Search Spin Toolbar

Search Spin Toolbar

Known Toolbar

by Conduit Ltd.

What is Search Spin Toolbar?

Search Spin Toolbar is software application developed by Conduit Ltd.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 68.57% of installations running this operating system. Search Spin Toolbar's installer is typically 4.00 MB in size and installs around 18 files. The most common release is 6.11.2.6 with 34.29% of all installations currently using this version.

Search Spin Toolbar is most popular in the United States with 81.04% of installations residing in this country.

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

About Search Spin Toolbar?

Search Spin Toolbar is a browser extension developed by Conduit, designed to work with popular web browsers such as Google Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer. This ad-supported program allows for the display of advertisements within the toolbar, as well as the customization of the browser's home page and search settings to capture web search traffic and gather usage information and statistics. Often bundled with third-party software, it helps developers monetize their products. During installation, users may be given the option to modify their home and search pages, although these options are often pre-selected by default. If the toolbar is removed from the user's computer, the settings will need to be manually reverted back. As per the End User License Agreement (EULA), Conduit reserves the right to automatically download and install remote updates and collect and store information about the user's browsing activities to suggest additional services or provide targeted advertising. The license agreement also states that by using Conduit software, users may enable the company to access, use, and collect various personal and non-personal information about their Internet browser, browsing habits, and computer.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Search Spin 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
tbSear.dll (MD5: cef32b574f8c732bacafd93210642dbb) has been flagged by 20 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Bkav FE HW32.Stranact
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B
Panda Antivirus PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus Conduit (fs)
Antiy-AVL GrayWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent.azm
AVware Conduit (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Conduit.M
Cyren W32/Conduit.TTAU-0102
F-Prot W32/Conduit.A
G Data Win32.Application.Conduit.F
K7 AntiVirus Trojan ( 004b219d1 )
K7GW Trojan ( 004b219d1 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent.azm
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/Toolbar_Conduit
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
IKARUS anti.virus PUA.ClientConnect
tbSea2.dll (MD5: 90a1b31ba3d3c1fd73b6021c1d8c1c8f) has been flagged by 4 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Comodo Security Application.Win32.Conduit.r
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B
Panda Antivirus Adware/Conduit
VIPRE Antivirus Conduit (fs)
tbSea0.dll (MD5: 975993043e355206a1fba5a702044f0c) has been flagged by 11 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
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Conduit.45
G Data Win32.Adware.Conduit.B
IKARUS anti.virus PUA.ClientConnect
prxtbSear.dll (MD5: d0133250565180c9dc8ee0aecccbfd53) has been flagged by 19 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Antiy-AVL GrayWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent.azm
AVware Conduit (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Conduit.M
Cyren W32/Conduit.TTAU-0102
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.N potentially unwanted
F-Prot W32/Conduit.A
G Data Win32.Application.Conduit.F
K7 AntiVirus Trojan ( 004b219d1 )
K7GW Trojan ( 004b219d1 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent.azm
Panda Antivirus PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus Conduit (fs)
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/Toolbar_Conduit
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
IKARUS anti.virus PUA.ClientConnect

Software Behaviors

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

Software Details

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

Search Spin Toolbar Executable Details

Primary executable:
tbSear.dll
Name:
Search Spin Toolbar
Path:
C:\Program Files\search_spin\tbSear.dll
MD5:
cef32b574f8c732bacafd93210642dbb
SHA-1:
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SHA-256:
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Files installed by Search Spin Toolbar
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
b728fa6a309e5d18141947b95b730e95
DLL
tbSear.dll
Malware
cef32b574f8c732bacafd93210642dbb
DLL
tbSea2.dll
Malware
90a1b31ba3d3c1fd73b6021c1d8c1c8f
DLL
tbSea0.dll
Malware
975993043e355206a1fba5a702044f0c
DLL
d0133250565180c9dc8ee0aecccbfd53
DLL
02d550437bd96f4b2add86fd4073e60e
DLL
c89d9c80fd468c6b51c4aadcc8463c2d
DLL
ce49528c9b0b3b3018ee2f70e76b362a
DLL
476c1832252a937d807b01fe9723e635
DLL
e94cd032c188546fd629b194364f19c4