What is Hoyle Toolbar?

Hoyle Toolbar is software application developed by Conduit Ltd.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 81.40% of installations running this operating system. Hoyle Toolbar's installer is typically 9.00 MB in size and installs around 21 files. The most common release is 6.8.10.0 with 13.95% of all installations currently using this version.

Hoyle Toolbar is most popular in the United States with 94.59% of installations residing in this country.

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

About Hoyle Toolbar?

The Hoyle Toolbar is a web browser extension developed by Conduit, compatible with Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox. This toolbar incorporates features such as a search box and other generic functions. It is designed to collect browsing information in order to suggest services and provide targeted ads. Additionally, it may attempt to change the browser's homepage and search provider settings during installation, and has the capability to send event logs and system-related data to a server. Users should be aware that the toolbar may also download and install updates without explicit notification.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Hoyle 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

tbHoyl.dll (MD5: d9a0ce26ada5bd15b1b03a752ddf14a6) has been flagged by 10 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
AVware	1.5.0.21	Conduit (fs)
ESET-NOD32	8.10683	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B
Panda Antivirus	14.03.04.03	PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus	34576	Conduit (fs)
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.Conduit.Y
Bkav FE	1.3.0.6379	W32.HfsAdware.C534
Dr.Web	7.0.12.3050	Adware.Conduit.299
Fortinet FortiGate	5.0.999.0	Riskware/Toolbar_Conduit
G Data	24	Win32.Application.Conduit.F
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.6.1.0	PUA.ClientConnect

tbHoy2.dll (MD5: 7ca420a4688109e2ab5844a2c753c905) has been flagged by 4 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Dr.Web		Adware.Conduit.16
ESET-NOD32	9265	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B
VIPRE Antivirus	25226	Conduit (fs)
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	PUP/Conduit.A

tbHoy0.dll (MD5: 1a8438854dd15e4389f5bdef502c369d) has been flagged by 10 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
AVware	1.5.0.21	Conduit (fs)
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.Conduit.Y
Bkav FE	1.3.0.6379	W32.HfsAdware.C534
Dr.Web	7.0.12.3050	Adware.Conduit.299
ESET-NOD32	11614	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B potentially unwanted
Panda Antivirus	4.6.4.2	PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus	40170	Conduit (fs)
Fortinet FortiGate	5.0.999.0	Riskware/Toolbar_Conduit
G Data	24	Win32.Application.Conduit.F
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.6.1.0	PUA.ClientConnect

prxtbHoyl.dll (MD5: d344cc84609a807ce92187c9662d392b) has been flagged by 9 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
AVware	1.5.0.21	Conduit (fs)
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.Conduit.Y
Bkav FE	1.3.0.6379	W32.HfsAdware.C534
Dr.Web	7.0.12.3050	Adware.Conduit.299
G Data	25	Win32.Application.Conduit.F
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus	39244	Conduit (fs)
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.6.1.0	PUA.ClientConnect
ESET-NOD32	10274	Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.N

Software Behaviors

Firewall:

HoyleToolbarHelper.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).
HoyleToolbarHelper.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B8E8E278-F25D-478A-BAB2-24A5EDB01F6C}' (runs on registration).

Software Details

URL:

https://hoyle.ourtoolbar.com

Support:

https://hoyle.ourtoolbar.com/help

Installation path:

C:\Program Files\hoyle

Uninstaller:

C:\Program Files\Hoyle\uninstall.exe

Size:

9.00 MB

Language:

English

Hoyle Toolbar Executable Details

Primary executable:

tbHoyl.dll

Name:

Hoyle Toolbar

Path:

C:\Program Files\hoyle\tbHoyl.dll

MD5:

d9a0ce26ada5bd15b1b03a752ddf14a6

SHA-1:

–

SHA-256:

–

File Type

Filename

MD5

DLL

ldrtbHoy1.dll

e66d899a5da9550f46e7edaffb20b9b4

DLL

ldrtbHoy0.dll

Malware

5b9b1f88e9a9dcd1b1699b192aca297e

DLL

hktbHoyl.dll

717c903db24d8fcea1d55c1f9be98406

DLL

hktbHoy2.dll

44b16fb2d8a860fdea6f4e5eeb7d59e1

DLL

hktbHoy0.dll

9a302f14b18a9fb9b351ad7048cc15b5

DLL

hk64tbHoyl.dll

7867c1e4f2327c2986d388d7332de7f7

DLL

hk64tbHoy2.dll

58638f7f6dc22a74573604535b421f30

DLL

hk64tbHoy0.dll

8f7928532b88f3c8ae75d7af16d13bdd

EXE

HoyleToolbarHelper1.exe

Toolbar

3167b101e3345524acebba29772a858e

EXE

HoyleToolbarHelper.exe