FWN Toolbar

FWN Toolbar is a toolbar that has a search function that provides search results for paid advertisers. It also negatively affects the performance of the browser. It may track browsing and search queries in order to display contextually relevant search results and ads. FWN Toolbar is a toolbar that has a search function that provides search results for paid advertisers. It also negatively affects the performance of the browser. It may track browsing and search queries in order to display contextually relevant search results and ads.0

General information:

Malware Name: FWN Toolbar
Malware Type: Toolbar
Company Name: Conduit
Company URL: http://fwn.ourtoolbar.com/
Threat Level: Moderate Risk
Operating System: WIN XP
Installation Type: Installed through EXE
Operation: Time of After Installation

Company Description:

Conduit provides you the software FWN Toolbar that can check out all of our favorite places on the Web, and share your top links with us. It can search the Web, our site, and other useful engines, no matter where you are on the Web. You can also customize the toolbar with gadgets and add-ons including Flickr slides, YouTube feeds, iTunes, Babylon, and games. You can also get our freshest content delivered directly to your browser, no matter where you are on the Web.

Spyware Description:

FWN Toolbar is a toolbar that has a search function that provides search results for paid advertisers. It also negatively affects the performance of the browser. It may track browsing and search queries in order to display contextually relevant search results and ads. FWN Toolbar is a toolbar that has a search function that provides search results for paid advertisers. It also negatively affects the performance of the browser. It may track browsing and search queries in order to display contextually relevant search results and ads.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> It can also slow the browser navigation. -> It has a search function and provides search results for paid advertisers. -> It track browsing and search queries in order to display contextually relevant search results and ads. -> It adds an extra toolbar to your IE window.

Additional information might be found here:

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

Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

File Location Size (Bytes) Type
C:\Program Files\fwn\toolbar.cfg unknown

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\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\fwn Toolbar Publisher0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\fwn Toolbar URLInfoAbout0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\fwn Toolbar UninstallString0