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Crizbuzz Toolbar

Posted: November 20, 2013

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 82
First Seen: November 20, 2013
Last Seen: June 10, 2021
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Crizbuzz Toolbar is a Potentially Unwanted Program with a history of modifying the user's homepage and search settings, thus qualifying the Crizbuzz Toolbar as a browser hijacker. Although malware researchers haven't yet seen the Crizbuzz Toolbar using this questionable feature to promote corrupted websites, all of the usual Web-browsing safety practices should be kept up while dealing with a Crizbuzz Toolbar, which should be removed to keep the security of your browser at the highest possible level. Using appropriate anti-malware products for the Crizbuzz Toolbar's removal also is suggested to deal with any browser changes that the Crizbuzz Toolbar may not be honest enough to uninstall when prompted by normal removal methods.

The Crizbuzz Toolbar: a Browser Buzz-By that Drags You Along with It

PUPs designed as toolbars usually are meant to promote websites that can't acquire traffic through more trustworthy methods than a browser hijacker, and the Crizbuzz Toolbar simply is a new line in the annals of such browser changes. While the Crizbuzz Toolbar easily may be modified to redirect to any website, current evidence shows the Crizbuzz Toolbar hijacking browsers to provide 'free' traffic to Conduit.com, a search engine site that has a long and involved history of being involved in just these types of attacks. Malware experts don't consider the Crizbuzz Toolbar to be risky enough to warrant classification as a genuine threat, but do consider its browser changes to be both unwarranted and unhelpful to any PC they might affect.

The primary browser modifications associated with Crizbuzz Toolbars include both homepage hijacks and default search engine hijacks, both of which may be used to provide redirects to Conduit.com and other unwanted sites that have no benefits to your PC. These sites aren't necessarily intentionally harmful, but malware researchers recommend avoiding suspicious software downloads or requests for information from them, which are some of the most common attacks distributed (albeit by accident) by browser hijacker-promoted domains that exercise poor security practices.

Telling the Crizbuzz Toolbar to Buzz off of Your Web Browser

The Crizbuzz Toolbar's distribution points have yet to be confirmed, but software bundles are expected to be involved in its installation, as has been found for many other toolbars partnered with Conduit. Sources of free software with reputations for installing adware, browser hijackers and other types of PUPs should be considered potential sources of an unwanted install of Crizbuzz Toolbar until malware analysts can gather further evidence. Similar brands of toolbars that also have been found engaging in the same browser-hijacking tactics as Crizbuzz Toolbars include the Energy Community Toolbar, the Muvic Toolbar, the Realore Studios Toolbar, the MySavings Toolbar, the Mini001 Toolbar and the shARES Toolbar.

Even though the Crizbuzz Toolbar isn't considered a threat, deleting a Crizbuzz Toolbar should use anti-malware tools, when they're available. Using appropriate security products, especially combined with basic security features like Safe Mode, can give you the best chances for removing the Crizbuzz Toolbar with all of its browser changes, putting a stop to any further hijacks for Conduit.com or anywhere else.

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