What is Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Somoto Ltd.?

Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Somoto Ltd. is software application developed by APN LLC. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 66.90% of installations running this operating system. Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Somoto Ltd.'s installer is typically 11.00 MB in size and installs around 22 files.

Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Somoto Ltd. is most popular in Brazil with 8.91% of installations residing in this country.

Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Somoto Ltd. adds 5 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

About Movies Toolbar for Chrome Dist. by Somoto Ltd.?

The Movies Toolbar is a web browser extension for Google Chrome that modifies the search and home pages of the browser, as well as delivering search advertising revenue. The software is specifically designed to protect and maintain the toolbar as the default browser search engine. It is typically distributed via bundled offers within third-party software distribution. The toolbar is often bundled with 3rd party publishers to maximize installation revenue, with payouts per installation typically ranging from a few cents to a couple of dollars depending on geographical location. The platform may also install a service 'engine' to protect the toolbar and modified search and home pages. The toolbar's functionality includes changing the default search engine, adding alternative error page functionality, and modifying the default home page and new tabs while protecting search settings.

Software Behaviors

Services:

CVHSVC.EXE runs as a service named 'cvhsvc' (cvhsvc) "Client Virtualization Handler Service (unlocalized description)".
CVHBS.EXE runs as a service named 'McAfee Application Installer Cleanup (0201661432130199)' (0201661432130199mcinstcleanup).

Scheduled tasks:

CVH.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{A39DACC4-31DF-466F-A88B-716DF45C2724}' (runs on registration).
CVHBS.EXE is scheduled as a task named 'UpdaterEX' (runs daily at 3:07 PM).
C2RICONS.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{C9D0AF2A-4179-4A5C-A53B-BA0FF5C4894F}' (runs on registration).
CVHSVC.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{9CCF83FE-C6A1-43D4-AC4A-58785C8D2252}' (runs on registration).
OFFICEVIRT.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{3B23BCDA-6BDB-437D-B180-6439CB4337D7}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Registry entries:

CVH.EXE is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Microsoft Office Client Virtualization Handler' and executes as C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Virtualization Handler\CVH.EXE.

Software Details

URL:

https://apn.ask.com

Support:

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Installation path:

C:\Program Files2\MOVIES~1\SAFETY~1\SRTOOL~1\GC

Uninstaller:

C:\Program Files2\MOVIES~1\SAFETY~1\SRTOOL~1\GC\uninstall.exe /UN=CR /PID=^AG1

Size:

11.00 MB

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