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Hotspot Shield Toolbar
Published by AnchorFree Inc
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Hotspot Shield Toolbar Publisher's Description
This community toolbar was created using the Conduit platform. Get our freshest content delivered directly to your browser, no matter where you are on the Web. Search the Web and get a wide choice of... Read more
Details
| Latest version: | 6.15.0.27 |
| Location: | C:\Program Files\hotspot_shield |
| Install size: | 4.9 MB (5,133,781 bytes) |
| About URL: | http://HotspotShield.OurToolbar.com/ |
| Help link: | http://HotspotShield.OurToolbar.com/help |
| Uninstall: | C:\Program Files\Hotspot_Shield\uninstall.exe toolbar |
Trust
The trust score is the reputation of Hotspot Shield Toolbar based on a number of factors including malware scans, behvaior, uninstall trends and general user experiences.
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Below average
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Reasons behind trust score
- Some versions 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 installers.
4
Malware detections
| Hotspot_ShieldToolbarHelper.exe has been detected by the following 4 antivirus programs: |
Comodo Internet Security |
as Application.Win32.Conduit.~f |
Dr.Web |
as Adware.Toolbar.202 |
Malwarebytes |
as PUP.Optional.Conduit.A |
VIPRE Antivirus |
as Conduit (fs) |
In addition, a total of 27 unique files installed by Hotspot Shield Toolbar contain malware detections. Detections include tbhot1.dll,prxtbhot0.dll,tbhot0.dll,tbhots.dll,prxtbhots.dll.
Trends
Global Reach
Install and Uninstall Trends
Technical Details
| Hotspot_ShieldToolbarHelper.exe (Main Executable) |
| Common path: | C:\Program Files\hotspot_shield\Hotspot_ShieldToolbarHelper.exe |
| Behavior: | Scheduled Task |
| Name: | ToolbarH Application |
| Description: | ToolbarH Application |
| MD5: | da11d78d765e4b8fa4cfa5a37e8a94ff |
| prxtbHot2.dll |
| Behavior: | Internet Explorer Web Browser |
| Publisher: | Conduit |
| Name: | Conduit Toolbar |
| MD5: | 2 480994ae776f86dc885fd654665ebdfa |
| prxtbHots.dll |
| Behavior: | Internet Explorer URL Search Hook |
| Publisher: | Conduit |
| MD5: | 2 d0133250565180c9dc8ee0aecccbfd53 |
| prxtbHot0.dll |
| Behavior: | Internet Explorer Web Browser |
| Publisher: | Conduit |
| MD5: | b92293778555ce3dabe7f0a7e98b34c0 |
| tbHot1.dll |
| Behavior: | Internet Explorer BHO |
| Publisher: | Conduit |
| MD5: | 3 469b44ae63d2ae02b512ec92c64d4a06 |
| tbHot0.dll |
| Behavior: | Internet Explorer Bar |
| Publisher: | Conduit |
| MD5: | 73406fa9287b36ca4163797c73a2cd04 |
| prxtbHot1.dll |
| Behavior: | Internet Explorer Web Browser |
| Publisher: | Conduit |
| MD5: | 2 1446b55d51db10b6c69714bba12d573a |
| UNWISE.EXE |
| Behavior: | Scheduled Task |
| MD5: | 973567b98cdfc147df4e60471d9df072 |
| ldrtbHot0.dll |
| Publisher: | Conduit |
| MD5: | d02a0fcc9755f67b07ed08bacb9dde82 |
| hk64tbHot0.dll |
| Publisher: | Conduit |
| MD5: | ce896340a9f4257b2e313cfc18c32228 |
| hktbHot0.dll |
| Publisher: | Conduit |
| MD5: | b721acafb3c4d6f19d94f4d622f1461e |
Geography of Installations
Installs by Country
15.7% |
13.7% |
11.3% |
10.7% |
6.0% |
4.4% |
3.2% |
2.8% |
2.0% |
1.8% |
1.6% |
1.6% |
1.4% |
1.2% |
1.2% |
1.2% |
1.2% |
0.8% |
0.8% |
0.8% |
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