Anywhere.me Toolbar

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 9,148
Threat Level: 50 % (Medium)
Infected Computers: 1,375
First Seen: July 3, 2013
Last Seen: September 10, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Anywhere.me Toolbar is associated with a website that promises 'publishing solutions that generate revenue.' However, if there is any revenue being generated due to the involvement of the Anywhere.me Toolbar, it is being generated at the computer user's expense. The Anywhere.me Toolbar is used to force computer users to visit its associated website repeatedly in order to generate revenue from advertising and affiliate marketing. The Anywhere.me Toolbar is usually installed after downloading and installing a freeware application from a poor quality source. Once the Anywhere.me Toolbar has been installed on the victim's computer, the Anywhere.me Toolbar makes unwanted changes to the infected computer's settings. These include changing the victim's homepage and default search engine to websites associated with the Anywhere.me Toolbar.

Websites associated with the Anywhere.me Toolbar are designed to generate revenue by forcing visitors to view advertisements or click on affiliate marketing links. These types of marketing methods are used frequently to boost a particular website's traffic in order to generate revenue. Since computer users are essentially forced to visit these types of websites, they are often poorly constructed and often cloned from other websites. In general, the Anywhere.me Toolbar is not technically illegal since computer users can often opt out of installing the Anywhere.me Toolbar. However, these types of browser hijackers are not considered viruses but merely Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs).

Usually, the Anywhere.me Toolbar is bundled with freeware applications. It is usually possible to opt out of installing the Anywhere.me Toolbar. However, shady marketers will typically hide this option and rely on computer users being careless during installation. Typical freeware programs that may be bundled with the Anywhere.me Toolbar include PDF creators and media converters. To prevent the installation of the Anywhere.me Toolbar, ESG malware analysts advise being careful when installing any software. If the Anywhere.me Toolbar has already been installed, the Anywhere.me Toolbar should be removed using normal browser extension removal utilities. Then, ESG malware analysts advise using a reliable security program to ensure that no malware has been installed. Finally, unwanted changes made by the Anywhere.me Toolbar should be undone manually. These types of changes include changes made to the affected Web browser's homepage and default search engine, both of which may be changed to Anywhere.me without the computer user's permission.

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File System Details

Anywhere.me Toolbar may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. tb_anywhere.me.leeds.exe bd1c8f0215ce6cdc92cf62abad28cf61 0
2. tb_anywhere.me.exe 61c71eb5dbc3c3b97f196e37d3966816 0

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