Should I remove buenosearch toolbar?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
88% remove it12% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #5,730
United States Rank #14,404
Reach 0.0831%
Versions
Version | Distribution |
1.8.28.7 |
100.00% |
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buenosearch toolbar
from Montiera technologies LTD
What is buenosearch toolbar?
This adware injects advertising in the user's Internet browser by running as an extension and/or add-on. Ads are delivered in the form of search-related ads, banner and video ads, and text-links (roll-overs) as well as some popup ads. These ads are typically injected in the header of footer are of the web page. It will also convert words on pages you view into hyperlinks that are linked to advertisements. This application is classified as adware and/or a PUP based on its behavior. The software is distributed through third party installers.
Overview
The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named buenosearchsrv.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 7 files and is usually about 2.47 MB (2,587,007 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Integrates into the web browser
- Delivered through a thrid-party offer
- Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in buenosearch toolbar.
buenosearchsrv.exe (db5b578dc403d7b698a1f2f0730f3201) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
AVG |
2015.0.3497 |
MalSign.Skodna |
ESET-NOD32 |
8.9705 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Montiera.A |
Trend Micro |
10.465.22 |
ADW_MONTIERA |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.112 |
ADW_MONTIERA |
VIPRE Antivirus |
28488 |
Montiera (fs) |
buenosearchTlbr.dll (8b09234b700b0d6701edea2732208a93) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
AVG |
13.0.0.3169 |
MalSign.Skodna.E86 |
ESET-NOD32 |
9705 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Montiera.F |
Trend Micro |
9.740-1012 |
ADW_MONTIERA |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700-1001 |
ADW_MONTIERA |
VIPRE Antivirus |
28488 |
Montiera (fs) |

buenosearch toolbar has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\buenosearch ltd\buenosearch\1.8.28.7
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\buenosearch LTD\buenosearch\1.8.28.7\GUninstaller.exe" -uprtc -ask "Bueno Toolbar" -rmbus "buenosearch toolbar" -nontfy -key "buenos
Estimated size: 2.47 MB
Files installed by buenosearch toolbar
Program executable: | buenosearchsrv.exe (Malware detected) |
Name: | BuenoSearch Toolbar |
Path: | C:\Program Files\buenosearch ltd\buenosearch\1.8.28.7\buenosearchsrv.exe |
MD5: | db5b578dc403d7b698a1f2f0730f3201 |
Additional files:
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buenosearchApp.dll - BuenoSearch Toolbar
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buenosearchEng.dll
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(Malware detected) buenosearchTlbr.dll
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uninstall.exe (by buenosearch LTD) - ${PRDCT_DSP}
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GUninstaller.exe (by Babylon) - Uninstaller (Uninstaller Application)
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sqlite3.dll (by Edmunt Pienkowsky) - sqlite3 (LiteX Automation)
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer Toolbar
- buenosearchTlbr.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'buenosearch Toolbar' with the class of {828DC97A-2277-4E10-92A9-4907FA0922A9}.
How do I remove buenosearch toolbar?
You can uninstall buenosearch 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 buenosearch 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 buenosearch 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 buenosearch 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) 53%
Win 7 0%
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HOW DOES IT RUN?
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Plugs into Internet Explorer
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 88%
Keep it 12%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
63.76% |
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Windows 10 |
26.48% |
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Windows XP |
6.71% |
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Windows Vista |
3.05% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
24.63% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
21.39% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
11.43% |
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Windows 8.1 |
9.78% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
6.72% |
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Windows 8 |
6.11% |
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Geography
12.01% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
12.01% |
MA |
7.29% |
Germany |
7.17% |
Italy |
5.97% |
India |
5.78% |
France |
5.22% |
United Kingdom |
4.59% |
DZ |
3.71% |
TN |
2.51% |
Malaysia |
1.89% |
Brazil |
1.82% |
Saudi Arabia |
1.76% |
Egypt |
1.63% |
Spain |
1.51% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
28.24% |
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Acer |
25.37% |
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Dell |
14.35% |
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ASUS |
8.61% |
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Toshiba |
7.87% |
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GIGABYTE |
4.44% |
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Samsung |
4.35% |
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Lenovo |
2.96% |
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American Megatrends |
1.20% |
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Medion |
1.02% |
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Intel |
0.83% |
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Sahara |
0.74% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
7.40% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.26% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite C660 |
3.14% |
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HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
2.91% |
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HP 2000 Notebook PC |
2.24% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.02% |
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