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What percent of users and experts removed it?
83% remove it17% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
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How common is it?
Global Rank #38,228
Reach 0.0028%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 9.14 days
269.59 days >
Average installed length: 141.65 days

TNT2-10511 Toolbar

What is TNT2-10511 Toolbar?

TNT2 Toolbar (AKA Search.Us.com Toolbar) from TightRope Interactive is a potentially unwanted application that runs in the web browser as a toolbar and web extension. The web extension is primarily designed to take control of the user's browser in order to modify the search provider and redirect web searches to the search engine partner the publisher has a revenue relationship with. In doing so, the toolbar performs a number of behaviors in order to maximize the potential of a user to click on sponsored advertising through search. It is typically installed via a bundled offer within a 3rd-party distribution.

Functionality of the toolbar includes:
- Changing the web browser's default home page to the affiliate search portal.
- Changing the browser's search provider, built-in search box as well as the address bar.
- Ability to modify the 'new tab' functionality to launch the modified search portal page.
- Adds an alternative error page, DNS error and 'page not' found functionality.
- Adds additional functionality that is designed to protect the search and home page settings.
- May 'inject' advertising in the form of context ads, links and pop-ups.

Overview

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 tnt2user.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 29 files and is usually about 3.82 MB (4,010,787 bytes).
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Integrates into the web browser
  • Hijacks the web browser's home page
  • Hijacks the browser's default search provider
  • This program has a poor reputation
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in TNT2-10511 Toolbar.
TNT2User.exe (ead8939321dd060fff03def48d7bec80) has been flagged by the following 8 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Agnitum Outpost 7.1.1 PUA.Toolbar.TNT2
AVG 2016.0.3015 FindWide
AVware 1.5.0.21 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Dr.Web 9.0.0.0229 Adware.Toolbar.334
ESET-NOD32 9.11347 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.TNT2.A potentially unwanted
McAfee 5600.6671 Artemis!EAD8939321DD
McAfee-GW-Edition 7.6671 Artemis
VIPRE Antivirus 38580 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
npTNT2.dll (aaba25021d615228189a4ad6fbb3ca32) has been flagged by the following 6 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Baidu-International 3.5.1.41473 Adware.Win32.TNT2.bH
ESET-NOD32 10155 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.TNT2.H
McAfee 6.0.4.564 Artemis!AABA25021D61
McAfee-GW-Edition 2013 Artemis!AABA25021D61
Symantec 20131.1.5.61 WS.Reputation.1
TrendMicro-HouseCall 9.700.0.1001 Suspicious_GEN.F47V0628
       View all 14 all detections
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Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.search.us.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\tnt2\2.0.0.1599
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\TNT2\2.0.0.1599\TNT2User.exe" /UNINSTALL PARTNER=10511
Estimated size: 3.82 MB

Program filesFiles installed by TNT2-10511 Toolbar

Program executable:tnt2user.exe
Path:C:\users\user\appdata\local\tnt2\2.0.0.1599\tnt2user.exe
MD5:14a5d4543b54bc010685b3b4a10dcd28
Additional files:
  • IEToolbar.dll - Search.Us.com Toolbar
  • IEToolbar64.dll
  • passport.dll
  • passport64.dll
  • npTNT2Ghost.dll - npAPI Ghost Plugin
  • npTNT2.dll - npAPI Plugin
  • ffassist.1.dll - TNT2
  • hmac.1.dll
  • iehpr.1.dll
  • iestage2.1.dll
  • log.dll
  • regsvr.1.dll
  • sqlite.1.dll
  • UninstallDlg.1.dll
  • untar.1.dll
  • zipunzip.1.dll
  • GameConsole.exe
  • GameEngine.dll
  • MinecraftShims64.dll
  • ppshim.dll
  • ppTNT2.dll
  • progress.1.dll
  • tnt2chrome.dll
  • TNT2UserPS.dll
  • TNT2UserPS64.dll
  • TntMagicDel.dll
  • UnInjLib.dll
  • UnInjLib64.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Google Chrome Plugins
  • npTNT2.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npTNT2.dll'.
  • npTNT2Ghost.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npTNT2ghost.dll'.
2 Mozilla Plugins
  • npTNT2.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name '@tnt2npapi.com/Plugin' with a plugin key of '@tnt2npapi.com/Plugin'.
  • npTNT2Ghost.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name '@tnt2ghost.com/Plugin' with a plugin key of '@tnt2ghost.com/Plugin'.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • TNT2User.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\TNT2\2.0.0.1829\TNT2User.exe'.

How do I remove TNT2-10511 Toolbar?

You can uninstall TNT2-10511 Toolbar from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program TNT2-10511 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove TNT2-10511 Toolbar.
  4. 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 TNT2-10511 Toolbar you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 65%
Win XP 4%
 
HOW DOES IT RUN?
Plugs into Mozilla Firefox
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 83%
Keep it 17%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 81.82%
Windows 10 9.09%
Windows Vista 5.45%
Windows XP 3.64%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 51.85%
Windows 7 Home Premium 18.52%
Windows 7 Professional 11.11%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 5.56%
Windows 8.1 Pro 3.70%
Windows 8.1 3.70%

Distribution by countryGeography

8.93% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 8.93%
  Belgium 5.36%
  India 5.36%
  Romania 5.36%
  PR 5.36%
  Chile 3.57%
  France 3.57%
  Ecuador 3.57%
  Greece 3.57%
  Pakistan 3.57%
  Philippines 3.57%
  BD 3.57%
  Israel 3.57%
  United Arab Emirates 3.57%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 27.66%
Hewlett-Packard 21.28%
Dell 19.15%
ASUS 10.64%
GIGABYTE 8.51%
Intel 4.26%
MSI 2.13%
Lenovo 2.13%
Alienware 2.13%
American Megatrends 2.13%
Common models
Gigabyte X58A-UD3R 4.88%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.88%
TOSHIBA Satellite L650 2.44%
TOSHIBA Satellite C850-B2... 2.44%
HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook ... 2.44%
HP EliteBook 6930p 2.44%

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