Searching Toolbar

From the website of Searching Toolbar “The searching.com toolbar comes packaged with PCSafe's 'Adware Filter' which detects and removes most known adware and spyware from your PC. The Searching Toolbar blocks pop-ups, filters known bad web sites from your”The toolbar comes like a bundle with PCSafe’s Adware Filter it is installed in the final step of the Adware Filter installation. The toolbar can be used to search the system for the spyware and adware.The toolbar can also be used to search the web. The toolbar collects information about the users browsing activity and connects to the remote server. The toolbar is also known as Adware Filter Toolbar.0

General information:

Malware Name: Searching Toolbar
Malware Type: Toolbar
Company Name: PCSafe
Company URL:
Threat Level: High
Operating System: WIN XP
Installation Type: Installed through EXE (Comes as package with PCSafe’s Adware Fileter)
Operation: Time of After Browser Restart.

Company Description:

Spyware Description:

From the website of Searching Toolbar “The searching.com toolbar comes packaged with PCSafe's 'Adware Filter' which detects and removes most known adware and spyware from your PC. The Searching Toolbar blocks pop-ups, filters known bad web sites from your”The toolbar comes like a bundle with PCSafe’s Adware Filter it is installed in the final step of the Adware Filter installation. The toolbar can be used to search the system for the spyware and adware.The toolbar can also be used to search the web. The toolbar collects information about the users browsing activity and connects to the remote server. The toolbar is also known as Adware Filter Toolbar.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> Collects information about the pages visited -> Slows the browser -> Change the IE settings -> Communicates with the host server -> Contains link to other sites also.0

Additional information might be found here:

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

Processes Running:

regtb.exe, tbcleanup.exe, SearchingBar_inst.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location Size (Bytes) Type
C:\Program Files\AdwareFilterToolbar\adwarefilter.dll 606208 Application Extension
C:\Program Files\AdwareFilterToolbar\arkw 32 File
C:\Program Files\AdwareFilterToolbar\ssuninst.reg 93 Registration Entries

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\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Management\ARPCache\AdwareFilterToolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AdwareFilterToolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\PCSafe\SearchSafe\ConfigPath\C:\Program Files\AdwareFilterToolbar\