Emsisoft Malware-Info

Name: Adware.Win32.Starware Entertainment Toolbar

Risklevel: Moderate Risk

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

Description:

Starware Entertainment Toolbar 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:

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Used folders:

  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\CelebritySearch
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\Configurator
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\EntertainmentMarketingSP
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\EntertainmentMarketingSP\images
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\EntertainmentMarketingSP\images\active
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\ErrorSearch
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\EntertainmentMarketingSP\images\default
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\CelebrityNews
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\BrowserSearch
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\SimpleUpdate
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\Games
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\buttons
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\Movies\images
  • C:\Program Files\Starware358\icons
  • C:\Program Files\Starware358\bin
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\contexts
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\RelatedSearch
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\TravelSearch
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\ToolbarSearch
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\ToolbarLogo
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\Toolbar
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\ScreensaversMarketingSitePager\images\default
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\ScreensaversMarketingSitePager\images\active
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\Manager
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\ScreensaversMarketingSitePager
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\Games\images
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\Movies\images\default
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\Movies\images\active
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\Movies
  • C:\Program Files\Starware358
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\Layouts
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\Games\images\default
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\Games\images\active
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\ScreensaversMarketingSitePager\images

Used files:

  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\buttons\highlightxp.png
    [1267 Bytes] PNG Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\buttons\starware_toolbar_icon.bmp
    [648 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\contexts\error.xml
    [1072 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\contexts\related.xml
    [61480 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\contexts\travel.xml
    [85832 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\SimpleUpdate\ProductMessagingConfig.xml
    [2576 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\SimpleUpdate\ProductMessagingConfig.xml.backup
    [2576 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\SimpleUpdate\SimpleUpdateConfig.xml
    [3616 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\SimpleUpdate\SimpleUpdateConfig.xml.backup
    [3616 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\SimpleUpdate\TimerManagerConfig.xml
    [2144 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\SimpleUpdate\TimerManagerConfig.xml.backup
    [2144 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\BrowserSearch\BrowserSearch.xml.backup
    [4288 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\buttons\celebrity_search.bmp
    [524 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\CelebrityNews\CelebrityNewsOptions.xml
    [58840 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\BrowserSearch\BrowserSearch.xml
    [4288 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\buttons\highlighthotxp.png
    [553 Bytes] PNG Image
  • C:\Program Files\Starware358\Starware358Config.xml
    [86360 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\buttons\HighlightHot.bmp
    [1272 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\buttons\Highlight.bmp
    [1286 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\buttons\finditxp.png
    [1492 Bytes] PNG Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\buttons\findithotxp.png
    [837 Bytes] PNG Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\buttons\FindIt.bmp
    [1420 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\buttons\celebrity_news.bmp
    [812 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\Starware358\icons\Thumbs.db
    [2560 Bytes] Data Base File
  • C:\Program Files\Starware358\icons\star_16.ico
    [1150 Bytes] Icon
  • C:\Program Files\Starware358\bin\Starware358.dll
    [803328 Bytes] Application Extension
  • C:\Program Files\Starware358\Starware358Uninstall.exe
    [49538 Bytes] Application
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\CelebrityNews\CelebrityNewsOptions.xml.backup
    [58840 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\RelatedSearch\RelatedSearchOptions.xml
    [3104 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\buttons\FindItHot.bmp
    [1420 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\Manager\ManagerOptions.xml
    [1232 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Program Files\Starware358\brand.bmp
    [5188 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\TravelSearch\TravelSearchOptions.xml.backup
    [2744 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\TravelSearch\TravelSearchOptions.xml
    [2744 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\ToolbarSearch\ToolbarSearchOptions.xml.backup
    [8664 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\ToolbarSearch\ToolbarSearchOptions.xml
    [8664 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\ToolbarLogo\ToolbarLogoOptions.xml.backup
    [10576 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\ToolbarLogo\ToolbarLogoOptions.xml
    [10576 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\Toolbar\TBProductsOptions.xml.backup
    [984 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\Toolbar\TBProductsOptions.xml
    [984 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\ScreensaversMarketingSitePager\images\active\ScreensaversMarketingSitePager0.bmp
    [1208 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\ScreensaversMarketingSitePager\ScreensaversMarketingSitePagerOptions.xml.backup
    [4944 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\ScreensaversMarketingSitePager\ScreensaversMarketingSitePagerOptions.xml
    [4944 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\RelatedSearch\RelatedSearchOptions.xml.backup
    [3104 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\Movies\MoviesOptions.xml
    [3752 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\ErrorSearch\ErrorSearchOptions.xml.backup
    [2816 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\CelebritySearch\CelebritySearchOptions.xml.backup
    [3208 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\Configurator\Configurator.xml
    [3736 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\Configurator\Configurator.xml.backup
    [3736 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\EntertainmentMarketingSP\EntertainmentMarketingSPOptions.xml
    [4672 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\EntertainmentMarketingSP\EntertainmentMarketingSPOptions.xml.backup
    [4672 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\Movies\MoviesOptions.xml.backup
    [3752 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\ErrorSearch\ErrorSearchOptions.xml
    [2816 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\Manager\ManagerOptions.xml.backup
    [1232 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\Games\GamesOptions.xml
    [4144 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\Games\GamesOptions.xml.backup
    [4144 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\Games\images\active\Games0.bmp
    [556 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\Layouts\ToolbarLayout.xml
    [4256 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\Layouts\ToolbarLayout.xml.backup
    [4256 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\CelebritySearch\CelebritySearchOptions.xml
    [3208 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware358\EntertainmentMarketingSP\images\active\EntertainmentMarketingSP0.bmp
    [824 Bytes] Bitmap Image

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