IB Updater

IB Updater

Known Toolbar

by Perion Network Ltd.

What is IB Updater?

IB Updater is software application developed by Perion Network Ltd.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 75.69% of installations running this operating system. IB Updater's installer is typically 3.00 MB in size and installs around 8 files. The most common release is 2.0.0.534 with 42.15% of all installations currently using this version.

IB Updater is most popular in the United States with 55.88% of installations residing in this country.

IB Updater adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

About IB Updater?

The IB (IncrediBar) Updater Service is a software tool designed to automatically keep the Perion IncrediBar web browser toolbar and related products up to date. This service runs in the background and periodically connects to the IncrediBar servers to check for updates. If an update is available, it will be automatically downloaded and installed for all Perion programs. The IB Updater Service operates as a background Windows service with full administrator privileges and may appear under names such as IB Updater, IB Updater Updater, and Protector by IB Updater. The primary executable file for this service is ExtensionUpdaterService.exe. Additionally, the same program is included with other Perion products such as Web Assistant and Web Optimizer.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in IB Updater.

ExtensionUpdaterService.exe (MD5: 8b672417438380704e6a39b2f9d78ee8) has been flagged by 6 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.BitCocktail.B
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.SweetPacks.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V1114
ViRobot Trojan.Win32.A.Agent.188760
AVware BitCocktail
VIPRE Antivirus BitCocktail (not malicious)
DGChrome.exe (MD5: b742c116da61626fdee975b78d3b4a60) has been flagged by 4 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AVware BitCocktail
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Perion.J potentially unwanted
TrendMicro-HouseCall Suspicious_GEN.F47V0305
VIPRE Antivirus BitCocktail (not malicious)
source.crx (MD5: c81ead5c0d158e4baa3fe535d572246e) has been flagged by 8 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Baidu-International Trojan.Win32.Agent.ALT
Clam AntiVirus WIN.Trojan.Genome-43
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Toolbar.Perion.D
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.Ramnit.cqrxvz
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0913
AVware BitCocktail
VIPRE Antivirus BitCocktail (not malicious)
Sophos BitCocktail

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • ExtensionUpdaterService.exe runs as a service named 'IB Updater' (IB Updater).
Scheduled tasks:
  • DGChrome.exe is scheduled as a task named 'DGChrome27902 Watcher'.

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • DGChrome.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named DGChrome27750 Watcher.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.incredibar.com
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\IB Updater\
Uninstaller:
"C:\Program Files\IB Updater\unins000.exe"
Size:
3.00 MB
Language:
English

IB Updater Executable Details

Primary executable:
ExtensionUpdaterService.exe
Name:
IB Updater
Path:
C:\Program Files\IB Updater\ExtensionUpdaterService.exe
MD5:
8b672417438380704e6a39b2f9d78ee8
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by IB Updater
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
02d09d23b1c544e2cc720df710c4845e
DLL
99063801d8185450658859547a533e79
DLL
6fbc5a084affe01399dbda7ecb92593c
DLL
22aab4b6354f4d4d6069c4baa032d744
EXE
8b672417438380704e6a39b2f9d78ee8
DLL
93c27ca3b2ca1cea7da8701fa6687a2a
EXE
b742c116da61626fdee975b78d3b4a60
CRX
source.crx
Malware
c81ead5c0d158e4baa3fe535d572246e