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

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