Blubster Toolbar

Blubster Toolbar is a toolbar that 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: Blubster Toolbar
Malware Type: Toolbar
Company Name: Blubster.com
Company URL: http://www.blubster.com/
Threat Level: Moderate Risk
Operating System: WIN XP
Installation Type: Installed through EXE
Operation: Time of After Installation

Company Description:

Blubster.com provides you the Blubster Toolbar that is a web search toolbar that enables you to search from anywhere on the web, with search results powered by the leading search engines on the web. Blubster Toolbar is not cluttered with other extra features that you never use and is conveniently installed just to the right of the address bar to save you valuable browser window space. Blubster Toolbar can help optimize your web surfing experience.

Spyware Description:

Blubster Toolbar is a toolbar that 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 Blubster Toolbar
bing Search at Bing for Blubster Toolbar
yahoo Search at Yahoo for Blubster Toolbar

Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

File Location Size (Bytes) Type
C:\Program Files\Blubster Toolbar\v3.2.0.0\resources\Toolbar.js 5710 JScript Script File
C:\Program Files\Blubster Toolbar\v3.2.0.0\resources\search\ebay.bmp 822 ViewerInDepth BMP image
C:\Program Files\Blubster Toolbar\v3.2.0.0\resources\toolbar_logo.bmp 3894 ViewerInDepth BMP image

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\Blubster Toolbar\v3.2.0.
C:\Program Files\Blubster Toolbar\v3.2.0.0\firefox\chrome\ski

Registry information Created after Installation:

Main Registry Key Sub Registry Key Key Value Name
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\Optisoft, S.L.\Blubster Toolbar InstallPosition
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\Optisoft, S.L.\Blubster Toolbar\History
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{09AA6C75-179E-42E0-82F7-302603339A82}