Emsisoft Malware-Info

Name: Adware.Win32.Goostick

Risklevel: Moderate Risk

Company: Stick.goo.ne.jp - http://stick.goo.ne.jp/

Description:

Stick.goo.ne.jp provides us the toolbar Goostick that includes a cookie cleaner, a history cleaner, and a cache cleaner. It also gets us notifies when we receive new e-mails to your POP3, Yahoo!, Gmail, or Hotmail accounts. We can also get instant access to our site from any site on the web. We can chat with other users who have the toolbar installed. We can search from anywhere on the web.

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More details about this danger:

Characteristics:

  • Get notified when we receive new e-mails to your POP3, Yahoo!, Gmail, or Hotmail accounts.
  • Instant access to our site from any site on the web.
  • Search from anywhere on the web.
  • Get instant access to useful links.
  • Chat with other users who have the toolbar installed.

Installation: Installed through EXE

Process: gooAlert.exe

Screenshots:

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Used folders:

  • C:\Program Files\goo
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3
  • C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\gooâXâeâBâbâN 5.2

Used files:

  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\alertdecision.ini
    [44 Bytes] Configuration Settings
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\baseball.bmp
    [2142 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\baseballplayer.bmp
    [2144 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\deskband.dll
    [153768 Bytes] Application Extension
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\floatband.exe
    [80040 Bytes] Application
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\goo_up.bmp
    [2144 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\gooAlert.exe
    [284840 Bytes] Application
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\goofsl.exe
    [194728 Bytes] Application
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\goofsl.ini
    [320 Bytes] Configuration Settings
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\goostick3.dll
    [424104 Bytes] Application Extension
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\gsp_fb.dll
    [96424 Bytes] Application Extension
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\libexpat.dll
    [147456 Bytes] Application Extension
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\news.bmp
    [2144 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\ntt_e.bmp
    [2640 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\ntt_e.def
    [3129 Bytes] DEF File
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\ntt_e_up.bmp
    [2144 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\ntt_w.bmp
    [2640 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\ntt_w.def
    [136 Bytes] DEF File
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\ntt_w_up.bmp
    [2144 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\pbsound.wav
    [3472 Bytes] Wave Sound
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\popup.ini
    [1435 Bytes] Configuration Settings
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\popup_close.bmp
    [2086 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\popup_normal.bmp
    [38878 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\popup_ntt.bmp
    [38878 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\popup_null.bmp
    [4922 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\popup_rss.bmp
    [113454 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\popup_system.bmp
    [38878 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\popup_ta.bmp
    [113454 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\res_about.html
    [1561 Bytes] HTML File
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\res_aboutlogo.gif
    [3210 Bytes] GIF Image
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\res_buttons.bmp
    [29238 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\res_flets.bmp
    [3254 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\res_logo.bmp
    [3942 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\res_menu.def
    [10677 Bytes] DEF File
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\res_tenki.bmp
    [92214 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\RSSListMaster.xml
    [5964 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\soccerplayer.bmp
    [2144 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\start.html
    [161 Bytes] HTML File
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\uninstall.exe
    [66934 Bytes] Application
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\warning.bmp
    [2144 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\goo\stick3\weather.bmp
    [2144 Bytes] Bitmap Image

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