BermToolbar

BermToolbar has a search function and provides search results for paid advertisers. It tracks browsing habits and change the browser.0

General information:

Malware Name: BermToolbar
Malware Type: Toolbar
Company Name: Berm
Company URL: http://www.berm.co.nz/
Threat Level: Elevated Risk
Operating System: WIN XP
Installation Type: Installed through EXE
Operation: Time of After Installation

Company Description:

Spyware Description:

BermToolbar has a search function and provides search results for paid advertisers. It tracks browsing habits and change the browser.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> It adds an extra toolbar to the web browser. -> It can negatively impact computer’s performance and stability. -> It has a search function and provides search results from paid advertisers. -> It tracks browsing and search queries in order to display contextually relevant search results and ads. -> Buttons, toolbars, or other modifications were made to your browser.0

Additional information might be found here:

google Search at Google for BermToolbar
bing Search at Bing for BermToolbar
yahoo Search at Yahoo for BermToolbar

Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

File Location Size (Bytes) Type
C:\Program Files\Berm\icons2.bmp 96822 Bitmap Image
C:\Program Files\Berm\menu_customization.html 12013 HTML Document
C:\Program Files\Berm\newversion.txt 38 Text Document

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\Berm

Registry information Created after Installation:

Main Registry Key Sub Registry Key Key Value Name
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallXBTB09975.XBTB09975Toolbar DisplayName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallXBTB09975.XBTB09975Toolbar UninstallString
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\XBTB09975.XBTB09975Toolbar