Adware/Toolbar/Bonzi

Alias: Bonzi

Description: Adware/Toolbar/Bonzi installs and monitors your internet surfing and delivers adds based on what you've searched for.

Threat type:

Adware - Adware is a software application which displays advertisements on your computer. Advertisements can be displayed through pop-up / pop-under windows, additional bars or toolbars, underlined links or buttons that appear on a computer screen. Adware applications include additional code that delivers the ads. Adware authors earn money when users click on those ads. Occasionally, adware includes code that tracks user's site visits and passes it to third parties without the user's permission or knowledge.

Toolbar - A Toolbar is a group of buttons that performs different tasks. Unwanted toolbars are usually installed by adware programs that try to send users to their paying advertisers.

Advice: Remove This is a very high risk threat and should be removed immediately as to prevent harm to your computer or your privacy.

Detection:
SpyNoMore detects Adware/Toolbar/Bonzi: Yes

Threat risk: Medium Risk

Potentially dangerous malware. May collect sensitive user information and broadcast data back to a server with "opt-out" permission. Category includes most adware programs.

Symptoms:

Adware/Toolbar/Bonzi displays commercial advertisements.

Adware/Toolbar/Bonzi changes browser settings.

Adware/Toolbar/Bonzi hides from the user and stays resident in background.

Adware/Toolbar/Bonzi Signature Details: The following information includes some of the standard signatures associated with this spyware threat. Please do not attempt to manually remove these items from your computer; Removing these items incorrectly or partially can cause your computer to experience critical errors, prevent your computer from restarting or cause loss of Internet connectivity. Should you be infected with Adware/Toolbar/Bonzi, you can clean your computer by downloading SpyNoMore now.

Running Process Signatures:
N/A

File Signatures:
%WINDOWS%\system\webcompassbar.dll
%WINDOWS%\system32\webcompassbar.dll

Registered Dll (Dynamic Link Library) Signatures:
N/A

Folder Signatures:
N/A

Registry Signatures:
HKCR\clsid\{71b8ab7e-cb3f-4471-878e-8e1dfdf49b8b}

SpyNoMore Collected Residual File Signatures:
N/A

See Also:
Toolbar/Seek99
Toolbar/ProvenTactics
Toolbar/StartMake.com
BHO/Toolbar/BrowserAid.FindIt-Quick
Adware/BHO/Hijacker/BlazeFind
Toolbar/New is for the Dogs
Hijacker/Toolbar/HuntBar.WebSearch
BHO/Toolbar/Search-o-Matic2000
BHO/Hijacker/Toolbar/SearchCentrix.Webalize
Adware/Toolbar/GameBar