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#27,179
Worldwide
Ranked
#15,458
US
Lifespan
716.9
Days
 

StartNow Toolbar 2.0

Published by Zugo Ltd

StartNow Toolbar 2.0 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:2.0
Location:C:\Program Files\StartNow Toolbar\
Install size:668.27 KB (684,309 bytes)
About URL:http://www.zugo.com/
Uninstall:C:\Program Files\StartNow Toolbar\StartNowToolbarUninstall.exe

The trust score is the reputation of StartNow 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

  • Files installed (Toolbar32.dll) are flagged as malware by multiple antivirus programs.
  • Automatically executes when the user logs into Windows.
  • Adds a toolbar to Internet Explorer.
  • Very poorly rated by third-party sources and expert users.
  • Known to be bundled through third-party installers.

3
Malware detections

Toolbar32.dll has been detected by the following 3 antivirus programs:
Dr.Web
as Adware.Zugo.71
Emsisoft Anti-Malware
as Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.Zugo.AMN!A2
ESET NOD32
as a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Zugo
In addition, a total of 3 unique files installed by StartNow Toolbar 2.0 contain malware detections. Detections include toolbarupdaterservice.exe,search_protect.exe.
(Malware scans performed using the herdProtect meta-scan engines)

Trend data unavailable until this program becomes quantified in the next few days.

Toolbar32.dll (Main Library)
Common path:C:\Program Files\startnow toolbar\Toolbar32.dll
Behavior:Internet Explorer BHO
Name:Toolbar
MD5:
3
b6a66165347254f8958641a75473dee7
ToolbarUpdaterService.exe
Behavior:Service
MD5:
4
222d07b010af51888098da869bd9c173
search_protect.exe
Behavior:Startup File (User Run)
MD5:
4
6d6fbe6465d1f496257c3c422dd1f4b7
StartNowToolbarUninstall.exe
MD5:12981e2f601148d148eb6ae3c11f24e2
genfix.exe
MD5:28ae3dd3ac533b525a3fcbe4f26fd6f8

Installs by Country

Installs in the United States

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Versions

2.0 100.00%

Facts

  • StartNow 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.
  • This software is typically packaged with 3rd-party software bundlers and installed as an optional 'offer'.
  • This program has a higher than normal uninstall rate of about 92.0%.
  • The primary function of the software is to integrate with Internet Explorer using a Browser Helper Object (BHO) with the name StartNow Toolbar Helper.

Operating Systems

Windows 7 81.25%
Windows Vista 12.50%
Windows XP 6.25%

PC Manufacturers

Dell 46.67%
Acer 20.00%
HP 20.00%
Sony 6.67%
Toshiba 6.67%
 
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