MediLexicon Toolbar

MediLexicon Toolbar is a medical toolbar for Internet Explorer. The toolbar basically provides the search facility at http://www.medilexicon.com/.The toolbar acts as a search hijacker and shows some popup ads. It also watches the users browsing habits and collects information.0

General information:

Malware Name: MediLexicon Toolbar
Malware Type: Toolbar
Company Name: MediLexicon
Company URL: http://www.medilexicon.com/toolbar/index.php
Threat Level: Medium
Operating System: WIN XP
Installation Type: Installed through ActiveX
Operation: Time of After restarting browser.

Company Description:

MediLexicon Toolbar is a medical toolbar for Internet Explorer. The toolbar basically provides the search facility at http://www.medilexicon.com/.

Spyware Description:

MediLexicon Toolbar is a medical toolbar for Internet Explorer. The toolbar basically provides the search facility at http://www.medilexicon.com/.The toolbar acts as a search hijacker and shows some popup ads. It also watches the users browsing habits and collects information.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> Keeps watch on the users browsing activity -> Shows popup ads from its sponsers -> Can update it self automatically -> Slows the browser -> Changes the default search settings0

Additional information might be found here:

google Search at Google for MediLexicon Toolbar
bing Search at Bing for MediLexicon Toolbar
yahoo Search at Yahoo for MediLexicon Toolbar

Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

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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\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\C:/WINDOWS/Downloaded Program Files/MediLexicon.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs\C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files\ MediLexicon.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MediLexiconMediLexicon