SearchRover

SearchRover Toolbar is an IE Toolbar offering Search, Weather, Reference, and other capabilities. SearchRover Toolbar of MivaDirect is an IE Toolbar offering Search, Weather, Reference, and other capabilities. It hijacks the IE SearchAssistant and the 404 error page to its own search site. This application can also be removed using Windows Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs option. It may track users' online browsing habits and transmit non-personally identifying data back to a server in order to target advertising0

General information:

Malware Name:	SearchRover
Malware Type:	Toolbar
Company Name:	SearchRover
Company URL:	http://www.searchrover.net
Threat Level:	Moderate Risk
Operating System:	WIN XP
Installation Type:	Installed through EXE
Operation:	Time of After Installation

Company Description:

SearchRover toolbar product provides a wide range of browser enhancements designed to make web browsing experience more useful and enjoyable. One-click access to a powerful search tool that includes related terms, stock lookups and maps.  Simply enter a term in the toolbar's input box and hit enter. Get the current weather conditions around the world right in your toolbar. The button includes an icon with the current conditions plus the current temperature. Click on the Weather button for forecasts and more detailed weather conditions.

Spyware Description:

SearchRover Toolbar is an IE Toolbar offering Search, Weather, Reference, and other capabilities. SearchRover Toolbar of MivaDirect is an IE Toolbar offering Search, Weather, Reference, and other capabilities. It hijacks the IE SearchAssistant and the 404 error page to its own search site. This application can also be removed using Windows Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs option. It may track users' online browsing habits and transmit non-personally identifying data back to a server in order to target advertising0

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:

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Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Program Files\Search Rover\SearchRoverConfig.xml	122496	XML Document
C:\Program Files\Search Rover\brand.bmp	10968	Bitmap Image
C:\Program Files\Search Rover\icons\star_16.ico	318	Icon

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\Search Rover
C:\Program Files\Search Rover\bin

Registry information Created after Installation: