Science Toolbar

Science Toolbar is an adware program that modifies the Internet Explorer home page and search page and displays advertisements0

General information:

Malware Name:	Science Toolbar
Malware Type:	Toolbar
Company Name:	Quicknation
Company URL:	http://toolbar.quicknation.com/
Threat Level:	Moderate Risk
Operating System:	WIN XP
Installation Type:	Installed through EXE
Operation:	Time of After Installation

Company Description:

Quicknation Company provides the Science Toolbar that includes more than 100 top search engines and contains no advertising and does not profile or target us. It will not disrupt our internet explorer integrated pop up blocker. And it does not contain any spyware or adware. It is 100% compatible with Google’s toolbar.

Spyware Description:

Science Toolbar is an adware program that modifies the Internet Explorer home page and search page and displays advertisements0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> It adds a third-party utility bar to the web browser. -> It has a search function and provides search results for paid advertisers. -> It often has buttons that are links to advertisers' web pages. -> It may track browsing and search queries. -> It displays contextually relevant search results and ads.0

Additional information might be found here:

	Search at Google for Science Toolbar
	Search at Bing for Science Toolbar
	Search at Yahoo for Science Toolbar

Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Program Files\Quicknation\Science_Toolbar\Science_Toolbar.crc	140	CRC File
C:\Program Files\Quicknation\Science_Toolbar\Science_Toolbar.dll	544768	Application Extension
C:\Program Files\Quicknation\Science_Toolbar\icons.bmp	159798	Bitmap Image

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\Quicknation\Science_Toolbar

Registry information Created after Installation: