Emsisoft Malware-Info

Name: Adware.Win32.OXiDE Toolbar

Risklevel: High

Company: Future Media Architects - http://kiwi.com/

Description:

Future Media Architects (FMA) is an Internet development company. According to the companies website “We develop our own Internet properties, Internet Portals and Technology. We do not develop for third parties.”

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More details about this danger:

Characteristics:

  • Search Hijacker
  • Changes browser settings
  • Changes Home Page
  • Slows the browser
  • Show popup ads
  • Runs in background and collects user information

Installation: Installed through EXE.

Used folders:

  • C:\Program Files\OxideToolbar\
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar

Used files:

  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\horoscopes.htm
    [2 KB] HTM
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\images.ico
    [2 KB] ICON
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\logo.bmp
    [3 KB] BMP
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\logomask.bmp
    [3 KB] BMP
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\mainicon.ico
    [2 KB] ICON
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\mainmenu.xml
    [3 KB] XML
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\maps.ico
    [2 KB] ICON
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\metasearch.ico
    [2 KB] ICON
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\multimedia.ico
    [2 KB] ICON
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\mycontent.css
    [4 KB] CSS
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\mycontent.ico
    [2 KB] ICON
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\mycontent.js
    [4 KB] JS
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\mycontent.xml
    [1 KB] XML
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\mycontent.xslt
    [13 KB] XSLT
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\news.ico
    [2 KB] ICON
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\openstory.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\pop.wav
    [2 KB] WAV
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\pr.ico
    [2 KB] ICON
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\rsscommon.xslt
    [4 KB] XSLT
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\searchengines.xml
    [39 KB] XML
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\searchspy.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\settings.xml
    [9 KB] XML
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\shopping.ico
    [2 KB] ICON
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\slide.wav
    [8 KB] WAV
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\splash.wav
    [17 KB] WAV
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\stock.ico
    [2 KB] ICON
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\thesaurus.ico
    [2 KB] ICON
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\ticker.css
    [2 KB] CSS
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\ticker.htm
    [2 KB] HTM
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\ticker.js
    [7 KB] JS
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\ticker.xslt
    [5 KB] XSLT
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\weather.css
    [1 KB] CSS
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\weather.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\weather.htm
    [2 KB] HTM
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\weather.ico
    [2 KB] ICON
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\weather.js
    [2 KB] JS
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\weather.xslt
    [2 KB] XSLT
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\whoosh.wav
    [7 KB] WAV
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\wp.ico
    [2 KB] ICON
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\yp.ico
    [2 KB] ICON
  • C:\Program Files\OxideToolbar\UNWISE.EXE
    [150 KB] EXE
  • C:\Program Files\OxideToolbar\insptbar.dll
    [427 KB] DLL
  • C:\Program Files\OxideToolbar\INSTALL.LOG
    [8 KB] LOG
  • C:\Program Files\OxideToolbar\tbinstall.log
    [7 KB] LOG
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\abc_logo.gif
    [2 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\acronym.ico
    [2 KB] ICON
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\allowed.ico
    [2 KB] ICON
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\audio.ico
    [2 KB] ICON
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\bang.wav
    [14 KB] WAV
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\blank.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\blocked.cur
    [3 KB] CUR
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\blocked.ico
    [2 KB] ICON
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\blocked.wav
    [6 KB] WAV
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\blocker_disabled.ico
    [2 KB] ICON
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\blocker_enabled.ico
    [2 KB] ICON
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\close.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\closestory.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\cobrand.css
    [8 KB] CSS
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\contextsearch.htm
    [1 KB] HTM
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\core.css
    [11 KB] CSS
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\dictionary.ico
    [2 KB] ICON
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\email.ico
    [2 KB] ICON
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\feednotavailable.xml
    [1 KB] XML
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\foxnews_logo.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\horoscope.css
    [1 KB] CSS
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\horoscope.ico
    [2 KB] ICON
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\horoscope.js
    [2 KB] JS
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\horoscope.xslt
    [2 KB] XSLT
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Infospace\OxideToolbar\horoscopes.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image

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