Freeware Toolbar

The Moobar toolbar is used to find temperature and web through the toolbar. The toolbar shows different popup ads and advertisements. The toolbar also collects the information about the user’s system and his browsing activity.0

General information:

Malware Name: Freeware Toolbar
Malware Type: Toolbar
Company Name: FileBar Toolbar
Company URL: http://www.freewarefiles.com/
Threat Level: Medium
Operating System: WIN XP
Installation Type: Installed through EXE
Operation: Time of After Browser Restart.

Company Description:

Freeware is an indexed collection of FREE programs commonly found on the Internet around the globe that match the following definitions:  ? freeware - Free software, often written by enthusiasts and distributed by users' groups, or via electronic mail, local bulletin boards, Usenet, or other electronic media.  ? open source - Term appeared in March 1998 following the Mozilla release to describe software distributed in source under licenses guaranteeing anybody rights to freely use, modify, and redistribute, the code.  ? shareware is NOT free. There is one form of shareware ($0 shareware) that is free for non-commercial use. It meets our definition of Freeware for individuals and is included in our collection.Characteristics/Symptoms:

Spyware Description:

The Moobar toolbar is used to find temperature and web through the toolbar. The toolbar shows different popup ads and advertisements. The toolbar also collects the information about the user’s system and his browsing activity.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> Characteristics/Symptoms: -> Collects information about the pages visited -> Slows the browser -> Can change the default search settings -> Communicates with the host server -> It shows popup ads0

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Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

File Location Size (Bytes) Type
C:\ProgramFiles\FreewareFileBar\ BrowserCoolBar.dll 156 Application Extension
C:\ProgramFiles\FreewareFileBar\ setup.log 1 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\Freeware FileBar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Freeware FileBar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\FunBarFunBar