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	Version	Result
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus	26380	Conduit (fs)
ESET-NOD32	9148	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.P

ldrtbFree.dll (MD5: ce49528c9b0b3b3018ee2f70e76b362a) has been flagged by 2 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
ESET-NOD32	9148	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.P
VIPRE Antivirus	24150	Conduit (fs)

prxtbFre0.dll (MD5: c89d9c80fd468c6b51c4aadcc8463c2d) has been flagged by 12 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
AVware	1.5.0.21	Conduit (fs)
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	PUA.Win32.Conduit.BX
ESET-NOD32	10643	Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.X
Fortinet FortiGate	5.0.999.0	Riskware/Toolbar_Conduit
G Data	24	Win32.Application.Conduit.F
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus	34366	Conduit (fs)
Comodo Security	17676	Application.Win32.Conduit.~A
Malwarebytes	1.75.0.1	PUP.Optional.Conduit
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700.0.1001	TROJ_GEN.F47V1113
Agnitum Outpost	5.5.1.3	PUA.Toolbar.Conduit!
Dr.Web	7.00.9.04080	Adware.Conduit.16

tbFre0.dll (MD5: 975993043e355206a1fba5a702044f0c) has been flagged by 10 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Comodo Security	17676	Application.Win32.Conduit.~A
ESET-NOD32	9338	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B
Malwarebytes	1.75.0.1	PUP.Optional.Conduit
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	Adware/Conduit
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700.0.1001	TROJ_GEN.F47V1113
VIPRE Antivirus	25818	Conduit (fs)
Agnitum Outpost	5.5.1.3	PUA.Toolbar.Conduit!
Dr.Web	7.00.9.04080	Adware.Conduit.16
AVware	1.5.0.16	Conduit (fs)
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.Conduit.45

tbFree.dll (MD5: 73406fa9287b36ca4163797c73a2cd04) has been flagged by 3 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
ESET-NOD32	9267	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B
VIPRE Antivirus	25244	Conduit (fs)
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	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:

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SHA-256:

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File Type

Filename

MD5

DLL

hktbFre2.dll

9a302f14b18a9fb9b351ad7048cc15b5

DLL

hktbFre0.dll

9a302f14b18a9fb9b351ad7048cc15b5

DLL

hk64tbFre2.dll

8f7928532b88f3c8ae75d7af16d13bdd

DLL

hk64tbFre0.dll

8f7928532b88f3c8ae75d7af16d13bdd

EXE

FreemakeGoldToolbarHelper1.exe

Toolbar

3167b101e3345524acebba29772a858e

EXE