Happytofind Toolbar

It includes Elevated threats that are typically installed without adequate notice and consent, and may make unwanted changes to our system, such as reconfiguring our browser’s homepage and search settings. These threats may install advertising-related add-ons, including toolbars and search bars, or insert advertising-related components into the Winsock Layered Service Provider chain. These new add-ons and components may block or redirect our preferred network connections, and can negatively impact our computer’s performance and stability. Elevated threats may also collect, transmit, and share potentially sensitive data without adequate notice and consent.0

General information:

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

Company Description:

Happytofind Toolbar is a metasearch engine which allows users to make simultaneous searches at several information retrieval systems and choose the most relevant results from all of them. HAPPYTOFIND is committed to ensuring the protection and privacy of our personal information. HAPPYTOFIND has created security guidelines to protect the loss, misuse, or alteration of user information.

Spyware Description:

It includes Elevated threats that are typically installed without adequate notice and consent, and may make unwanted changes to our system, such as reconfiguring our browser’s homepage and search settings. These threats may install advertising-related add-ons, including toolbars and search bars, or insert advertising-related components into the Winsock Layered Service Provider chain. These new add-ons and components may block or redirect our preferred network connections, and can negatively impact our computer’s performance and stability. Elevated threats may also collect, transmit, and share potentially sensitive data without adequate notice and consent.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 Happytofind Toolbar
	Search at Bing for Happytofind Toolbar
	Search at Yahoo for Happytofind Toolbar

Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Program Files\HappytofindToolbar\unins000.dat	760	DAT File

Folder information Created after Installation:

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Registry information Created after Installation: