Toolbar Cleaner
What is Toolbar Cleaner?
Toolbar Cleaner is an app from Visicom Media that allows you to select various toolbars installed on your PC and remove them. It is typically installed through bundled installers but could also be installed from the Visicom Media website. Toolbar Cleaner has also been seen installing various Visicom Media programs such as MyStart Toolbar.
About (from Visicom Media)
Once the Toolbar is installed, you will receive the following software features: 1. Updated Software button – A button on the toolbar which enables you to check for updated versions of software you have installed on your computer. Relevant software is presented in the desktop notification window. 2. Desktop Notificatio... Read more
Overview
A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). 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 ToolbarCleaner.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 2 files and is usually about 742.49 KB (760,313 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Integrates into the web browser
- Connects to the Internet
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Toolbar Cleaner.
| ToolbarCleaner.exe (77174a6f47b40aea93b4d69cc3292d4a) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Bkav FE |
1.3.0.7062 |
W32.HfsAdware |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0237 |
Adware.Toolbar.250 |
Program details
URL: toolbarcleaner.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Toolbar Cleaner
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Toolbar Cleaner\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 742.49 KB
Files installed by Toolbar Cleaner
| Program executable: | ToolbarCleaner.exe (Malware detected) |
| Name: | Toolbar Cleaner |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Toolbar Cleaner\ToolbarCleaner.exe |
| MD5: | 77174a6f47b40aea93b4d69cc3292d4a |
| (From the publisher) “Hello Everyone, Toolbar Cleaner is now reaching 15,000 toolbars, apps, and BHO’s un-installations per day! Now, many of you want to change their browser homepage settings in addition to removing toolbars. Toolbar Cleaner...” |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) ToolbarCleaner.exe - Toolbar Cleaner
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uninstall.exe - Toolbar Cleaner installer.
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- ToolbarCleaner.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{ECF44961-46B2-4BEC-A968-1DCA6586AB49}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- ToolbarCleaner.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Toolbar Cleaner\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 Toolbar Cleaner?
You can uninstall Toolbar Cleaner 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 Toolbar Cleaner, 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 Toolbar Cleaner.
- 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 Toolbar Cleaner 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) 58%
Win 7 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 81%
Keep it 19%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #4,565
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
62.32% |
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| Windows 10 |
25.40% |
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| Windows XP |
7.04% |
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| Windows Vista |
5.24% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.24% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
15.80% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
10.61% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
9.19% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.92% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
4.48% |
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Geography
54.63% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
54.63% |
| Italy |
9.41% |
| Brazil |
5.23% |
| Germany |
4.22% |
| France |
3.42% |
| Belgium |
2.74% |
| Canada |
1.66% |
| Netherlands |
1.59% |
| United Kingdom |
1.26% |
| Hungary |
1.19% |
| DZ |
0.79% |
| Saudi Arabia |
0.65% |
| Taiwan |
0.65% |
| India |
0.61% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
28.67% |
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| Dell |
23.00% |
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| Acer |
17.25% |
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| ASUS |
8.40% |
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| Toshiba |
8.32% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.99% |
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| Lenovo |
2.87% |
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| Samsung |
2.87% |
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| Intel |
1.51% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.21% |
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| Sahara |
0.91% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
6.85% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
5.09% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.31% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
3.33% |
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| ASUS All Series |
2.94% |
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| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
2.35% |
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About Visicom Media
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