VirtualDJ Toolbar

Posted: May 27, 2013

Threat Metric

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Threat Level:	5/10
Infected PCs:	40

First Seen:	May 27, 2013
Last Seen:	January 8, 2020
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The VirtualDJ Toolbar is a browser add-on that redirects your browser's online searches to unwanted sites (most currently found to be the Ask.com search engine), and usually is installed along with the VirtualDJ program. VirtualDJ, although marketed as a sound-mixing utility, also violates the FFMPEG license by using FFMPEG in a premium software package and has been found to cause serious system instability issues. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have not yet categorized VirtualDJ as a PC threat, but they do consider the VirtualDJ Toolbar to be both a Potentially Unwanted Program and a browser hijacker to be deleted with all due speed. Because VirtualDJ Toolbar installs system changes that affect most Windows browsers indiscriminately, appropriate anti-malware programs are recommended for removing the VirtualDJ Toolbar (and its settings changes) with little trouble.

VirtualDJ Toolbar: the DJ's Easy Revenue Stream

The VirtualDJ Toolbar is, of course, tightly associated with the VirtualDJ and its corresponding company. However, VirtualDJ is not yet classified as malicious and is unlikely to cause any problems for your PC besides its own stability issues. What brought VirtualDJ to the attention of various anti-malware companies was its inclusion of the VirtualDJ Toolbar, which, like so many unwanted add-ons, tries to take control of your browser.

The VirtualDJ Toolbar includes visible components for Internet Explorer and Firefox, but actually installs its browser changes in such a way as to affect all major Windows browsers. These changes force you to use the VirtualDJ Toolbar's preferred search engine, which currently is set to the non-malicious site of Ask.com – almost certainly as an easy stream of revenue from the traffic. Since such unwarranted control of your browser is neither justified nor beneficial, SpywareRemove.com malware experts rate the VirtualDJ Toolbar as a low-level threat and recommend removing the VirtualDJ Toolbar at your own convenience.

Scratching a VirtualDJ Toolbar Out of Your Web-Searching Playlist

As distinct from the VirtualDJ program, the VirtualDJ Toolbar should be considered a threat, although the VirtualDJ Toolbar is not a probable source of significant security issues or other attacks against your computer. SpywareRemove.com malware experts also feel the need to warn about Fake.VirtualDJ, a confirmed Trojan downloader that disguises itself as a fake trial for VirtualDJ so that Fake.VirtualDJ can easily install other malware onto your computer. Always install software only from sources that have good reputations for protecting the safety of their users and you most likely will never encounter any of these three programs.

Deleting the VirtualDJ Toolbar in an incomplete fashion can result in its browser changes still being in effect, which will allow redirects to unwanted sites to continue. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers tend to suggest using good brands of anti-malware software even for removing low-level threats like the VirtualDJ Toolbar, simply as a matter of disinfecting your computer with the utmost efficiency and guarantee for success.

VirtualDJ Toolbar

Threat Metric

VirtualDJ Toolbar: the DJ's Easy Revenue Stream

Scratching a VirtualDJ Toolbar Out of Your Web-Searching Playlist

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