Overview |
Vendor Notes: |
DailyToolbar is an porn-related adware toolbar from authorizedsearchagents.com, distributed by nichetoolbars.com.
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Alias: |
Adware.DailyToolbar |
Category: |
Toolbar: A group of buttons which perform common tasks. A toolbar for Internet Explorer is nomally located below the menu bar at the top of the form. Toolbars may be created by Browser Helper Objects.
Adware: Software that displays popup/popunder ads when the primary user interface is not visible or which do not appear to be assocaited with the product. |
Similar Pests: |
Toolbar · Adware |
Origins |
Date of Origin: |
December, 2003 |
Distribution |
Distribution: |
Unclear, but ActiveX drive-by-download are used, suspected from porn site blind links and/or pop-ups. An 'aggressive' installer is used, which repeatedly opens JavaScript error windows until the download is accepted.
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Prevalence: |
DailyToolbar: 0.0%
More Info |
Clot Factor: |
DailyToolbar: 2
The "Clot Factor" is a measure of how much a pest "gums up" a machine by adding registry entries, files, and directories. As more objects are placed in a machine, manual removal becomes more difficult and more error-prone. |
Growth: |
DailyToolbar: Insufficient data to report growth |
Operation |
Platform: |
Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP |
Advertising: |
Yes. Opens porn pop-ups periodically, dictated by its controlling server dailytoolbar.com (caution: web site at this address may trigger an installer on Internet Explorer).
Also acts as an IE homepage and search-bar hijacker pointed at topsearchdog.com, and can add bookmarks to the Favorites menu.
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Storage Required: |
DailyToolbar: at least 693 KB |
Detection and Removal |
Automatic Removal: |
 PestPatrol detects this.
PestPatrol removes this.
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Manual Removal: |
Follow these steps to remove DailyToolbar from your machine. Begin by backing up your registry and your system, and/or setting a Restore Point, to prevent trouble if you make a mistake. |
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Unregister DLLs:
Unregister these DLLs with Regsvr32, then reboot:
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Clean Registry:
Remove these registry items (if present) with RegEdit:
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Remove Files:
Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer:
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Research |
File Analyses: |
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More Info: |
AllTheWeb, AltaVista, AOL Search, Ask Jeeves, Google, HotBot, Lycos, LookSmart, MSN, Yahoo! |
Research By: |
PestPatrol's Pest Research Center |
Last Revised: |
April 15, 2005 |