BrotherSoft Toolbar

It includes Moderate risk threats that are often bundled with functionally unrelated software or installed without adequate notice and consent, and may display unwanted advertising on the user's desktop. Such threats may track users' online browsing habits and transmit non-personally identifying data back to a server in order to target advertising. These threats may be configured to start automatically with the operating system, use an auto-updater that the user cannot control, or install other functionally separate programs without adequate notice and consent.0

General information:

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

Company Description:

BrotherSoft.com is a leading provider of Shareware and Freeware software downloading includes audio and video programs, Internet and desktop software, and applications for developers, downloads for small business users, utilities and more. BrotherSoft.com was built in July 2002, and provided shareware and freeware downloading, which are developed by the authors all over the world. It also promotes the products of the authors' because it applies us to improve the industry of software throughout the world.

Spyware Description:

It includes Moderate risk threats that are often bundled with functionally unrelated software or installed without adequate notice and consent, and may display unwanted advertising on the user's desktop. Such threats may track users' online browsing habits and transmit non-personally identifying data back to a server in order to target advertising. These threats may be configured to start automatically with the operating system, use an auto-updater that the user cannot control, or install other functionally separate programs without adequate notice and consent.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> It has a search function and provides search results for paid advertisers -> Track browsing habits -> Changes browser -> Shows Advertisements0

Additional information might be found here:

	Search at Google for BrotherSoft Toolbar
	Search at Bing for BrotherSoft Toolbar
	Search at Yahoo for BrotherSoft Toolbar

Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Program Files\BrotherSoft Toolbar\basis.xml	9859	XML Document
C:\Program Files\BrotherSoft Toolbar\bs.bmp	4406	Bitmap Image
C:\Program Files\BrotherSoft Toolbar\bs.crc	98	CRC File

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\BrotherSoft Toolbar

Registry information Created after Installation: