Ranked
#32,272
Worldwide
Ranked
#37,232
US
Lifespan
< 1
Days
 

Hotbar

Published by Pinball Corporation

Hotbar Publisher's Description

The Software will display to you targeted Web sites and/or advertisements that are hosted by third parties ("Third Party Hosted Advertisements"). These Third Party Hosted Advertisements may place...  Read more

Details

Latest version:12.0.2.0
Location:C:\Program Files\hblite\bin\11.0.323.0
Install size:1.42 MB (1,489,162 bytes)
About URL:http://hotbar.com
Help link:http://www.hotbar.com/about/support.aspx
Uninstall:"C:\Program Files\hblite\bin\12.0.2.0\hbliteUninstaller.exe" Web

The trust score is the reputation of Hotbar 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 starts up each time any user logs into Windows.
  • Adds a toolbar to Internet Explorer.
  • Very poorly rated by third-party sources and expert users.

35
Malware detections

HBLiteSA.exe has been detected by the following 35 antivirus programs:
Agnitum
as Adware.Agent!PBzsO43YUkE
AhnLab V3 Internet Security
as Adware/Win32.Hotbar
Avira AntiVir
as Adware/Frozen.A
avast!
as Win32:HotBar-BL [Adw]
AVG
as Skodna.Generic_r.Q
BitDefender
as Trojan.Generic.6652336
Clam AntiVirus
as Suspect.W32.AdInstall
Comodo Internet Security
as ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.HotBar.DE
Dr.Web
as Adware.Hotbar.501
Emsisoft Anti-Malware
as Trojan.Generic.6652336 (B)
eSafe
as Win32.ADSPYAdSpy
ESET NOD32
as probably a variant of Win32/Adware.180Solutions
Fortinet
as Adware/PlatriumSA
F-Prot
as W32/180Solutions.D.gen!Eldorado
F-Secure
as Trojan.Generic.6652336
G Data
as Trojan.Generic.6652336
Ikarus
as AdWare.Win32.ClickPotato
Jiangmin
as Adware/HotBar.ba
K7 AntiVirus
as Unwanted-Program
Kingsoft
as Win32.Troj.Generic.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes
as Adware.Hotbar
McAfee
as Adware-HotBar.g
McAfee Gateway Anti-Malware
as Adware-HotBar.g
Microsoft Security Essentials
as Adware:Win32/Hotbar
NANO AntiVirus
as Riskware.Win32.HotBar.kejsl
nProtect
as Trojan/W32.Agent.771888
PC Tools
as Adware.Hotbar!rem
SUPERAntiSpyware
as Adware.Agent/Gen-Pinball
Symantec
as Adware.Clkpotato!gen3
Total Defense
as Win32/Zango.Pinball[HOTBAR]
Trend Micro
as ADW_HOTBAR
Trend Micro HouseCall
as ADW_HOTBAR
Vba32 AntiVirus
as AdWare.HotBar
VIPRE Antivirus
as Pinball Corporation. (v)
ViRobot
as Adware.HotBar.771888
Hotbar installs 2 unique (by hash) versions of the file HBLiteSA.exe that contain multiple malware detections.
(Malware scans performed using the herdProtect meta-scan engines)

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

HBLiteSA.exe (Main Executable)
Common path:C:\Program Files\hblite\bin\11.0.363.0\HBLiteSA.exe
Behavior:Startup File (All Users Run)
Name:Hotbar Search Assistant
MD5:
35
df8ed4f27622dbbb8f25617658ae1a7f
HostIE.dll
Behavior:Internet Explorer Web Browser
MD5:80c4f2cd368603d7c7f54f06ac6b2f4c
CoreSrv.dll
Behavior:Safe for Scripting Control
MD5:ff5e34fbedeb4830d1db4034361ed8b4
HBLiteSAAX.dll
Name:HBLite ActiveX Control
MD5:86ab6993c2616cfd493d9aee06ccf9f2
HBLiteSAHook.dll
Name:HBLite
Description:Browser Integrations Module
MD5:e669903d8c199d8f689e80a5f8010de7
HBLiteUninstaller.exe
MD5:821f05305cc65b4c19a782755a8a29a8
CntntCntr.dll
Name:Pinball
Description:Content Controller
MD5:0c08611fcca19ef5158f8b85a78302d5
hbliteSACB.exe
MD5:dc8b7aee8b9310e45d2b0cec4fe855c1
HostOL.dll
MD5:834427be054964cf3d4f0b33b41da20d
HotbarSA.exe
MD5:f4cbae076a1f18ef1476541fd33590d9
HotbarSAAX.dll
MD5:072a4fd7c0c376d31edd6e5df1b596a8

Installs by Country

20.0%
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Installs in the United States

Latest Installs



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Versions

12.0.2.0 8.33%
11.0.363.0 16.67%
11.0.323.0 16.67%
11.0.264.0 33.33%
11.0.175.0 8.33%
11.0.120.0 8.33%
11.0.117.0 8.33%

Facts

  • Hotbar is developed by Pinball Corporation.
  • 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 0.0001% of all PC users, however this reach has declined from a lifetime average of 0.0041%.
  • This program has a higher than normal uninstall rate of about 94.0%.
  • A toolbar is added to Microsoft Internet Explorer with the name Hotbar.
  • A startup entry key is added to the all-user's registry which will force the program to run when Windows reboots.
  • The current version is 12.0.2.0 with 7 known versions. The most widely installed version is 11.0.264.0.

Operating Systems

Windows XP 41.67%
Windows 7 41.67%
Windows Vista 16.67%

PC Manufacturers

AMI 22.22%
HP 22.22%
Acer 11.11%
ASUS 11.11%
Dell 11.11%
Packard Bell 11.11%
Toshiba 11.11%
 
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