Trojan/Adware/Toolbar/StartPage.cn

Alias: Trojan.Win32.StartPage.cn, Trojan Horse, TinyBar, TrojanDownloader.Win32.IstBar.ae

Description: Trojan/Adware/Toolbar/StartPage.cn is an Internet Explorer toolbar. Trojan/Adware/Toolbar/StartPage.cn offers a search feature, which will guide you to a certain portal.

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.

Downloader - A Downloader is a software application or part of the program which is designed to retrieve (download) and install additional files from the Internet. Malware programs often include Downloaders which allow the Malware to continually update themselves, thereby eluding detection.

Homepage Hijacker - A Homepage Hijacker is a software application that takes control over your browser's settings. Usually it changes your home page and redirects it to some other site or modifies your search settings. It prevents you to change browser's settings. In such hijacks, your browser may operate normally, but be much slower.

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.

Trojan - A Trojans or Trojan Horse is any programs that installs itself secretly, quite often with sinister intent. Once installed, the trojan author (hacker) can gain complete control of the infected PC. Trojans are usually designed to steal sensitive information and/or destroy the system. Trojans can be distributed as unsolicited email attachments, or bundled with freeware and shareware programs.

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 Trojan/Adware/Toolbar/StartPage.cn: 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:

Trojan/Adware/Toolbar/StartPage.cn changes browser settings.

Trojan/Adware/Toolbar/StartPage.cn displays commercial advertisements.

Trojan/Adware/Toolbar/StartPage.cn connects itself to the internet.

Trojan/Adware/Toolbar/StartPage.cn hides from the user and stays resident in background.

Trojan/Adware/Toolbar/StartPage.cn 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 Trojan/Adware/Toolbar/StartPage.cn, you can clean your computer by downloading SpyNoMore now.

Running Process Signatures:
N/A

File Signatures:


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

Folder Signatures:
%WINDOWS%\tinybar.exe

Registry Signatures:
HKLM\software\classes\clsid\{8fb0f3e2-5193-11d7-9f88-0050fc5441cb}
HKCR\clsid\{8fb0f3e2-5193-11d7-9f88-0050fc5441cb}
HKLM\software\microsoft\internet explorer\explorer bars\{69555be2-9a78-11d2-ba91-00600827878d}
HKLM\software\microsoft\internet explorer\explorer bars\{8fb0f3e2-5193-11d7-9f88-0050fc5441cb}
HKLM\software\classes\clsid\{82599e0a-8c81-11d7-9f97-0050fc5441cb}
HKCR\clsid\{69550be2-9a78-11d2-ba91-00600827878d}
HKLM\software\classes\clsid\{69550be2-9a78-11d2-ba91-00600827878d}
HKCU\software\microsoft\internet explorer\menuext\>>> search the web <<<
HKCU\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar\webbrowser\itbarlayout
HKCR\clsid\{82599e0a-8c81-11d7-9f97-0050fc5441cb}
HKLM\software\microsoft\internet explorer\explorer bars\{69550be2-9a78-11d2-ba91-00600827878d}

SpyNoMore Collected Residual File Signatures:
N/A

See Also:
Trojan/Adware/Toolbar/Delf.j
Adware/Toolbar/Search Hijacker/SearchExplorerBar
Hijacker/Toolbar/Searchit
Dialer/Downloader/StripPlayer
Adware/BHO/Toolbar/SuperBar
Adware/BHO/Toolbar/Adware-Ezula
Adware/Hijacker/Wazam
Trojan/Stryx
Trojan/AOLam
Trojan/AntiWin