ZeroPopUpBar
It is an Internet Explorer toolbar with a pop-up advert-blocking feature, which also hijacks homepage and search settings to znext.com every time IE is started. ZeroPopUpBar, to distinguish it from the earlier standalone commercial popup-killer of
the same name, by the same author. Note there is no connection to the similarly-named 'ZeroPopup' by 'Tooto Technologies'. ZeroPopUpBar is distributed by viral marketing: some versions, when installed, send an endorsement purporting
to be from you to everyone in your e-mail address book. ZeroPopUpBar is also installed by ActiveX drive-by-download on the search bar pointed to by some variants of the TinyBar parasite (also by the same author).0
General information:
| Malware Name: |
ZeroPopUpBar |
| Malware Type: |
Toolbar |
| Company Name: |
ZeroPopUp Search Bar |
| Company URL: |
http://zeropopup.com/
|
| Threat Level: |
Elevated Risk |
| Operating System: |
WIN XP |
| Installation Type: |
Installed through EXE |
| Operation: |
Time of After Installation |
Company Description:
ZeroPopUp Search Bar is use to harness the power of next generation search technology from anywhere on the web. It is simply download and install. The ZeroPopUp Search Bar is free to download and appears every time we open a new internet explorer
browser window. Search the web without any annoying popup ads.
Spyware Description:
It is an Internet Explorer toolbar with a pop-up advert-blocking feature, which also hijacks homepage and search settings to znext.com every time IE is started. ZeroPopUpBar, to distinguish it from the earlier standalone commercial popup-killer of
the same name, by the same author. Note there is no connection to the similarly-named 'ZeroPopup' by 'Tooto Technologies'. ZeroPopUpBar is distributed by viral marketing: some versions, when installed, send an endorsement purporting
to be from you to everyone in your e-mail address book. ZeroPopUpBar is also installed by ActiveX drive-by-download on the search bar pointed to by some variants of the TinyBar parasite (also by the same author).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:
Processes Running:
File information Created after Installation:
| File Location |
Size (Bytes) |
Type |
| C:\Program Files\ZeroPopUpBar\uninstall.log |
395 |
Text Document |
| C:\Program Files\ZeroPopUpBar\version.txt |
27 |
Text Document |
| C:\Program Files\ZeroPopUpBar\zeropopupbar.dll |
135168 |
Application Extension |
Folder information Created after Installation:
Registry information Created after Installation:
| Main Registry Key |
Sub Registry Key |
Key Value Name |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
\Software\zeropopup\all\Misc |
LastTimeChecked |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
\Software\zeropopup\all\Misc |
Sound |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
\Software\zeropopup\all\Misc |
Version |
