SearchNugget

SearchNugget is a Browser Helper Object (BHO) that creates a toolbar in Internet Explorer. SearchNugget changes the user's default homepage to a SeachNugget page. SearchNugget also hijacks the default search assistant so that if a URL is entered incorrectly or a non-existent URL is entered, the browser will go to a SearchNugget page instead of the usual error page. The privacy policy states that no information regarding the user's web browsing is collected.0

General information:

Malware Name:	SearchNugget
Malware Type:	Toolbar
Company Name:	SearchNugget
Company URL:	http://www.searchnugget.com/
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Company Description:

The SearchNugget Toolbar is a free search and navigation companion that accompanies you as you surf, without interrupting your Web browsing. It Searches the popular search engines from one spot! With this feature, we can search from any of the listed search engines with one click without constantly entering our search word. It is a popup blocker. The pop-up blocker prevents new windows from automatically opening when we visit a website. Often times, these new windows display advertising that can interfere with our ability to see the content on the page we're trying to read.

Spyware Description:

SearchNugget is a Browser Helper Object (BHO) that creates a toolbar in Internet Explorer. SearchNugget changes the user's default homepage to a SeachNugget page. SearchNugget also hijacks the default search assistant so that if a URL is entered incorrectly or a non-existent URL is entered, the browser will go to a SearchNugget page instead of the usual error page. The privacy policy states that no information regarding the user's web browsing is collected.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 SearchNugget
	Search at Bing for SearchNugget
	Search at Yahoo for SearchNugget

Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Program Files\Sbar Toolbar\Cache\btn_popup_off.bmp	1334	Bitmap Image
C:\Program Files\Sbar Toolbar\Uninstall.exe	43196	Application
C:\Program Files\SearchNugget Toolbar 1.0\searchToolbar.exe	490928	Application

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\Sbar Toolbar
C:\Program Files\SearchNugget Toolbar 1.0

Registry information Created after Installation: