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	Version	Result
Agnitum Outpost	5.5.1.3	PUA.Toolbar.Visicom!
Dr.Web	7.0.10.8210	Adware.Toolbar.283
ESET-NOD32	10922	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Visicom.C
Fortinet FortiGate	5.0.999.0	Riskware/Visicom
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700.0.1001	Suspicious_GEN.F47V1127
Bkav FE	1.3.0.7062	W32.HfsAdware.C7A3

ToolbarCleaner.exe (MD5: 77174a6f47b40aea93b4d69cc3292d4a) has been flagged by 2 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Bkav FE	1.3.0.7062	W32.HfsAdware.C7A3
Dr.Web	7.0.14.8060	Adware.Toolbar.250

mystartDx64.dll (MD5: 1f32a8135234672032ead1654f801be3) has been flagged by 10 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Agnitum Outpost	5.5.1.3	PUA.Toolbar.Agent!
Antiy-AVL	1.0.0.1	RiskWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win64.Agent
Bkav FE	1.3.0.6379	W64.HfsAdware.C7A3
Dr.Web	7.0.13.5270	Tool.InstallToolbar.179
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.9.5.0	not-a-virus:WebToolbar.MyStartTB
Kaspersky	15.0.1.10	not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win64.Agent.p
Zillya	2.0.0.2224	Adware.Agent.Win64.903
ESET-NOD32	10922	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Visicom.C
Fortinet FortiGate	5.0.999.0	Riskware/Visicom
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700.0.1001	Suspicious_GEN.F47V1127

mystartDx.dll (MD5: 2d3a7cad08e5ea7ecf9de78fd83ada7c) has been flagged by 15 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Agnitum Outpost	7.1.1	PUA.Toolbar.Agent
Antiy-AVL	1.0.0.1	RiskWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent
Bkav FE	1.3.0.6379	W32.HfsAdware
Dr.Web	9.0.0.0103	Tool.InstallToolbar.179
ESET-NOD32	9.11449	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Visicom.B potentially unwanted
K7 AntiVirus	13.202.15544	Adware
K7GW	13.202.15541	Adware ( 004bbb651 )
Kaspersky	14.0.0.2198	not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent
McAfee	5600.6797	Artemis!2D3A7CAD08E5
Sophos	4.98	Generic PUA BH
Symantec	4/13/2015 rev. 2	WS.Reputation
TrendMicro-HouseCall	7.2.103	Suspicious_GEN.F47V0401
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.9.5.0	not-a-virus:WebToolbar.MyStartTB
Zillya	2.0.0.2224	Adware.Agent.Win64.903
Fortinet FortiGate	5.0.999.0	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: