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	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

tbSear.dll (MD5: cef32b574f8c732bacafd93210642dbb) has been flagged by 20 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Bkav FE	1.3.0.4246	HW32.Stranact
ESET-NOD32	8.9702	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B
Panda Antivirus	14.08.06.09	PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus	28454	Conduit (fs)
Antiy-AVL	1.0.0.1	GrayWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent.azm
AVware	1.5.0.21	Conduit (fs)
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.Conduit.M
Cyren	5.4.16.7	W32/Conduit.TTAU-0102
F-Prot	4.7.1.166	W32/Conduit.A
G Data	25	Win32.Application.Conduit.F
K7 AntiVirus	9.199.15118	Trojan ( 004b219d1 )
K7GW	9.199.15118	Trojan ( 004b219d1 )
Kaspersky	15.0.1.10	not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent.azm
Fortinet FortiGate	5.0.999.0	Riskware/Toolbar_Conduit
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
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.7.5.0	PUA.ClientConnect

tbSea2.dll (MD5: 90a1b31ba3d3c1fd73b6021c1d8c1c8f) has been flagged by 4 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Comodo Security	17602	Application.Win32.Conduit.r
ESET-NOD32	9281	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	Adware/Conduit
VIPRE Antivirus	25382	Conduit (fs)

tbSea0.dll (MD5: 975993043e355206a1fba5a702044f0c) has been flagged by 11 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
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.Conduit.45
G Data	24	Win32.Adware.Conduit.B
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.7.5.0	PUA.ClientConnect

prxtbSear.dll (MD5: d0133250565180c9dc8ee0aecccbfd53) has been flagged by 19 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Antiy-AVL	1.0.0.1	GrayWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent.azm
AVware	1.5.0.21	Conduit (fs)
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.Conduit.M
Cyren	5.4.16.7	W32/Conduit.TTAU-0102
ESET-NOD32	11248	Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.N potentially unwanted
F-Prot	4.7.1.166	W32/Conduit.A
G Data	25	Win32.Application.Conduit.F
K7 AntiVirus	9.199.15118	Trojan ( 004b219d1 )
K7GW	9.199.15118	Trojan ( 004b219d1 )
Kaspersky	15.0.1.10	not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent.azm
Panda Antivirus	4.6.4.2	PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus	37998	Conduit (fs)
Fortinet FortiGate	5.0.999.0	Riskware/Toolbar_Conduit
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
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.7.5.0	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

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