Emsisoft Malware-Info

Name: Adware.Win32.The FreeBar

Risklevel: High

Company: The FreeBar.com - http://www.thefreebar.com/

Description:

The FreeBar is an Interntet Explorer toolbar that provides user with the information of free offers on the web.

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More details about this danger:

Characteristics:

  • Search Hijacker
  • Changes settings
  • Slows the browser
  • Works in stealth mode
  • Show targeted popup ads
  • Collects your search keywords and other data
  • Creates cookies which are used by the The FreeBar.com

Installation: Installed through EXE.

Used folders:

  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\Cache

Used files:

  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\thefreebar.dll
    [492 KB] DLL
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\logo_userearth.bmp
    [5 KB] BMP
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\navbar.bmp
    [63 KB] BMP
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\tfb2.css
    [1 KB] CSS
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\toolbar.crc
    [1 KB] CRC
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\DRAGPG1.CUR
    [1 KB] CUR
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\DROPPAGE.CUR
    [1 KB] CUR
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\feat_autosearch2.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\feat_histo2.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\feat_magic2.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\feat_magic.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\feat_openew.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\feat_word2.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\feat_wp.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\feat_xpand2.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\feat_xpand.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\feat_zoom0.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\feat_zoom1.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\feat_zoomm.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\feat_zoomp.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\spacer.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\tfb_brdrd.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\tfb_brdrg.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\tfb_footer.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\tfb_grbd.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\tfb_grbg.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\tfb_grhd.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\tfb_grhg.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\tfb_topsep.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\ttlopt.gif
    [1 KB] GIF Image
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\options.html
    [11 KB] HTML
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\favicon.ico
    [27 KB] ICON
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\tfb_logo.png
    [3 KB] PNG Image
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\tfb_topbkg.png
    [1 KB] PNG Image
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\tfb_topd.png
    [1 KB] PNG Image
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\version.txt
    [1 KB] TXT
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\basis.xml
    [13 KB] XML
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\popup.xml
    [2 KB] XML
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\Cache\838d0c4748678183907383c391b56830.xml
    [3 KB] XML
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\Cache\ba3afdf56736a445b55031f019c8f3fe.xml
    [1 KB] XML
  • C:\Program Files\TheFreeBar\Cache\c916e11cc080a3808e268327ac4e5d95.xml
    [1 KB] XML

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