4shared Toolbar

4shared Toolbar

Known Toolbar

by 4shared.com

What is 4shared Toolbar?

4shared Toolbar is software application developed by 4shared.com. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 73.33% of installations running this operating system. 4shared Toolbar's installer is typically 845.00 KB in size and installs around 13 files.

4shared Toolbar is most popular in Iran with 28.89% of installations residing in this country.

About 4shared Toolbar?

This software installs a Conduit powered OurToolbar in Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox web browsers. The toolbar collects and stores information about the user's web browsing activities and transmits this data to OurToolbar in order to offer customized services and display ads. It comes with a search box and other standard features. The toolbar may attempt to change the user's home page and search provider during installation, and is typically bundled as an optional addition with the free 4shared program. Even if the 4shared program is uninstalled, the toolbar may remain on the user's PC and must be manually removed. If the toolbar has altered the home page and search settings, the user will need to manually restore them.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in 4shared Toolbar.

uninstall.exe (MD5: b5828fe45216b05d7d538b68344e6efc) has been flagged by 2 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Dr.Web Trojan.PWS.Banker.63777
Jiangmin Backdoor/Agent.dfng

Startup Entries

Registry entries:
  • desktop.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named '4shared Desktop' and executes as "C:\Program Files\4shared Desktop\desktop.exe" -startup.
  • checkUpdate.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Xvid' and executes as C:\Program Files\Xvid\CheckUpdate.exe.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.4shared.com/toolbar
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\4shared toolbar
Uninstaller:
"C:\Program Files\4shared Toolbar\uninstall.exe"
Size:
845.00 KB
Language:
English

4shared Toolbar Executable Details

Primary executable:
4sharedbar.dll
Name:
4shared Toolbar
Path:
C:\Program Files\4shared toolbar\4sharedbar.dll
MD5:
6e693c358252c3f979ff94f444e17883
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by 4shared Toolbar
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
b5828fe45216b05d7d538b68344e6efc
EXE
2b51cc416b8df1aefc58798abd5d0c63
EXE
05df8d15a75e9b885f3653ee1acbdfbe
DLL
0f66e8e2340569fb17e774dac2010e31
DLL
b743cf5f2d0945098fdb754602c9d6fa
DLL
8e44dc435b486e88edc48ccabab1d4c6
DLL
df054025c9e845b33b27a99af750f9b9
DLL
9bc4c87ce3ee310c74937265711ad4d4
DLL
e43f10e7bc7525cb6a8b7b2c5272e8e4
DLL
5890ea5a4165574e6aa5404c43f6f76a