Sopcast Toolbar

Sopcast Toolbar

Known Toolbar

by APN, LLC

What is Sopcast Toolbar?

Sopcast Toolbar is software application developed by APN, LLC. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 65.95% of installations running this operating system. Sopcast Toolbar's installer is typically 507.00 KB in size and installs around 13 files. The most common release is 12.7.0.2401 with 10.95% of all installations currently using this version.

Sopcast Toolbar is most popular in the United States with 28.79% of installations residing in this country.

Sopcast Toolbar adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Sopcast Toolbar is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Sopcast Toolbar?

The Sopcast Toolbar is a browser extension that can be seamlessly integrated with Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome. It is equipped to adjust the user's search and home pages, and to showcase tailored advertising. With a primary focus on maintaining the default search engine, the toolbar is optimized to generate search advertising revenue. It is typically installed alongside third-party software offerings.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Sopcast Toolbar.

tbnotifier.exe (MD5: f332813cc013d6af5c5a0c32a3aed725) has been flagged by 4 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Asktoolbar.45
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.M potentially unsafe
K7 AntiVirus Unwanted-Program
K7GW Unwanted-Program ( 004c42951 )

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • tbnotifier.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\AskPartnerNetwork\Toolbar\Updater\TBNotifier.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • tbnotifier.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{2A74CAE7-C98C-44C6-9E9E-155D069D857D}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • tbnotifier.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 1.
Registry entries:
  • vntldr.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'VNT' and executes as "C:\Program Files\VNT\vntldr.exe".

Software Details

URL:
https://apn.ask.com
Support:
https://apnstatic.ask.com/static/toolbar/everest/documents/faq/index.html
Installation path:
C:\Windows\Installer\{53504356-3700-A76A-76A7-A758B70C0300}
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /X{53504356-3700-A76A-76A7-A758B70C0300}
Size:
507.00 KB
Language:
English

Sopcast Toolbar Executable Details

Primary executable:
ToolbarIcon.exe
Name:
Sopcast Toolbar
Path:
C:\Windows\Installer\{53504356-3700-A76A-76A7-A758B70C0300}\ToolbarIcon.exe
MD5:
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SHA-1:
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SHA-256:
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Files installed by Sopcast Toolbar
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
tbnotifier.exe
Malware
f332813cc013d6af5c5a0c32a3aed725
EXE
apnnativemsghost.exe
8a4fed42855a9ec0116dc4b6e94707ec
EXE
idcldr.exe
fee55d8e91d2d64d49212fc2618826b1
EXE
idcldr_x64.exe
93a8d6b83d0654301b0e2a5453b16b3a
DLL
idcsrvstub.dll
aa2f2130d74e9b910def00960f7e3555
DLL
idcsrvstub_x64.dll
4c1e37b44a3249f424c33d1090a39a58
DLL
idcsrv.dll
e419a05032b3cd13012f883cfc031997
DLL
idcsrv_x64.dll
dff52665959560dc102a0d6259912018
DLL
vntsrv.dll
3084d842e166d304e62a686e48f1d293
EXE
vntldr.exe
f205be21ed1a7f686edc46e90db94f0c