Home Malware Programs Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) Reading Fanatic Toolbar

Reading Fanatic Toolbar

Posted: September 16, 2013

Threat Metric

Ranking: 1,477
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 63,611
First Seen: September 16, 2013
Last Seen: October 17, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Reading Fanatic Toolbar is a web browser application add-on program that was created by Mindspark Interactive Network Inc. Computer security researchers have considered Reading Fanatic Toolbar to be a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP). While the use of Reading Fanatic Toolbar is not harmful to a PC, it may be unwanted due to its offers for reading and book searches on the internet using a third party source for querying results. For computer users who wish to remove Reading Fanatic Toolbar from their system, the use of an antispyware program may suffice to automatically eliminate Reading Fanatic Toolbar. Moreover, using the Control Panel may be another viable option for computer users who utilize the Internet Explorer web browser. Those who use Google Chrome or Firefox may remove it through the browser’s add-ons/extensions menu.

Reading Fanatic Toolbar Screenshot 2

Technical Details

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

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Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\ReadingFanaticTooltab%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\ReadingFanaticTooltab
The following URL's were detected:
www.readingfanatic.com
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