Bitamo Toolbar

Bitamo Toolbar is a toolbar that may makes unwanted changes browser, such as reconfiguring browser’s search settings. It tracks browsing and search queries. It also adds a toolbar to the web browser.

General information:

Malware Name: Bitamo Toolbar
Malware Type: Toolbar
Company Name: Bitamo.com
Company URL: http://www.bitamo.com/
Threat Level: Moderate Risk
Operating System: WIN XP
Installation Type: Installed through EXE
Operation: Time of After Installation

Company Description:

Bitamo.com provides you the software Bitamo Toolbar that can search result listings that are processed to show simplified descriptions for each link by condensing a summary as it pertains to the searched keyword or phrase .A 50% faster search compared to Yahoo!, MSN Search, AOL, and Altavista. And every search generates

Spyware Description:

Bitamo Toolbar is a toolbar that may makes unwanted changes browser, such as reconfiguring browser’s search settings. It tracks browsing and search queries. It also adds a toolbar to the web browser.

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> It adds a toolbar to the web browser. -> It has a search function and provides search results for paid advertisers. -> It tracks browsing and search queries.

Additional information might be found here:

google Search at Google for Bitamo Toolbar
bing Search at Bing for Bitamo Toolbar
yahoo Search at Yahoo for Bitamo Toolbar

Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

File Location Size (Bytes) Type
C:\Program Files\Bitamo Toolbar\bitamo-logo-new.bmp 5560 Bitmap Image
C:\Program Files\Bitamo Toolbar\bitamo.dll 524288 Application Extension
C:\Program Files\Bitamo Toolbar\version.txt 48 Text Document

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location

Registry information Created after Installation:

Main Registry Key Sub Registry Key Key Value Name
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{77DCE744-3190-455C-A303-39F88C9345A7}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{66B4F921-9CA8-4a16-B98B-DB89C323AE46}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\XBTB06796.XBTB06796Toolbar