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Name: Adware.Win32.Starware Band of Buddies Toolbar

Risklevel: Moderate Risk

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

Description:

Starware Band of Buddies 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:

Used folders:

C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\ScreensaversMarketingSitePager\images\default
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Manager
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Movies
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Movies\images
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Movies\images\default
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\RelatedSearch
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\ScreensaversMarketingSitePager
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Layouts
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\ScreensaversMarketingSitePager\images\active
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Movies\images\active
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Toolbar
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\ToolbarLogo
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\ToolbarSearch
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\TravelSearch
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Weather
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\ScreensaversMarketingSitePager\images
C:\Program Files\Starware328\icons
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Reference
C:\Program Files\Starware328\bin
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Games\images\default
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\buttons
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\contexts
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\images
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\SimpleUpdate
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Games\images
C:\Program Files\Starware328
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Games\images\active
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Games
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\ErrorSearch
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Configurator
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\BuddyIcons
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\BrowserSearch

Used files:

C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Configurator\Configurator.xml.backup
[3736 Bytes] BACKUP File
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Movies\images\active\Movies0.bmp
[636 Bytes] Bitmap Image
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Movies\MoviesOptions.xml.backup
[3376 Bytes] BACKUP File
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Movies\MoviesOptions.xml
[3376 Bytes] XML Document
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Manager\ManagerOptions.xml.backup
[1104 Bytes] BACKUP File
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Manager\ManagerOptions.xml
[1104 Bytes] XML Document
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Layouts\ToolbarLayout.xml.backup
[3048 Bytes] BACKUP File
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Layouts\ToolbarLayout.xml
[3048 Bytes] XML Document
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Games\GamesOptions.xml.backup
[1328 Bytes] BACKUP File
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Games\GamesOptions.xml
[1328 Bytes] XML Document
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\ErrorSearch\ErrorSearchOptions.xml
[2816 Bytes] XML Document
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Configurator\Configurator.xml
[3736 Bytes] XML Document
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\BuddyIcons\BuddyIconsOptions.xml.backup
[2672 Bytes] BACKUP File
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Reference\ReferenceOptions.xml
[4440 Bytes] XML Document
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Weather\AlertArchive.xml
[112 Bytes] XML Document
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\ErrorSearch\ErrorSearchOptions.xml.backup
[2816 Bytes] BACKUP File
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\ToolbarLogo\ToolbarLogoOptions.xml
[10576 Bytes] XML Document
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Weather\WeatherOptions.xml.backup
[14360 Bytes] BACKUP File
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Weather\WeatherOptions.xml
[14360 Bytes] XML Document
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\SimpleUpdate\SimpleUpdateConfig.xml.backup
[3688 Bytes] BACKUP File
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\TravelSearch\TravelSearchOptions.xml.backup
[2744 Bytes] BACKUP File
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\BuddyIcons\BuddyIconsOptions.xml
[2672 Bytes] XML Document
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\ToolbarSearch\ToolbarSearchOptions.xml.backup
[8304 Bytes] BACKUP File
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\TravelSearch\TravelSearchOptions.xml
[2744 Bytes] XML Document
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\ToolbarLogo\ToolbarLogoOptions.xml.backup
[10576 Bytes] BACKUP File
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Reference\ReferenceOptions.xml.backup
[4440 Bytes] BACKUP File
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Toolbar\TBProductsOptions.xml.backup
[880 Bytes] BACKUP File
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\Toolbar\TBProductsOptions.xml
[880 Bytes] XML Document
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\ScreensaversMarketingSitePager\ScreensaversMarketingSitePagerOptions.xml.backup
[4840 Bytes] BACKUP File
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\ScreensaversMarketingSitePager\ScreensaversMarketingSitePagerOptions.xml
[4840 Bytes] XML Document
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\RelatedSearch\RelatedSearchOptions.xml.backup
[3104 Bytes] BACKUP File
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\RelatedSearch\RelatedSearchOptions.xml
[3104 Bytes] XML Document
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\ToolbarSearch\ToolbarSearchOptions.xml
[8304 Bytes] XML Document
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\SimpleUpdate\TimerManagerConfig.xml.backup
[1568 Bytes] BACKUP File
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\buttons\Reference.bmp
[1392 Bytes] Bitmap Image
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\buttons\highlightxp.png
[1267 Bytes] PNG Image
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\buttons\highlighthotxp.png
[553 Bytes] PNG Image
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\buttons\HighlightHot.bmp
[1272 Bytes] Bitmap Image
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\buttons\Highlight.bmp
[1286 Bytes] Bitmap Image
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\buttons\finditxp.png
[1492 Bytes] PNG Image
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\buttons\ReferenceHot.bmp
[1392 Bytes] Bitmap Image
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\buttons\FindItHot.bmp
[1420 Bytes] Bitmap Image
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\buttons\findithotxp.png
[837 Bytes] PNG Image
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\buttons\buddyicons.bmp
[748 Bytes] Bitmap Image
C:\Program Files\Starware328\icons\star_16.ico
[1150 Bytes] Icon
C:\Program Files\Starware328\bin\Starware328.dll
[793088 Bytes] Application Extension
C:\Program Files\Starware328\Starware328Uninstall.exe
[49066 Bytes] Application
C:\Program Files\Starware328\Starware328Config.xml
[99624 Bytes] XML Document
C:\Program Files\Starware328\brand.bmp
[5188 Bytes] Bitmap Image
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\BrowserSearch\BrowserSearch.xml.backup
[4288 Bytes] BACKUP File
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\SimpleUpdate\ProductMessagingConfig.xml.backup
[2576 Bytes] BACKUP File
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\buttons\FindIt.bmp
[1420 Bytes] Bitmap Image
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\buttons\referencehotxp.png
[1239 Bytes] PNG Image
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\SimpleUpdate\TimerManagerConfig.xml
[1568 Bytes] XML Document
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\SimpleUpdate\SimpleUpdateConfig.xml
[3688 Bytes] XML Document
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\SimpleUpdate\ProductMessagingConfig.xml
[2576 Bytes] XML Document
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\images\walertXP.bmp
[944 Bytes] Bitmap Image
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\contexts\Travel.xml
[116736 Bytes] XML Document
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\buttons\starware_toolbar_icon.bmp
[648 Bytes] Bitmap Image
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\contexts\error.xml
[1072 Bytes] XML Document
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\buttons\weatherxp.png
[1568 Bytes] PNG Image
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\buttons\weatherhotxp.png
[862 Bytes] PNG Image
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\buttons\Weather.bmp
[1016 Bytes] Bitmap Image
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\contexts\Related.xml
[63192 Bytes] XML Document
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\BrowserSearch\BrowserSearch.xml
[4288 Bytes] XML Document
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware328\buttons\referencexp.png
[924 Bytes] PNG Image

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