BarQuery.com

BarQuery.com Description

BarQuery.com (BarQuery) is a browser hijacker. BarQuery.com may infiltrate a system where it can change browser settings and redirect users to unwanted web sites. These unwanted sites sometimes redirected by BarQuery.com may attempt to steal personal information and sell malware. The BarQuery.com site itself appears to be a harmless search engine and cheap imitation of Google. Usually by a system automatically landing on the BarQuery.com site is a clear indication of the system being infected with a Trojan. To restore a BarQuery.com infected systems ability to surf the internet without interruption it may be necessary to use a spyware scan tool to safely detect and remove any infection related to BarQuery.com.

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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
1	%AppData%BarQuerytoolbarversion.xml
2	%AppData%BarQuerytoolbaruninstallStatIE.dat
3	%AppData%BarQuerytoolbaruninstallIE.dat
4	%AppData%BarQuerytoolbarstats.dat
5	%AppData%BarQuerytoolbarstat.log
6	%AppData%BarQuerytoolbarpreferences.dat
7	%AppData%BarQuerytoolbarlog.txt
8	%AppData%BarQuerytoolbarguid.dat
9	%AppData%BarQuerytoolbardtx.ini
10	%AppData%BarQuerytoolbarcouponsmerchants2.xml
11	%AppData%BarQuerytoolbarcouponsmerchants.xml
12	%AppData%BarQuerytoolbarcouponscategories.xml
13	%Temp%BarQuerytoolbar-manifest.xml

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..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesBarQueryIEHelper.DNSGuardHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesBarQueryIEHelper.DNSGuard.1HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesBarQueryIEHelper.DNSGuardCLSIDHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesBarQueryIEHelper.DNSGuardCurVerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{99079a25-328f-4bd4-be04-00955acaa0a7} "BarQuery Toolbar"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{99079a25-328f-4bd4-be04-00955acaa0a7}InprocServer32 "C:PROGRA~1WINDOW~4ToolBarBarQuerydtx.dll"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{A40DC6C5-79D0-4ca8-A185-8FF989AF1115} "UrlHelper Class"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{A40DC6C5-79D0-4ca8-A185-8FF989AF1115}ProgID "BarQueryIEHelper.UrlHelper.1"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{A40DC6C5-79D0-4ca8-A185-8FF989AF1115}VersionIndependentProgID "BarQueryIEHelper.UrlHelper"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerToolbar "BarQuery Toolbar"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerBrowser Helper Objects{99079a25-328f-4bd4-be04-00955acaa0a7} " BarQuery BarQuery Toolbar"