Wi-Fi 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:	Wi-Fi Toolbar
Malware Type:	Toolbar
Company Name:	Wi-Fi Hotspots Directory
Company URL:	http://www.wi-fihotspotsdirectory.com/
Threat Level:	Moderate Risk
Operating System:	WIN XP
Installation Type:	Installed through EXE
Operation:	Time of After Installation

Company Description:

The Wi-Fi Toolbar is a companion plug-in to Internet Explorer (or Mozilla / Firefox where available), it is built free from Spyware or AdWare that is usually installed without our knowledge or awareness. SpyWare and Ad-Ware is included in many toolbars distributed by scrupulous sites, it will either hijack our private information or other sites information, or in some cases even affiliate commissions and IDs. Its toolbar function as though it is part of our computer, and does not take long times to refresh. Its main advantages perhaps are its distinctive time saving features and speed that are not seen in any toolbar.

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 Wi-Fi Toolbar
	Search at Bing for Wi-Fi Toolbar
	Search at Yahoo for Wi-Fi Toolbar

Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Program Files\Wi-Fi Toolbar\Cache\MO8_MARQUEE.htm	5738	HTM File
C:\Program Files\Wi-Fi Toolbar\favicon.ico	1406	Icon
C:\Program Files\Wi-Fi Toolbar\fdb.bin	508416	BIN File

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\Wi-Fi Toolbar

Registry information Created after Installation: