Virgin Media Toolbar
Posted: September 2, 2010
Threat Metric
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% 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: | 14,586 |
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Threat Level: | 1/10 |
Infected PCs: | 25,070 |
First Seen: | September 2, 2010 |
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Last Seen: | August 20, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Virgin Media Toolbar is an unwanted plug-in that may spread and invade the PC through bundled free software and install a BHO (Browser Helper Object) on the computer system. By using a BHO, Virgin Media Toolbar may not need any external software as an installer to run along the Web browser including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Virgin Media Toolbar may use the BHO to display pop-up messages and insert unwanted advertisements in the websites the PC user visits. Virgin Media Toolbar may also redirect computer users to questionable websites, and substitute the default homepage and default search engine or a new tab window with an unreliable search engine website to make money from raised traffic and clicks on ads. MediaGet Toolbar may deliver various annoying messages and banners, promote unidentified advertising websites and doubtful search engines to benefit from them.
Technical Details
File System Modifications
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The following files were created in the system:C:\Program Files (x86)\virginmediatoolbar\virginmediatoolbar.dll
File name: virginmediatoolbar.dllSize: 1.92 MB (1923584 bytes)
MD5: 4bc24dc59c350dcaf63eefe9f079e537
Detection count: 24,140
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\virginmediatoolbar\virginmediatoolbar.dll
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 28, 2021
%PROGRAMFILES%\virginmediatoolbar\virginmediatoolbar.dll
File name: virginmediatoolbar.dllSize: 1.92 MB (1923584 bytes)
MD5: d6b663a602834e35cd89aeb2117f3581
Detection count: 5
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\virginmediatoolbar
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 21, 2014
C:\PROGRA~1\virginmediatoolbar\virginmediatoolbar.dll
File name: C:\PROGRA~1\virginmediatoolbar\virginmediatoolbar.dllFile type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file
C:\PROGRA~1\VIRGIN~2\VIRGIN~1.DLL
File name: C:\PROGRA~1\VIRGIN~2\VIRGIN~1.DLLFile type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/DLL
Group: Malware file
Registry Modifications
HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{A057A204-BACC-4D26-CFC3-3CECC9AB2EDA}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser\{A057A204-BACC-4D26-CFC3-3CECC9AB2EDA}Software\virginmediatoolbar
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