Russian Searchbar

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:	Russian Searchbar
Malware Type:	Toolbar
Company Name:	Russian Searchbar
Company URL:	http://bar.yandex.ru/
Threat Level:	Moderate Risk
Operating System:	WIN XP
Installation Type:	Installed through ActiveX
Operation:	Time of After Installation.

Company Description:

Russian Searchbar searches the web with most major search engines. It eliminates popup blocking. It highlights search text. It adds toolbar on our Websites. It includes Standard IE buttons and links replacement to save browser space. It eliminates adware or spyware. It does not collect personal information.

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 Russian Searchbar
	Search at Bing for Russian Searchbar
	Search at Yahoo for Russian Searchbar

Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files\desk1.xml	4008	XML File
C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files\dynmenu.bmp	238	BMP File
C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files\yndbard.bmp	11880	BMP File

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