PhotoJoy Bar Toolbar

PhotoJoy Bar Toolbar

Known Toolbar

by Conduit Ltd.

What is PhotoJoy Bar Toolbar?

PhotoJoy Bar Toolbar is software application developed by Conduit Ltd.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 60.00% of installations running this operating system. PhotoJoy Bar Toolbar's installer is typically 12.00 MB in size and installs around 16 files. The most common release is 6.3.3.3 with 67.69% of all installations currently using this version.

PhotoJoy Bar Toolbar is most popular in the United States with 85.44% of installations residing in this country.

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

About PhotoJoy Bar Toolbar?

The PhotoJoy Bar Toolbar from Conduit is a community toolbar that is compatible with web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox. This toolbar is designed to display advertisements within the bar and may modify the browser's home page and search settings in order to gather usage statistics. The toolbar is often bundled with third-party developer programs to help monetize software. During installation, users may be prompted to modify their home and search pages, although this option is typically pre-selected. If the software is removed from the user's computer, the settings will need to be manually reverted back. In accordance with the End User License Agreement (EULA), Conduit has the authorization to automatically download and install remote updates, as well as gather and store details about the user's web browsing activities locally on the PC. This is used to provide targeted advertising and suggest additional services through the toolbar application. The EULA also states that by using Conduit software, users may enable Conduit to access, use, and collect both personal and non-personal information regarding their internet browser, browsing habits, and computer details.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in PhotoJoy Bar Toolbar.

uninstall.exe (MD5: b728fa6a309e5d18141947b95b730e95) has been flagged by 2 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Panda Antivirus PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus Conduit (fs)
tbPhot.dll (MD5: 1a8438854dd15e4389f5bdef502c369d) has been flagged by 12 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AVware Conduit (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Conduit.Y
Bkav FE W32.HfsAdware
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
Agnitum Outpost PUA.Toolbar.Conduit!
IKARUS anti.virus PUA.ClientConnect
Comodo Security Application.Win32.Conduit.ks
tbPho2.dll (MD5: 8de9d8fda8df6dd2e1b99a1f297faa8a) has been flagged by 4 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Comodo Security Application.Win32.Conduit.ks
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B
VIPRE Antivirus Conduit (fs)
Panda Antivirus Adware/Conduit
tbPho0.dll (MD5: ac4c5cab0028cf445961f628c19a8477) has been flagged by 3 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B
Panda Antivirus Adware/Conduit
VIPRE Antivirus Conduit (fs)
prxtbPhot.dll (MD5: b92293778555ce3dabe7f0a7e98b34c0) has been flagged by 6 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AVware Conduit (fs)
IKARUS anti.virus PUA.ClientConnect
Panda Antivirus PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus Conduit (fs)
Comodo Security Application.Win32.Conduit.ks
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B

Software Behaviors

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

Software Details

URL:
https://photojoybar.ourtoolbar.com
Support:
https://photojoybar.ourtoolbar.com/help
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\photojoy_bar
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\PhotoJoy_Bar\uninstall.exe
Size:
12.00 MB
Language:
English

PhotoJoy Bar Toolbar Executable Details

Primary executable:
tbPhot.dll
Name:
PhotoJoy Bar Toolbar
Path:
C:\Program Files\photojoy_bar\tbPhot.dll
MD5:
1a8438854dd15e4389f5bdef502c369d
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by PhotoJoy Bar Toolbar
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
e055e5e9888a21a1f8e40c7235ce6fbe
DLL
9a302f14b18a9fb9b351ad7048cc15b5
DLL
b69c4f58f49e614f75758d22e4ebc6bf
DLL
ce896340a9f4257b2e313cfc18c32228
EXE
3167b101e3345524acebba29772a858e
EXE
a320df2b47cfcaf98d06eb59cd72084c