Should I block it?

98%

Yes, 98% block recommendation.

Possible reasons:

Multiple malware detections

Performance resource utilization

Relationships

Parent process

hbtoeaddon.exe (Hotbar by Hotbar.com)

Related files

hbtvhelper.dll (HBTV by Hotbar)

hbtv.exe

HBTV by HotBar

Remove hbtv.exe

Version:	8, 40, 83, 0
MD5:	152fbe935c7be51338eb01b9799c5086
SHA1:	55bf217f4138b83e0055bb8e0d59e214b376f731
SHA256:	b35701d605adea94a1998770e1c4d3e43de36788a91ad5c9ca02e5fd059f8356

Warning 34 antivirus scanners has detected malware.

What is hbtv.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 hbtv.exe (from HotBar)

“For this popular advertising format, we don't put ads in front of consumers. We put consumers in front of our advertiser’s website. Here's how it works. An advertiser purchases keyword search terms. T”

Details

File name:	hbtv.exe
Publisher:	HotBar, Inc.
Product name:	HBTV
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\hbtools\hbtv\hbtv.exe
File version:	8, 40, 83, 0
Size:	281 KB (287,744 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	Yes
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Network connections

[TCP] a23-67-242-114.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (23.67.242.114:80)

Malware detections

Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 34 of them detected the following malware.

Antivirus engine	Engine version	Detection
AhnLab V3 Internet Security	2011.07.18	Win-Trojan/Dropper.287744
Avira AntiVir	7.11.11.173	ADSPY/AdSpy.Gen
Antiy Labs AVL	2.0.3.7	AdWare/Win32.HotBar.gen
avast!	4.8.1351.0	Win32:HotBar-B [Adw]
Avast5	5.0.677.0	Win32:HotBar-B [Adw]
AVG	2014.0.3629	Generic.QNQ
BitDefender	7.2	Trojan.Dloader.RE
CAT Quick Heal	4.13.11.00	AdWare.HotBar.bi (Not a Virus)
Clam AntiVirus	0.97.0.0	Adware.180Solutions-16
Commtouch	5.3.2.6	W32/Adware.BXL
Comodo Internet Security	9421	Application.Win32.Adware.180Solutions
Dr.Web	5.0.2.03300	Adware.Hotbar
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	5.1.0.8	AdWare.180Solutions!IK
F-Prot	v6.4.6.2.117	W32/Adware.BXL
F-Secure	9.0.16440.0	Trojan.Dloader.RE
G Data	13.4.22	Trojan.Dloader.RE
Ikarus	T3.1.1.104.0	AdWare.180Solutions
Jiangmin	13.0.900	Adware/HotBar.de
K7 AntiVirus	9.108.4911	Adware
Kaspersky	9.0.0.837	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.HotBar.bi
McAfee	5.400.1158	Generic PUP.g
McAfee Gateway Anti-Malware	v2010.1D-dat	Generic PUP.g
Microsoft Security Essentials	1.7000.0	Adware:Win32/ClickPotato
NOD32	6302	Win32/Adware.180Solutions
Norman	6.07.10	W32/HotBar.FM
PC Tools	8.0.0.5	Adware.HotBar
Rising Antivirus	23.66.04.03	Dropper.Agent.duu
Sophos	4.67.0	Hotbar
Symantec	20111.1.0.186	Adware.Hotbar
The Hacker	6.7.0.1.257	Adware/HotBar.bi
Vba32 AntiVirus	3.12.16.4	AdWare.Win32.HotBar.bi
VIPRE Antivirus	9888	Hotbar
ViRobot	2011.7.16.4573	Adware.HotBar
VirusBuster	14.0.128.0	Adware.Agent!pt1uz924EvU

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.30737979%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.11793184%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.18944795%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	1,592 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:	4.31 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	11.05 MB
Private (minimum):	10.99 MB
Non-paged memory:	4.31 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	90.66 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	103.07 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	11.05 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	11.52 MB	37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:	8	12
Handles:	268	600
GUI GDI count:	10	103
GUI GDI peak:	12	142
GUI USER count:	19	49
GUI USER peak:	20	71

Process properties

Integrety level:	High
Platform:	32-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\hbtools\hbtv\hbtv.exe" /eparams=7e2ce0aa75e03be1c42c2249f7dc209d7bf4b22644e62700600ae72cfc07e9f5ec923e4ef97aa119efe20a8c2d18ddee193c78bfa087fa44aacfb6a7d2894e4b8ddfd7359c
Owner:	User
Parent process:	hbtoeaddon.exe (Hotbar by Hotbar.com)

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