Big Fish Games Toolbar

It includes Elevated threats that are typically installed without adequate notice and consent, and may make unwanted changes to our system, such as reconfiguring our browser’s homepage and search settings. These threats may install advertising-related add-ons, including toolbars and search bars, or insert advertising-related components into the Winsock Layered Service Provider chain. These new add-ons and components may block or redirect our preferred network connections, and can negatively impact our computer’s performance and stability. Elevated threats may also collect, transmit, and share potentially sensitive data without adequate notice and consent.0

General information:

Malware Name:	Big Fish Games Toolbar
Malware Type:	Toolbar
Company Name:	Big Fish Games
Company URL:	http://www.bigfishgames.com/
Threat Level:	Elevated Risk
Operating System:	WIN XP
Installation Type:	Installed through EXE
Operation:	Time of After Installation

Company Description:

A new and innovative destination game site; developing, publishing and distributing games over the Internet that appeal to the mature gamer. The mature gamer is one of the fastest growing segments of Internet users, with over 60% of them female gamers and over 85% of them over the age of 30. Big Fish Games launched their first title in spring of 2002 and have since developed more than 85 games and launched over 500 unique titles from over 350 developer partners. With more than 100 million games distributed to over 20 million customers since inception, Big Fish Games is one of the top casual game destinations in the world.

Spyware Description:

It includes Elevated threats that are typically installed without adequate notice and consent, and may make unwanted changes to our system, such as reconfiguring our browser’s homepage and search settings. These threats may install advertising-related add-ons, including toolbars and search bars, or insert advertising-related components into the Winsock Layered Service Provider chain. These new add-ons and components may block or redirect our preferred network connections, and can negatively impact our computer’s performance and stability. Elevated threats may also collect, transmit, and share potentially sensitive data without adequate notice and consent.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> Changes browser -> It has a search function and provides search results for paid advertisers -> Adds a third-party utility bar to the web browser -> Shows Advertisements0

Additional information might be found here:

	Search at Google for Big Fish Games Toolbar
	Search at Bing for Big Fish Games Toolbar
	Search at Yahoo for Big Fish Games Toolbar

Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Program Files\bfgtoolbar\Cache\mahjong.bmp	824	Bitmap Image
C:\Program Files\bfgtoolbar\Cache\mygamestoolbar.bmp	992	Bitmap Image
C:\Program Files\bfgtoolbar\Uninstall.exe	44325	Application

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\bfgtoolbar
C:\Program Files\bfgtoolbar\Cache

Registry information Created after Installation: