Ranked
#1,833
Worldwide
Ranked
#1,071
US
Lifespan
512.9
Days
 

StartNow Toolbar

Published by StartNow.com

StartNow 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:2.5.0
Location:C:\Program Files\startnow toolbar
Install size:1.18 MB (1,232,901 bytes)
About URL:http://about.startnow.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

  • Some versions 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 download managers.

6
Malware detections

Toolbar32.dll has been detected by the following 6 antivirus programs:
Dr.Web
as Adware.Zugo.71
Emsisoft Anti-Malware
as Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.Zugo.AMN (A)
eSafe
as Win32.Trojan
ESET NOD32
as Win32/Toolbar.Zugo
Fortinet
as Adware/Zugo
SUPERAntiSpyware
as PUP.StartNow Toolbar
In addition, a total of 17 unique files installed by StartNow Toolbar contain malware detections. Detections include toolbarupdaterservice.exe,search_protect.exe.
(Malware scans performed using the herdProtect meta-scan engines)

Global Reach

Install and Uninstall Trends


Toolbar32.dll (Main Library)
Common path:C:\Program Files\startnow toolbar\Toolbar32.dll
Behavior:Internet Explorer BHO
Name:Toolbar
MD5:
6
b8daa64785fba97a881f45b21ec6078f
ToolbarUpdaterService.exe
Behavior:Service
MD5:
4
e13419c67987e7832915789da6d99637
search_protect.exe
Behavior:Startup File (User Run)
MD5:
5
7c99159601d4c84a32dcc3f933839c56
ToolbarUpdaterService(74).exe
Behavior:Service
MD5:
4
7ccf424450af71461ca5aca14fb45b72
StartNowToolbarUninstall.exe
MD5:2e48cc1161087fe12b831b4f539e27c9
ReactivateFF.exe
MD5:65e954f2c5cc87252ed52c150a053134
genfix.exe
MD5:28ae3dd3ac533b525a3fcbe4f26fd6f8
ToolbarBroker.exe
Name:ToolbarBroker
MD5:46a1ec5da0d991a266201f203fe3d225
Reactivate.exe
MD5:75d3f1345b8a85b9f55828cc7ace79c7
XBrowser.dll
MD5:621264cc56952093c87562719b03c5af
ReactivateIE.exe
MD5:22bad404b5d940b9f56fd62ebbabb4b8

Installs by Country

60.4%
9.9%
3.0%
2.4%
2.2%
2.0%
1.3%
1.2%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
US
IR
TW
BR
ID
DE
RU
PL
TH
ES
JP
HU
MY
IN
IL
IQ
IT
SA
MX
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Installs in the United States

Latest Installs





Versions

2.5.0 65.71%
2.4.0 20.00%
2.3.0 12.12%
2.1.0 2.16%

Facts

  • StartNow Toolbar is developed by StartNow.com.
  • 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.
  • StartNow.com monitizes the distribution of this bundled program mostly in the United States.
  • The current user reach of this app is about 0.0011% of all PC users, however this reach has declined from a lifetime average of 0.4712%.
  • 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).
  • The current version is 2.5.0 with 4 known versions. The most widely installed version is 2.5.0.
  • About 60.4% of users who have this installed are located in the United States.

Operating Systems

Windows 7 73.30%
Windows Vista 12.73%
Windows XP 12.04%
Windows 8 1.93%

PC Manufacturers

HP 29.14%
Dell 19.65%
Acer 13.16%
Toshiba 8.58%
ASUS 7.74%
GIGABYTE 4.91%
Lenovo 3.58%
Sony 3.16%
AMI 2.33%
Gateway 2.00%
Intel 1.92%
Samsung 1.33%
Alienware 0.58%
Sahara 0.50%
MSI 0.42%
Medion 0.42%
Compaq 0.25%
NEC 0.17%
Apple 0.08%
Packard Bell 0.08%
 
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