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Wallpaper by MyWay

Posted: October 23, 2015

Threat Metric

Ranking: 2,973
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 6,612
First Seen: October 1, 2015
Last Seen: October 17, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Wallpapers Toolbar is a software developed by Mindspark Interactive Network, a software publisher whose applications may often access to useful features, but may also apply potentially unwanted functions. In the majority of cases, PC users may not enjoy the applications offered by this developer, and the Wallpapers Toolbar is no exception because it may cause changes to your browsers. Mindspark claims that this toolbar will improve your searches and let you choose a wallpaper for your homepage. However, most of the changes may benefit the company and not the user. For example, users who opt to use the MyWay.com search provider promoted by the PUP may end up seeing manipulated search results whose purpose is to increase traffic towards websites linked to Mindspark's partners.

If you'd like to remove the Wallpapers Toolbar, you can do so by uninstalling the browser extension under the same name or eliminating all associated add-ons or browser extensions. If manual removal is not your choice, then you can also opt to use an anti-malware scanner to resolve the issue for you.

Technical Details

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

File name without pathhttp_home.wallpaper.myway.com_0.localstoragehttp_home.wallpaper.myway.com_0.localstorage-journalhttp_wallpaper.myway.com_0.localstoragehttp_wallpaper.myway.com_0.localstorage-journal

Additional Information

The following URL's were detected:
home.wallpaper.myway.com
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