BrotherSoft Extreme Toolbar

BrotherSoft Extreme Toolbar

Known Toolbar

by Conduit Ltd.

What is BrotherSoft Extreme Toolbar?

BrotherSoft Extreme Toolbar is software application developed by Conduit Ltd.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 71.79% of installations running this operating system. BrotherSoft Extreme Toolbar's installer is typically 13.00 MB in size and installs around 26 files. The most common release is 6.8.5.1 with 23.08% of all installations currently using this version.

BrotherSoft Extreme Toolbar is most popular in the United States with 14.31% of installations residing in this country.

BrotherSoft Extreme Toolbar adds 2 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, BrotherSoft Extreme Toolbar is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About BrotherSoft Extreme Toolbar?

The BrotherSoft Extreme Toolbar is a browser extension powered by Conduit that is compatible with Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox web browsers. This toolbar is designed to enhance the browsing experience by providing a search box and other generic features. It may also collect browsing data to suggest services and provide targeted ads via the toolbar. During installation, the toolbar may attempt to modify the browser's home page and search provider settings, although users may have the option to change this default setting. Additionally, it may send event logs and system-related information to a server. Updates to the toolbar may be automatically downloaded and installed without notifying the user. Please note that some information has been altered to provide an accurate and professional description of the software.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in BrotherSoft Extreme Toolbar.

uninstall.exe (MD5: b728fa6a309e5d18141947b95b730e95) has been flagged by 2 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Panda Antivirus PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus Conduit (fs)
tbBrot.dll (MD5: d9a0ce26ada5bd15b1b03a752ddf14a6) has been flagged by 11 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AVware Conduit (fs)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B
Panda Antivirus PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus Conduit (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Conduit.Y
Bkav FE W32.HfsAdware.C534
Dr.Web Adware.Conduit.299
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/Toolbar_Conduit
G Data Win32.Application.Conduit.F
IKARUS anti.virus PUA.ClientConnect
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0926
tbBro2.dll (MD5: 14d8444746cf6f5eb038e49874d538f6) has been flagged by 3 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.X
Panda Antivirus PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus Conduit (fs)
tbBro0.dll (MD5: 1a8438854dd15e4389f5bdef502c369d) has been flagged by 11 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AVware Conduit (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Conduit.Y
Bkav FE W32.HfsAdware.C534
Dr.Web Adware.Conduit.299
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B potentially unwanted
Panda Antivirus PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus Conduit (fs)
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/Toolbar_Conduit
G Data Win32.Application.Conduit.F
IKARUS anti.virus PUA.ClientConnect
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0926
prxtbBrot.dll (MD5: d344cc84609a807ce92187c9662d392b) has been flagged by 10 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AVware Conduit (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Conduit.Y
Bkav FE W32.HfsAdware.C534
Dr.Web Adware.Conduit.299
G Data Win32.Application.Conduit.F
Panda Antivirus PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus Conduit (fs)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.X
IKARUS anti.virus PUA.ClientConnect
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0926

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • BrotherSoft_ExtremeToolbarHelper.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\eTvOnline.ro\eTvOnline.roToolbarHelper.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • uninstall.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{42CD7A24-AF4B-44A0-A119-1C6F9B6E2A90}' (runs on registration).
  • BrotherSoft_ExtremeToolbarHelper.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B8E8E278-F25D-478A-BAB2-24A5EDB01F6C}' (runs on registration).

Software Details

URL:
https://brothersoftextreme.ourtoolbar.com
Support:
https://brothersoftextreme.ourtoolbar.com/help
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\brothersoft_extreme
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\BrotherSoft_Extreme\uninstall.exe
Size:
13.00 MB
Language:
English

BrotherSoft Extreme Toolbar Executable Details

Primary executable:
tbBrot.dll
Name:
BrotherSoft Extreme Toolbar
Path:
C:\Program Files\brothersoft_extreme\tbBrot.dll
MD5:
d9a0ce26ada5bd15b1b03a752ddf14a6
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by BrotherSoft Extreme Toolbar
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
b728fa6a309e5d18141947b95b730e95
DLL
2c1156ddf5fab73c35ffe3bb9b17839a
DLL
059b039a5709098db5e3e02ab9132344
EXE
5cf949316c40314d66b45f0bf00aa6f6
DLL
890f0fb17a978deaea6398838f7f072a
EXE
6d302faabe2b0b427b1a43ff9e6f6487
DLL
tbBrot.dll
Malware
d9a0ce26ada5bd15b1b03a752ddf14a6
DLL
tbBro2.dll
Malware
14d8444746cf6f5eb038e49874d538f6
DLL
tbBro0.dll
Malware
1a8438854dd15e4389f5bdef502c369d
DLL
d344cc84609a807ce92187c9662d392b