Blubster P2P

It adds a third-party utility bar to the web browser, usually just below or next to the browser's address bar. It has a search function and provides search results for paid advertisers. It tracks browsing and search queries in order to display contextually relevant search results and ads.0

General information:

Malware Name: Blubster P2P
Malware Type: Adware
Company Name: Optisoft.
Company URL: http://www.blubster.com/
Threat Level: High
Operating System: WIN XP
Installation Type: Installed through EXE.
Operation: Time of After making configurations.

Company Description:

Blubster is a P2P file sharing utility for music files that uses its own private network. Blubster lets user share files with users on a private network.

Spyware Description:

It adds a third-party utility bar to the web browser, usually just below or next to the browser's address bar. It has a search function and provides search results for paid advertisers. It tracks browsing and search queries in order to display contextually relevant search results and ads.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> Downloads other adware also -> Slows the system -> Show a high number of ads -> Communicate with the host server0

Additional information might be found here:

google Search at Google for Blubster P2P
bing Search at Bing for Blubster P2P
yahoo Search at Yahoo for Blubster P2P

Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

File Location Size (Bytes) Type
C:\Program Files\Blubster\ MyFiles.dat 1 DAT
C:\Program Files\Blubster\ downloads.dat unknown DAT
C:\Program Files\Blubster\ weblinks.dat unknown DAT

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\Blubster
C:\Program Files\Blubster\My Shared Folder

Registry information Created after Installation:

Main Registry Key Sub Registry Key Key Value Name
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Management\ARPCache\Blubster 2.5
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AdSupport_336
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Blubster 2.5