» ietoolbar.dll
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ietoolbar.dll

FindWide

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The module ietoolbar.dll by FindWide has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. This file is typically installed with the program Findwide Toolbar by FindWide which is a potentially unwanted software program.

File name:

ietoolbar.dll

Publisher:

FindWide (signed and verified)

Product:

Findwide

Version:

2.0.0.2029

MD5:

32dde533d018e2be092749da6cb78ad1

SHA-1:

5ea52d46373743d33fe90a12d449bc6b23ff2914

SHA-256:

0edd54b35580b944b107ff9a16899171074ad1ed18198658889c65fc90316c4c

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Note:

Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:

This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:

11/5/2024 7:06:54 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Tightrope.FindWide.Bundler (M)

15.12.19.19

File size:

154.3 KB (157,952 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.0.2029

Original file name:

.dll

File type:

Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Bundler/Installer:

Tightrope WebInstall

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\tnt2\2.0.0.2029\ietoolbar.dll

Digital Signature

Signed by:

FindWide

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

3/19/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:

4/3/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=FindWide, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=FindWide, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, C=US

Issuer:

CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

77A7F86399C7BD73854873DA281178E9

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

12/17/2015 5:37:26 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:fkdPgDuu2L/PfDDDsngD3CgnXA1kTRumlH39ARDJ5k:fkyDuuuDDeu3xd/R5

Entry address:

0xBE3F

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 6A, 64, 00, 00, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, 07, 00, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 6A, 0C, 68, C0, 11, 02, 10, E8, 22, 06, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0C, 39, 35, 08, 50, 02, 10, 0F, 84, E4, 00, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, 83, FE, 01, 74, 05, 83, FE, 02, 75, 35, 8B, 0D, 48, B2, 01, 10, 85, C9, 74, 0C, FF, 75, 10, 56, FF, 75, 08, FF, D1, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 0F, 84, B1, 00, 00, 00, FF, 75, 10, 56, FF, 75, 08, E8, 11, FE, FF, FF, 89, 45, E4... 
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Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

97 KB (99,328 bytes)

The file ietoolbar.dll has been discovered within the following program.

Findwide Toolbar by FindWide

This is a potentially unwanted web browser toolbar that delivers ads to the user's web browser including coupons, deals, or special offers from select merchants and stores.

search.findwide.com

86% remove it

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