What is MWSBAR.DLL?

MWSBAR.DLL is part of My Web Search Bar for Internet Explorer, FireFox, Netscape, email clients, and messenger clients and developed by MyWebSearch.com according to the MWSBAR.DLL version information.

MWSBAR.DLL's description is "My Web Search Bar"

MWSBAR.DLL is digitally signed by Fun Web Products.

MWSBAR.DLL is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\MyWebSearch\bar\1.bin\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected MWSBAR.DLL.

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 MWSBAR.DLL:

PropertyValue
Product nameMy Web Search Bar for Internet Explorer, FireFox, Netscape, email clients, and messenger clients
Company nameMyWebSearch.com
File descriptionMy Web Search Bar
Internal namemwsBar
Original filenamemwsBar.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Product version2, 3, 50, 62
File version2, 3, 50, 62

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

Product nameMy Web Search Bar for Internet Explo..
Company nameMyWebSearch.com
File descriptionMy Web Search Bar
Internal namemwsBar
Original filenamemwsBar.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,..
Product version2, 3, 50, 62
File version2, 3, 50, 62

Digital signatures [?]

MWSBAR.DLL has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameFun Web Products
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA
Certificate serial number7469e97907f383e4ff81ae9b045c64aa

VirusTotal report

9 of the 42 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the MWSBAR.DLL file. That's a 21% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AVG MyWebSearch
ClamAV Adware.FunWebProducts-5
Emsisoft Adware.Win32.MyWebSearch!A2
eSafe Win32.MiscMywebsearc
Fortinet Riskware/MyWebSearch
NOD32 Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.K
Norman W32/Suspicious_Gen2.DGLWB
VBA32 Trojan.BHORA.05544
VIPRE MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)
9 of the 42 anti-virus programs detected the MWSBAR.DLL file.

MWSBAR.DLL removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove MWSBAR.DLL with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the MWSBAR.DLL file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that MWSBAR.DLL 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 MWSBAR.DLL in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the MWSBAR.DLL 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 MWSBAR.DLL in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files\MyWebSearch\bar\1.bin\MWSBAR.DLL
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the MWSBAR.DLL file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If MWSBAR.DLL still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If MWSBAR.DLL is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If MWSBAR.DLL 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 MWSBAR.DLL no longer appear in the scan result.
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Folder name variants

MWSBAR.DLL may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\MyWebSearch\bar\1.bin\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named MWSBAR.DLL

MWSBAR.DLL (3 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD577baf20289ac3b3592e2626885ef7eff
SHA2565f9a556b218c28d5ba62e711be39afaf6cf7fa3c9126e2514c6a16472587af22

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What did other users do?

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