HuntBar

Overview

HUNTBAR'S TOOLBAR SERVICE COLLECTS AND STORES INFORMATION ABOUT THE WEB PAGES YOU VIEW, THE DATA YOU ENTER IN ONLINE FORMS AND SEARCH FIELDS, AND THE PRODUCTS YOU PURCHASE ONLINE WHILE USING THE TOOLBAR SERVICE. ALTHOUGH HUNTBAR DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO ANALYZE WEB USAGE DATA TO DETERMINE THE IDENTITY OF ANY HUNTBAR USER, SOME INFORMATION COLLECTED BY THE TOOLBAR SERVICE IS PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE. HUNTBAR AGGREGATES AND ANALYZES THE INFORMATION IT COLLECTS TO IMPROVE ITS SERVICE AND TO PREPARE REPORTS ABOUT AGGREGATE WEB USAGE AND SHOPPING HABITS. Source

Classification

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Files

msiets.dll, msielink.dll, btlink.dll, msiein.dll, SToolbar.dll

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Variants

HuntBar  HuntBar.btiein  HuntBar.ctoolb 

Vendor

First Cash Reserve, LLC (TrafficSyndicate).

Privacy policy

Huntbar privacy policy

Detection

Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner detects HuntBar. Bazooka is freeware and detects spyware, adware, foistware, trojan horses, viruses, worms and other potentially unwanted applications. Read more »

Uninstall procedure

Uninstall HuntBar from "Add/Remove Programs" in the Windows® Control Panel. Look for entries called 'MSIETS', 'Internet 404', 'Tools for Internet Explorer', 'Search Toolbar'.

Manual removal

Please follow the instructions below if you would like to remove HuntBar manually. Please notice that you must follow the instructions very carefully and delete everything that is mentioned. In most cases the removal will fail if one single item is not deleted. If HuntBar remains on your system after stepping through the removal instructions, please double-check by stepping through them again.

1. Start the registry editor. This is done by clicking Start then Run. (The Run dialog will appear.) Type regedit and click OK. (The registry editor will open.)
2. Use the search function in the registry editor to find and delete all strings that match:
   {0A5CF411-F0BF-4AF8-A2A4-8233F3109BED}
   {0A68C5A2-64AE-4415-88A2-6542304A4745}
   {850CD0B8-DA33-4558-A8C8-95D7908E37A7}
   {8A05273A-2EA5-42DE-AA75-59EA7D9D50D7}
   {A6250FB8-2206-499E-A7AA-E1EC437E71C0}
   {D6DFF6D8-B94B-4720-B730-1C38C7065C3B}
   {D6E66235-7AA6-44ED-A06C-6F2033B1D993}
   
3. Exit the registry editor.
4. Restart your computer.
5. Start Windows Explorer and delete:
   %ProgramsDir%\Common Files\MSIETS\
   %ProgramsDir%\Common Files\BTLINK\
   %SystemDir\msiein.dll
   %ProgramsDir%\Search Toolbar\SToolbar.dll
   Note: %SystemDir% is a variable (?). By default, this is C:\Windows\System (Windows 95/98/Me), C:\WINNT\System32 (Windows NT/2000), or C:\Windows\System32 (Windows XP).
   Note: %ProgramsDir% is a variable (?). By default, this is C:\Program Files.

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