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BabyNameReady Tolbar

Posted: January 31, 2014

Threat Metric

Ranking: 6,079
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 22,693
First Seen: January 31, 2014
Last Seen: October 15, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows


BabyNameReady Toolbar is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) by Mindspark Interactive Network (now known as IAC Applications, which claims to enhance the functionality of your Web browser by giving you access to a collection of services and databases, which can help you browse through tens of thousands of baby names that fit both boys and girls. While this may sound useful if you are expecting a child soon, all of the data that BabyNameReady Toolbar claims to provide is available online publicly, and you can access it via a quick Web search. The other reason why BabyNameReady Toolbar's installation might not be the best idea is that it is impossible to use this add-on without permitting it to modify your browser's settings to change the default new tab page.

However, the BabyNameReady Toolbar is not a harmful application and using it will not cause any issues in terms of security and performance. If you are not bothered by the fact that it tampers with your browser's settings, then you are welcome to continue using its services. However, if you do not find BabyNameReady Toolbar to be useful particularly or do not fancy the changes it brings, then we suggest that you use a trustworthy PC security tool to dispose of the BabyNameReady Toolbar. You also should be able to uninstall the BabyNameReady Toolbar manually by using the Chrome's extension manager.

Technical Details

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\BabyNameReadySoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\babynameready.dl.myway.comSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\babynameready.dl.tb.ask.comSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage\babynameready.dl.myway.comSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage\babynameready.dl.tb.ask.comHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}BabyNameReadyTooltab Uninstall Internet Explorer

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\BabyNameReadyTooltab
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