All Headline News Toolbar
The All Headlines News Toolbar is an internet explorer toolbar which gives scrolling for news and headlines at search facility at allheadlinenews.com. The toolbar collects information about the users browsing activity and also his personal information
such as name, email address etc via different signin forms. It also creates cookies to track user. The toolbar also shows popup ads.Also known as AHN Toolbar.0
General information:
| Malware Name: |
All Headline News Toolbar |
| Malware Type: |
Toolbar |
| Company Name: |
All Headline News Corp. |
| Company URL: |
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/
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| Threat Level: |
High |
| Operating System: |
WIN XP |
| Installation Type: |
Installed through EXE |
| Operation: |
Time of After restarting browser. |
Company Description:
Spyware Description:
The All Headlines News Toolbar is an internet explorer toolbar which gives scrolling for news and headlines at search facility at allheadlinenews.com. The toolbar collects information about the users browsing activity and also his personal information
such as name, email address etc via different signin forms. It also creates cookies to track user. The toolbar also shows popup ads.Also known as AHN Toolbar.0
Characteristics/Symptoms:
-> Track browsing habits -> Changes browser -> It has a search function and provides search results for paid advertisers -> Adds a third-party utility bar to the web browser0
Additional information might be found here:
Processes Running:
File information Created after Installation:
| File Location |
Size (Bytes) |
Type |
| C:\Program Files\AHNTOOLBAR Toolbar\Cache\ahntoolbartb0300.cfg |
7391 |
CFG File |
| C:\Program Files\AHNTOOLBAR Toolbar\Cache\toolbar.bmp |
6824 |
Bitmap Image |
| C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files\AHNTOOLBAR.DLL |
1114112 |
Application Extension |
Folder information Created after Installation:
| Folder Location |
| C:\Program Files\AHNTOOLBAR Toolbar |
| C:\Program Files\AHNTOOLBAR Toolbar\Cache |
Registry information Created after Installation:
| Main Registry Key |
Sub Registry Key |
Key Value Name |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Management\ARPCache\AHNTOOLBAR |
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| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\C:/WINDOWS/Downloaded Program Files/ahntoolbar.dll |
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| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AHNTOOLBAR |
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