Systweak Toolbar
Posted: December 2, 2013
Threat Metric
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
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.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
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.
Threat Level: | 2/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 27 |
First Seen: | December 2, 2013 |
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OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Systweak Toolbar is a Potentially Unwanted Program. Just like the software the Systweak Toolbar bundles with, the Systweak Toolbar, also known as Systweak Community Toolbar, doesn't have any beneficial functions for your computer but does provide advantages to its company by hijacking your Web searches. Since your browser may be taken over as well as your intended online destinations, deleting Conduit toolbars like the Systweak Toolbar is second nature to malware researchers, who always recommend using anti-malware tools to make the task painless.
The System Tweaks that You'll Notice Sooner Rather Than Later
While the Systweak Toolbar may be bundled with a range of products that promise more for system tuneups than they can deliver, the Systweak Toolbar, alone, is no different from many other PUPs and browser hijackers malware researchers have looked over previously. The Systweak Toolbar hijacks your browser's Web search settings. These hijacks typically redirect you to other search engines with questionably-optimized results such as Systweak Customized Web Search and Conduit Search. Such sites are not always immediate dangers to your computer, but, as a rule, interaction with them still should be kept at a minimum.
The Systweak Toolbar, in other respects, is similar to most other Conduit search hijackers examined by malware researchers. Recent brands of these toolbars include the Swirlz Toolbar, the Energy Community Toolbar, the Muvic Toolbar, the MySavings Toolbar, Mini001 Toolbar, the Shares Toolbar and the Crizbuzz Toolbar – just as samples of the range of brand names in use for this purpose.
Reversing the Tweaks You Never Asked to Receive
For their part, malware researchers always find it simplest to remove a browser hijacker with dedicated anti-malware tools that are able to reverse all settings changes easily.
The Systweak Toolbar may lean heavily on promoting associated programs, but not all Conduit.com-redirecting toolbars are the same as the Systweak Toolbar. Use all due caution towards potentially compromised download locations, including both websites and file-distribution networks to prevent the Systweak Toolbar or other Conduit search hijackers from installing themselves with other programs. If you're ever in doubt, use good anti-malware and anti-adware tools to analyze an installer before you take the leap of faith of trusting a strange executable file.
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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:C:\Program Files\systweak toolbar
File name: C:\Program Files\systweak toolbarGroup: Malware file
C:\Program Files\systweak toolbar\systweak-32.dll
File name: C:\Program Files\systweak toolbar\systweak-32.dllSize: 182B (182 bytes)
MD5: 3ed0615132d3440394cf3fcc0f720cb1
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
C:\Program Files\Systweak Toolbar\uninstall.exe
File name: C:\Program Files\Systweak Toolbar\uninstall.exeFile type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
systweak-64.dll
File name: systweak-64.dllFile type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
Registry Modifications
HKEY..\..\{CLSID Path}{F0D6F486-7230-3139-1997-CB2FBCF4E080}
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