Connect Toolbar
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| Ranking: | 8,346 |
| Threat Level: | 50 % (Medium) |
| Infected Computers: | 1,193 |
| First Seen: | January 2, 2014 |
| Last Seen: | September 19, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Connect Toolbar Image
The Connect Toolbar is a Potentially Unwanted Program that is associated with the Conduit.com, a low quality search engine that has been linked to countless other PUPs. If you have installed the Connect Toolbar on your Web browser, it is very probable that you are now dealing with a large number of unwanted symptoms. It is important to note that the main purpose of the Connect Toolbar is to generate revenue through advertising, not to provide any kind of useful service to computer users. Computer users have reported numerous problems associated with the Connect Toolbar, most of which may be explained by understanding that the Connect Toolbar is mainly designed to make money at the cost of PC users. Security researchers strongly advise computer users to avoid installing the Connect Toolbar and to remove this PUP immediately with the help of a strong anti-malware program if the Connect Toolbar is already installed on your computer.
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The Connection with the Connect Toolbar May Mean Trouble
The following symptoms may be related to the Connect Toolbar, most of which can be explained by understanding that the Connect Toolbar is mainly a marketing tool rather than a useful Web browser component:
- The Connect Toolbar causes Web browser redirects. Once the Connect Toolbar is installed, the Connect Toolbar takes over the affected computer, forcing computer users to view certain websites repeatedly. Doing this may expose computer users to advertising material on these websites while also raising their page ranking and traffic stats artificially.
- The Connect Toolbar pesters computer users with marketing material and various types of advertisements. The Connect Toolbar may be associated with pop-up advertisements that interrupt computer users' activities. The Connect Toolbar may also add advertisements to websites viewed on the affected Web browser, often inserting banner advertisements or replacing a website's own advertisements with its own marketing material.
- The Connect Toolbar may make changes to the affected Web browser's settings. Computer users have reported that the Connect Toolbar may change the affected Web browser's home page and default search engine, exposing computer users to these sponsored websites as soon as the affected Web browser starts up.
SpyHunter Detects & Remove Connect Toolbar
File System Details
| # | File Name | MD5 |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | prxtbConn.dll | ef0eeed98bc8f18c8a0ad1dda0f370ed | 12 |
Registry Details
Directories
Connect Toolbar may create the following directory or directories:
| %PROGRAMFILES%\Connect_DLC_5 |
| %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Connect_DLC_5 |
| %temp%\CT3306061 |
URLs
Connect Toolbar may call the following URLs:
| Connect DLC |
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