GoodSearch Toolbar
Posted: September 27, 2010
Threat Metric
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Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
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Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Ranking: | 3,499 |
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Threat Level: | 1/10 |
Infected PCs: | 16,491 |
First Seen: | September 27, 2010 |
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Last Seen: | October 16, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
GoodSearch Toolbar is an unwanted plug-in/potentially unwanted program, which may invade the computer system bundled with other freeware that computer users can download from unprotected download websites. GoodSearch Toolbar may also work as a browser hijacker and unwillingly divert computer users to suspicious websites. GoodSearch Toolbar may urge PC users to visit other questionable websites that are not associated with their search requests in any genuine search service. GoodSearch Toolbar may be downloaded manually. However, it may also access the PC bundled with other free apps that may be downloaded from unreliable sources. Once installed on the computer system, GoodSearch Toolbar may alter the default Internet settings and compromise all the Web browsers installed on the computer in order to appear on them as a toolbar. GoodSearch Toolbar may start interrupting the PC user's search sessions and forcibly divert him to unwanted websites. GoodSearch Toolbar may trace the computer user's browsing habits and show disturbing pop-up ads.
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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:%PROGRAMFILES%\goodsearch\goodsearch.dll
File name: goodsearch.dllSize: 1.8 MB (1806336 bytes)
MD5: d38a1630c98ea0fed8dc6e0feaf4e583
Detection count: 3,441
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\goodsearch
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 16, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES%\GoodSearch.com\GoodSearch Toolbar\adxloader.dll
File name: adxloader.dllSize: 318.77 KB (318776 bytes)
MD5: 10726c16d80d820509fd81d04762f53e
Detection count: 2,801
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\GoodSearch.com\GoodSearch Toolbar
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 8, 2014
K:\Festplatte alt\Backup\Sammler\ExcelAutoBackup\adxloader.dll
File name: adxloader.dllSize: 462.84 KB (462848 bytes)
MD5: 54783ac6d4835acb9649ed72a08253a3
Detection count: 1,754
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: K:\Festplatte alt\Backup\Sammler\ExcelAutoBackup\adxloader.dll
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 8, 2023
%PROGRAMFILES%\goodsearch\goodsearch.dll
File name: goodsearch.dllSize: 1.46 MB (1461248 bytes)
MD5: 566ca922331cedb60d30bb9e73e418d6
Detection count: 33
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\goodsearch
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 23, 2012
Registry Modifications
HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{44520B54-9E1A-420B-AAC8-B53721CBD53F}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{DD9475F4-A228-4E22-8D37-4B52C2054C31}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\goodsearch.comSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{44520b54-9e1a-420b-aac8-b53721cbd53f}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{44520b54-9e1a-420b-aac8-b53721cbd53f}
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