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Eazel Toolbar

Posted: March 28, 2013

Threat Metric

Ranking: 5,142
Threat Level: 5/10
Infected PCs: 70,521
First Seen: March 28, 2013
Last Seen: October 11, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Eazel Toolbar Screenshot 1Eazel Toolbar is a browser add-on related to the hijacker website Eazel.com. Usually Eazel Toolbar will change settings within web browsers like Internet Explorer, Firefox or Google Chrome. The settings affected usually are the default home page or search engine choice. The installation of Eazel Toolbar takes place most times with bundled software or freeware being installed. When it is run, Eazel Toolbar will reside at the top of a web browser program offering internet search functions. When any of the functions of Eazel Toolbar are used, it is known to redirect users to unwanted sites or the Eazel.com page. It is best that Eazel Toolbar be removed with an antispyware application.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

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The following files were created in the system:



C:\Program Files (x86)\EazelBar\ToolbarUpdaterService.exe File name: ToolbarUpdaterService.exe
Size: 222.72 KB (222720 bytes)
MD5: f53cf959b09b94aae5af30e150b9a2af
Detection count: 9,172
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\EazelBar\ToolbarUpdaterService.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 11, 2022
C:\Program Files (x86)\EazelBar\ToolbarUpdaterService.exe File name: ToolbarUpdaterService.exe
Size: 222.72 KB (222720 bytes)
MD5: 4f56b18661c47e46cdb377eaf7ec8137
Detection count: 5,153
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\EazelBar\ToolbarUpdaterService.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 24, 2022
C:\Program Files\EazelBar\ToolbarUpdaterService.exe File name: ToolbarUpdaterService.exe
Size: 222.72 KB (222720 bytes)
MD5: 067d63bb81dc675f53541166b8c0ff57
Detection count: 4,136
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Program Files\EazelBar\ToolbarUpdaterService.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 8, 2022
C:\Program Files\EazelBar\Toolbar64.dll File name: Toolbar64.dll
Size: 526.84 KB (526848 bytes)
MD5: 03e31da69dacbd140faa0ea8ad17b52a
Detection count: 3,675
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: C:\Program Files\EazelBar\Toolbar64.dll
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 11, 2022
C:\Program Files (x86)\EazelBar\Toolbar64.dll File name: Toolbar64.dll
Size: 532.48 KB (532480 bytes)
MD5: 13a5361a5f46bcd6f1ce9ac07e790099
Detection count: 1,473
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\EazelBar\Toolbar64.dll
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 27, 2022
C:\Windows.old.000\Program Files (x86)\EazelBar\Toolbar32.dll File name: Toolbar32.dll
Size: 499.2 KB (499200 bytes)
MD5: 1742c188cfa1bcfc307abdd9c44b2b30
Detection count: 1,005
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: C:\Windows.old.000\Program Files (x86)\EazelBar\Toolbar32.dll
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 18, 2022
C:\Program Files (x86)\EazelBar\Toolbar32.dll File name: Toolbar32.dll
Size: 499.2 KB (499200 bytes)
MD5: 7a203a40d4882ae2480bddada00cd8d5
Detection count: 644
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\EazelBar\Toolbar32.dll
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 20, 2023
D:\Program Files\EazelBar\Toolbar64.dll File name: Toolbar64.dll
Size: 538.11 KB (538112 bytes)
MD5: 69072714e30d87f39f41022f64f44643
Detection count: 574
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: D:\Program Files\EazelBar\Toolbar64.dll
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 18, 2022

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

CLSID{69B6939F-C70D-45C5-9BBD-E2E2CC3DD8E5}{E0695E98-04A3-4EF4-A08B-5F1D1035CE1E}{EBD839AE-B08C-4fb7-859B-F54AF16C159F}{EE4282F6-CA16-4ba9-BC8C-197F1D07E426}{FE478DC2-E4AD-4197-8F80-5E456BEBC57F}File name without paththanks.eazel[1].xmlRegexp file mask%PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Firefox\browser\searchplugins\search-with-eazelbar.xml%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Mozilla Firefox\browser\searchplugins\search-with-eazelbar.xmlHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\AppDataLow\Software\Eazel-DESOFTWARE\Classes\CustomInternetSecurityImplSOFTWARE\eazelSOFTWARE\Eazel-DESOFTWARE\EazelBarSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{45010e46-85c0-4d60-b404-325286af7723}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{658690C4-D5DE-46FE-96D5-3F00815896EC}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{69B6939F-C70D-45C5-9BBD-E2E2CC3DD8E5}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{e4b9d735-a600-4670-86c9-8bd7c968e108}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{EBD839AE-B08C-4FB7-859B-F54AF16C159F}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{F2A1E3EF-7324-45AE-9CF0-71A249D886DA}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{FE478DC2-E4AD-4197-8F80-5E456BEBC57F}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage\eazel.comSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION\tb_eazel.exeSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION\tb_eazel_brff.exeSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION\tb_Eazel_US_brch.exeSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION\tb_Eazel_US_brff.exeSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION\tb_Eazel_US_brie.exeSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{EBD839AE-B08C-4fb7-859B-F54AF16C159F}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser\{E4B9D735-A600-4670-86C9-8BD7C968E108}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{69b6939f-c70d-45c5-9bbd-e2e2cc3dd8e5}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{e4b9d735-a600-4670-86c9-8bd7c968e108}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{EBD839AE-B08C-4fb7-859B-F54AF16C159F}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks\{45010e46-85c0-4d60-b404-325286af7723}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks\{69b6939f-c70d-45c5-9bbd-e2e2cc3dd8e5}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks\{e4b9d735-a600-4670-86c9-8bd7c968e108}Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{EBD839AE-B08C-4FB7-859B-F54AF16C159F}Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{FE478DC2-E4AD-4197-8F80-5E456BEBC57F}Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{EBD839AE-B08C-4FB7-859B-F54AF16C159F}Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{FE478DC2-E4AD-4197-8F80-5E456BEBC57F}SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions\{EBD839AE-B08C-4fb7-859B-F54AF16C159F}SOFTWARE\PluginProtect\EAZELFRSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Eazel-DESOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\EazelBarSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\EAZELDESOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\EAZELENSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{69b6939f-c70d-45c5-9bbd-e2e2cc3dd8e5}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{e4b9d735-a600-4670-86c9-8bd7c968e108}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{EBD839AE-B08C-4fb7-859B-F54AF16C159F}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks\{69b6939f-c70d-45c5-9bbd-e2e2cc3dd8e5}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions\{EBD839AE-B08C-4fb7-859B-F54AF16C159F}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PluginProtect\EAZELFRSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PluginProtect\EAZELITSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\Updater Service for EazelBarSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Updater Service for EazelBarHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}Eazel-DE ToolbarEazelBar

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%APPDATA%\Eazel_US%APPDATA%\eazel%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\cchbobibgjbpmnjddoialbonijpnnjgd%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Local Extension Settings\cchbobibgjbpmnjddoialbonijpnnjgd%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\databases\chrome-extension_cchbobibgjbpmnjddoialbonijpnnjgd_0%LOCALAPPDATA%\NativeMessaging\CT2024305%LOCALAPPDATA%\NativeMessaging\CT3271325%PROGRAMFILES%\Eazel-DE%PROGRAMFILES%\Eazel_US%PROGRAMFILES%\eazel%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Eazel-DE%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\eazel%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Eazel_US%ProgramFiles%\EazelBar%ProgramFiles(x86)%\EazelBar%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Eazel-DE
The following URL's were detected:
EazelBar

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