Z-Quest Toolbar

It provides search results from different search engines and pay-per-click directories, including Google.com. It also generates search results relevant to browsing behavior of a surfer. Also, you can easily find Images, News , Video, Audio and Articles. It also shows popup messages. It is associated with other adwares and provide personal information.0

General information:

Malware Name: Z-Quest Toolbar
Malware Type: Toolbar
Company Name:
Company URL: http://www.z-quest.com
Threat Level: High
Operating System: WIN XP
Installation Type: Installed through EXE
Operation: Time of After Installation

Company Description:

Spyware Description:

It provides search results from different search engines and pay-per-click directories, including Google.com. It also generates search results relevant to browsing behavior of a surfer. Also, you can easily find Images, News , Video, Audio and Articles. It also shows popup messages. It is associated with other adwares and provide personal information.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> Collects information about the pages visited -> Shows popup ads -> It also associates with other Adwares -> Automatically update the anti-virus base -> Provides search results from different search engines0

Additional information might be found here:

google Search at Google for Z-Quest Toolbar
bing Search at Bing for Z-Quest Toolbar
yahoo Search at Yahoo for Z-Quest Toolbar

Processes Running:

BarMan.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location Size (Bytes) Type
HKEY_CURRENT_USER unknown ToolbarsWordMail

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\zquestbar
C:\Program Files\zquestbar\Cache

Registry information Created after Installation:

Main Registry Key Sub Registry Key Key Value Name
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallzquestbar Display
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\zquestbar UninstallString
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Control\Session Manager PendingFileRenameOperations