Emsisoft Malware-Info
Name: Adware.Win32.Starware 4.0.0.0
Risklevel: Moderate Risk
Company: Starware - http://www.starware.com/
Description:
Starware 4.0.0.0 is a toolbar that makes unwanted changes browser, such as reconfiguring browser’s search settings. It tracks browsing and search queries. It also adds a toolbar to the web browser.
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More details about this danger:
Characteristics:
- It adds a toolbar to the web browser.
- It has a search function and provides search results for paid advertisers.
- It tracks browsing and search queries.
Installation: Installed through EXE
Screenshots:
Used folders:
- C:\Program Files\Starware
- C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware
- C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\SimpleUpdate
- C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\images
- C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\contexts
- C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\buttons
- C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\BrowserSearch
- C:\Program Files\Starware\bin
- C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\RelatedSearch
- C:\Program Files\Starware\icons
- C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\ErrorSearch
- C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\Layouts
- C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\Manager
- C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\Reference
- C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\SearchMatch
- C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\SmileyTown
- C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\Toolbar
- C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\ToolbarLogo
- C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\ToolbarSearch
- C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\TravelSearch
- C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\Weather
- C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\PopupBlocker
Used files:
- C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\buttons\Highlight.bmp
[1286 Bytes] Bitmap Image - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\buttons\HighlightHot.bmp
[1272 Bytes] Bitmap Image - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\buttons\highlighthotxp.png
[553 Bytes] PNG Image - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\buttons\highlightxp.png
[1267 Bytes] PNG Image - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\buttons\logo.bmp
[372 Bytes] Bitmap Image - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\buttons\FindIt.bmp
[1420 Bytes] Bitmap Image - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\buttons\popupblockerhotxp.png
[1204 Bytes] PNG Image - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\contexts\error.xml
[672 Bytes] XML Document - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\buttons\Reference.bmp
[1392 Bytes] Bitmap Image - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\buttons\popupblockerxp.png
[1039 Bytes] PNG Image - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\buttons\PopupBlockerHot.bmp
[1384 Bytes] Bitmap Image - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\buttons\referencehotxp.png
[1239 Bytes] PNG Image - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\buttons\referencexp.png
[924 Bytes] PNG Image - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\buttons\ReferenceHot.bmp
[1392 Bytes] Bitmap Image - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\buttons\smiley.bmp
[1346 Bytes] Bitmap Image - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\buttons\smileyxp.png
[426 Bytes] PNG Image - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\buttons\Weather.bmp
[1016 Bytes] Bitmap Image - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\buttons\weatherxp.png
[1568 Bytes] PNG Image - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\buttons\PopupBlocker.bmp
[1392 Bytes] Bitmap Image - C:\Program Files\Starware\bin\Starware.dll
[628224 Bytes] Application Extension - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\contexts\Related.xml
[63192 Bytes] XML Document - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\contexts\travel.xml
[73144 Bytes] XML Document - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\buttons\weatherhotxp.png
[862 Bytes] PNG Image - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\buttons\findithotxp.png
[837 Bytes] PNG Image - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\ToolbarLogo\ToolbarLogoOptions.xml.backup
[7120 Bytes] BACKUP File - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\images\walertXP.bmp
[944 Bytes] Bitmap Image - C:\Program Files\Starware\brand.bmp
[5188 Bytes] Bitmap Image - C:\Program Files\Starware\StarwareConfig.xml
[87048 Bytes] XML Document - C:\Program Files\Starware\StarwareUninstall.exe
[47677 Bytes] Application - C:\Program Files\Starware\icons\star_16.ico
[1150 Bytes] Icon - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\buttons\blocker.cur
[2238 Bytes] Cursor - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\buttons\FindItHot.bmp
[1420 Bytes] Bitmap Image - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\buttons\logoxp.bmp
[372 Bytes] Bitmap Image - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\buttons\finditxp.png
[1492 Bytes] PNG Image - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\ToolbarLogo\ToolbarLogoOptions.xml
[7120 Bytes] XML Document - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\Toolbar\TBProductsOptions.xml.backup
[792 Bytes] BACKUP File - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\RelatedSearch\RelatedSearchOptions.xml
[2680 Bytes] XML Document - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\RelatedSearch\RelatedSearchOptions.xml.backup
[2680 Bytes] BACKUP File - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\SearchMatch\SearchMatchOptions.xml
[2696 Bytes] XML Document - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\SearchMatch\SearchMatchOptions.xml.backup
[2696 Bytes] BACKUP File - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\SmileyTown\SmileyTownOptions.xml
[2576 Bytes] XML Document - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\Reference\ReferenceOptions.xml
[3792 Bytes] XML Document - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\Toolbar\TBProductsOptions.xml
[792 Bytes] XML Document - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\PopupBlocker\PopupBlockerOptions.xml.backup
[5512 Bytes] BACKUP File - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\ToolbarSearch\ToolbarSearchOptions.xml
[5896 Bytes] XML Document - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\ToolbarSearch\ToolbarSearchOptions.xml.backup
[5896 Bytes] BACKUP File - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\TravelSearch\TravelSearchOptions.xml
[2544 Bytes] XML Document - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\TravelSearch\TravelSearchOptions.xml.backup
[2544 Bytes] BACKUP File - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\Weather\AlertArchive.xml
[112 Bytes] XML Document - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\Weather\WeatherOptions.xml
[13800 Bytes] XML Document - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\Weather\WeatherOptions.xml.backup
[13800 Bytes] BACKUP File - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\SmileyTown\SmileyTownOptions.xml.backup
[2576 Bytes] BACKUP File - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\ErrorSearch\ErrorSearchOptions.xml.backup
[2504 Bytes] BACKUP File - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\SimpleUpdate\ProductMessagingConfig.xml.backup
[2248 Bytes] BACKUP File - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\SimpleUpdate\SimpleUpdateConfig.xml
[3904 Bytes] XML Document - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\SimpleUpdate\SimpleUpdateConfig.xml.backup
[3904 Bytes] BACKUP File - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\SimpleUpdate\TimerManagerConfig.xml
[816 Bytes] XML Document - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\SimpleUpdate\TimerManagerConfig.xml.backup
[816 Bytes] BACKUP File - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\BrowserSearch\BrowserSearch.xml
[3776 Bytes] XML Document - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\Reference\ReferenceOptions.xml.backup
[3792 Bytes] BACKUP File - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\ErrorSearch\ErrorSearchOptions.xml
[2504 Bytes] XML Document - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\SimpleUpdate\ProductMessagingConfig.xml
[2248 Bytes] XML Document - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\Layouts\PreferencesLayout.xml
[4688 Bytes] XML Document - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\Layouts\PreferencesLayout.xml.backup
[4688 Bytes] BACKUP File - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\Layouts\ToolbarLayout.xml
[2952 Bytes] XML Document - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\Layouts\ToolbarLayout.xml.backup
[2952 Bytes] BACKUP File - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\Manager\ManagerOptions.xml
[1104 Bytes] XML Document - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\Manager\ManagerOptions.xml.backup
[1104 Bytes] BACKUP File - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\PopupBlocker\PopupBlockerOptions.xml
[5512 Bytes] XML Document - C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware\BrowserSearch\BrowserSearch.xml.backup
[3776 Bytes] BACKUP File
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