FreemakeGold Toolbar

FreemakeGold Toolbar

Known Toolbar

by Conduit Ltd.

What is FreemakeGold Toolbar?

FreemakeGold Toolbar is software application developed by Conduit Ltd.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 69.64% of installations running this operating system. FreemakeGold Toolbar's installer is typically 4.00 MB in size and installs around 16 files. The most common release is 6.9.0.16 with 78.57% of all installations currently using this version.

FreemakeGold Toolbar is most popular in the United States with 26% of installations residing in this country.

FreemakeGold 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, FreemakeGold Toolbar is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About FreemakeGold Toolbar?

The FreemakeGold Toolbar is a community toolbar designed for use with various web browsers. It gathers data on a user's web browsing behavior and transmits this information to Conduit in order to offer personalized services and advertisements. Upon installation, there is the potential for changes to the web browser's home page and search page, which may require manual adjustment if the toolbar is uninstalled. Additionally, the toolbar has the capability to automatically download and install updates without prompting the user. According to the OurToolbar End User License Agreement (EULA), the application may store information about a user's web browsing locally on their device, which may be used to provide more relevant ads and services based on generalized inferences. Updates to the software may have occurred since this description was last updated. For the most current information about the FreemakeGold Toolbar, please refer to the official website or documentation.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in FreemakeGold Toolbar.

uninstall.exe (MD5: b728fa6a309e5d18141947b95b730e95) has been flagged by 3 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Panda Antivirus PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus Conduit (fs)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.P
ldrtbFree.dll (MD5: ce49528c9b0b3b3018ee2f70e76b362a) has been flagged by 2 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.P
VIPRE Antivirus Conduit (fs)
prxtbFre0.dll (MD5: c89d9c80fd468c6b51c4aadcc8463c2d) has been flagged by 12 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AVware Conduit (fs)
Baidu-International PUA.Win32.Conduit.BX
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.X
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/Toolbar_Conduit
G Data Win32.Application.Conduit.F
Panda Antivirus PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus Conduit (fs)
Comodo Security Application.Win32.Conduit.~A
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Conduit
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V1113
Agnitum Outpost PUA.Toolbar.Conduit!
Dr.Web Adware.Conduit.16
tbFre0.dll (MD5: 975993043e355206a1fba5a702044f0c) has been flagged by 10 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Comodo Security Application.Win32.Conduit.~A
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Conduit
Panda Antivirus Adware/Conduit
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V1113
VIPRE Antivirus Conduit (fs)
Agnitum Outpost PUA.Toolbar.Conduit!
Dr.Web Adware.Conduit.16
AVware Conduit (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Conduit.45
tbFree.dll (MD5: 73406fa9287b36ca4163797c73a2cd04) has been flagged by 3 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B
VIPRE Antivirus Conduit (fs)
Panda Antivirus PUP/Conduit.A

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • FreemakeGoldToolbarHelper1.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).
  • FreemakeGoldToolbarHelper.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{34C01E1F-1D33-4264-8F52-97E13432C5E2}' (runs on registration).

Software Details

URL:
https://freemakegold.ourtoolbar.com
Support:
https://freemakegold.ourtoolbar.com/help
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\freemakegold
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\FreemakeGold\uninstall.exe toolbar
Size:
4.00 MB
Language:
English

FreemakeGold Toolbar Executable Details

Primary executable:
FreemakeGoldToolbarHelper.exe
Name:
FreemakeGold Toolbar
Path:
C:\Program Files\freemakegold\FreemakeGoldToolbarHelper.exe
MD5:
da11d78d765e4b8fa4cfa5a37e8a94ff
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by FreemakeGold Toolbar
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
b728fa6a309e5d18141947b95b730e95
DLL
ce49528c9b0b3b3018ee2f70e76b362a
DLL
c89d9c80fd468c6b51c4aadcc8463c2d
DLL
975993043e355206a1fba5a702044f0c
DLL
tbFree.dll
Malware
73406fa9287b36ca4163797c73a2cd04
DLL
4c163bd2a5905d18893ee311608e8c54
DLL
ec2a7051556e2e8473d2dad42620f665
DLL
tbFre2.dll
Malware
7ca420a4688109e2ab5844a2c753c905
DLL
02d550437bd96f4b2add86fd4073e60e
DLL
e66d899a5da9550f46e7edaffb20b9b4