Groowe Search Toolbar

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

Company Description:

Spyware Description:

Groowe Search Toolbar 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 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

Additional information might be found here:

	Search at Google for Groowe Search Toolbar
	Search at Bing for Groowe Search Toolbar
	Search at Yahoo for Groowe Search Toolbar

Processes Running:

Install.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Program Files\Groowe\Toolbar2\Data\en-us\SearchEngines\MSN.xml	1822	XML Document
C:\Program Files\Groowe\Toolbar2\Data\en-us\SearchEngines\Mamma.xml	3211	XML Document
C:\Program Files\Groowe\Toolbar2\Html\about.html	1942	HTML Document

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\Groowe\Toolbar2
C:\Program Files\Groowe\Toolbar2\Data

Registry information Created after Installation: