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Smileys We Love Toolbar

Posted: August 1, 2013

Threat Metric

Ranking: 13,336
Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 44,331
First Seen: August 1, 2013
Last Seen: October 9, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Smileys We Love Toolbar is a Potentially Unwanted Program or PUP that makes modifications to your instant messengers and Web browsers, ostensibly to enable you to use additional 'smileys' or emoticons. Because Smileys We Love Toolbar's software changes are wide-sweeping and may, in some cases, be implemented without your full consent, Smileys We Love Toolbar is classified as a PUP and often should be removed from your PC for the sake of optimizing system performance. Anti-malware products may be used to verify that you've removed Smileys We Love Toolbar's system changes entirely, but Smileys We Love Toolbar currently is not classified as a malicious program (AKA malware).

Why this Toolbar Loves You a Little More Than is Appropriate

Smileys We Love Toolbar is an emoticon-based program that provides a hefty range of features that you may or may not want on your computer. Some examples include the ability to upload images and convert them into emoticons, as well as inserting emoticons into e-mail messages and instant messages. Smileys We Love Toolbar accomplishes this through several plugins specific to programs like Chrome and Google Talk – making the Smileys We Love Toolbar more than 'just' a browser toolbar, despite its name. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers currently are unable to find any malicious functions linked to Smileys We Love Toolbar, but do note that its numerous 'smiley' functions may harm your PC's performance or cause undesirable side effects with respect to Web interactivity.

Smileys We Love Toolbar is promoted as an ordinary software product on its website. However, \ malware experts also have seen Smileys We Love Toolbar being bundled with other applications, which may install Smileys We Love Toolbar through dishonest methods or methods that involve vague descriptions of what Smileys We Love Toolbar actually does to your PC. As always, being cautious about installation options should be taken as mandatory whenever you're handling software from a potentially untrustworthy site.

Cranking Smileys We Love Toolbar's Levels of Love Down to a Bearable Degree

Perhaps due to that same breadth of features Smileys We Love Toolbar is so proud to possess, many PC users have experience some degree of difficulty in removing Smileys We Love Toolbar and all of its associated software changes. Since Smileys We Love Toolbar affects a fairly wide range of programs and includes several components that are specifically intended to affect how individual websites are displayed in your browser, SpywareRemove.com malware research team considers the use of anti-malware software the most efficient and quickest way of deleting Smileys We Love Toolbar.

Smileys We Love Toolbar and similar PUPs often are used to display advertising content, hijack Web browsers or make undesirable changes to your search results. Although SpywareRemove.com malware researchers currently haven't found Smileys We Love Toolbar exhibiting any functions related to these issues, you should be careful to watch for updates that may add additional features to Smileys We Love Toolbar that aren't beneficial to your PC. Like most other PUPs, Smileys We Love Toolbar does not request permission before updating itself.

Aliases

Adware.Conduit.40 [DrWeb]

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:



C:\Program Files (x86)\Bietfuchs-Toolbar für Internet Explorer\adxloader.dll File name: adxloader.dll
Size: 528.38 KB (528384 bytes)
MD5: 85dd61a4a4c296bd9a235d0cf628e50e
Detection count: 9,816
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Bietfuchs-Toolbar für Internet Explorer\adxloader.dll
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 12, 2023
%SYSTEMDRIVE%\AdwCleaner\Quarantine\C\Program Files (x86)\SqueekyChocolate, LLC\Smileys We Love Toolbar for IE\adxloader64.dll.vir File name: adxloader64.dll.vir
Size: 717.82 KB (717824 bytes)
MD5: 2fa60288cc919cbefea85c0e94d70483
Detection count: 4,865
Mime Type: unknown/vir
Path: %SYSTEMDRIVE%\AdwCleaner\Quarantine\C\Program Files (x86)\SqueekyChocolate, LLC\Smileys We Love Toolbar for IE\adxloader64.dll.vir
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 13, 2023
C:\Program Files (x86)\İhsan Bilgisayar Yazılım\IhsanSigorta\adxloader.dll File name: adxloader.dll
Size: 512 KB (512000 bytes)
MD5: 4a6de4ccd4933cfa7465bfcd936c4ac7
Detection count: 796
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\İhsan Bilgisayar Yazılım\IhsanSigorta\adxloader.dll
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 21, 2023
C:\Program Files\SqueekyChocolate, LLC\Smileys We Love Toolbar for IE\SWLUpdateCheckedApp.exe File name: SWLUpdateCheckedApp.exe
Size: 582.14 KB (582144 bytes)
MD5: ae23e96414260d27d9ccfb04b5a30be4
Detection count: 56
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Program Files\SqueekyChocolate, LLC\Smileys We Love Toolbar for IE\SWLUpdateCheckedApp.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 13, 2023
%PROGRAMFILES%\SqueekyChocolate, LLC\Smileys We Love Toolbar for IE\SWLUpdateCheckedApp.exe File name: SWLUpdateCheckedApp.exe
Size: 582.14 KB (582144 bytes)
MD5: 448b36543bb3c0557a7536cb98a6959f
Detection count: 44
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\SqueekyChocolate, LLC\Smileys We Love Toolbar for IE
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 15, 2013
%PROGRAMFILES%\SqueekyChocolate, LLC\Smileys We Love Toolbar for IE\SWLUpdateCheckedApp.exe File name: SWLUpdateCheckedApp.exe
Size: 582.14 KB (582144 bytes)
MD5: e5fdd2ea85f2b97aef5de3adc1865d33
Detection count: 12
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\SqueekyChocolate, LLC\Smileys We Love Toolbar for IE
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 15, 2013
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\SqueekyChocolate, LLC\Smileys We Love Toolbar for IE\SWLUpdateCheckedApp.exe File name: SWLUpdateCheckedApp.exe
Size: 582.14 KB (582144 bytes)
MD5: d510de47f4f851b0adf1fad4632cf4ee
Detection count: 7
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\SqueekyChocolate, LLC\Smileys We Love Toolbar for IE
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 15, 2013
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\SqueekyChocolate, LLC\Smileys We Love Toolbar for IE\SWLUpdateCheckedApp.exe File name: SWLUpdateCheckedApp.exe
Size: 582.14 KB (582144 bytes)
MD5: 1daef19659283ea70cc9fe84cb982a23
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\SqueekyChocolate, LLC\Smileys We Love Toolbar for IE
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 15, 2013
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