Starware Recipe Toolbar

Starware Recipe Toolbar is a toolbar that makes unwanted changes browser, such as reconfiguring browser’s search settings. It tracks browsing and search queries. It also adds a toolbar to the web browser.

General information:

Malware Name: Starware Recipe Toolbar
Malware Type: Toolbar
Company Name: Starware
Company URL: http://www.starware.com/
Threat Level: Moderate Risk
Operating System: WIN XP
Installation Type: Installed through EXE
Operation: Time of After Installation

Company Description:

Starware provides you the toolbar Starware Recipe Toolbar.

Spyware Description:

Starware Recipe Toolbar is a toolbar that makes unwanted changes browser, such as reconfiguring browser’s search settings. It tracks browsing and search queries. It also adds a toolbar to the web browser.

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> It adds a toolbar to the web browser. -> It has a search function and provides search results for paid advertisers. -> It tracks browsing and search queries.

Additional information might be found here:

google Search at Google for Starware Recipe Toolbar
bing Search at Bing for Starware Recipe Toolbar
yahoo Search at Yahoo for Starware Recipe Toolbar

Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

File Location Size (Bytes) Type
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware337\buttons\Highlight.bmp 1286 Bitmap Image
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware337\buttons\findithotxp.png 837 PNG Image
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware337\buttons\finditxp.png 1492 PNG Image

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware337\SimpleUpdat
C:\Program Files\Starware337\bi

Registry information Created after Installation:

Main Registry Key Sub Registry Key Key Value Name
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \CLSID\{2D51D869-C36B-42bd-AE68-0A81BC771FA5}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \CLSID\{2D51D869-C36B-42bd-AE68-0A81BC771FA5}\InprocServer32 ThreadingModel
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \CLSID\{7BED0340-176B-44bc-915E-C21C1DD6F617}