Miniclip Toolbar

It includes Moderate risk threats that are often bundled with functionally unrelated software or installed without adequate notice and consent, and may display unwanted advertising on the user's desktop. Such threats may track users' online browsing habits and transmit non-personally identifying data back to a server in order to target advertising. These threats may be configured to start automatically with the operating system, use an auto-updater that the user cannot control, or install other functionally separate programs without adequate notice and consent.0

General information:

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

Company Description:

It provides toolbar such as Miniclip Toolbar, with the help of that we can play various games on our PC. Basically itÆs the toolbar for free gaming that enhances much functionality in it. It supports enhanced Navigation, it alerts when new game is going to be come on the internet. It also saves our favorite Miniclip Games.

Spyware Description:

It includes Moderate risk threats that are often bundled with functionally unrelated software or installed without adequate notice and consent, and may display unwanted advertising on the user's desktop. Such threats may track users' online browsing habits and transmit non-personally identifying data back to a server in order to target advertising. These threats may be configured to start automatically with the operating system, use an auto-updater that the user cannot control, or install other functionally separate programs 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 browser0

Additional information might be found here:

	Search at Google for Miniclip Toolbar
	Search at Bing for Miniclip Toolbar
	Search at Yahoo for Miniclip Toolbar

Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Program Files\minicliptoolbar\Cache\election.bmp	824	Bitmap Image
C:\Program Files\minicliptoolbar\Cache\forum.bmp	824	Bitmap Image
C:\Program Files\minicliptoolbar\minicliptoolbar.dll	1270784	Application Extension

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\minicliptoolbar
C:\Program Files\minicliptoolbar\Cache

Registry information Created after Installation: