Sensis Toolbar

Sensis is Telstra’s information business, providing Australia’s most popular information services.The senses.com.au toolbar is a IE search toolbar that helps user to easily access the host from any page on the web. The toolbar can also collect various personalized information through various links and forms. The information is transferred to the host server. The toolbar contains various search options and a popup blocker which allows the popups from some of the affiliates of the host.0

General information:

Malware Name: Sensis Toolbar
Malware Type: Toolbar
Company Name: Telstra Corporation Limited
Company URL: http://www.sensis.com.au/
Threat Level: High
Operating System: WIN XP
Installation Type: Installed through EXE
Operation: Time of After Browser Restart.

Company Description:

Spyware Description:

Sensis is Telstra’s information business, providing Australia’s most popular information services.The senses.com.au toolbar is a IE search toolbar that helps user to easily access the host from any page on the web. The toolbar can also collect various personalized information through various links and forms. The information is transferred to the host server. The toolbar contains various search options and a popup blocker which allows the popups from some of the affiliates of the host.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> Collects information about the pages visited -> Slows the browser -> Change the browser’s search settings -> Communicates with the host server -> Contains link to other sites also. -> Changes the IE homepage0

Additional information might be found here:

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

Processes Running:

ppv5.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location Size (Bytes) Type
C:\Program Files\Sensis Toolbar\tb_tp_b.gif 141 GIF Image
C:\Program Files\Sensis Toolbar\tb_wis_b.gif 191 GIF Image
C:\Program Files\Sensis Toolbar\tb_wp_b.gif 160 GIF Image

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\Sensis Toolbar

Registry information Created after Installation:

Main Registry Key Sub Registry Key Key Value Name