Funbar Toolbar

The FunBar toolbar collets information from the users browsing activity and also from the system. The toolbar shows popup messages from different advertisers. It changes the user’s browser search settings and slows the browser.0

General information:

Malware Name: Funbar Toolbar
Malware Type: Toolbar
Company Name: eBaum's World
Company URL: http://www.ebaumsworld.com/
Threat Level: High
Operating System: WIN XP
Installation Type: Installed through EXE
Operation: Time of Soon After Setup

Company Description:

On website “This company has been running and operating since April 1998. We are here to stay and continue to grow with each passing day. We have been mentioned and featured on radio stations, TV, newspapers, magazines, and other websites all over the world”

Spyware Description:

The FunBar toolbar collets information from the users browsing activity and also from the system. The toolbar shows popup messages from different advertisers. It changes the user’s browser search settings and slows the browser.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> Slows the browser -> Shows server based ads -> Collects information from browser -> Makes Cookies in the PCs -> Displays Popup ads0

Additional information might be found here:

google Search at Google for Funbar Toolbar
bing Search at Bing for Funbar Toolbar
yahoo Search at Yahoo for Funbar Toolbar

Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

File Location Size (Bytes) Type
C:\Program Files\Funbar 2\ funbar-v2.xml 10 XML File
C:\Program Files\Funbar 2\ version.txt 1 Test File
C:\Program Files\Funbar 2\undo.reg 4 Reg File

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\Classes\TypeLib\{FB4D353D-2DE4-41C8-B5AF-DBE29A07C601}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Management\ARPCache\FunBarFunBar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\FunBarFunBar