What is agbar.dll?

agbar.dll is part of Mindspark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer and developed by Mindspark according to the agbar.dll version information.

agbar.dll's description is "Mindspark Toolbar Platform"

agbar.dll is digitally signed by Mindspark Interactive Network.

agbar.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\PremierDownloadManager_ag\bar\1.bin\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected agbar.dll.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on agbar.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameMindspark Toolbar Platform for Internet Explorer
Company nameMindspark
File descriptionMindspark Toolbar Platform
Internal namet8Bar.dll
Original filenamet8Bar.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2009-2015 Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc.
Product version2.5.15.19
File version2.5.15.19

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

Product nameMindspark Toolbar Platform for Inter..
Company nameMindspark
File descriptionMindspark Toolbar Platform
Internal namet8Bar.dll
Original filenamet8Bar.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2009-2015 Mindspark Int..
Product version2.5.15.19
File version2.5.15.19

Digital signatures [?]

agbar.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMindspark Interactive Network
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number438d4291e43c2dffeeaaaee5b6c070b5

VirusTotal report

12 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the agbar.dll file. That's a 21% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Agnitum PUA.Toolbar.MyWebSearch!
Avast Win32:Mindspark-A [PUP]
AVware MyWebSearch.J (v)
Baidu-International PUA.Win32.MyWebSearch.MiIN
Bkav W32.HfsAdware.1166
Cyren W32/Mywebsearch.K.gen!Eldorado
DrWeb Adware.MyWebSearch.103
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch.AS potentially unwanted
F-Prot W32/Mywebsearch.K.gen!Eldorado
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Mindspark.A
VIPRE MyWebSearch.J (v) (not malicious)
Zillya Adware.Toolbar.Win32.749
12 of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the agbar.dll file.

agbar.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove agbar.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the agbar.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that agbar.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 agbar.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the agbar.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 agbar.dll in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files (x86)\PremierDownloadManager_ag\bar\1.bin\agbar.dll
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the agbar.dll file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If agbar.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If agbar.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If agbar.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 agbar.dll no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD53603301b220a6f65c79a614f13e5c4ca
SHA256b385e4faeeef806bbb640200323a9d0e86a48daf97e15834f79efc8afbe7f060

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