Emsisoft Malware-Info

Name: Adware.Win32.StarwareMusicToolbar

Risklevel: Moderate Risk

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

Description:

StarwareMusicToolbar is a toolbar that makes unwanted changes to system, such as reconfiguring browser’s homepage and search settings. It may make unwanted changes to your browser, such as reconfiguring our browser’s homepage and search settings. It track browsing and search queries in order to display contextually relevant search results.

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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 from paid advertisers.
  • It tracks browsing and search queries.
  • It slows the browser’s navigation speed.

Installation: Installed through EXE

Screenshots:

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Used folders:

  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\ErrorSearch
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Games
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Games\images
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Games\images\active
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Games\images\default
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Configurator
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Lyrics_UK
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\buttons
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Layouts
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\BrowserSearch
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Manager
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\contexts
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Marketing4\images\active
  • C:\Program Files\Starware368\icons
  • C:\Program Files\Starware368\bin
  • C:\Program Files\Starware368
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\SimpleUpdate
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\RelatedSearch
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\TravelSearch
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\ToolbarSearch
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\ToolbarLogo
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Toolbar
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\ScreensaversMarketingSitePager\images\default
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\ScreensaversMarketingSitePager\images\active
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Marketing4
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\ScreensaversMarketingSitePager
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Radio_UK
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Music_Search_UK
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Movies\images\default
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Movies\images\active
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Movies\images
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Movies
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Marketing4\images\default
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Marketing4\images
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\ScreensaversMarketingSitePager\images

Used files:

  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Toolbar\TBProductsOptions.xml.backup
    [976 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Marketing4\Marketing4Options.xml
    [3672 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Layouts\ToolbarLayout.xml
    [3000 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Layouts\ToolbarLayout.xml.backup
    [3000 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Lyrics_UK\Lyrics_UKOptions.xml
    [2648 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Lyrics_UK\Lyrics_UKOptions.xml.backup
    [2648 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\RelatedSearch\RelatedSearchOptions.xml
    [3104 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Manager\ManagerOptions.xml.backup
    [1240 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Music_Search_UK\Music_Search_UKOptions.xml.backup
    [2984 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Marketing4\Marketing4Options.xml.backup
    [3672 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Marketing4\images\active\Marketing40.bmp
    [664 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Movies\MoviesOptions.xml
    [3368 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Movies\MoviesOptions.xml.backup
    [3368 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Movies\images\active\Movies0.bmp
    [1208 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Music_Search_UK\Music_Search_UKOptions.xml
    [2984 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Manager\ManagerOptions.xml
    [1240 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\ErrorSearch\ErrorSearchOptions.xml.backup
    [2816 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\contexts\related.xml
    [61480 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\contexts\Travel.xml
    [85832 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\SimpleUpdate\ProductMessagingConfig.xml
    [2576 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\SimpleUpdate\ProductMessagingConfig.xml.backup
    [2576 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\SimpleUpdate\SimpleUpdateConfig.xml
    [3688 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\SimpleUpdate\SimpleUpdateConfig.xml.backup
    [3688 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\SimpleUpdate\TimerManagerConfig.xml
    [1808 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\SimpleUpdate\TimerManagerConfig.xml.backup
    [1808 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\BrowserSearch\BrowserSearch.xml
    [4280 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\ErrorSearch\ErrorSearchOptions.xml
    [2816 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Games\GamesOptions.xml
    [3832 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\contexts\error.xml
    [1072 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Program Files\Starware368\brand.bmp
    [5188 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Configurator\Configurator.xml
    [3856 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\buttons\starware_toolbar_icon.bmp
    [648 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\buttons\radio.bmp
    [568 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\buttons\music_search.bmp
    [688 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\buttons\lyrics.bmp
    [552 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\buttons\highlightxp.png
    [1267 Bytes] PNG Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\buttons\highlighthotxp.png
    [553 Bytes] PNG Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\buttons\HighlightHot.bmp
    [1272 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\buttons\Highlight.bmp
    [1286 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\buttons\findit_music.bmp
    [576 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\Starware368\icons\star_16.ico
    [1150 Bytes] Icon
  • C:\Program Files\Starware368\bin\Starware368.dll
    [793088 Bytes] Application Extension
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Games\GamesOptions.xml.backup
    [3832 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Program Files\Starware368\Starware368Config.xml
    [88744 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Configurator\Configurator.xml.backup
    [3856 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Program Files\Starware368\Starware368Uninstall.exe
    [49203 Bytes] Application
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\ToolbarLogo\ToolbarLogoOptions.xml.backup
    [10664 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\RelatedSearch\RelatedSearchOptions.xml.backup
    [3104 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\ScreensaversMarketingSitePager\ScreensaversMarketingSitePagerOptions.xml
    [4800 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\ScreensaversMarketingSitePager\ScreensaversMarketingSitePagerOptions.xml.backup
    [4800 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\ScreensaversMarketingSitePager\images\active\ScreensaversMarketingSitePager0.bmp
    [500 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Toolbar\TBProductsOptions.xml
    [976 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Radio_UK\Radio_UKOptions.xml.backup
    [6872 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\ToolbarLogo\ToolbarLogoOptions.xml
    [10664 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Radio_UK\Radio_UKOptions.xml
    [6872 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\ToolbarSearch\ToolbarSearchOptions.xml
    [7584 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\ToolbarSearch\ToolbarSearchOptions.xml.backup
    [7584 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\TravelSearch\TravelSearchOptions.xml
    [2744 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\TravelSearch\TravelSearchOptions.xml.backup
    [2744 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\Games\images\active\Games0.bmp
    [636 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware368\BrowserSearch\BrowserSearch.xml.backup
    [4280 Bytes] BACKUP File

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