What is Softonic-IT Toolbar?

Softonic-IT Toolbar is software application developed by Softonic International S.L.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 51.65% of installations running this operating system. Softonic-IT Toolbar's installer is typically 5.00 MB in size and installs around 17 files. The most common release is 6.2.3.0 with 30.77% of all installations currently using this version.

Softonic-IT Toolbar is most popular in Italy with 82.29% of installations residing in this country.

Softonic-IT Toolbar adds 4 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Softonic-IT Toolbar is known to create 2 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Softonic-IT Toolbar?

The Softonic-IT Toolbar is a community toolbar developed by Conduit, designed to integrate with popular web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox. This advertising-supported program displays ads within the toolbar and may modify the browser's home page and search settings to gather usage statistics. It is often bundled with third-party developer programs to generate revenue from free and some paid software. During installation, users may be prompted to modify their home and search pages, although these options are typically pre-selected and easily overlooked. If the software is uninstalled, the settings will need to be manually restored. The End User License Agreement (EULA) allows Conduit to automatically download and install remote updates, as well as collect and store information about the user's web browsing activities on the local PC. This data may be used to suggest additional services or provide targeted advertising. The license agreement states, "By using Conduit software, you may enable the company to access, use, and collect various personal and non-personal information about your internet browser, browsing habits, and computer."

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Softonic-IT Toolbar.

uninstall.exe (MD5: b728fa6a309e5d18141947b95b730e95) has been flagged by 2 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus	26380	Conduit (fs)

Softonic-ITToolbarHelper.exe (MD5: a320df2b47cfcaf98d06eb59cd72084c) has been flagged by 8 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Bkav FE	1.3.0.6379	W32.HfsAdware.C534
Dr.Web	7.0.12.3050	Adware.Conduit.300
G Data	25	Win32.Adware.Conduit.B
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.6.1.0	PUA.ClientConnect
Panda Antivirus	4.6.4.2	PUP/Conduit.A
ESET-NOD32	9702	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B
VIPRE Antivirus	28454	Conduit (fs)
AVware	1.5.0.21	Conduit (fs)

Software Behaviors

Services:

UNWISE.EXE runs as a service named 'Browser System Enahncer' (671c50b0).

Firewall:

UNWISE.EXE is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\UNWISE.EXE'.
Softonic-ITToolbarHelper.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).
UNWISE.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{F71A9918-1861-4EFE-AE94-530BDDE46DD4}' (runs on registration).
Softonic-ITToolbarHelper.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B8E8E278-F25D-478A-BAB2-24A5EDB01F6C}' (runs on registration).
Softonic-ITToolbarHelper1.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{34C01E1F-1D33-4264-8F52-97E13432C5E2}' (runs on registration).

Software Details

URL:

https://thesoftonicittoolbar.ourtoolbar.com

Support:

https://thesoftonicittoolbar.ourtoolbar.com/help

Installation path:

C:\Program Files\Softonic-IT

Uninstaller:

C:\Program Files1\SOFTON~1\UNWISE.EXE /U C:\Program Files1\SOFTON~1\INSTALL.LOG

Size:

5.00 MB

Language:

English

Softonic-IT Toolbar Executable Details

Primary executable:

tbsoft.dll

Name:

Softonic-IT Toolbar

Path:

C:\Program Files\Softonic-IT\tbsoft.dll

MD5:

0200c694b3922b95a008dd29f7aacdb4

SHA-1:

–

SHA-256:

–

File Type

Filename

MD5

EXE

uninstall.exe

Malware

b728fa6a309e5d18141947b95b730e95

EXE

UNWISE.EXE

973567b98cdfc147df4e60471d9df072

DLL

tbsoft.dll

0200c694b3922b95a008dd29f7aacdb4

DLL

tbsof0.dll

ac4c5cab0028cf445961f628c19a8477

DLL

prxtbsof0.dll

4c163bd2a5905d18893ee311608e8c54

DLL

ldrtbsof0.dll

ca4ec20fe5227224fb98c74032d5dc26

DLL

tbsof1.dll

7fd12510aa64ef801a84f5909efa1a19

DLL

hk64tbsof0.dll

c2f60e6f29dc8feca3f2d0c7b74aeb01

DLL

hktbsof0.dll

40cebebf82d73a612e8afd0f710a0bf9

DLL

ldrtbsof2.dll

604333d3a6d9ee9fdda4e9805348a495

File Type	Filename	MD5
EXE	uninstall.exe Malware	b728fa6a309e5d18141947b95b730e95
EXE	UNWISE.EXE	973567b98cdfc147df4e60471d9df072
DLL	tbsoft.dll	0200c694b3922b95a008dd29f7aacdb4
DLL	tbsof0.dll	ac4c5cab0028cf445961f628c19a8477
DLL	prxtbsof0.dll	4c163bd2a5905d18893ee311608e8c54
DLL	ldrtbsof0.dll	ca4ec20fe5227224fb98c74032d5dc26
DLL	tbsof1.dll	7fd12510aa64ef801a84f5909efa1a19
DLL	hk64tbsof0.dll	c2f60e6f29dc8feca3f2d0c7b74aeb01
DLL	hktbsof0.dll	40cebebf82d73a612e8afd0f710a0bf9
DLL	ldrtbsof2.dll	604333d3a6d9ee9fdda4e9805348a495