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 Adware.HotBar Technical Details
Category Adware
Discovered 4/26/2005 12:00:00 AM
Modified 12/15/2009 3:55:54 PM
Threat Level Critical
Category Description

Adware are programs that facilitate delivery for advertising content to the user and in some cases gather information from the user's computer, including information related to Internet browser usage or other computer habits. They can take up your computers resources and are largely responsible for the countless popup ads you receive on the web. Adware is often bundled with or embedded within freeware programs like such as clocks, messengers, alerts, weather, and so on.
Notice
Summary

The following http urls were started:
•installs.hotbar.com/installs/codnld/NSISWrapper-TheWeatherChannel.exe
The hosts file was updated with the following url-to-ip mappings: NA
The following internet connection was established:
64.94.137.105 : 80
64.94.137.90 : 80
64.94.137.120 : 80

The following Files were created:

NameVersionPublisherSignature (MD5)File Size (in KB)
..\19f1da56.dll10.3.85.0zango, inc.c86c387b66922507c37e85ccad2f3d95140552
..\4de97456.dll10.0.341.0zango, inc.73f3c39c78fe2e626e963bd02cde7af0140552
..\19f1da56.dll10.3.85.0zango, inc.c86c387b66922507c37e85ccad2f3d95140552
..\92443DC6.DLL10.2.215.0Zango, Inc.ece275f11c0f81238f1f93b0f3240a5d140552
..\Temp\0ACB99E5.EXE10.2.215.0Zango, Inc.e7ecd0c4fcb40ef9a18a23d65e1db70691400
..\8AF9A4F9.DLL10.3.74.0Zango, Inc.b0bad623d5f208ced6837e71e8171ce2341256
..\7BC6237A.DLL10.3.75.0Zango, Inc.2d0dbaacd932e103ab783b1067d46ba6140552
..\temp\hbtoolsu.exe10.0.368.0zango, inc.21a5086bfd0943635c5247b360ce65f12607856
..\hotbaruninstaller.exe10.0.368.0zango, inc.b1461a277fcf0ce243ced3698a7d22cc309736
..\weather.exe10.0.0.0zango, inc.0e693440f94171c631389931d1a2d39f492808
..\hotbaruninstaller.exe10.0.368.0zango, inc. 309736
..\weather.exe10.0.0.0zango, inc. 492808
..\6ff6f6ff.dll10.2.197.0zango, inc.b45ecd2c4326bbc9843a4868a639ef34341256
..\161378a9.dll10.2.197.0zango, inc.9e82e44899a0cdb1e06db365f743c496312584
..\92b2736f.dll10.2.197.0zango, inc.9a6cf24eef4b522adce2962c31fcd723140552
..\76058bf6.dll10.2.197.0zango, inc.64ac5fb03dd1eb25085d3f17867f46cf169224
..\92b2736f.dll10.2.197.0zango, inc. 140552
..\76058bf6.dll10.2.197.0zango, inc. 169224
..\6ff6f6ff.dll10.2.197.0zango, inc. 341256
..\161378a9.dll10.2.197.0zango, inc. 312584
..\instie.dll10.2.196.0Zango, Inc.e57a91a6f592d9d94b1129ebaa9aaa32312584
..\plugins\npclntax_hotbarsa.dll10.2.196.0Zango, Inc.e03b8770c6d6dbdeede978d91e1c1f1370408
..\weskin.dll10.2.196.0Zango, Inc.cb7203f0bcf4ea395a2c4b01043fbbac439560
..\hotbarsadf.exe10.2.196.0Zango, Inc.c8f3ab0e49997efcad7061c33f61ebf0386312
..\oeaddon.exe10.2.196.0Zango, Inc.bbd47421dc76e9fad1d7e58cbcb6572291400
..\srv.exe10.2.196.0Zango, Inc.bb11589e1d3373f8f9b570d62a9db6dd468232
..\wallpaper.dll10.2.196.0Zango, Inc.b7babe0cb0d6d4c3a7bee81a90dcb768341256

The following Registry Entries were created:

..\Software\Classes\hbhostol.hbelementfocus
..\Software\Classes\hbcoresrv.lfgax.1
..\Software\Classes\hbcoresrv.lfgax
..\Software\Classes\hbcoresrv.hbcoreservices.1
..\Software\Classes\hbcoresrv.hbcoreservices
..\Software\Classes\hbtools.hbtcommband
..\Software\Classes\hbtools.hbtcommband.1
..\Software\Classes\hbtools.hbttravelcomparebar
..\Software\Classes\hbtools.hbttravelcomparebar.1
..\Software\Classes\shprrprts.smrtshprctl
..\Software\Classes\shprrprts.smrtshprctl.1
..\Software\Classes\wallpaper.wallpapermanager
..\Software\Classes\wallpaper.wallpapermanager.1
..\Software\Classes\hbtsrv.hbtcoreservices
..\Software\Classes\hbtsrv.hbtcoreservices.1
..\Software\Classes\hbttoolbar.hbthtmlmenuui
..\Software\Classes\hbttoolbar.hbthtmlmenuui.1
..\Software\Classes\hbttoolbar.hbttoolbarctl
..\Software\Classes\hbttoolbar.hbttoolbarctl.1
..\Software\Classes\hbcoresrv.dynamicprop
..\Software\Classes\hbcoresrv.dynamicprop.1
..\Software\Classes\shprrprts.hbax
..\Software\Classes\shprrprts.hbax.1
..\Software\Classes\shprrprts.hbinfoband
..\Software\Classes\shprrprts.hbinfoband.1

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