InstantBar Toolbar
InstantBar 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: |
InstantBar Toolbar |
| Malware Type: |
Toolbar |
| Company Name: |
Instantbar.com |
| Company URL: |
http://www.instantbar.com/
|
| Threat Level: |
Moderate Risk |
| Operating System: |
WIN XP |
| Installation Type: |
Installed through EXE |
| Operation: |
Time of After Installation |
Company Description:
Instantbar.com provides you the software InstantBar Toolbar that is Internet Explorer toolbar designed specially for web site owners to help promoting their websites. It allows creating toolbar easily from website, and you don't need to install
any additional software builders or create xml files. Any of your changes in toolbar configuration will be affected on all computers where toolbar was installed instantly without any questions to user and without needs to install new version.
Spyware Description:
InstantBar 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 may track browsing and search queries in order to display contextually relevant search results and ads. -> It adds an extra toolbar to the web browser. -> It slows the browserâs navigation speed. -> It shows
popup ads. -> The toolbar may also change the homepage.0
Additional information might be found here:
Processes Running:
File information Created after Installation:
| File Location |
Size (Bytes) |
Type |
| C:\Program Files\InstantBar\InstantBar\320.bmp |
1898 |
Bitmap Image |
| C:\Program Files\InstantBar\unins000.dat |
1026 |
DAT File |
| C:\Program Files\InstantBar\unins000.exe |
76745 |
Application |
Folder information Created after Installation:
| Folder Location |
| C:\Program Files\InstantBar |
| C:\Program Files\InstantBar\InstantBar |
Registry information Created after Installation:
| Main Registry Key |
Sub Registry Key |
Key Value Name |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallInstantBar IE Toolbar_is1 |
URLInfoAbout |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallInstantBar IE Toolbar_is1 |
URLUpdateInfo |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallInstantBar IE Toolbar_is1 |
UninstallString |
