Starware Toolbar

The Starware toolbar is a search toolbar with popup blocking. The toolbar can be used to refer to a dictionary, search weather, dating and Games. The toolbar contains many links to other pages also. The toolbar shows popup messages and collects information about the pages visited by the user. The toolbar is installed through an EXE installer.0

General information:

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

Company Description:

Spyware Description:

The Starware toolbar is a search toolbar with popup blocking. The toolbar can be used to refer to a dictionary, search weather, dating and Games. The toolbar contains many links to other pages also. The toolbar shows popup messages and collects information about the pages visited by the user. The toolbar is installed through an EXE installer.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> It has a search function and provides search results for paid advertisers -> Shows Advertisements -> Adds a third-party utility bar to the web browser -> Changes browser0

Additional information might be found here:

	Search at Google for Starware Toolbar
	Search at Bing for Starware Toolbar
	Search at Yahoo for Starware Toolbar

Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware305\SmileyTown\SmileyTownOptions.xml.backup	3176	BACKUP File
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware305\ToolbarLogo\ToolbarLogoOptions.xml	7704	XML Document
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware305\Toolbar\TBProductsOptions.xml	864	XML Document

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\Starware
C:\Program Files\Starware\bin

Registry information Created after Installation: