Should I remove smtmipcs Toolbar?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

77% remove it23% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Bad

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How common is it?

Reach <0.001%

Versions

Version	Distribution
6.3.2.17	100.00%

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smtmipcs Toolbar

from Conduit Ltd.

Remove smtmipcs Toolbar by Conduit

What is smtmipcs Toolbar?

smtmipcs Toolbar is a Conduit web browser toolbar (powered by Perion ClientConnect) that will modify the user's web browser home page and search provider as well as install additional offers such as Search Protect which is designed to prevent other applications from changing the browser's home and search pages from Conduit. In addition, the toolbar will install ValueApps which includes adware-type programs for generating advertisements and coupons.

Overview

The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft 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 primary executable is named smtmipcsToolbarHelper.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. It also bundles additional software in the form of the Conduit Engine, which installs a potentially unwanted toolbar, and makes homepage and default search engine changes to a user's web browser. The setup package generally installs about 4 files and is usually about 4.34 MB (4,547,383 bytes).

Malware detected in the program
Integrates into the web browser
Built on and distributed using the Conduit toolbar
Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
Hijacks the web browser's home page
Hijacks the browser's default search provider
The experts agree, you should remove it!

Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in smtmipcs Toolbar.

smtmipcsToolbarHelper.exe (a320df2b47cfcaf98d06eb59cd72084c) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
Bkav FE	1.3.0.6379	W32.HfsAdware
Dr.Web	9.0.0.0103	Adware.Conduit.300
G Data	14.11.25	Win32.Adware.Conduit
IKARUS anti.virus	t3scan.1.6.1.0	PUA.ClientConnect
Panda Antivirus	14.01.11.10	PUP/Conduit.A
prxtbsmtm.dll (b92293778555ce3dabe7f0a7e98b34c0) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
AVware	1.5.0.16	Conduit (fs)
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.6.1.0	PUA.ClientConnect
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus	32010	Conduit (fs)

Program details

Displayed publisher: smtmipcs

URL: smtmipcs.OurToolbar.com

Help link: smtmipcs.OurToolbar.com/help

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\smtmipcs

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files2\smtmipcs\UNINST~1.EXE

Estimated size: 4.34 MB

This is a Community Toolbar by Conduit, what does that mean?

Conduit is a toolbar monetization platform for software publishers. It provides a utility for developers to create branded generic web browser toolbars. Publishers can bundle these toolbars with their software programs or provide access to download them separately through smtmipcs.OurToolbar.com. Once installed, the toolbar modifies the browser's home page and search settings in order to redirect searches through the Conduit portal (which utilizes Bing or Yahoo! Search engines). Read more...

Files installed by smtmipcs Toolbar

Program executable:	smtmipcsToolbarHelper.exe (Malware detected)
Path:	C:\Program Files\smtmipcs\smtmipcsToolbarHelper.exe
MD5:	a320df2b47cfcaf98d06eb59cd72084c

Additional files:

uninstall.exe - Conduit Engine Uninstall
(Malware detected) prxtbsmtm.dll - Conduit Toolbar
tbsmtm.dll
(Malware detected) smtmipcsToolbarHelper.exe

Behaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO

prxtbsmtm.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Ashampoo FR Toolbar' with the class of {ba679afc-8ba0-48f4-b8bf-c144e8699fbc} (Ashampoo FR).

Internet Explorer Bar

prxtbsmtm.dll installs an Explorer Bar in Internet Explorer called 'Vuze Remote Findbar' with a class of {644597E7-96EC-4DC8-BDE1-D150A08E8D92}.

Internet Explorer Toolbar

prxtbsmtm.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Free Lunch Design TB Toolbar' with the class of {a5ae8924-4036-420f-b7f6-a47e4b8f692e}.

Internet Explorer URL Search Hook

prxtbsmtm.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'Max ES Atube Toolbar' with a class of {58ba374f-d9ea-4f27-bb8f-519b84820cc1} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.

Internet Explorer Web Browser

prxtbsmtm.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'Free Lunch Design TB Toolbar' with a class of {A5AE8924-4036-420F-B7F6-A47E4B8F692E}.

Scheduled Task

smtmipcsToolbarHelper.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B8E8E278-F25D-478A-BAB2-24A5EDB01F6C}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove smtmipcs Toolbar?

You can uninstall smtmipcs 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 smtmipcs 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 smtmipcs 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.