Vtools Toolbar

Posted: August 29, 2013

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Ranking:	1,097
Threat Level:	2/10
Infected PCs:	293,421

First Seen:	August 29, 2013
Last Seen:	October 15, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The Vtools Toolbar is a Potentially Unwanted Program that makes non-beneficial changes to your browser to promote sponsored websites. Like any PUP, the Vtools Toolbar is a mild obstacle to your efficient use of your Web browser and may be a minor security threat but isn't malware along the level of a Trojan, fake Police Trojan or spyware program. These issues coupled with the Vtools Toolbar's overall poor showing of beneficial features causes malware experts to recommend removing a Vtools Toolbar in any normal circumstance, with anti-malware software being recommended to delete any unwanted browser changes along with all of the Vtools Toolbar's components.

The Toolbar with All the Tools for Making Surfing the Web Troublesome

The Vtools Toolbar is a browser add-on that usually is not distributed by itself, and, instead, is installed in software bundles that use other application names to lure in victims, only revealing the installation of Vtools Toolbar during the actual install process (or after the fact). One way or another, after the Vtools Toolbar is installed, the Vtools Toolbar will set your browser to a search engine of its choice (usually Yahoo).

Besides choosing your search engine for you, the Vtools Toolbar also monitors your Web-browsing habits with respect to the sites you visit and the search terms you choose. This information is transferred back to the Vtools Toolbar's company and used to determine which advertisements the Vtools Toolbar displays in your browser. Some versions of the Vtools Toolbar also may install components of related PUPs such as the Spigot Toolbar.

A Concrete Solution to a Virtual Tools Problem

Although the Vtools Toolbar doesn't attempt to steal any highly confidential information from your computer or launch any direct attacks against its security, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers do recommend removing the Vtools Toolbar, like all PUPs, to keep your browser as firmly under your personal control as possible. Being certain of removing the Vtools Toolbar and all related browser add-ons/modifications may require using anti-malware applications that are able to detect concealed components of such software even if Potentially Unwanted Programs are not distinctly identified as malicious programs.

SpywareRemove.com malware experts have not found any publicly available stand-alone installers for the Vtools Toolbar, leading to them to estimate that the Vtools Toolbar is being installed in software bundles. These bundles often may be avoided by staying away from sites with poor reputations from peddling unwanted software, scanning suspicious files before launching them and looking through any offered installation options carefully.

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The following URL's were detected:

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