Win32.Hotbar Adware Description
Adware Hotbar will display a toolbar and targeted pop-up ads on your computer based on your Internet surfing history. Hotbar’s toolbar will appear in both Internet and Windows Explorer on computers that run the Windows Operating System. When you click a button on the toolbar it will open a webpage that will open a different advertising website.
Win32.Hotbar Malware Payload
Besides increasing the number of overall and pop-up advertisements on your computer, Adware Hotbar will also install various graphics skins for Internet Explorer and Microsoft Outlook. It is also capable of recording your personal information and downloading other malware without your permission.
Adware Hotbar Symptoms
Besides seeing the Hotbar toolbar on your Internet and Windows Explorer windows, you may also see the following symptoms if your computer is infected with Adware Hotbar:
- A folder named “hbtools” or “hotbar” in either your “Program Files” or “Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\” directories.
W32.Hotbar Adware Processes and Files
When your computer is infected by Win32.Hotbar Adware, the following directories will be created on your computer:
C:\Documents and Settings\yourusername\Application Data\hbtools
C:\Documents and Settings\yourusername\Application Data\hotbar
C:\Program Files\hbtools
C:\Program Files\hotbar
Hotbar Adware will also make the following registry entries on your computer:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HbTools
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HbTools
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{0507FDDE-F3B7-49F5-9E8F-C557E991F39B}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0AB71193-EC19-4D70-85C2-E46E2FF02755}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{1E0004EC-5DF0-48C7-A8F0-FBB0488A3D94}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{31A59636-0FA3-4A56-954D-DB7AD02840D8}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3FA917B9-DF69-477F-9E4F-B60D929DE79F}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{40D8240A-E3A0-4D59-AC55-0443120188D1}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{420C35C9-E4F2-49F9-BF67-2BE1ECF86989}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{66B90ADB-0BE3-40AE-8680-84A6F0577CA0}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{74CC49F7-EB32-4A08-B204-948962A6E3DB}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{7E66936C-FEA0-4984-AD26-7B6661AC5B2E}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{8C875948-9C60-4381-9248-0DF180542D53}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{A14C0D8D-E753-4E73-9E2B-4070791D8940}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{C2BAA4C9-AE1E-4605-AE2F-A1C49A30D881}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{ED8525EA-2BFC-4440-BD8A-20EFB9D5E541}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{FA16BCE1-5E36-472A-8466-E0CDD5CE00E6}
Win32.Hotbar Adware Basic Removal Steps
Some installations of the Adware Hotbar permit you to remove the Adware through the “Uninstall Applications” menu option. If the infection on your computer does not allow you to do so, you will need to pursue automatic removal using an updated anti-virus program is the recommended means for removal.
Click here for automatic removal instructions for removing the Adware Hotbar.
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