Praize Toolbar

Praize Toolbar is an IE Toolbar that shows popup ads and shows search results from its affiliates. The toolbar also modifies the browser settings.0

General information:

Malware Name: Praize Toolbar
Malware Type: Toolbar
Company Name: Praize Inc
Company URL: http://www.praize.com/
Threat Level: Elevated Risk
Operating System: WIN XP
Installation Type: Installed through EXE
Operation: Time of After Installation

Company Description:

Praize Inc provides you the software Praize Toolbar that is a free, Christian toolbar that allows you to use your favorite Praize features anywhere on the Web. With a free Praize ID, the Praize Toolbar gives you easy access to your personalized information on Praize, including your email, clubs, forums and bookmarks.

Spyware Description:

Praize Toolbar is an IE Toolbar that shows popup ads and shows search results from its affiliates. The toolbar also modifies the browser settings.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> It adds an extra toolbar to the web browser. -> It shows popup ads. -> It slows the browser and changes the default settings. -> It may track browsing and search queries in order to display contextually relevant search results and ads.0

Additional information might be found here:

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

Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

File Location Size (Bytes) Type
C:\Program Files\Praize\channels-active.BMP 2230 Bitmap Image
C:\Program Files\Praize\channels-inactive.BMP 2230 Bitmap Image
C:\Program Files\Praize\im-active.BMP 1590 Bitmap Image

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location

Registry information Created after Installation:

Main Registry Key Sub Registry Key Key Value Name
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallPraizeIEToolbar DisplayName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallPraizeIEToolbar UninstallString
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PraizeIEToolbar