What is tbicon.exe?

tbicon.exe is part of SettingsManager and developed by Aztec Media Inc according to the tbicon.exe version information.

tbicon.exe's description is "Browse and Search the Internet"

tbicon.exe is digitally signed by AZTEC MEDIA INC..

tbicon.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Settings Manager\smdmf\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected tbicon.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on tbicon.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameSettingsManager
Company nameAztec Media Inc
File descriptionBrowse and Search the Internet
Internal nametbicon.exe
Original filenametbicon.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2005 - 2014
Product version5.0.0.13531
File version5.0.0.13531

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameSettingsManager
Company nameAztec Media Inc
File descriptionBrowse and Search the Internet
Internal nametbicon.exe
Original filenametbicon.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2005 - 2014
Product version5.0.0.13531
File version5.0.0.13531

Digital signatures [?]

tbicon.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAZTEC MEDIA INC.
Certificate issuer nameThawte Code Signing CA - G2
Certificate serial number7de0d719bbaf922d3a980dbd523b959a

VirusTotal report

19 of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the tbicon.exe file. That's a 35% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AhnLab-V3 Adware/Win32.SearchSuite
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.SearchSuite.BQ
CAT-QuickHeal WebToolbar.SearchSuite.r5 (Not a Virus)
F-Prot W32/SearchSuite.A.gen!Eldorado
GData Win32.Application.AztecSystemK.A
Ikarus PUA.Toolbar.SearchSuite
K7AntiVirus Riskware ( 0049c6801 )
K7GW Trojan ( 020000001 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win64.SearchSuite.e
Kingsoft Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Linkey.A
McAfee PUP-FOG
Panda Trj/CI.A
Qihoo-360 Win32/Virus.WebToolbar.d3d
Sophos SearchSuite
Symantec Trojan.Semnager
TrendMicro ADW_SSEARCH
TrendMicro-HouseCall ADW_SSEARCH
Zillya Adware.SearchSuite.Win64.168
19 of the 55 anti-virus programs detected the tbicon.exe file.

tbicon.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove tbicon.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the tbicon.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that tbicon.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate tbicon.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the tbicon.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate tbicon.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Settings Manager\smdmf\tbicon.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the tbicon.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If tbicon.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If tbicon.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If tbicon.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that tbicon.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD57fc2841f3f3aaf362cb599b7284dab20
SHA2567cc4da54b79d55655db69d674238767d2f1bb2baac4246efdb82980543b8e3c7

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to tbicon.exe:

tbicon.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

tbicon.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Browse and Search the Internet has stopped working.

End Program - tbicon.exe. This program is not responding.

tbicon.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

tbicon.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with tbicon.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with tbicon.exe. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.

Votes
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Remove100 %
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NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with tbicon.exe. Only 1 user has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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