MyStart Toolbar

MyStart Toolbar

Known Toolbar

by Visicom Media Inc.

What is MyStart Toolbar?

MyStart Toolbar is software application developed by Visicom Media Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 59.88% of installations running this operating system. MyStart Toolbar's installer is typically 3.00 MB in size and installs around 36 files. The most common release is 5.4.1.4 with 20.83% of all installations currently using this version.

MyStart Toolbar is most popular in the United States with 31.61% of installations residing in this country.

MyStart Toolbar adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, MyStart Toolbar is known to create 2 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About MyStart Toolbar?

MyStart Toolbar is a Visicom Media (VMN) toolbar that seamlessly integrates with popular web browsers such as Google Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer. It is an ad-supported program that is designed to feature advertisements within the program, as well as customize the browser's homepage and search settings to optimize web search traffic. Additionally, it collects and aggregates usage information and statistics. The toolbar is commonly bundled with third-party software to help generate revenue for free (and some paid) programs. During installation, users may be prompted to modify their home and search pages, but this option is often pre-selected and overlooked. If the software is uninstalled from the user's PC, the settings will need to be manually reset.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in MyStart Toolbar.

dtuser.exe (MD5: 8260235bee6d27c1c352d54153c8b157) has been flagged by 6 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Agnitum Outpost PUA.Toolbar.Visicom!
Dr.Web Adware.Toolbar.283
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Visicom.C
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/Visicom
TrendMicro-HouseCall Suspicious_GEN.F47V1127
Bkav FE W32.HfsAdware.C7A3
ToolbarCleaner.exe (MD5: 77174a6f47b40aea93b4d69cc3292d4a) has been flagged by 2 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Bkav FE W32.HfsAdware.C7A3
Dr.Web Adware.Toolbar.250
mystartDx64.dll (MD5: 1f32a8135234672032ead1654f801be3) has been flagged by 10 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Agnitum Outpost PUA.Toolbar.Agent!
Antiy-AVL RiskWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win64.Agent
Bkav FE W64.HfsAdware.C7A3
Dr.Web Tool.InstallToolbar.179
IKARUS anti.virus not-a-virus:WebToolbar.MyStartTB
Kaspersky not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win64.Agent.p
Zillya Adware.Agent.Win64.903
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Visicom.C
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/Visicom
TrendMicro-HouseCall Suspicious_GEN.F47V1127
mystartDx.dll (MD5: 2d3a7cad08e5ea7ecf9de78fd83ada7c) has been flagged by 15 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Agnitum Outpost PUA.Toolbar.Agent
Antiy-AVL RiskWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent
Bkav FE W32.HfsAdware
Dr.Web Tool.InstallToolbar.179
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Visicom.B potentially unwanted
K7 AntiVirus Adware
K7GW Adware ( 004bbb651 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent
McAfee Artemis!2D3A7CAD08E5
Sophos Generic PUA BH
Symantec WS.Reputation
TrendMicro-HouseCall Suspicious_GEN.F47V0401
IKARUS anti.virus not-a-virus:WebToolbar.MyStartTB
Zillya Adware.Agent.Win64.903
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/Visicom

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • dtuser.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\mystarttb\dtuser.exe'.
  • ToolbarCleaner.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\mystarttb\ToolbarCleaner.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • ToolbarCleaner.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{4C885DFC-5D12-40E9-B606-53BB5245CD7D}' (runs on registration).

Software Details

URL:
https://apps.mystart.com
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\mystartggtb
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\mystartggtb\uninstall.exe
Size:
3.00 MB
Language:
English

MyStart Toolbar Executable Details

Primary executable:
mystarttb.dll
Name:
MyStart Toolbar
Path:
C:\Program Files\mystartggtb\mystarttb.dll
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by MyStart Toolbar
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
a0d38aad02f132576e39f4ab78440a71
DLL
abe99bc983d2adcd6e0262635532319d
DLL
40922f91004df687facaf24659545588
DLL
2c1156ddf5fab73c35ffe3bb9b17839a
DLL
059b039a5709098db5e3e02ab9132344
DLL
db276c2a9cffb222855832af25e94994
DLL
cf3df6df0a7969ee54e586b607076f55
DLL
a3119777b410d16b71a2d50cd0789f9c
DLL
8767e12c067cfa3107aa4d1d1985d2c2
DLL
fc11c9f0420c05a29b5fb33898d05197