Should I remove SearchToolbar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
80% remove it20% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #15,241
Reach 0.0181%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 363.46 days
1239.98 days >
Average installed length: 651.51 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
1.0.0 |
100.00% |
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SearchToolbar
from Findeer
What is SearchToolbar?
The Findeer SearchToolbar is an Italian adware toolbar for Internet Explorer, Firefox and Goolge Chrome. The programs collects and stores information about web browsing habits and sends this information to its remote servers in order to provide injected advertising in search results and various other places. It will also modify the browser's home page and search provider. It displays various pop-up advertisements and tracks and reports your web surfing behavior. It displays targeted search results and pop-up advertisements based on terms that the user enters for Web searches. The program also adds its own browser toolbar and installs a browser helper objects (BHO) in Internet Explorer for monitoring Web search terms and implementing the browser toolbar. It also may send event logs and other system-related information to a server, and may automatically download and install updates without notifying the user.
Overview
The main program executable is onlinelowdeals.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 6 files and is usually about 566.5 KB (580,096 bytes).
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Loads into the web browser
- Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- 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 SearchToolbar.
onlinelowdeals.exe (79f9311ac6a5009fef1a5756a0a529d3) has been flagged by the following 8 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
Baidu-International |
4.0.3.141120 |
PUA.Win32.Agent.81 |
Clam AntiVirus |
0.98/21511 |
Win.Adware.Mplug-52 |
McAfee |
5600.6941 |
RDN/Generic.dx!dgr |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.6941 |
BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.fc |
Symantec |
8/6/2014 rev. 4 |
Trojan.ADH.SMH |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.237 |
TROJ_GEN.R047H05HE14 |
VIPRE Antivirus |
34928 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\feedback tool
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{426B698A-ADA8-4BA6-8FC0-0480C36B5F9A}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 566.5 KB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by SearchToolbar
Program executable: | onlinelowdeals.exe (Malware detected) |
| 7z 安装自释放 |
Path: | C:\ProgramData\onlinelowdeals\onlinelowdeals.exe |
MD5: | 79f9311ac6a5009fef1a5756a0a529d3 |
Additional files:
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dsetup.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct driver preloader)
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dsetup32.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoff(R) DirectX per Windows(R) (Installazione di DirectX - settore a 32 bit)
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dxsetup.exe - Microsoft(R) DirectX per Windows(R) (Installazione di Microsoft DirectX)
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feedbacktool.dll - Strumento Commenti e suggerimenti
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psr.exe - Registrazione azioni utente
How do I remove SearchToolbar?
You can uninstall SearchToolbar 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 SearchToolbar, 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 SearchToolbar.
- 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 SearchToolbar 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) 56%
Win 7 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 80%
Keep it 20%
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GLOBAL RANK
#15,241
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
60.50% |
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Windows XP |
15.69% |
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Windows 10 |
15.13% |
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Windows Vista |
8.68% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
41.53% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
15.25% |
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Windows 10 Home |
8.76% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
8.76% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
7.91% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
7.06% |
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Geography
92.01% of installs come from Italy
Which countries install it?
Italy |
92.01% |
United States |
5.51% |
France |
0.83% |
United Kingdom |
0.55% |
Austria |
0.28% |
Canada |
0.28% |
Germany |
0.28% |
Russia |
0.28% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
29.36% |
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Acer |
27.06% |
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ASUS |
14.68% |
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Samsung |
8.72% |
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Dell |
7.34% |
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American Megatrends |
3.67% |
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GIGABYTE |
2.75% |
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Sony |
1.83% |
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Toshiba |
1.83% |
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Intel |
1.38% |
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Sahara |
1.38% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
8.81% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
5.66% |
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ASUSTeK K53SV |
3.14% |
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HP G62 Notebook PC |
3.14% |
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ASUSTeK K54C |
1.89% |
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ASUSTeK K53SJ |
1.89% |
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