HowToSimplified Firefox Toolbar

HowToSimplified Firefox Toolbar

Known Toolbar

by Mindspark Interactive Network

What is HowToSimplified Firefox Toolbar?

HowToSimplified Firefox Toolbar is software application developed by Mindspark Interactive Network. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 68.29% of installations running this operating system. HowToSimplified Firefox Toolbar's installer is typically 7.00 MB in size and installs around 19 files.

HowToSimplified Firefox Toolbar is most popular in the United States with 96.71% of installations residing in this country.

About HowToSimplified Firefox Toolbar?

HowToSimplified is a web browser toolbar developed by Mindspark, designed to enhance user web browsing experience. It provides convenient access to search functionalities and customization options for home pages. The toolbar may offer Ask.com as a search engine and MyWebSearch as a home page option to users.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in HowToSimplified Firefox Toolbar.

NP8eStub.dll (MD5: 52636a03a5b9f32ea6d93bb0335e8ddf) has been flagged by 9 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
avast! Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
AVG Zango
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.T
F-Prot W32/Mywebsearch.H2.gen!Eldorado
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0910
VIPRE Antivirus MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)
Bkav FE W32.Clod028.Trojan.f1cd
nProtect Adware/W32.Agent.62864
8eSrchMn.exe (MD5: fb85f333d10b1475650c4304f99a1ece) has been flagged by 14 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.Generic
avast! Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
AVG Skodna.Generic.AOF
Bkav FE W32.Cloddd7.Trojan.8c0b
Dr.Web Adware.MyWebSearch.47
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.W
K7 AntiVirus Trojan ( 0047e1181 )
K7GW Trojan ( 0047e1181 )
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.MyWebSearch.crhhqy
nProtect Trojan/W32.Agent.44784.D
VIPRE Antivirus MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)
F-Prot W32/Mywebsearch.H2.gen!Eldorado
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0910
8eSrcAs.dll (MD5: cb31249537d2758f73046888aa02ca7a) has been flagged by 5 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
avast! Win32:FunWeb-K [PUP]
AVG AdInstaller.FunWeb
Bkav FE W32.Clod028.Trojan.f1cd
nProtect Adware/W32.Agent.62864
VIPRE Antivirus MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)

Software Details

URL:
https://eula.mindspark.com/ask
Support:
https://support.mindspark.com
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\HowToSimplified_8e\bar\1.bin
Uninstaller:
rundll32 "C:\Program Files\HowToSimplified_8e\bar\1.bin\8eBar.dll",O mindsparktoolbarkey="HowToSimplified_8e" uninstalltype="FF"
Size:
7.00 MB
Language:
English

HowToSimplified Firefox Toolbar Executable Details

Primary executable:
8ebar.dll
Name:
HowToSimplified Firefox Toolbar
Path:
C:\Program Files\HowToSimplified_8e\bar\1.bin\8ebar.dll
MD5:
55bb146847cf8fc07253de6ab20041a9
SHA-1:
–
SHA-256:
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Files installed by HowToSimplified Firefox Toolbar
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
T8TICKER.DLL
3d4aca84349bff8642dc00145bbc51c4
DLL
T8RES.DLL
354c36bc2febf18a88eea2d4a989f863
DLL
T8HTML.DLL
e8298b19ec987061e98f83dff8c310be
DLL
8eradio.dll
4876e787ed8d945838235f8cfe079d05
DLL
8eieovr.dll
b315203e6d9995156946194516cf5332
DLL
8eauxstb.dll
22ae719e91b4bfcdf6122d3e2a0f272e
DLL
NP8eStub.dll
Adware
52636a03a5b9f32ea6d93bb0335e8ddf
EXE
8eSrchMn.exe
Malware
fb85f333d10b1475650c4304f99a1ece
DLL
8eSrcAs.dll
Malware
cb31249537d2758f73046888aa02ca7a
DLL
8ePlugin.dll
de7f03c3b7194eecdf0c9af3ae400d7c