Geeez Toolbar

Geeez Toolbaris a free, ad-based product which installs itself into Internet Explorer or Netscape browser. It ads a bar which has a series of links into browser which gives quite a bit of information about each web page that user visit.0

General information:

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

Company Description:

Geeez.com provides you the software Geeez Toolbar that is fast to download and easy to install. It also blocks Pop up ads. It searches the term highlighting. It’s a clear IE URL Bar and a clear IE History. It is also easy to uninstall and with no spyware.

Spyware Description:

Geeez Toolbaris a free, ad-based product which installs itself into Internet Explorer or Netscape browser. It ads a bar which has a series of links into browser which gives quite a bit of information about each web page that user visit.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> It adds an extra toolbar to the web browser. -> It shows popup ads. -> It slows the browser and changes the default settings. -> It may track browsing and search queries in order to display contextually relevant search results and ads.0

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Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

File Location Size (Bytes) Type
C:\Program Files\Geeez Toolbar\basis.xml 7678 XML Document
C:\Program Files\Geeez Toolbar\geeez.bmp 3398 Bitmap Image
C:\Program Files\Geeez Toolbar\geeez.crc 117 CRC File

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\Geeez Toolbar

Registry information Created after Installation:

Main Registry Key Sub Registry Key Key Value Name
HKEY_CURRENT_USER SoftwareXBTB01745Toolbar b_items tbs_item_030361
HKEY_CURRENT_USER SoftwareXBTB01745Toolbar b_items tbs_separator_000206
HKEY_CURRENT_USER SoftwareXBTB01745Toolbar b_items tbs_separator_010375