Trackware . WebSearch Toolbar (Summary)
Software Name: WebSearch Toolbar
Company Name: IBIS
Product Name: WebSearch Toolbar
Classification: Trackware
Website: http://www.websearch.com
Brief:
Search toolbar that tracks your web browsing and searches with a unique identifier. Hijacks browser search settings. **You may need to run a Deep Scan while in Safe Mode.**
IMPORTANT!
Some of the Trackware.WebSearch Toolbar components
are listed below. The list is compiled as a reference. The list might
not be complete and it doesn't represent instructions for manual removal.
We DO NOT recommend manual removal. Incorrect removal
of certain software might make your computer unstable or even unusable.
Removal of adware component might affect the related ad-supported software.
If you suspect that you have an unwanted instance of WebSearch Toolbar
installed on your computer we recommend a free
audit of your system with INAC Anti Spyware.
WebSearch Toolbar might create following folders (and inject its files inside
the folders):
- %COMMON_PROGRAMS%\Web Search Tools
- %PROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp\msiein
- %PROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp\temp
- %PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%\WinTools
- %PROGRAM_FILES%\Toolbar
- %PROGRAM_FILES%\Toolbar\Cursors
- %PROGRAM_FILES%\Toolbar\Recordings
- %PROGRAM_FILES%\Toolbar\Skins
- %PROGRAM_FILES%\Toolbar\Update
- %PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%\WinTools\Update
WebSearch Toolbar might create following files (some of the files might be
loaded in memory while the software is running):
- %PROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp\btiein.dll
- %PROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp\tb_setup.exe
- %PROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp\temp.cab
- %PROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp\WinTools.exe
- %PROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp\WToolsA.exe
- %WINDOWS%\Downloaded Program Files\QDow_AS2.dll
- %SYSTEMDRIVE%\edow.exe
- %PROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp\edow_as2.exe
- %PROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp\WToolsB.dll
- %PROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp\edow.exe
- %SYSTEM%\edow.exe
- %WINDOWS%\edow_as2.exe
- %PROGRAM_FILES%\Toolbar\toolbar.dll
- %PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%\WinTools\WToolsA.exe
- %PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%\WinTools\WToolsB.dll
- %PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%\WinTools\WToolsC.cfg
- %PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%\WinTools\WToolsD.cfg
- %PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%\WinTools\WToolsP.cfg
- %PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%\WinTools\WToolsS.exe
- %PROGRAM_FILES%\Toolbar\common.dll
- %PROGRAM_FILES%\Toolbar\gykhxlmu.rmr
- %PROGRAM_FILES%\Toolbar\IExploreSkins.exe
- %PROGRAM_FILES%\Toolbar\nzqlihv.wzg
- %PROGRAM_FILES%\Toolbar\rw.wzg
- %PROGRAM_FILES%\Toolbar\TBPS.exe
- %PROGRAM_FILES%\Toolbar\WSG.exe
- %PROGRAM_FILES%\Toolbar\xlmurin.wzg
- %PROGRAM_FILES%\Toolbar\xzxsv.wzg
- %PROGRAM_FILES%\Toolbar\Cursors\cursors.xml
- %PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%\WinTools\WSup.exe
- %PROGRAM_FILES%\Toolbar\PIB.exe
- %PROGRAM_FILES%\Toolbar\TBPSSvc.exe
- %PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%\WinTools\rmhgxlmu.wzg
- %PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%\WinTools\WToolsR.cfg
- %PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%\WinTools\WToolsU.cfg
- %PROGRAM_FILES%\Toolbar\zwipvbh.wzg
- %PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON%\WinTools\WToolsT.dll
- %WINDOWS%\Temp\TBuninst.exe
- %WINDOWS%\Downloaded Program Files\QDow.dll
- %PROGRAM_FILES%\Toolbar\yywr.wzg
- %PROGRAM_FILES%\Toolbar\yywsv.wzg
- %PROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp\toolbar.dll
WebSearch Toolbar is often accompanied by the following tracking cookies:
WebSearch Toolbar might create following registry keys (and inject subkeys
and values):
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BTIEIN
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BTIEINScriptConfigProj.BTIEINScriptConfig
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{26E8361F-BCE7-4F75-A347-98C88B418322}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{339BB23F-A864-48C0-A59F-29EA915965EC}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{63B78BC1-A711-4D46-AD2F-C581AC420D41}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{708BE496-E202-497B-BC31-9CF47E3BF8D6}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{8952A998-1E7E-4716-B23D-3DBE03910972}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F1616B86-9288-489D-B71A-0CCF2F1A89DA}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{FF76A5DA-6158-4439-99FF-EDC1B3FE100C}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{26E8361F-BCE7-4F75-A347-98C88B418321}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{BD6F129A-08DB-4CC5-A75A-F2AB79E55B6E}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PROTOCOLS\Handler\tpro
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PROTOCOLS\Name-Space Handler\res\toolbar.ResProtocol
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\toolbar.IToolbarScriptClass
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\toolbar.ResProtocol
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{26E8361F-BCE7-4F75-A347-98C88B418328}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{8992B6CA-B8C9-4AED-BF89-0A17F6296A06}
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{63B78BC1-A711-4D46-AD2F-C581AC420D41}
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{8952A998-1E7E-4716-B23D-3DBE03910972}
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HAUTO_UNINSTALL
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\TTOOL_UNINSTALL
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Toolbar
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{87067F04-DE4C-4688-BC3C-4FCF39D609E7}
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Code Store Database\Distribution Units\{87067F04-DE4C-4688-BC3C-4FCF39D609E7}
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\STO
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\*/QDow_AS2.dll*
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinTools
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WinTools
- HKEY_USERS\*\Software\ToolBar
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WinToolsSvc
- HKEY_USERS\*\Software\WinTools
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{87766247-311C-43B4-8499-3D5FEC94A183}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{A8DEB4A5-D9EF-4D21-B4F6-921475004E7D}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PROTOCOLS\Name-Space Handler\res\WToolsB.ResProtocol
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WToolsB.ResProtocol
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{87766247-311C-43B4-8499-3D5FEC94A183}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{69357D4E-BF4D-4651-91E9-52ECD45A0128}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{6E21F428-5617-47F7-AED8-B2E1D8FBA711}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{BBF122A7-8A4D-45B5-9E00-0F68BC87C904}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{CAE0999F-78C5-49DC-9F30-13142AAAABA4}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Common.Buttons
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{234F09FB-FE89-4C6D-9203-31832FC051C3}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{365B9A54-E613-46E5-9DB1-4F91A9DE80BD}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{66C22569-F05C-4A70-A142-763B337E1002}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{7B8BD940-B1EF-460C-85A2-9ACAAF7F9303}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{99AA88D1-D9D3-410A-BE9E-044F94C183DA}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{F273D4EA-2025-4410-8408-251A0CD46BE7}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TBPS.PluginConfig
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TBPS.PluginEvents
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TBPS.PluginServer
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TBPS.ToolbarScript
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{37AC49E3-E906-4BD8-AE83-D0F7FB48FD17}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{B23B3ADD-84B1-414A-92B9-0CABE5A781F4}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{310CC549-4541-46A9-940F-52B342A6E682}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{8B0FA130-0C3D-4CB1-AEB7-2C29DA5509A3}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{CABCF5E7-0C79-4F1C-909D-B9CF68FED746}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Common.Buttons\Clsid
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{618BE527-B7F5-417C-BC51-98FDC2D6DE61}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{D1951679-1D52-43FC-9585-0737143585F5}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PROTOCOLS\Name-Space Handler\res
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TBPS.PluginConfig\Clsid
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TBPS.PluginDown
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TBPS.PluginDown\Clsid
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TBPS.PluginEvents\Clsid
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TBPS.PluginInst
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TBPS.PluginInst\Clsid
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TBPS.PluginServer\Clsid
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TBPS.ToolbarScript\Clsid
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\toolbar.ResProtocol\Clsid
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{DB9A4E78-35DF-4A54-B6C5-C5190CEAF949}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WSG.WSGObj
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WSG.WSGObj\Clsid
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WToolsB.ResProtocol\Clsid
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TBPSSvc
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet*\Services\WinToolsSvc
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet*\Services\TBPSSvc
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\WinToolsSvc
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2C4E6D22-B71F-491F-AAD3-B6972A650D50}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{AF8B3C81-CD19-45FB-B6BE-160D27711DE8}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{FB45C451-B0E9-4407-BB6A-9361013F3E9A}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{6F59D850-A155-4930-98AE-689A2BC7B8E8}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{C380566D-F343-42AB-987B-6B38A1A35747}
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Radio.RadioPlayer
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TBPS.PluginCfgObj
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TBPS.PluginDownAdd
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{D8BD4DED-5BB2-4D4E-9A6A-F10244FED7D6}
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helpe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\ST3
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\TBPSSvc
WebSearch Toolbar might create following registry values:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar|{339BB23F-A864-48C0-A59F-29EA915965EC}
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData|WTInstallDate
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\STO|C
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run|WinTools
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs|*\QDow_AS2.dll
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\STO|A
- HKEY_USERS\*\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser|{339BB23F-A864-48C0-A59F-29EA915965EC}
- HKEY_USERS\*\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks|{8952A998-1E7E-4716-B23D-3DBE03910972}
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run|TBPS
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce|TBPS
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce|WinTools
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs|*\QDow_AS2.dll
WebSearch Toolbar might create registry values with following data:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main|SearchAssistant|http://www.websearch.com*
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search|SearchAssistant|http://www.websearch.com*
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main|CustomizeSearch|*toolbar.dll*
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search|CustomizeSearch|*toolbar.dll*
- HKEY_USERS\*\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main|Search Bar|http://www.websearch.com*
- HKEY_USERS\*\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main|(Default)|http://www.websearch.com*
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search|*|res://*\toolbar.dll*
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main|*|http://www.websearch*
- HKEY_USERS\*\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main|*|http://www.websearch.com*
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main|*|res://*\Toolbar\toolbar.dll*
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search|*|res://*\Toolbar\toolbar.dll*
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Common.Buttons\Clsid|*|{69357D4E-BF4D-4651-91E9-52ECD45A0128}
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main|CustomizeSearch|res://*\Toolbar\toolbar.dll*
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData|TUID|V3A0D16B15BE97423F9F13FF0377D1A56C796026000000
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main|CustomizeSearch|*\toolbar.dll*
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search|CustomizeSearch|*\toolbar.dll*
WebSearch Toolbar might insert following entries in the HOSTS file:
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