Ranked
#2,097
Worldwide
Ranked
#815
US
Lifespan
271.6
Days
 

AOL Toolbar

Published by AOL Inc.

AOL Toolbar Publisher's Description

Free AOL Toolbar lets you enjoy your favorite content and services wherever you are on the Web. Get AOL Search with Google and get quick access to AOL, AIM e-mail or any email inbox with a count of...  Read more

Details

Location:C:\Program Files\AOL Toolbar
Install size:2.71 MB (2,840,672 bytes)
About URL:http://toolbar.aol.com
Download page:http://toolbar.aol.com/download_files/download.html?brand=aol&ncid=download
Uninstall:"C:\Program Files (x86)\AOL Toolbar\uninstall.exe"

The trust score is the reputation of AOL 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 (toolbar.dll) are flagged as malware by multiple antivirus programs.
  • Adds a recurring scheduled task to Windows.
  • Adds a toolbar to Internet Explorer.
  • Very poorly rated by third-party sources and expert users.
  • Known to be bundled through third-party download managers.

8
Malware detections

toolbar.dll has been detected by the following 8 antivirus programs:
Agnitum
as Adware.SearchIt!oq/hcTE367g
F-Prot
as W32/Adware.AFLU
K7 AntiVirus
as Adware
McAfee
as Generic PUP.z
McAfee Gateway Anti-Malware
as Generic PUP.z
nProtect
as Trojan-Clicker/W32.SearchIt.459968
The Hacker
as Adware/SearchIt.t
ViRobot
as Adware.SearchIt.459968.B
AOL Toolbar installs 4 unique (by hash) versions of the file toolbar.dll that contain multiple malware detections.
(Malware scans performed using the herdProtect meta-scan engines)

Global Reach

Install and Uninstall Trends


aoltbServer.exe (Main Executable)
Common path:C:\Program Files\aol toolbar\aoltbServer.exe
Name:AOL Toolbar Server
MD5:b3858614e31bf3834b285c145d1328b9
toolbar.dll
Behavior:Safe for Scripting Control
Publisher:IE Toolbar
Name:IE Toolbar
MD5:95257b40ab3cae430e08d1d89787a000
aoltb.dll
Behavior:Safe for Scripting Control
MD5:d810656e79fa6552c67da78b8a585e21
UNWISE.EXE
Behavior:Scheduled Task
MD5:973567b98cdfc147df4e60471d9df072
uninstall.exe
MD5:ac7bf388aed291d8400c74f4101a9f2e
aoltbServerPS.dll
MD5:5232efa9b5945d0ab64d7dcf0765bc82
apopup.dll
Name:AOL Popup Control
MD5:e6ee263c40afc20d55088856cb3b8f65
AOLToolbarSetup.exe
Publisher:America Online
MD5:0bdec31d2a20a02d17302e97dd74a585
xprt5.dll
Publisher:America Online
Name:XPRT Runtime Library
MD5:9925462b52431df6f838f1eb883601e5
xprt6.dll
MD5:a05e4796dc8474f0f0efc950237753fb

Installs by Country

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Installs in the United States

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Facts

  • AOL Toolbar is developed by AOL Inc..
  • 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.
  • AOL Inc. monitizes the distribution of this bundled program mostly in the United States.
  • The current user reach of this app is about 0.0021% of all PC users, however this reach has declined from a lifetime average of 0.4031%.
  • This program has a higher than normal uninstall rate of about 93.0%.
  • A toolbar is added to Microsoft Internet Explorer.
  • About 93.4% of users who have this installed are located in the United States.

Operating Systems

Windows 7 62.51%
Windows Vista 19.48%
Windows XP 14.37%
Windows 8 3.64%

PC Manufacturers

HP 37.73%
Dell 25.55%
Acer 10.33%
Toshiba 8.03%
Lenovo 3.23%
ASUS 2.95%
Gateway 2.86%
Sony 2.58%
Intel 2.21%
GIGABYTE 1.38%
AMI 1.11%
Sahara 0.92%
Samsung 0.37%
Apple 0.28%
Compaq 0.18%
MSI 0.18%
Medion 0.09%
 
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