Should I block it?

98%
Yes, 98% block recommendation.
Possible reasons:
Multiple malware detections
Performance resource utilization

Relationships

Child process
Related files

PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegQueryValueExA, RegCloseKey, RegOpenKeyExA
kernel32.dll
CloseHandle, WaitForSingleObject, SetEvent, ResetEvent, FreeLibrary, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryA, GetCurrentProcess, GetVersionExA, Sleep, GetCurrentThreadId, lstrcmpA, lstrlenA, GetLastError, CreateMutexA, InterlockedExchange, GetACP, GetLocaleInfoA, MultiByteToWideChar, CreateEventA, CreateThread, LCMapStringW, LCMapStringA, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, WideCharToMultiByte, RaiseException, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, RtlUnwind, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, VirtualProtect, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery, GetModuleHandleA, GetStartupInfoA, GetCommandLineA, ExitProcess, HeapReAlloc, TlsAlloc, SetLastError, TlsFree, TlsSetValue, TlsGetValue, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, IsBadWritePtr, TerminateProcess, HeapSize, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, WriteFile, GetStdHandle, GetModuleFileNameA, UnhandledExceptionFilter, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, IsBadReadPtr, IsBadCodePtr, GetOEMCP, GetCPInfo
user32.dll
GetMessageA, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageA, PostThreadMessageA

hbtoeaddon.exe

Hotbar by Hotbar.com

Remove hbtoeaddon.exe
Version:   4.8.0.3010
MD5:   715ca92e12ff4a5383c47a357641955c
SHA1:   a4971ac70a6f4daa380ce36ff33ab2cdde48faa6
SHA256:   0a05c0a9d19a537436f1c4be5fd5025904319473c7c39b152dd0e429940c5aaf
Warning 32 antivirus scanners has detected malware.

What is hbtoeaddon.exe?

Hotbar adds graphical skins to Internet Explorer, Microsoft Outlook, and Outlook Express toolbars and also adds its own toolbar and search button. These custom toolbars have keyword-targeted advertisements built into them.

About hbtoeaddon.exe (from Hotbar.com)

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DetailsDetails

File name:hbtoeaddon.exe
Publisher:Hotbar.com Inc.
Product name:Hotbar
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\hbtools\bin\4.8.0.0\hbtoeaddon.exe
File version:4.8.0.3010
Size:52 KB (53,248 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'HbTools' → C:\Program Files\HbTools\Bin\4.8.0.0\HbtOEAddOn.exe

MalwareMalware detections

Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 32 of them detected the following malware.
Antivirus engineEngine versionDetection
AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.07.17 Win-AppCare/Xema.53248.C
Avira AntiVir 7.11.11.172 ADSPY/Hotbar.BT
Antiy Labs AVL 2.0.3.7 AdWare/Win32.HotBar.gen
avast! 4.8.1351.0 Win32:HotBar-E [Adw]
Avast5 5.0.677.0 Win32:HotBar-E [Adw]
AVG 2014.0.3629 Generic.PQA
BitDefender 7.2 Adware.HotBar.BE
Clam AntiVirus 0.97.0.0 Adware.Hotbar-16
Commtouch 5.3.2.6 W32/Adware.EFY
Comodo Internet Security 9405 Application.Win32.Adware.HotBar
Dr.Web 5.0.2.03300 Adware.Hotbar
Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.8 Riskware.AdWare.Win32.HotBar.bt!IK
F-Prot v6.4.6.2.117 W32/Adware.EFY
F-Secure 9.0.16440.0 Adware.HotBar.BE
G Data 13.4.22 Adware.HotBar.BE
Ikarus T3.1.1.104.0 not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.HotBar.bt
K7 AntiVirus 9.108.4911 Adware
Kaspersky 9.0.0.837 not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.HotBar.bt
McAfee 5.400.1158 Adware-HotBar
McAfee Gateway Anti-Malware v2010.1D-dat Adware-HotBar
Microsoft Security Essentials 1.7000.0 Adware:Win32/Hotbar
NOD32 6299 Win32/Adware.HotBar
Norman 6.07.10 W32/HotBar.FG
nProtect 2011-07-16.01 Trojan-Clicker/W32.HotBar.53248
PC Tools 8.0.0.5 Adware.HotBar
Sophos 4.67.0 Hotbar
Symantec 20111.1.0.186 Adware.Hotbar
The Hacker 6.7.0.1.255 Adware/HotBar.bt
Trend Micro 9.200.0.1012 ADW_HOTBAR.BA
Trend Micro HouseCall 9.200.0.1012 ADW_HOTBAR.BA
VIPRE Antivirus 9874 Hotbar
VirusBuster 14.0.126.0 Adware.HotBar!q1MZUCSX87o

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00597532%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00398355%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00199177%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:20 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:1.24 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):768 KB
Private (minimum):768 KB
Non-paged memory:1.24 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:55.07 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):67.75 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:780 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):5.63 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:62
600
GUI GDI count:4
103
GUI GDI peak:4
142
GUI USER count:2
49
GUI USER peak:2
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:High
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\hbtools\bin\4.8.0.0\hbtoeaddon.exe"
Owner:User

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate N 100.00%
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