gPhotoShow Toolbar

gPhotoShow Toolbar is 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: gPhotoShow Toolbar
Malware Type: Toolbar
Company Name: gPhotoShow.com
Company URL: http://www.gphotoshow.com/
Threat Level: Elevated Risk
Operating System: WIN XP
Installation Type: Installed through EXE
Operation: Time of After Installation

Company Description:

Spyware Description:

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

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Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

File Location Size (Bytes) Type
C:\Program Files\gPhotoShow Toolbar\v3.2.0.0\resources\intro\intro_star_bullet.png 168 PNG Image
C:\Program Files\gPhotoShow Toolbar\v3.2.0.0\resources\intro\intro_toolbar.png 7337 PNG Image
C:\Program Files\gPhotoShow Toolbar\v3.2.0.0\resources\search\technorati.bmp 822 Bitmap Image

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\gPhotoShow Toolbar
C:\Program Files\gPhotoShow Toolbar\v3.2.0.0

Registry information Created after Installation:

Main Registry Key Sub Registry Key Key Value Name
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallgPhotoShow Toolbar UninstallString
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallgPhotoShow Toolbar VersionMajor
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallgPhotoShow Toolbar VersionMinor