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Trojan/Spyware/Toolbar/DotComToolBar.b

Alias: TrojanClicker.Win32.DotComToolBar.b, Spyware.Dotcomtoolbar, DotCom Toolbar, Spyware/DCToolbar

Description: This is a program that sends your visited pages to its server.

Threat type:

Dialer - A Dialer is a software application that dials long distance phone numbers. Dialers modify your dial-up settings and make very expensive long distance phone calls without user's permission. The user will be billed for the time used. Dialer authors share the revenues shady long distance providers.

Homepage Hijacker - A Homepage Hijacker is a software application that takes control over your browser's settings. Usually it changes your home page and redirects it to some other site or modifies your search settings. It prevents you to change browser's settings. In such hijacks, your browser may operate normally, but be much slower.

Search Hijacker - A Search Hijacker is a software application that takes control of your browser's default search engine. The search results may not necessarily be the best fit as those usually come from paid advertisements, as issued to you by the Hijacker authors. Search hijackers prevent you from changing your browser's default search engine, and they tend to slow down PC performance.

Spyware - Spyware is any software application that gathers information from the user's PC and transmits it to the Spyware author (usually hackers, but sometimes corporations). The information is gathered and transmitted without the user's knowledge or consent. Spyware applications may steal sensitive corporate information and transmit it to competitors. Spyware also degrades PC performance and can consume huge amounts of bandwidth, especially on corporate servers.

Toolbar - A Toolbar is a group of buttons that performs different tasks. Unwanted toolbars are usually installed by adware programs that try to send users to their paying advertisers.

Trojan - A Trojans or Trojan Horse is any programs that installs itself secretly, quite often with sinister intent. Once installed, the trojan author (hacker) can gain complete control of the infected PC. Trojans are usually designed to steal sensitive information and/or destroy the system. Trojans can be distributed as unsolicited email attachments, or bundled with freeware and shareware programs.

Advice: Remove This is a very high risk threat and should be removed immediately as to prevent harm to your computer and / or to protect your privacy.

Detection:
SpyNoMore removes Trojan/Spyware/Toolbar/DotComToolBar.b: Yes

Threat risk: High Risk

Very dangerous malware. Can log user's keyboard activity and take snapshots of the user's screen. Uses stealth installation and removal is very difficult. Category includes spyware programs, adware programs and trojans.

Symptoms:

Trojan/Spyware/Toolbar/DotComToolBar.b Signature Details: The following information includes some of the standard signatures associated with this spyware threat. Please do not attempt to manually remove these items from your computer; Removing these items incorrectly or partially can cause your computer to experience critical errors, prevent your computer from restarting or cause loss of Internet connectivity. Should you be infected with Trojan/Spyware/Toolbar/DotComToolBar.b, you can clean your computer by downloading SpyNoMore now.

Running Process Signatures:
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File Signatures:
%WINDOWS%\system\data.dll
%WINDOWS%\system32\data.dll
%WINDOWS%\redirect7.exe

Registered Dll (Dynamic Link Library) Signatures:
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Folder Signatures:
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Registry Signatures:
HKLM\software\classes\pugi.pugiobj.1
HKLM\software\classes\toolband.hits.1
HKLM\software\classes\gorsdn.contextitem
HKLM\software\classes\interface\{eaf2ccee-21a1-4203-9f36-4929fd104d43}
HKLM\software\classes\toolband.hits
HKLM\software\microsoft\code store database\distribution units\{5f1abcdb-a875-46c1-8345-b72a4567e483}
HKLM\software\classes\interface\{7c479d09-1280-41d2-945f-2377736b8cf7}
HKLM\software\classes\gorsdn.contextitem.1
HKLM\software\classes\pugi.pugiobj
HKLM\software\classes\clsid\{29dd1ea6-1fda-44a4-b083-c9900547bc48}
HKLM\software\classes\clsid\{fc2493d6-a673-49fe-a2ee-efe03e95c27c}

SpyNoMore Collected Residual File Signatures:
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