ISTsvc

ISTsvc is an adware that monitors your browsing habits and distributes the data back to the author's servers for analysis. It can negatively impact browser’s performance. It also displays advertisement web pages.0

General information:

Malware Name: ISTsvc
Malware Type: Adware
Company Name: Integrated Search Technologies
Company URL: http://www.ysbweb.com/
Threat Level: Moderate Risk
Operating System: WIN XP
Installation Type: Installed through EXE
Operation: Time of After Installation

Company Description:

Integrated Search Technologies provides you the software ISTsvc that is a process belonging to an advertising program by Integrated Search Technologies. This process monitors your browsing habits and distributes the data back to the author's servers for analysis. This also prompts advertising popups.

Spyware Description:

ISTsvc is an adware that monitors your browsing habits and distributes the data back to the author's servers for analysis. It can negatively impact browser’s performance. It also displays advertisement web pages.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> It can negatively impact browser’s performance. -> It also displays advertisement web pages. -> It monitors your browsing habits and distributes the data back to the author's servers for analysis.

Additional information might be found here:

google Search at Google for ISTsvc
bing Search at Bing for ISTsvc
yahoo Search at Yahoo for ISTsvc

Processes Running:

ISTSVC.EXE

File information Created after Installation:

File Location Size (Bytes) Type

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location

Registry information Created after Installation:

Main Registry Key Sub Registry Key Key Value Name
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\ISTsvc 0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\ISTsvc account_id0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\ISTsvc app_date0