What is alotappbarBHO.dll?

alotappbarBHO.dll is part of ALOT Appbar and developed by Vertro according to the alotappbarBHO.dll version information.

alotappbarBHO.dll's description is "ALOT Appbar"

alotappbarBHO.dll is digitally signed by Alot.com.

alotappbarBHO.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\alotappbar\bin\BHO\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on alotappbarBHO.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameALOT Appbar
Company nameVertro
File descriptionALOT Appbar
Internal namealotappbar.dll
Original filenamealotappbar.dll
Legal copyrightVertro (c). All rights reserved.
Product version1.0.7000.4
File version1.0.7000.4

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

Product nameALOT Appbar
Company nameVertro
File descriptionALOT Appbar
Internal namealotappbar.dll
Original filenamealotappbar.dll
Legal copyrightVertro (c). All rights reserved.
Product version1.0.7000.4
File version1.0.7000.4

Digital signatures [?]

alotappbarBHO.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAlot.com
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA
Certificate serial number0ebe0040f9558f86569f54286ef65398

VirusTotal report

4 of the 65 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the alotappbarBHO.dll file. That's a 6% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Rising Malware.Undefined!8.C (cloud:GJ51jElOR3Q)
Sophos Alot Toolbar (PUA)
Tencent Win32.Trojan.FalseSign.cmen
Zillya Adware.AgentCRTD.Win32.2075
4 of the 65 anti-virus programs detected the alotappbarBHO.dll file.

alotappbarBHO.dll removal instructions

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

PropertyValue
MD5a97561ee7f8caa561e3b57aca9b47df2
SHA256d5ae69a7c37367d8ea61bdff01a8ff41ee2ee25de89aab3c60c440b1bfff91e1

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