Hotbar

Hotbar Description

Hotbar is an Internet Explorer browser helper object that adds graphical skins to Internet Explorer toolbars. Hotbar also adds its own toolbar, which may monitor URLs you visit and accordingly target advertisements at you.

Aliases

SPR/Tool.749568.9 [AntiVir]TROJ_GEN.RFFH1KO [TrendMicro-HouseCall]Adware.Shopper [Malwarebytes]Application.Generic.441595 [MicroWorld-eScan]Pinball Corporation [VIPRE]TROJ_GEN.RC1H1JE [TrendMicro-HouseCall]Artemis!358F783D445F [McAfee]Win32.Malware.Generic.a.(kcloud) [Kingsoft]TR/HotBarBZ.A.6 [AntiVir]TROJ_GEN.R1BH1K2 [TrendMicro-HouseCall]

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Hotbar Automatic Detection Tool (Recommended)

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Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:

#	File Name	Detection Count
1	ShprRprt.dll	658
2	hbcoresrv.dll	614
3	HbOEAddOn.exe	607
4	HbTools.exe	482
5	HbtWeatherOnTray.exe	454
6	country.exe	403
7	HbtHostOE.dll	396
8	HbtHostOL.dll	379
9	HbtSrv.exe	241
10	SBTV.exe	169

More files

Registry Modifications

Tutorial: To edit and delete registry entries manually, read the tutorial on how to remove malicious registry entries.

Tip & Warning: Editing and removing the wrong registry keys can severely damage your PC, so remember to backup your Windows Registry! To optimize your Windows Registry and speed up your PC, download RegHunter's registry cleaner.

The following newly produced Registry Values are:
HKEY..\..\{Value}\, value: Hotbar.HbTravelCompareBar\, value: HbToolbar.HbHtmlMenuUI\, value: Wallpaper.WallpaperManager.1\, value: HbCoreSrv.DynamicProp\, value: HbToolbar.HbHtmlMenuUI.1\, value: HbCoreSrv.DynamicProp.1\, value: HbHostOL.HbWebmailSend.1Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Explorer Bars, value: {A798E2B4-B6A0-4B96-8C53-8EC7A3B0895A}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Explorer Bars, value: {2178C864-B8BC-41AE-A1FB-EB6A32F87EB1}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions, value: {946B3E9E-E21A-49c8-9F63-900533FAFE14}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar, value: {B195B3B3-8A05-11D3-97A4-0004ACA6948E}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar, value: {74CC49F7-EB32-4A08-B204-948962A6E3DB}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShellBrowser, value: {74CC49F7-EB32-4A08-B204-948962A6E3DB}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShellBrowser, value: {90B8B761-DF2B-48AC-BBE0-BCC03A819B3B}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser, value: {B195B3B3-8A05-11D3-97A4-0004ACA6948E}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser, value: {74CC49F7-EB32-4A08-B204-948962A6E3DB}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\User Agent\Post Platform, value: hotbarHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\..{RunKeys}HbtOEAddOn.exeHbToolsHotBarHotbarOEjesjzwcf.exeSBInst.exeSbOEAddOn.exeSpam Blocker for Outlook ExpressSpamBlockerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}HbToolsOutlookToolsHotbarHotbar ShopperReportsHotbar UninstallHotbaraHotbarbHotbarcHotbarWebToolsShopper Reports by HotbarSpamBlockerWebTools
The following CLSID's were detected:
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