ABCNews.com Toolbar

Aardvark Toolbar has a search function and provides search results for paid advertisers. It tracks browsing habits. It adds a third-party utility bar to the web browser. It also change browser and shows advertising.0

General information:

Malware Name:	ABCNews.com Toolbar
Malware Type:	Toolbar
Company Name:	ABCNEWS.com
Company URL:	http://abcnews.go.com/
Threat Level:	Elevated Risk
Operating System:	WIN XP
Installation Type:	Installed through ActiveX
Operation:	Time of After Installation

Company Description:

ABCNEWS.com provides us the toolbar ABCNews.com Toolbar that allows us to search using the powerful search capabilities from wherever we are on the Web. It’s the fastest, most convenient way to access the Web, Yellow Pages, White Pages, personalized weather and stock information online. The Toolbar will do periodic checks to see if there are any software updates. Small updates that effect settings or Web addresses happen automatically and will not interrupt our browsing.

Spyware Description:

Aardvark Toolbar has a search function and provides search results for paid advertisers. It tracks browsing habits. It adds a third-party utility bar to the web browser. It also change browser and shows advertising.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> Adds a third-party utility bar to the web browser -> Changes browser -> It has a search function and provides search results for paid advertisers -> Track browsing habits0

Additional information might be found here:

	Search at Google for ABCNews.com Toolbar
	Search at Bing for ABCNews.com Toolbar
	Search at Yahoo for ABCNews.com Toolbar

Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Program Files\ABCNewsToolbar\insptbar.dll	437248	Application Extension
C:\Program Files\ABCNewsToolbar\tbinstall.log	6934	Text Document

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