Ranked
#2,823
Worldwide
Ranked
#1,149
US
Lifespan
583.5
Days
 

Search Toolbar

Published by Zugo Ltd

Search Toolbar Publisher's Description

Our Search Toolbar offers access to the Bing™ decision engine helping users to search and surf the web! Bing brings together key information and organizes it in one place, you can check the weather...  Read more

Details

Latest version:1.2
Location:C:\Program Files\Search Toolbar\
Install size:3.22 MB (3,379,071 bytes)
About URL:http://www.bingstart.com/
Uninstall:C:\Program Files\Search Toolbar\SearchToolbarUninstall.exe
The trust score is the reputation of Search Toolbar based on a number of factors including malware scans, behvaior, uninstall trends and general user experiences.
Poor Below average Good Excellent

Reasons behind trust score

  • Some versions are flagged as malware by multiple antivirus programs.
  • Adds a toolbar to Internet Explorer.
  • Very poorly rated by third-party sources and expert users.
  • Known to be bundled through third-party installers.

5
Malware detections

SearchToolbar.dll has been detected by the following 5 antivirus programs:
Emsisoft Anti-Malware
 as Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.Zugo.AMN (A)
eSafe
 as Win32.Trojan
ESET NOD32
 as Win32/Toolbar.Zugo
SUPERAntiSpyware
 as Adware.Zugo
VIPRE Antivirus
 as Zugo Ltd (v) (not malicious)
In addition, a total of 6 unique files installed by Search Toolbar contain malware detections. Detections include searchtoolbarupdater.exe.
(Malware scans performed using the herdProtect meta-scan engines)

Global Reach

Install and Uninstall Trends

SearchToolbar.dll (Main Library)
Common path:C:\Program Files\search toolbar\SearchToolbar.dll
Behavior:Internet Explorer BHO
Name:SearchToolbar
MD5:
5
5ddb11ea4ae68dc90c4d3eb427c290d3
tbcore3.dll
Behavior:Safe for Scripting Control
Name:IE Toolbar
MD5:bc86bec01b622e9f9f6616fa09f68c15
SearchToolbarUninstall.exe
MD5:247c1f7ffc1982d6c228d0264d60b549
SearchToolbarUpdater.exe
MD5:cf86e9d8debcc1dbe755adae3a75ea89

Installs by Country

91.8%
3.8%
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Installs in the United States

Latest Installs

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Versions

1.2 90.75%
1.1 6.25%
1.0.4 3.00%

Facts

  • Search Toolbar is developed by Zugo Ltd.
  • It contains malware with multiple detections from the top antivirus engines.
  • This software is potentially unwanted based on the trust factor and experience of other users.
  • Zugo Ltd monitizes the distribution of this bundled program mostly in the United States.
  • The current user reach of this app is about 0.0008% of all PC users, however this reach has declined from a lifetime average of 0.2842%.
  • This program has a higher than normal uninstall rate of about 90.0%.
  • The primary function of the software is to integrate with Internet Explorer using a Browser Helper Object (BHO).
  • The current version is 1.2 with 3 known versions. The most widely installed version is 1.2.
  • About 91.8% of users who have this installed are located in the United States.

Operating Systems

Windows 7 61.85%
Windows Vista 22.62%
Windows XP 13.00%
Windows 8 2.53%

PC Manufacturers

HP 37.29%
Dell 21.03%
Acer 11.35%
Toshiba 11.23%
ASUS 3.87%
Sony 3.48%
Gateway 2.97%
AMI 1.81%
Lenovo 1.81%
GIGABYTE 1.55%
Intel 1.42%
Sahara 0.77%
Samsung 0.65%
Alienware 0.26%
MSI 0.26%
Compaq 0.13%
Medion 0.13%
 
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