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Hyves Toolbar

Posted: October 6, 2010

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 10,511
First Seen: October 6, 2010
Last Seen: March 31, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Hyves Toolbar is a potentially unwanted browser extension for Google Chrome. Hyves Toolbar is a free Dutch social networking website. Hyves Toolbar may display numerous alerts on the Hyves web page. By using Hyves Toolbar, there's no need to check the PC user's profile for incoming events. However, Hyves Toolbar may also cause unwanted activities on the computer system. Hyves Toolbar may be installed without the PC user's permission. Hyves Toolbar may also be distributed and access the computer through packed freeware that PC users can download from unprotected download websites. If the PC user is not careful when downloading a free application, he may also unknowingly download Hyves Toolbar on the computer. Hyves Toolbar may change the default browser settings and substitute the default start page, search provider or a new tab window with a related website.

Aliases

W32/Softomate.A.gen!Eldorado [Authentium]

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%\HyvesToolbar\Hyves Toolbar\tbcore3.dll File name: tbcore3.dll
Size: 2.62 MB (2620416 bytes)
MD5: 71aba61a21c62d4f130683a61d08b28b
Detection count: 7,340
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\HyvesToolbar\Hyves Toolbar
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 15, 2019
%PROGRAMFILES%\HyvesToolbar\Hyves Toolbar\tbcore3.dll File name: tbcore3.dll
Size: 2.75 MB (2751488 bytes)
MD5: 38f00a7d56923ce42b79a5519ac1273a
Detection count: 2,647
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\HyvesToolbar\Hyves Toolbar
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 1, 2014

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

File name without pathhttp_hyvesgames.nl_0.localstoragehttp_hyvesgames.nl_0.localstorage-journalHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\HyvesSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{10aa9c26-7054-4ad5-8281-29e811634cd4}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{13e6001d-2628-4eba-b8e1-36866e267eaf}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Hyves
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