Versa Search Toolbar

It includes Moderate risk threats that are often bundled with functionally unrelated software or installed without adequate notice and consent, and may display unwanted advertising on the user's desktop. Such threats may track users' online browsing habits and transmit non-personally identifying data back to a server in order to target advertising. These threats may be configured to start automatically with the operating system, use an auto-updater that the user cannot control, or install other functionally separate programs without adequate notice and consent.0

General information:

Malware Name:	Versa Search Toolbar
Malware Type:	Toolbar
Company Name:	WebLogistics
Company URL:	http://versaworks.net/
Threat Level:	Moderate Risk
Operating System:	WIN XP
Installation Type:	Installed through EXE
Operation:	Time of After Installation.

Company Description:

WebLogistics is software development companies that create tools that help users navigate the murky waters of personal computers and the Internet. It helps ensure that people's use of computers is efficient, productive and just as important - fun. WebLogistics works with some of the world's most prestigious partners to make its software available for free to its users. Here are just a few of the partners it works with: Shape Magazine, The National Enquirer, FHM Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Muscle and Fitness, Flex Magazine, and many, many others.

Spyware Description:

It includes Moderate risk threats that are often bundled with functionally unrelated software or installed without adequate notice and consent, and may display unwanted advertising on the user's desktop. Such threats may track users' online browsing habits and transmit non-personally identifying data back to a server in order to target advertising. These threats may be configured to start automatically with the operating system, use an auto-updater that the user cannot control, or install other functionally separate programs without adequate notice and consent.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 browser -> Shows Advertisements0

Additional information might be found here:

	Search at Google for Versa Search Toolbar
	Search at Bing for Versa Search Toolbar
	Search at Yahoo for Versa Search Toolbar

Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Program Files\VersaSearch Toolbar\Cache\DebugLog.txt	13130	Text Document
C:\Program Files\VersaSearch Toolbar\Cache\ErrorLog.txt	864	Text Document
C:\Program Files\VersaSearch Toolbar\Cache\domain.txt	137	Text Document

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\VersaSearch Toolbar\Cache
C:\Program Files\VersaSearch Toolbar\Cache\NewCfg

Registry information Created after Installation: