Emsisoft Malware-Info

Name: Adware.Win32.Starware Auctions Toolbar

Risklevel: Moderate Risk

Company: Starware - http://my.starware.com/

Description:

Starware Auctions Toolbar is a toolbar that has a search function and provides search results from paid advertisers. It may track browsing and search queries. It also adds a toolbar to the web browser.

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More details about this danger:

Characteristics:

  • It has a search function and provides search results for paid advertisers.
  • It may track browsing and search queries.
  • It adds a toolbar to the web browser.

Installation: Installed through EXE

Screenshots:

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Used folders:

  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\Layouts
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\ToolbarSearch
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\ToolbarLogo
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\Toolbar
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\ScreensaversMarketingSitePager\images\default
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\ScreensaversMarketingSitePager\images\active
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\ScreensaversMarketingSitePager\images
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\ScreensaversMarketingSitePager
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\RelatedSearch
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\Reference
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\Movies\images\default
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\Movies\images\active
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\Movies\images
  • C:\Program Files\Starware345
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\Manager
  • C:\Program Files\Starware345\bin
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\ErrorSearch
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\EbaySearch
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\EbayKeyword
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\Configurator
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\BrowserSearch
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\SimpleUpdate
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\images
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\contexts
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\buttons
  • C:\Program Files\Starware345\icons
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\TravelSearch
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\Movies

Used files:

  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\buttons\referencehotxp.png
    [1239 Bytes] PNG Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\SimpleUpdate\TimerManagerConfig.xml.backup
    [1328 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\contexts\Travel.xml
    [85832 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\Weather\WeatherOptions.xml
    [14360 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\buttons\highlightxp.png
    [1267 Bytes] PNG Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\BrowserSearch\BrowserSearch.xml
    [4272 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\Layouts\ToolbarLayout.xml
    [3072 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\Layouts\ToolbarLayout.xml.backup
    [3072 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\Manager\ManagerOptions.xml
    [1368 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\Manager\ManagerOptions.xml.backup
    [1368 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\Movies\MoviesOptions.xml.backup
    [3376 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\Movies\images\active\Movies0.bmp
    [636 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\Movies\MoviesOptions.xml
    [3376 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\ErrorSearch\ErrorSearchOptions.xml.backup
    [2816 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\ErrorSearch\ErrorSearchOptions.xml
    [2816 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\EbaySearch\EbaySearchOptions.xml.backup
    [3480 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\EbaySearch\EbaySearchOptions.xml
    [3480 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\TravelSearch\TravelSearchOptions.xml.backup
    [2744 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\TravelSearch\TravelSearchOptions.xml
    [2744 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\ToolbarSearch\ToolbarSearchOptions.xml.backup
    [8304 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\ScreensaversMarketingSitePager\images\active\ScreensaversMarketingSitePager0.bmp
    [584 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\ToolbarLogo\ToolbarLogoOptions.xml.backup
    [10576 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\Reference\ReferenceOptions.xml
    [4440 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\Toolbar\TBProductsOptions.xml
    [904 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\Weather\AlertArchive.xml
    [112 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\ScreensaversMarketingSitePager\ScreensaversMarketingSitePagerOptions.xml.backup
    [4840 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\ScreensaversMarketingSitePager\ScreensaversMarketingSitePagerOptions.xml
    [4840 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\RelatedSearch\RelatedSearchOptions.xml.backup
    [3104 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\RelatedSearch\RelatedSearchOptions.xml
    [3104 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\Reference\ReferenceOptions.xml.backup
    [4440 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\ToolbarSearch\ToolbarSearchOptions.xml
    [8304 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\buttons\ebaykeyword.png
    [553 Bytes] PNG Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\buttons\HighlightHot.bmp
    [1272 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\buttons\Highlight.bmp
    [1286 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\buttons\finditxp.png
    [1492 Bytes] PNG Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\buttons\findithotxp.png
    [837 Bytes] PNG Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\buttons\FindItHot.bmp
    [1420 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\buttons\FindIt.bmp
    [1420 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\buttons\ReferenceHot.bmp
    [1392 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\buttons\ebaysearch.bmp
    [1208 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\Starware345\brand.bmp
    [5188 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\buttons\ebaykeyword.bmp
    [1208 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\Starware345\icons\star_16.ico
    [1150 Bytes] Icon
  • C:\Program Files\Starware345\bin\Starware345.dll
    [793088 Bytes] Application Extension
  • C:\Program Files\Starware345\Starware345Uninstall.exe
    [49063 Bytes] Application
  • C:\Program Files\Starware345\Starware345Config.xml
    [102064 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\Weather\WeatherOptions.xml.backup
    [14360 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\buttons\ebaysearch.png
    [503 Bytes] PNG Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\contexts\error.xml
    [1072 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\SimpleUpdate\TimerManagerConfig.xml
    [1328 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\SimpleUpdate\SimpleUpdateConfig.xml.backup
    [3688 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\SimpleUpdate\SimpleUpdateConfig.xml
    [3688 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\SimpleUpdate\ProductMessagingConfig.xml.backup
    [2576 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\SimpleUpdate\ProductMessagingConfig.xml
    [2576 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\images\walertXP.bmp
    [944 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\buttons\highlighthotxp.png
    [553 Bytes] PNG Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\contexts\related.xml
    [61480 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\buttons\Reference.bmp
    [1392 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\buttons\weatherxp.png
    [1568 Bytes] PNG Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\buttons\weatherhotxp.png
    [862 Bytes] PNG Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\buttons\Weather.bmp
    [1016 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\buttons\starware_toolbar_icon.bmp
    [648 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\buttons\referencexp.png
    [924 Bytes] PNG Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\EbayKeyword\EbayKeywordOptions.xml.backup
    [2752 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\EbayKeyword\EbayKeywordOptions.xml
    [2752 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\Configurator\Configurator.xml
    [3856 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\Toolbar\TBProductsOptions.xml.backup
    [904 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\BrowserSearch\BrowserSearch.xml.backup
    [4272 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\Configurator\Configurator.xml.backup
    [3856 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware345\ToolbarLogo\ToolbarLogoOptions.xml
    [10576 Bytes] XML Document

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