What is alotBHO.dll?
alotBHO.dll is part of ALOT Toolbar and developed by Vertro according to the alotBHO.dll version information.
alotBHO.dll's description is "alot.dll"
alotBHO.dll is digitally signed by Alot.com.
alotBHO.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\alot\bin\BHO\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected alotBHO.dll.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on alotBHO.dll:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | ALOT Toolbar |
| Company name | Vertro |
| File description | alot.dll |
| Internal name | alot.dll |
| Original filename | alot.dll |
| Legal copyright | Vertro (c). All rights reserved. |
| Product version | 2.5.22000.0 |
| File version | 2.5.22000.0 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | ALOT Toolbar |
| Company name | Vertro |
| File description | alot.dll |
| Internal name | alot.dll |
| Original filename | alot.dll |
| Legal copyright | Vertro (c). All rights reserved. |
| Product version | 2.5.22000.0 |
| File version | 2.5.22000.0 |
Digital signatures [?]
alotBHO.dll has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Alot.com |
| Certificate issuer name | VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA |
| Certificate serial number | 0ebe0040f9558f86569f54286ef65398 |
VirusTotal report
4 of the 62 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the alotBHO.dll file. That's a 6% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| Rising | Malware.Undefined!8.C (cloud:p3wwfUlV5mH) |
| Sophos | Alot Toolbar (PUA) |
| Tencent | Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Acqw |
| Zillya | Adware.AgentCRTD.Win32.2075 |
alotBHO.dll removal instructions
The instructions below shows how to remove alotBHO.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the alotBHO.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that alotBHO.dll has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:
- Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
- Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
- When the scan is finished, locate alotBHO.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the alotBHO.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 alotBHO.dll in the scan result.
C:\Program Files\alot\bin\BHO\alotBHO.dll 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the alotBHO.dll file.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If alotBHO.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If alotBHO.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
- If alotBHO.dll still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that alotBHO.dll no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 700e7b07263b62f76ce07bb6024b8dc5 |
| SHA256 | 22dfd42ecd11aa3308f405543b51ded77ca29f23ad93af2c3f6b586b171919ec |
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