracker
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FireFoxExtensionWithFF8Fix.exe (by Simplygen) - FireFoxInstallation
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FireFoxUninstaller.exe - FireFoxUninstaller
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
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System.Data.SQLite.dll - System.Data.SQLite (System.Data.SQLite Interop Library)
How do I remove NetScout Toolbar?
You can uninstall NetScout 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 NetScout 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 NetScout 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 NetScout 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) 39%
Win 8 2%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 80%
Keep it 20%
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GLOBAL RANK
#43,210
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
56.10% |
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Windows XP |
29.27% |
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Windows 10 |
12.20% |
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Windows Vista |
2.44% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
43.90% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
29.27% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
7.32% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
4.88% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
4.88% |
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Windows 10 Pro |
2.44% |
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Geography
42.22% of installs come from Iran
Which countries install it?
Iran |
42.22% |
United States |
15.56% |
France |
6.67% |
Germany |
4.44% |
Netherlands |
4.44% |
Austria |
2.22% |
Belgium |
2.22% |
Brazil |
2.22% |
DZ |
2.22% |
Croatia |
2.22% |
Latvia |
2.22% |
MA |
2.22% |
OM |
2.22% |
Philippines |
2.22% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell |
20.59% |
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GIGABYTE |
17.65% |
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Acer |
11.76% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
11.76% |
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Sony |
8.82% |
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American Megatrends |
8.82% |
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ASUS |
5.88% |
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Lenovo |
5.88% |
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Samsung |
2.94% |
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Intel |
2.94% |
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Alienware |
2.94% |
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Common models |
VIAP4X AWRDACPI |
7.14% |
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Sony VPCEG38FG |
3.57% |
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Sony VGN-NW235D |
3.57% |
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Sony SVS13127PGB |
3.57% |
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Samsung 300E4C/300E5C/300... |
3.57% |
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PositivoPIG41BO |
3.57% |
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About Conduit
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