Avanquest FR Toolbar

Avanquest FR Toolbar

Known Toolbar

by Avanquest Software

What is Avanquest FR Toolbar?

Avanquest FR Toolbar is software application developed by Avanquest Software. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 57.78% of installations running this operating system. Avanquest FR Toolbar's installer is typically 3.00 MB in size and installs around 21 files. The most common release is 6.2.6.0 with 22.22% of all installations currently using this version.

Avanquest FR Toolbar is most popular in France with 58.33% of installations residing in this country.

Avanquest FR 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, Avanquest FR Toolbar is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Avanquest FR Toolbar?

The Avanquest FR Toolbar is a web browser plugin available for Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox. It offers a search box and various generic features for users. However, it's important to note that the toolbar may attempt to modify your home page and search provider during installation. If these settings are changed, it will require manual reversion by the user when uninstalling the toolbar. Additionally, the toolbar has the capability to collect and store information about web browsing habits locally on the user's device, which may be used to suggest services or provide targeted advertising. It's worth noting that according to the License Agreement, only generalized inferences are passed from the Application to the servers. Moreover, the toolbar may automatically download and install updates without notifying the user.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Avanquest FR Toolbar.

uninstall.exe (MD5: b728fa6a309e5d18141947b95b730e95) has been flagged by 2 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Panda Antivirus PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus Conduit (fs)
tbAva0.dll (MD5: cef32b574f8c732bacafd93210642dbb) has been flagged by 5 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Bkav FE HW32.Stranact.ckae
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B
Panda Antivirus PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus Conduit (fs)
AVware Conduit (fs)
ldrtbAva0.dll (MD5: 76b3946090c94bb38dbbca54ac8ff9f7) has been flagged by 3 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.P
VIPRE Antivirus Conduit (fs)
Panda Antivirus PUP/Conduit.A
prxtbAvan.dll (MD5: d344cc84609a807ce92187c9662d392b) has been flagged by 12 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AVware Conduit (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Conduit.Y
Bkav FE W32.HfsAdware.C534
Dr.Web Adware.Conduit.299
G Data Win32.Application.Conduit.F
Panda Antivirus PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus Conduit (fs)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.X
Comodo Security Application.Win32.Conduit.~A
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Conduit
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V1113
IKARUS anti.virus PUA.ClientConnect
tbAvan.dll (MD5: 01e190b029476013db4d7203fd20cebc) has been flagged by 12 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AVware Conduit (fs)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B
Panda Antivirus PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus Conduit (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Conduit.Y
Bkav FE W32.HfsAdware.C534
Dr.Web Adware.Conduit.299
G Data Win32.Application.Conduit.F
Comodo Security Application.Win32.Conduit.~A
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Conduit
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V1113
IKARUS anti.virus PUA.ClientConnect

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • Avanquest_FRToolbarHelper.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).
  • Avanquest_FRToolbarHelper.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B8E8E278-F25D-478A-BAB2-24A5EDB01F6C}' (runs on registration).

Software Details

URL:
https://avanquestfr.ourtoolbar.com
Support:
https://avanquestfr.ourtoolbar.com/help
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\Avanquest_FR
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files2\AVANQU~1\UNWISE.EXE /U C:\Program Files2\AVANQU~1\INSTALL.LOG
Size:
3.00 MB
Language:
English

Avanquest FR Toolbar Executable Details

Primary executable:
tbAvan.dll
Name:
Avanquest FR Toolbar
Path:
C:\Program Files\Avanquest_FR\tbAvan.dll
MD5:
01e190b029476013db4d7203fd20cebc
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Avanquest FR Toolbar
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
26b653858712dcf2f2820bc5ffc33bb1
DLL
e90677b77ec8622f3b162b3b3aa9faed
DLL
tbAva1.dll
Malware
0210a8ccafcb04413748b6cc8744b452
DLL
be45f1d51b1eee08f0e57a9ff2fbe290
DLL
e32f8c16f1bebefd64567aeb9b219f0d
DLL
7ec49b1f6ab474d15d09af07bc0893d5
DLL
7577eca43a2a97c6d57ae3ee3401ffd7
DLL
66544b26974fba1616f31f9731759252
DLL
ead7f077575e9a1be32b742df02864ac
EXE
a320df2b47cfcaf98d06eb59cd72084c