MySocialShortcut Toolbar

By GoldSparrow in Potentially Unwanted Programs

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 1,398
Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 38,850
First Seen: March 16, 2015
Last Seen: September 20, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The MySocialShortCut Toolbar is a potentially unwanted toolbar that may be distributed with the use of software bundles. Many free PC applications may be bundled with 3rd-party programs and utilities whose installation is optional. However, the authors of these software bundles may utilize unfair techniques, confusing instructions, and misleading messages to increase the chances that PC users will accept to install a dubious tool like the MySocialShortcut Toolbar unknowingly.

The MySocialShortcut Toolbar is advertised as a useful Web browser toolbar that can enhance the users' online experience by providing them with quick links to popular social media websites such as Twitter and Facebook. Furthermore, the toolbar claims to offer a new and improved search feature that will help users find the content they seek exactly. However, the MySocialShortcut Toolbar's presentation may forget to mention that this toolbar may modify your Web browser's configuration, and replace your default homepage and search engine. Furthermore, the MySocialShortcut Toolbar, just like many of Mindspark's other software products, may inject unwanted advertisements in the users' Web browsing sessions.

Overall, the MySocialShortcut Toolbar's cons certainly outweigh the utility's pros, and the experts' verdict is that this software's removal should be your top priority. The MySocialShortcut Toolbar may be uninstalled using a conventional method such as the program's uninstaller. However, security experts advise the users of this toolbar to remove the MySocialShortcut Toolbar with the help of a trustworthy and reputable anti-malware solution.

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File System Details

MySocialShortcut Toolbar may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. C:\Program Files\MySocialShortcut_d1\bar\1.bin
2. C:\Program Files\MySocialShortcut_d1\bar\1.bin\d1Bar.dll 6eae99b0bd80a16a148bb37dd84b71db
3. AppIntegrator.exe
4. AppIntegrator64.exe
5. AppIntegratorStub.dll
6. AppIntegratorStub64.dll
7. AssistMonitor.dll
8. AssistMonitor64.dll
9. BAT.dll
10. CrExt.dll
11. CrExtPd1.exe
12. d1barsvc.exe
13. d1bprtct.dll
14. d1datact.dll
15. d1dlghk.dll
16. d1dlghk64.dll
17. d1feedmg.dll
18. d1highin.exe
19. d1hkstub.dll
20. d1htmlmu.dll
21. d1httpct.dll
22. d1idle.dll
23. d1medint.exe
24. d1mlbtn.dll
25. d1Plugin.dll
26. d1reghk.dll
27. d1regiet.dll
28. d1script.dll
29. d1skin.dll
30. d1skplay.exe
31. d1SrcAs.dll
32. DpnMngr.dll
33. HiddenToolbarReminder.dll
34. HkFxMgr.dll
35. HkFxMgr64.dll
36. HPG.DLL
37. Hpg64.dll
38. InstallEnabler.dll
39. t8EPMSup.dll
40. T8EXTEX.DLL
41. T8EXTPEX.DLL
42. T8HTML.DLL
43. t8Res.dll
44. T8TICKER.DLL
45. ToolbarGuard.dll
46. ToolbarGuard64.dll
47. Verify.dll
48. TPIManagerConsole.exe
49. d1tpinst.dll
50. installKeys.js

Registry Details

MySocialShortcut Toolbar may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
CLSID
{05e9205a-ac73-4427-a718-c621fd4d4163}
{0eba9845-f8d2-4a4b-8282-31357abe3102}
{126B575E-B5F4-42BA-B641-053F20B36DDA}
{14d0ec38-1388-4c02-b2ce-53085bb496a3}
{15676BED-B022-41CC-A0F3-9D19C5671144}
{1636DEA9-CB24-42E0-99D4-73D31F8980C6}
{218998B8-45E8-42E9-AF00-FD9410EF4562}
{276149ae-ea8e-4179-84f3-6d0f7ac01123}
{2E67E1D9-D168-47CD-BBA4-A447B60BB9EA}
{3C9B9B3D-7454-4B70-8637-8908A4D3FD01}
{457A3876-595D-4587-A75F-1C4593761994}
{48f30303-9c95-4a08-8e1f-aab8c6a23b82}
{4FD5BD28-636E-4C36-B6F1-6AB49B695879}
{5079e273-b3a5-4784-8ea2-9f28b00c3d1f}
{54BC9C13-6BB3-472B-B194-E506838AB3D8}
{567F9FB3-2ACD-4C0A-A99B-E5FCA2B6578C}
{5C2BC2C5-93D5-4749-A4B1-3D902A736604}
{5e24c6b6-43d7-4c6d-b23b-009be2a5cab4}
{5EFB1860-44E7-426F-A5D1-5F28F12BFDF6}
{5F1BB5DA-C237-4C30-BA7F-2C2EFC824062}
{60BD6483-5F5F-4F10-83CE-F903DAC5E60E}
{617322f2-dbc0-41ff-98c9-8e48e6d88441}
{67f0d495-77b9-4096-bcb4-bd5b4e172604}
{6B807698-CAE0-4113-9885-D88AB1E41F0E}
{6BC3D855-981C-443F-A2BE-F53827C2A3B6}
{6E684E8C-27DA-4F45-AB20-36C7872ACC6E}
{74A09485-42D5-4345-AFF2-5E26AA2CBF49}
{7E068B13-2198-4A63-AA55-0D9826B2088E}
{955370C9-66BA-47D6-83A2-3375B3A268B7}
{95766292-BC9D-456D-AB81-735F2D84F631}
{9738193a-fe6e-4add-87a4-61a6ff2172e8}
{9A59036F-919E-4981-9917-C973945E6AC4}
{a31a999f-7519-422b-9b28-eaa5fd4ba692}
{B0B255A5-7513-4B14-945E-C3722DF2C3C2}
{B3296DF9-770F-4F8B-8ADA-904AF564E746}
{B35B2707-1B3C-4DAD-A69C-5324FA4CDBB5}
{B58124B3-F2D1-4858-BCA0-38AA1BAB4382}
{c828b9b9-9d74-4a37-ae85-03ccdd69bffc}
{C8B179DB-2C46-4176-9A9D-F7ED44A3217D}
{cbf8945a-bce9-4668-9ca2-118bc1c0fb8b}
{CCA17328-67FC-48F9-B726-E73353A8D1E1}
{cd9a00de-3065-4cc6-91cf-9b8d148400f6}
{D24078B0-90A3-49F6-81FE-EA07F205E795}
{D5D63E2E-249F-43DB-BC15-ACF0D0A47EFE}
{D6F3A21F-02FE-4B80-9E67-753C314DD245}
{D73AFAE6-8E79-48F4-B04B-770A700308EE}
{D9643FED-3D56-4872-966D-8D3C8124E696}
{D9900F14-070C-4176-922B-83C5E36E2B9D}
{def98a7f-f108-4ba5-a1f5-83da76fbf4b9}
{E0108807-0A4B-442A-AB1E-77F02676C842}
{E27FDA0B-E5D8-4C99-8A23-E8976921430C}
{E4A29B87-4D29-46DE-9BA1-15F15C29410A}
{ec7c1903-6136-4364-9cfe-2603e9ca5e34}
{F59B156F-81C7-46EB-9CBC-DB26ACEEB9F5}
{fb472d80-baff-4ee7-bceb-b4008a686fee}
File name without path
http_mysocialshortcut.dl.myway.com_0.localstorage
http_mysocialshortcut.dl.myway.com_0.localstorage-journal
http_mysocialshortcut.dl.tb.ask.com_0.localstorage
http_mysocialshortcut.dl.tb.ask.com_0.localstorage-journal
Software\AppDataLow\Software\mysocialshortcut_d1
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{05E9205A-AC73-4427-A718-C621FD4D4163}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{0EBA9845-F8D2-4A4B-8282-31357ABE3102}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{5079E273-B3A5-4784-8EA2-9F28B00C3D1F}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\mysocialshortcut.dl.myway.com
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser\{5079e273-b3a5-4784-8ea2-9f28b00c3d1f}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{5079e273-b3a5-4784-8ea2-9f28b00c3d1f}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{05E9205A-AC73-4427-A718-C621FD4D4163}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{0EBA9845-F8D2-4A4B-8282-31357ABE3102}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\mysocialshortcut AppIntegrator 32-bit
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\mysocialshortcut AppIntegrator 64-bit
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\mysocialshortcut EPM Support
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\mysocialshortcut Search Scope Monitor
SOFTWARE\MySocialShortcut
Software\mysocialshortcut_d1
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{5079e273-b3a5-4784-8ea2-9f28b00c3d1f}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{05E9205A-AC73-4427-A718-C621FD4D4163}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{0EBA9845-F8D2-4A4B-8282-31357ABE3102}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\mysocialshortcut AppIntegrator 32-bit
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\mysocialshortcut AppIntegrator 64-bit
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\mysocialshortcut EPM Support
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\mysocialshortcut Search Scope Monitor

Directories

MySocialShortcut Toolbar may create the following directory or directories:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\MySocialShortcutTooltab
%PROGRAMFILES%\mysocialshortcut_d1EI
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\mysocialshortcut_d1EI
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\mysocialshortcut_d1

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