Findit Quick 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:	Findit Quick Toolbar
Malware Type:	Toolbar
Company Name:	Findit-Quick
Company URL:	http://www.findit-quick.com/
Threat Level:	Elevated Risk
Operating System:	WIN XP
Installation Type:	Installed through EXE
Operation:	Time of After Installation.

Company Description:

Findit-Quick.com allows searching more than just the Internet. It combines paid, free and deep web listings to bring results that suit every need. Search millions of sites in less than a second, and quickly find what we’re looking for! The new Findit-Quick Toolbar increases our ability to find information from anywhere on the web and takes only seconds to install. When the Findit-Quick Toolbar is installed, it automatically appears along with the Internet Explorer toolbar. This means we can quickly and easily use Findit-Quick to search from any website location, without returning to the Findit-Quick home page to begin another search.

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:

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

Additional information might be found here:

	Search at Google for Findit Quick Toolbar
	Search at Bing for Findit Quick Toolbar
	Search at Yahoo for Findit Quick Toolbar

Processes Running:

Downloader.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Program Files\Findit-Quick Toolbar\22-02-06.txt	20	Text Document
C:\Program Files\Findit-Quick Toolbar\WordList.huf	417939	HUF File
C:\Program Files\Findit-Quick Toolbar\WordList.txt	241600	Text Document

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location

Registry information Created after Installation: