holasearch toolbar
from Babylon Ltd
What is holasearch toolbar?
HolaSearch (Hola Software) which is stealth distributed from Babylon, is a web browser search toolbar that is installed with various pay per install co-bundles and is designed to inject itself as a web toolbar into Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox. Once installed the toolbar will modify the user's home page and search settings as well for IE lower the user's browser security in order to perform various ad-related actions.
The toolbar is bundled with various additional adware most notably PerformerSoft products such as PC Performer.
The toolbar will redirect search and the browser home page to www.holasearch.com. It will also redirect to the holasearch.com URL when a user opens up a new Tab.
About (from Babylon Ltd)
As part of the installation process of the Software, publisher may offer changes to your Internet Browser settings. These changes if approved by you can be reconfigured by you at any time from the options dialog available on your Internet Browser. Such changes may include the following:
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Overview
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Loads into the web browser
- Hijacks the web browser's home page
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in holasearch toolbar.
| GUninstaller.exe (b0f6507f8666e89dd9f192313d88eb98) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Bkav FE |
1.3.0.4613 |
HW32.Laneul |
| Comodo Security |
17604 |
Application.Win32.Agent.~A |
Program details
Displayed publisher: holasearch
URL: www.holasearch.com
Help link: info.holasearch.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\holasearch\holasearch\1.8.16.16
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\holasearch\holasearch\1.8.16.16\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 2.81 MB
Files installed by holasearch toolbar
| Program executable: | holasearchsrv.exe |
| Name: | Holasearch Toolbar |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\holasearch\holasearch\1.8.16.16\holasearchsrv.exe |
| MD5: | adb1d479352b225076952b0f5b4295f8 |
Additional files:
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uninstall.exe (by holasearch) - ${PRDCT_DSP}
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(Malware detected) GUninstaller.exe - Uninstaller (Uninstaller Application)
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escortShld.dll
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holasearchApp.dll (by holasearch.com) - Holasearch Toolbar
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holasearchEng.dll (by holasearch.com)
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holasearchTlbr.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer Toolbar
- holasearchTlbr.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Holasearch Toolbar' with the class of {C510DFFB-0AFE-484C-BA40-CED5B74C4EEF}.
How do I remove holasearch toolbar?
You can uninstall holasearch 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 holasearch 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 holasearch 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 holasearch 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) 59%
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 78%
Keep it 22%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
61.81% |
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| Windows 10 |
19.41% |
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| Windows XP |
11.18% |
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| Windows Vista |
7.59% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
44.09% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
11.18% |
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| Windows 8 |
9.92% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.59% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.38% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
6.33% |
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Geography
27.43% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
| Germany |
27.43% |
| Italy |
17.49% |
| France |
12.74% |
| Spain |
7.56% |
| United Kingdom |
7.34% |
| United States |
5.83% |
| Poland |
5.62% |
| South Africa |
3.46% |
| Switzerland |
2.81% |
| Japan |
2.16% |
| Austria |
1.73% |
| Ireland |
1.30% |
| Netherlands |
1.30% |
| New Zealand |
1.30% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
29.49% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
26.78% |
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| Dell |
8.47% |
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| Medion |
7.80% |
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| GIGABYTE |
7.46% |
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| ASUS |
7.46% |
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| Samsung |
5.42% |
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| Toshiba |
2.37% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.36% |
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| Sahara |
1.36% |
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| Lenovo |
1.02% |
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| NEC |
1.02% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
8.88% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.73% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.37% |
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| MEDION MS-7800 |
2.37% |
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| Acer Aspire 5750G |
1.78% |
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| Acer Aspire V5-531 |
1.78% |
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About Babylon Ltd
Babylon is a computer dictionary and translation program, developed by Babylon Ltd., an Israeli public company.
Publisher URL: www.babylon.com