Yellow Pages Toolbar

Yellow Pages are an adware program that installs a search bar in Internet Explorer. It generally displays advertisements. The YELLOWPAGES.COM Toolbar makes it faster and easier than ever to search our online listings directory for the business information that you need. It can search Yellow Pages for business listings from any web-site. Moreover it can accesses your previous 10 searches from the search Category or Name drop down menu.0

General information:

Malware Name:	Yellow Pages Toolbar
Malware Type:	Toolbar
Company Name:	Yellow Pages
Company URL:	http://www.yellowpages.com/
Threat Level:	Elevated Risk
Operating System:	WIN XP
Installation Type:	Installed through EXE
Operation:	Time of After Installation

Company Description:

YELLOWPAGES.COM LLC is a joint venture operation of AT&T Inc. and BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corporation. As the fastest growing online Yellow Pages and search directory in the U.S., YELLOWPAGES.COM is uniquely able to offer searchable directory listings. Whether you're looking for a particular item, business, event, location or service, YELLOWPAGES.COM is our trusted online source for comprehensive national and local business information.

Spyware Description:

Yellow Pages are an adware program that installs a search bar in Internet Explorer. It generally displays advertisements. The YELLOWPAGES.COM Toolbar makes it faster and easier than ever to search our online listings directory for the business information that you need. It can search Yellow Pages for business listings from any web-site. Moreover it can accesses your previous 10 searches from the search Category or Name drop down menu.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 Yellow Pages Toolbar
	Search at Bing for Yellow Pages Toolbar
	Search at Yahoo for Yellow Pages Toolbar

Processes Running:

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Documents and Settings\Payal Joshi\Desktop\YellowPages .com.url	157	Internet Shortcut
C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\Cache\home.bmp	824	Bitmap Image
C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\Cache\yptoolbartb0401.cfg	10252	CFG File

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\yptoolbar

Registry information Created after Installation: