Should I remove Wincore MediaBar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
82% remove it18% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #9,837
United States Rank #9,515
Reach 0.0370%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 43.86 days
1293.75 days >
Average installed length: 679.77 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 4.1.0.3118 |
8.49% |
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| 4.1.0.3079 |
1.51% |
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| 4.0.0.3012 |
9.86% |
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| 4.0.0.2881 |
6.85% |
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| 4.0.0.2790 |
8.90% |
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| 4.0.0.2736 |
2.05% |
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| 4.0.0.2708 |
2.33% |
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| 3.0.0.122068 |
22.33% |
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| 3.0.0.121885 |
2.74% |
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| 3.0.0.119265 |
19.59% |
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| 3.0.0.117587 |
13.56% |
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| 3.0.0.117241 |
1.78% |
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Wincore MediaBar
What is Wincore MediaBar?
Wincore Mediabar is a type of browser hijacker instaled in Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox browsers and modifies DNS settings in MS Windows hosts file in order to redirect your legitimate search traffic to associated 'parnter' advertising sites. Wincore Mediabar alters the system registry to enable itself immediate activation when Windows is loaded. Wincore Mediabar is bundled with a number of unwanted programs.
Overview
The most used version is 3.0.0.122068, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. 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 main program executable is wincorebsband.dll. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 140 files and is usually about 13.34 MB (13,990,182 bytes).
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Loads into the web browser
- Installs a Windows Service
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Wincore MediaBar.
| del_DM_EXE_64.dll (d79a4eab63edbd1fd47c3fc7d53a3822) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0219 |
Adware.Toolbar.9 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.9629 |
Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
8/7/2014 |
Riskware/Toolbar |
| ESET NOD32 |
6839 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.219 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V1211 |
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\bearshare applications\mediabar
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\BearShare Applications\MediaBar\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 13.34 MB
Files installed by Wincore MediaBar
| Program module: | wincorebsband.dll |
| Name: | DTX Toolbar |
| DTX kernel Module |
| Signed by: | Musiclab |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\bearshare applications\mediabar\Datamngr\ToolBar\wincorebsband.dll |
| MD5: | 8527c818457c8ceb881627e96c011d68 |
| This is a Visicom toolbar installed in your Web browser that collects and stores information about web browsing habits including pages visited and search queries performed and sends this information to Visicom so they can suggest services... |
Additional files:
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del_IEBHO_8.dll - IEHelper Module (IEHelper)
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UnwiseLauncher.exe - BearShare (UnwiseLauncher)
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del_DM_EXE_6.dll
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del_DM_EXE_64.dll
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del_IEBHO_15.dll
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uninstall.exe
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UNWISE.EXE
Behaviors exhibited
2 Internet Explorer BHOs
- del_IEBHO_8.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'UrlHelper Class' with the class of {74322BF9-DF26-493f-B0DA-6D2FC5E6429E}.
- del_IEBHO_15.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'UrlHelper Class' with the class of {74322BF9-DF26-493f-B0DA-6D2FC5E6429E}.
Scheduled Task
- UNWISE.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{F71A9918-1861-4EFE-AE94-530BDDE46DD4}' (runs on registration).
Service
- UNWISE.EXE runs as a service named 'Browser System Enahncer' (671c50b0).
Startup File (User Run)
- datamngrUI.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'CSmileys' and executes as "C:\Program Files1\Crawler\Smileys\CSmileysIM.exe".
3 Startup Files (All Users Run)
- datamngrUI.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'GamingWonderland Browser Plugin Loader' which loads as C:\Program Files2\GAMING~2\bar\1.bin\gtbrmon.exe.
- del_DM_EXE_44.dll is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'DATAMNGR' which loads as C:\Program Files2\BEARSH~1\MediaBar\Datamngr\DATAMN~1.EXE.
- del_DM_EXE_64.dll is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'DATAMNGR' which loads as C:\Program Files2\BEARSH~1\MediaBar\Datamngr\DATAMN~1.EXE.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- UNWISE.EXE is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\UNWISE.EXE'.
How do I remove Wincore MediaBar?
You can uninstall Wincore MediaBar 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 Wincore MediaBar, 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 Wincore MediaBar.
- 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 Wincore MediaBar 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) 71%
Win 7 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 82%
Keep it 18%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
78.74% |
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| Windows Vista |
11.80% |
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| Windows XP |
8.23% |
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| Windows 10 |
1.23% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
58.23% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
10.79% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
9.27% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
8.16% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
4.29% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
2.63% |
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Geography
44.07% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
44.07% |
| United Kingdom |
5.93% |
| Italy |
4.59% |
| Germany |
4.59% |
| France |
4.25% |
| Turkey |
3.80% |
| Canada |
3.47% |
| Netherlands |
2.35% |
| Belgium |
2.13% |
| Portugal |
1.79% |
| Iran |
1.79% |
| Australia |
1.57% |
| Israel |
1.45% |
| MA |
1.12% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
33.20% |
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| Acer |
18.66% |
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| Dell |
17.88% |
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| Toshiba |
12.18% |
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| Samsung |
5.11% |
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| ASUS |
4.52% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.95% |
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| Lenovo |
2.75% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.38% |
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| Sony |
1.38% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
8.21% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.36% |
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| HP G62 Notebook PC |
2.86% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5010 |
2.50% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.50% |
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| Hewlett-Packard Presario ... |
2.50% |
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About (from Musiclab, LLC)
Founded in March 2006, we operate leading web properties in sectors being transformed by the Internet, online and offline. We operate BearShare (www.bearshare.
Publisher URL: www.musiclab-llc.com