Multiple Programs – TB_SETUP.EXE

We found multiple instances of the file TB_Setup.exe.

TB_Setup.exe is the installer for the HuntBar IE Toolbar. This search page hijacker by Traffic Syndicate feeds search results from its controlling server (www.trafficsyndicate.com). This is a spyware program that should be removed. Removal instructions can be found at http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/HuntBar.html

TB_Setup.exe is also the installation file for Tutorial Bridge, a program aimed at improving your Bridge game. This program is harmless and legitimate. The program is described as follows: Learn how to play contract bridge with Tutorial Bridge. This self-playing computer program gives the reasoning behind each non-trivial bid that is made, or card that is played. The user can interact with the program at a rate that is consistent with his or her current knowledge of the game. The ability to undo any bid or play permits the user to compare his or her action with what Charlie, the computer, would do in the same situation.

More information can be found at http://learnbridge.com/. This file does not need to be running all the time.

Safe if not Spyware

David Dever