Goostick

Goostick has a search function and provides search results for paid advertisers. It adds a third-party utility bar to the web browser. It also change the browser and shows the advertisements.0

General information:

Malware Name:	Goostick
Malware Type:	Toolbar
Company Name:	Stick.goo.ne.jp
Company URL:	http://stick.goo.ne.jp/
Threat Level:	Moderate Risk
Operating System:	WIN XP
Installation Type:	Installed through EXE
Operation:	Time of After Installation

Company Description:

Stick.goo.ne.jp provides us the toolbar Goostick that includes a cookie cleaner, a history cleaner, and a cache cleaner. It also gets us notifies when we receive new e-mails to your POP3, Yahoo!, Gmail, or Hotmail accounts. We can also get instant access to our site from any site on the web. We can chat with other users who have the toolbar installed. We can search from anywhere on the web.

Spyware Description:

Goostick has a search function and provides search results for paid advertisers. It adds a third-party utility bar to the web browser. It also change the browser and shows the advertisements.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 Goostick
	Search at Bing for Goostick
	Search at Yahoo for Goostick

Processes Running:

gooAlert.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\goofsl.exe	194728	Application
C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\goofsl.ini	320	Configuration Settings
C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\news.bmp	2144	Bitmap Image

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\goo
C:\Program Files\goo\stick3

Registry information Created after Installation: