StartNow Toolbar

StartNow Toolbar

Known Toolbar

by StartNow.com

What is StartNow Toolbar?

StartNow Toolbar is software application developed by StartNow.com. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 74.26% of installations running this operating system. StartNow Toolbar's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 12 files. The most common release is 2.5.0 with 65.85% of all installations currently using this version.

StartNow Toolbar is most popular in the United States with 74.97% of installations residing in this country.

About StartNow Toolbar?

StartNow is a browser toolbar developed by Zugo that offers users instant access to multimedia search, as well as convenient one-click access to Facebook and local weather forecasts. This lightweight and seamlessly integrated toolbar provides users with a streamlined online experience, allowing for quick access to favorite websites and information.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in StartNow Toolbar.

ToolbarBroker.exe (MD5: 32b9896cced0ada77f575827cbcf5d61) has been flagged by 15 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Comodo Security UnclassifiedMalware
Dr.Web Adware.Zugo.71
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.Zugo.AMN (A)
eSafe Win32.Toolbar.Zugo
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Zugo
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.RFFH1G3
VIPRE Antivirus Zugo Ltd (v) (not malicious)
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.Agent.gen
Fortinet FortiGate Adware/Zugo
nProtect Trojan/W32.Monder.244960
F-Prot W32/AdAgent.B.gen!Eldorado
K7 AntiVirus Adware
Malwarebytes PUP.Zugo
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-FraudPack
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
search_protect.exe (MD5: 7c99159601d4c84a32dcc3f933839c56) has been flagged by 9 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Dr.Web Adware.Zugo.71
F-Prot W32/AdAgent.B.gen!Eldorado
K7 AntiVirus Adware
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0727
VIPRE Antivirus Zugo Ltd (v) (not malicious)
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Toolbar.Zugo.E
Malwarebytes PUP.Zugo
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-FraudPack
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
ToolbarUpdaterService.exe (MD5: 70eb41a4417ba0aa36ae12bf2b4d98f6) has been flagged by 13 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.Agent.gen
Dr.Web Adware.Zugo.71
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.Zugo.AMN (A)
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Toolbar.Zugo
Fortinet FortiGate Adware/Zugo
nProtect Trojan/W32.Monder.244960
F-Prot W32/AdAgent.B.gen!Eldorado
K7 AntiVirus Adware
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0727
VIPRE Antivirus Zugo Ltd (v) (not malicious)
Malwarebytes PUP.Zugo
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-FraudPack
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
Toolbar32.dll (MD5: b8daa64785fba97a881f45b21ec6078f) has been flagged by 15 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Dr.Web Adware.Zugo.71
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.Zugo.AMN
eSafe Win32.Trojan
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Toolbar.Zugo
Fortinet FortiGate Adware/Zugo
SUPERAntiSpyware PUP.StartNow Toolbar
Comodo Security UnclassifiedMalware
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.RFFH1G3
VIPRE Antivirus Zugo Ltd (v) (not malicious)
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.Agent.gen
nProtect Trojan/W32.Monder.244960
F-Prot W32/AdAgent.B.gen!Eldorado
K7 AntiVirus Adware
Malwarebytes PUP.Zugo
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
ReactivateFF.exe (MD5: 581e46d0517661be31f21f2ffda71920) has been flagged by 2 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Dr.Web Adware.Zugo.71
Symantec WS.Reputation.1

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • ToolbarUpdaterService.exe runs as a service named 'Updater Service for StartNow Toolbar' (Updater Service for StartNow Toolbar).

Startup Entries

Registry entries:
  • search_protect.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'StartNow Search Protect' and executes as "C:\Program Files\StartNow Toolbar\search_protect.exe" /REPORT /PROTECT /RELAY.

Software Details

URL:
https://about.startnow.com
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\startnow toolbar
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\StartNow Toolbar\StartNowToolbarUninstall.exe
Size:
1.00 MB
Language:
English

StartNow Toolbar Executable Details

Primary executable:
Toolbar32.dll
Name:
StartNow Toolbar
Path:
C:\Program Files\startnow toolbar\Toolbar32.dll
MD5:
b8daa64785fba97a881f45b21ec6078f
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by StartNow Toolbar
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
32b9896cced0ada77f575827cbcf5d61
EXE
7c99159601d4c84a32dcc3f933839c56
EXE
70eb41a4417ba0aa36ae12bf2b4d98f6
EXE
ce7b9f0aa29be9e0828cf65bd6fc2776
DLL
b8daa64785fba97a881f45b21ec6078f
EXE
43a6f5110078d0b6db76e7198920acd9
EXE
581e46d0517661be31f21f2ffda71920
EXE
ee5391aea2f7465a447653cba27eabba
EXE
genfix.exe
Malware
65b30940c6f76b234ff2269b0600660d
EXE
fb6e592be221e2eaab2f31de46f02109