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Cats and Catapults Toolbar

Posted: October 29, 2014

Threat Metric

Ranking: 11,638
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 4,085
First Seen: October 29, 2014
Last Seen: October 3, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Cats and Catapults Toolbar is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that may be installed on a computer providing a toolbar loaded at the top of popular web browser applications. Use of the Cats and Catapults Toolbar is in no way harmful to a computer. However, Cats and Catapults Toolbar internet search feature may provide varying results. Through some of the Cats and Catapults Toolbar functions, you may access random games and gaming sites on the Internet. Cats and Catapults Toolbar was created and marketed by Mindspark Interactive Network Inc, which is known for being associated with other toolbar add-ons.

Technical Details

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

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Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\CatsCatapults_bt%PROGRAMFILES%\CatsCatapults_bt%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\CatsCatapults_bt%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\CatsCatapults_bt
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