How to Remove the toolbar.exe virus from PC

What is toolbar.exe?

toolbar.exe is a legitimate process file popularly known as Toolbar. It belongs to Desktop Toolbar Application developed by the LoggerNet group. It is located in C:\Program Files by default. Malware programmers create files with virus scripts and name them after toolbar.exe with an intention to spread virus on the internet.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to check if your computer is infected with toolbar.exe malware?

Keep an eye for the following symptoms to see if your PC is infected with toolbar.exe malware:

Internet connection fluctuates
toolbar.exe takes too much CPU space
PC slows down significantly
Browser automatically redirects to some irrelevant websites
Unsolicited ads and popups starts appearing
Screen freezes constantly

Take the following steps to diagnose your PC for possible toolbar.exe malware attack:

Step 1: Download the award-winning Free Internet Security.

Step 2: Installation configuration frames will be displayed. Select the configuration you would like to apply.

Step 3: After network detection is complete, press “Close” button for a scan window.

Step 4: Restart your PC.

Step 5: It will take some time for the Comodo Internet Security to update the antivirus.

Step 6: Proceed with a quick scan that automatically begins after the update.

Step 7: If threats are found during the scanning, you will be prompted with an alert screen.

Step 8: Comodo Antivirus will remove the toolbar.exe virus from your computer including all other malwares!

Malware Entries

Safe Entries

First Seen: 19 October 2011 at 5:44 pm

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Malware Name	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From	Malware Behavior
1	N/A	Executable	684a777b3e496907 c66a232fd9baf6dd 264d26a1	ab905f0442c70990 bc9da8c62f274953	Virus.Win32. Sality.K	No	N/A	N/A	Ukraine	N/A
2	APN LLC.	Executable	5654e79e3a4e037e 38d800a364050dfc 55e54795	a4fe6e2e3e41d406 23586c1d60a77743	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	Trinidad and Tobago	N/A
3	APN LLC.	Executable	03e0e23b3de58d9a 0ac3f483d07bcc55 b636f8a1	412ecb481a09d295 0737e155315501e4	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	Romania	N/A
4	AOL LLC	Executable	8c4bc0ffbd1f15d6 a369e1b817892aea a8700c97	c81e0112e297ea3b 28948e21967f35b5	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.0.24.1	5.0.24.1	India	N/A
5	N/A	Executable	75bc6a8658793abf 6121746b4719ddd0 c17221e3	605fcbd66f0e52c9 788d4b46add1fdb3	Heur.Suspici ous	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
6	AOL	Executable	d272c64a5893f618 c8469328d7087fbf b17b9edf	8362503e1edb472e 2e982c78960ba42c	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.0.20.1	5.0.20.1	India	N/A
7	N/A	Executable	21b920bfa8da2d79 e02f904b09c2e061 ccf97c7e	267dbca3199ca8f1 2e23206ee0c75457	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	N/A	N/A	197.210.54.67/32	N/A
8	APN LLC.	Executable	0f03af1203260d17 54d832fa5fb50cd8 4300abcb	bb526ffc6ac75b44 fb1a32b9d64aa628	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	Turkey	N/A
9	APN LLC.	Executable	35af81c05b89fbfb a3cbc0e9a0e068f8 a49fb8e0	8ec47a13c438200a 46c04f274965666b	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	United States	N/A
10	APN LLC.	Executable	0cee9529602f8336 9fe315bb054ca71e e284ee8d	098fb562e8db202b 12faa80b51e846c5	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	102.89.43.202/32	N/A
11	APN LLC.	Executable	8c7ea7c76bc45281 dc7d92368e4116cc 9b657fc3	e573617f1ef6d26a f7d9e1d633c84f63	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	Mexico	N/A
12	APN LLC.	Executable	d32a1659ae67d5dd cb50c67d27458880 273abe07	191ddc2d882febbe e8336424343edb15	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	United Kingdom	N/A
13	N/A	Executable	8cf3b2570df2a925 61b90b0c4c355ab0 9fd87a46	e01c24abe4cee74f d51ded647221e7f7	Virus.Win32. MadAngel.n	No	N/A	N/A	Indonesia	N/A
14	Conduit	Executable	37e8b6a6174122c0 54368f45c519a04d 6b3610a4	aedd38fb0da2f512 a18af1bd9f5b30d3	ApplicUnwnt	Yes	5.7.1.1	NULL	United States	N/A
15	AOL	Executable	556518510ebd646a b9d87d61cd2d0baf e8a19a27	adacc318e151ba90 90e62e3ae2932325	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.0.15.1	5.0.15.1	India	N/A
16	APN LLC.	Executable	9bdde12e6844d9d3 b0e2f36e32824ac4 7b161a9c	4d6723a736a833ba e001287727459b07	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	Indonesia	N/A
17	APN LLC.	Executable	3aa9089217edf19b a53727677ef1fa1e 93bc538e	f41a37e17a9d167e bd3655eae596c95b	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	Indonesia	N/A
18	N/A	Executable	7aa751e45aab6843 bda51cd32bb31687 64b64701	a217b15f6558d95f 311a912e68c4e2a3	Virus.Win32. Ramnit.K	No	N/A	N/A	Indonesia	N/A
19	APN LLC.	Executable	bb7870f4b555fad2 2cda4c247b5e3c83 7e7a4e8e	70f89ec6865abb56 1ac3be3d7231f349	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	United Kingdom	N/A
20	APN LLC.	Executable	44a39228e9f79810 3598b733cbda13c9 f08e0bec	b12585e62d8e6b35 ddf0adf994d906e3	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	Finland	N/A
21	APN LLC.	Executable	e556d14c8e9702c2 c179193636819f96 d1b1c440	bd281e16ab4dfdb1 5feb50d03818aa0e	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	Russian Federation	N/A
22	N/A	Executable	a6968edd29cc26de de7db99f289fbbd7 2b9d19f2	a5d7d50b44bea6bc 2777436a59b23fa6	Win32.Jeefo. A	No	N/A	N/A	Egypt	N/A
23	N/A	Executable	89a26077e67a511b f52ca65c430b60fd 09cf73ad	8ec18230e7f1371a 52741673ff9b1731	ApplicUnwnt. Win32.Hoax.A rchSMS.SIE	No	N/A	N/A	Russian Federation	N/A
24	APN LLC.	Executable	0925abdcc8174d7a a71472783d817e32 e9b7b0bd	c798bf693db20bc2 b5875942d4a7024e	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	Europe	N/A
25	APN LLC.	Executable	5710a17d0238c294 6665f8385ad14140 ce513660	f8f517a88f9a079a 93dab2bc0ac85deb	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	United States	N/A
26	APN LLC.	Executable	e4907a35be7cae45 430ceec31799dcba 5a4055d6	d90a73c8b2084ed8 93ef800ed2393353	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	Europe	N/A
27	APN LLC.	Executable	07257ae3079fd80a abf87292839d733d e7bdb062	5996af255844d105 13f3bd737732954b	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	103.237.39.245/32	N/A
28	APN LLC.	Executable	3a5d11f168aa525b 666679d8337223a2 fa2b3bea	178e015a45dc07a7 e9acff9b6ad2a71b	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	Italy	N/A
29	APN LLC.	Executable	811d618721f75c8c e4be877717310b4f bc2f93bf	bb3263b32ea33804 495108134e2d205b	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	United States	N/A
30	APN LLC.	Executable	264c9e1734807ca0 7edc49f273f2af63 f9f558ee	1191b045a12adfd3 74462a0a09fd891e	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	Germany	N/A
31	APN LLC.	Executable	e85329b255602df3 3e24937790992648 c5d1d937	a6911510d96e99e4 db07803d3dcce4b7	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	Malaysia	N/A
32	APN LLC.	Executable	6acbce7b55ab76e4 df4be3d44a4b098f da71a5c9	403a586f50cb1739 b587a80845124862	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	Bahamas	N/A
33	AOL LLC	Executable	15f7032ce46e65e8 e5a3f1b1600cf8a6 565e0796	300da66029d02b13 a4ab2937dcbc3a76	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.0.23.1	5.0.23.1	India	N/A
34	APN LLC.	Executable	6bf069708c8e6858 8e2322cf25d37dfd 0a84289f	646fb2c7054a37ae 34816007ce7ea0e6	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	United States	N/A
35	APN LLC.	Executable	9ff8aab1eb9514a3 0c61a864c7dab3d7 8445cbb7	64c6745189e4d598 1f6c29491fadfc50	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	152.173.90.144/32	N/A
36	APN LLC.	Executable	9ed12f011a04aa87 cbb8f8aac9485877 4afe287c	6085874527a618af 0a42bc57c39ee8ba	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	Poland	N/A
37	APN LLC.	Executable	9d96a8d25069134c dac9a1c81f047ac9 ea95c010	1054817a69587011 e40880d8986474e7	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	United States	N/A
38	APN LLC.	Executable	79095c2515fdd397 d2512804108acb24 0d58eea2	76afa0bb376fee49 d6e05dc0580b5ec9	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	United States	N/A
39	APN LLC.	Executable	0d3b945438076a56 72765f8b27e51ef7 8139c2f9	f16f70c82f96a09f b11e1438d8fc2f3a	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	United States	N/A
40	AOL	Executable	adec438e5422a026 b3ca8eea4c9c4e1b d3863e7a	c7f9352751e289f1 314f510cc0d9b655	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.0.12.1	5.0.12.1	India	N/A
41	APN LLC.	Executable	37fa833292132ceb 4d2f99352b45b9b4 13de5aef	042ebd9576098641 4c2fe38c69d37270	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	Slovakia	N/A
42	APN LLC.	Executable	447b6b15766ddbef 4665cb2b76f1d9f1 415a17f6	1f008a48f1b4e7fa 7879dfd3ef578796	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	France	N/A
43	AOL	Executable	300aca06f1430a1a 600a0e3912a58d9a cc570893	8569ed69f91ddde1 a4a76cfea30679df	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	5.0.16.1	5.0.16.1	India	N/A
44	N/A	Executable	1c3ea150543962b5 4c77f35787f584cb 477cd13b	c56464506587b630 b33dda72ef21af0b	Virus.Win32. Parite.gen	No	N/A	N/A	Russian Federation	N/A
45	N/A	Executable	eeeed34eb9b53941 d1e05a7f029a2267 ecd9b221	6c10ff363a6258e6 43711e1b82a712b6	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	N/A	N/A	197.218.64.211/32	N/A
46	N/A	Executable	d3ecf0b05aa756d0 ad1e11cb20002cd5 44f24541	abd1de8ed14b59a9 205b317e3089bca4	MalCrypt.Ind us!	No	N/A	N/A	Russian Federation	N/A
47	APN LLC.	Executable	224c675a4ed86686 a9ff56976e94e9cb 8ab86080	efd70debe9e76fb3 9d50f1382ada72f8	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	104.173.159.184/32	N/A
48	APN LLC.	Executable	0f2b284a65b9178d 7f411d37abd37143 3f0282cb	e6890db04d4cfc6a 172f6ed1c94e31dd	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	Canada	N/A
49	Ask	Executable	8de6735387931b02 ac9b0b23587b9c0c e1436b2e	564cc93d8362fa12 33849c29ae3097f2	TrojWare.Win 32.Patched.Q	Yes	1.12.5.0	1.12.5.0	Brazil	N/A
50	N/A	Executable	39a1bffd8575a294 a36aa92cbd3523b3 e7c34f1f	79b9fb7e2ad1021b 09c517aae0783252	ApplicUnwnt. Win32.Hoax.A rchSMS.SIE	No	N/A	N/A	Russian Federation	N/A
51	N/A	Executable	6bf38d90d013defa 03750508dd9f86d1 c8721571	bd9d2e3c0db9de1b 9b4f98f4841b994c	Virus.Win32. Parite.gen	No	N/A	N/A	Pakistan	N/A
52	APN LLC.	Executable	7c17e0a596763875 78264296e30b8cd8 b58a566c	e25b74aca22b33f9 77fce23ba295e546	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	138.117.7.59/32	N/A
53	Ask.com	Executable	084f0497b80a9703 34fae211ce56a638 6e1faa0d	a14b8adbcc6b7de8 8ee8a9af639ba59f	TrojWare.Win 32.Patched.Q	Yes	15, 0, 0, 498	1.6.6.0	Brazil	N/A
54	APN LLC.	Executable	7f23a8eb1aed839d ea122c274d1361a9 88f31a9e	ef1d0e12a651a612 ad872e0ea199e1eb	Application. Win32.AskToo lbar.R	Yes	21.27.0.14 8	21.27.0.14 8	Indonesia	N/A

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First Seen: 26 June 2010 at 8:14 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From
1	Conduit	Executable	e2c2d10ba1248544 98f5b094b466e067 04631bcb	76ddfa22bcdbcc04 bbca49e404574787	Yes	5.7.2.2	N/A	Internal Submission
2	Conduit	Executable	4101a9f0b1ec40a5 18c090dde5776888 a5c16c55	6877c2872ae2c1fa 9e8d5dc20d6f045d	Yes	5.7.2.2	N/A	Internal Submission
3	N/A	Executable	2dd618d08dd89041 d9771520060ec374 1ea95691	86ee62275f44c712 2215e5029719a03e	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
4	Conduit	Executable	63672e75feff6bb9 8fabfc0dac4352cd 559be0df	bb49e593eaf20913 f383f3c1f74e901c	Yes	5.7.2.2	N/A	Internal Submission
5	Conduit	Executable	c14fa87c1bca2066 a4236a7fa017d0d4 5d1f2139	9af789d19f349aa9 091a22dfd7cdd049	Yes	5.7.2.2	N/A	Internal Submission
6	EarthLink Network, Inc.	Executable	3e6f06f53ff8d8ed 2b6d2053234352f4 502b1bd8	eff7d2faed4606f2 d8c57843dd49f535	No	2.24.56	2.24.56	United States
7	Conduit	Executable	945ced3a2b16ff4c fd5d172d5aa2e83d 0b09bb4c	3863868ab3c74554 3028681ec6116204	Yes	5.3.6.2	N/A	Internal Submission
8	Conduit	Executable	52c028081250688a 3b9c57000050fe94 cff7579c	ce7b55ea584c9bbd d639b2231f933e18	Yes	5.7.2.2	N/A	Internal Submission
9	N/A	Executable	13678b17ef9a92b9 8141b56459cd1034 1901c7b9	310997016418036f 7efff91b7e65b447	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
10	Gregory Braun -- Software Design	Executable	1d8b1f37758aa8dd e5182a1d9f7c7eac ec224acc	1000a3a86b0bc0ef 02b0b7a662713712	No	Version 6.4	Shareware Release	Internal Submission
11	N/A	Executable	08a0a21856c7caac 7da544f90e6ec61e 5cfebc9d	833a91d4b15ebe94 dd28459705c02881	Yes	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
12	N/A	Executable	c45e5c744394c274 0b34940e60541d8b c1d09713	4a757483fc9892b9 c57fc32108c7142f	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
13	N/A	Executable	c367ffca6e23f290 003e950c1ff8071b 06b98fa0	5354ba4cc7f68fa5 1b2ae06f846cb603	No	1, 0, 0, 1	1, 0, 0, 1	Internal Submission
14	Conduit	Executable	67f7d452eddc11ac 4576eb433c5bbc62 15dee34f	023bb01ff0c4d772 93e95338f5e09b89	Yes	5.5.0.10	N/A	Internal Submission
15	Campbell Scientific, Inc.	Executable	2c500dee25463896 0e1d977606ff74e4 c56726b2	997be67536f41dda d025af7bcdcddfb8	Yes	4.7.0.15	4.7	United States
16	N/A	Executable	de09b8f2fa9a5c3a 0d65b4c6b11f0978 7f876bc6	db7c87c128ec1114 66bae0f986c6b03d	Yes	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission
17	Conduit	Executable	713131bc7791b0d9 2c4605532cc70709 ec93a7ab	cc79613fc3581c52 98a196ad905008fa	Yes	5.7.2.2	N/A	Internal Submission

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