Emsisoft Malware-Info

Name: Adware.Win32.YelloPages Toolbar

Risklevel: High

Company: Visicom Media Inc. - http://www.yellowpages.com/

Description:

The YelloPages toolbar is a contact searching toolbar that uses the yellopages.com to search the contacts available. “The YELLOWPAGES.COM Toolbar is the quickest and easiest way to access the YELLOWPAGES.COM listings directory”.

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More details about this danger:

Characteristics:

  • Keeps watch on the users browsing activity
  • Shows popup ads
  • Installs in stealth mode
  • Automatically updates itself
  • Works in background
  • Slows the browser
  • Changes the browser settings

Installation: Installed through ActiveX (Further to update the Toolbar one should have to download the installer Application, Sometimes if the older version of toolbar is not present on the user’s system the updater cannot install the toolbar as a fresh Installation)

Used folders:

  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar
  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\Cache
  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\Cache\NewCfg

Used files:

  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\install.ico
    [4710 Bytes] Icon
  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\toolbar.ini
    [304 Bytes] Configuration Settings
  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\uninstall.exe
    [64512 Bytes] Application
  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\yptoolbar.dll
    [1442304 Bytes] Application Extension
  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\Cache\A.bmp
    [824 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\Cache\aboutm.bmp
    [824 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\Cache\COMBOCITY.acs
    [2 Bytes] Microsoft Agent Character File
  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\Cache\COMBOYP.acs
    [2 Bytes] Microsoft Agent Character File
  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\Cache\Contact.bmp
    [824 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\Cache\D.bmp
    [824 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\Cache\favorites.bmp
    [824 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\Cache\gobutton.bmp
    [1784 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\Cache\hammer.bmp
    [824 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\Cache\home.bmp
    [824 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\Cache\icon_cityguides.bmp
    [824 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\Cache\icon_consumerguides.bmp
    [824 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\Cache\namedown.bmp
    [3728 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\Cache\nameup.bmp
    [3728 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\Cache\P.bmp
    [824 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\Cache\phone.bmp
    [824 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\Cache\Question.bmp
    [824 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\Cache\SearchTips.bmp
    [824 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\Cache\sun2.bmp
    [824 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\Cache\trash.bmp
    [824 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\Cache\typedown.bmp
    [4376 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\Cache\typeup.bmp
    [4376 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\Cache\WhatsNew2.bmp
    [824 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\Cache\ypc_textlayout3.bmp
    [6072 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\yptoolbar\Cache\yptoolbartb0401.cfg
    [10230 Bytes] CFG File

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