MXS.Toolbar

MXS.Toolbar is a toolbar that makes unwanted changes to your browser, such as reconfiguring browser’s search settings. It tracks browsing and search queries. It also adds a toolbar to the web browser.

General information:

Malware Name: MXS.Toolbar
Malware Type: Toolbar
Company Name: MXS.co.kr
Company URL: http://mxs.co.kr/
Threat Level: Elevated Risk
Operating System: WIN XP
Installation Type: Installed through EXE
Operation: Time of After Installation

Company Description:

MXS.co.kr provides you the software MXS.Toolbar.

Spyware Description:

MXS.Toolbar is a toolbar that makes unwanted changes to your browser, such as reconfiguring browser’s search settings. It tracks browsing and search queries. It also adds a toolbar to the web browser.

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> It adds a toolbar to the web browser. -> It has a search function and provides search results for paid advertisers. -> It tracks browsing and search queries.

Additional information might be found here:

google Search at Google for MXS.Toolbar
bing Search at Bing for MXS.Toolbar
yahoo Search at Yahoo for MXS.Toolbar

Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

File Location Size (Bytes) Type
C:\Program Files\mxstoolbar\mxstoolbar_uinstaller.exe 212992 Application
WINDOWS\system32\update_installer.exe 49152 Application

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\Classes\CLSID\{D8FB26E0-7DFF-4554-A0B0-12FE667F91AA}\InprocServer32 ThreadingModel
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{7C81E22A-03F7-4986-B3D6-709D3624BAE6}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{BD1A7657-9E83-4E90-8082-2884483A57CC}