Ranked
#31,716
Worldwide
Ranked
#N/A
US
Lifespan
242.4
Days
 

Soft-Search Toolbar

Published by Conduit Ltd.

Soft-Search 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:6.9.0.16
Location:C:\Program Files\Soft-Search
Install size:18.11 MB (18,994,367 bytes)
About URL:http://softsearchtoolbar.ourtoolbar.com/
Uninstall:C:\Program Files\Soft-Search\uninstall.exe

The trust score is the reputation of Soft-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 recurring scheduled task to Windows.
  • Adds a toolbar to Internet Explorer.
  • Very poorly rated by third-party sources and expert users.

4
Malware detections

Soft-SearchToolbarHelper1.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 10 unique files installed by Soft-Search Toolbar contain malware detections. Detections include prxtbsof0.dll,tbsof0.dll.
(Malware scans performed using the herdProtect meta-scan engines)

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

Soft-SearchToolbarHelper.exe (Main Executable)
Common path:C:\Program Files\Soft-Search\Soft-SearchToolbarHelper.exe
MD5:7c2af64cb81aee56a9e6ec465eb6cae1
prxtbSof0.dll
Behavior:Internet Explorer Toolbar
Name:Conduit Toolbar
MD5:4b5780c90e38e579a651dbc4774a1f1f
tbSof0.dll
Behavior:Internet Explorer Web Browser
MD5:
2
e4cc410bd005958125cd87c5f6e66371
UNWISE.EXE
Behavior:Scheduled Task
MD5:973567b98cdfc147df4e60471d9df072
Soft-SearchToolbarHelper1.exe
Behavior:Windows Firewall Allowed Program
Name:ToolbarHelper Application
MD5:
4
943f313974a830d4634c73beb8103f5e
tbSoft.dll
Behavior:Internet Explorer Web Browser
MD5:7ef48a69b5781ec365f036fbeed3c585
tbSof1.dll
Name:Conduit Toolbar Automatic Update
MD5:085212ae7267a52cff2659d889913caf
uninstall.exe
Name:Conduit Toolbar Uninstall
MD5:b728fa6a309e5d18141947b95b730e95
hk64tbSof0.dll
MD5:bb9a3d5b48a59dfea97b22a4db5ecb4b
hktbSof0.dll
MD5:65394bd2969dd5002fef2eaa6096fd99
ldrtbSof0.dll
MD5:476c1832252a937d807b01fe9723e635

Installs by Country

27.3%
18.2%
18.2%
9.1%
9.1%
9.1%
9.1%
NL
IT
MA
DZ
GB
HR
US

Latest Installs



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Versions

6.9.0.16 18.18%
6.3.2.17 18.18%
6.15.0.27 9.09%
6.11.2.6 9.09%

Facts

  • Soft-Search Toolbar is developed by Conduit 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.
  • The current user reach of this app is about 0.0003% of all PC users, however this reach has declined from a lifetime average of 0.0039%.
  • This program has a higher than normal uninstall rate of about 84.0%.
  • A toolbar is added to Microsoft Internet Explorer with the name Hotspot Shield Toolbar.
  • The current version is 6.9.0.16 with 5 known versions.

Operating Systems

Windows 7 45.45%
Windows XP 36.36%
Windows Vista 18.18%

PC Manufacturers

Acer 45.45%
Compaq 9.09%
Dell 9.09%
Lenovo 9.09%
Sahara 9.09%
Sony 9.09%
Toshiba 9.09%

User Demographics (United States)

SegmentIndex
Gender
Male58
Female42
Age
< 188
18-2519
26-3537
36-4569
46-60132
60+69
Education
High School150
College109
Post Graduate71
Household Income
$0-50k78
$50-100k132
$100-150k88
$150k+44
 
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