Viviband Toolbar

Viviband Toolbar is an IE toolbar that may track browsing and search queries in order to display contextually relevant search results and ads.0

General information:

Malware Name: Viviband Toolbar
Malware Type: Toolbar
Company Name: SINA Inc.
Company URL: http://vivi.sina.com.cn/
Threat Level: Moderate Risk
Operating System: WIN XP
Installation Type: Installed through ActiveX
Operation: Time of After Installation

Company Description:

SINA Inc. provides the software that is a collection of functions convenient to view website ViVi. It also facilitates the sharing of our collection to our friends. It can even establish a group to take all of this interesting collection of the team's website. It can also find the latest articles on a theme of the Internet and is free to download.

Spyware Description:

Viviband Toolbar is an IE toolbar that may track browsing and search queries in order to display contextually relevant search results and ads.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> It is an advertising program that changes the user's Internet Explorer settings and adds a toolbar. -> It has a search function and provides search results from paid advertisers. -> It tracks browsing and search queries in order to display contextually relevant search results and ads. -> It can negatively impact computer’s performance and stability.0

Additional information might be found here:

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Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

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Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location

Registry information Created after Installation:

Main Registry Key Sub Registry Key Key Value Name
HKEY_CURRENT_USER SoftwareSinaViviCommon hidebar
HKEY_CURRENT_USER SoftwareSinaViviCommon viviid
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\SinaVivi\Common