Emsisoft Malware-Info

Name: Adware.Win32.Starware Maps Toolbar

Risklevel: Moderate Risk

Company: Starware - http://www.starware.com/

Description:

Starware Maps Toolbar is a toolbar that makes unwanted changes browser, such as reconfiguring browser’s search settings. It tracks browsing and search queries. It also adds a toolbar to the web browser.

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More details about this danger:

Characteristics:

  • It adds a toolbar to the web browser.
  • It has a search function and provides search results for paid advertisers.
  • It tracks browsing and search queries.

Installation: Installed through EXE

Screenshots:

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Used folders:

  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Weather
  • C:\Program Files\Starware343
  • C:\Program Files\Starware343\icons
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\buttons
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\contexts
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\images
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\SimpleUpdate
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\BrowserSearch
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\ToolbarLogo
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\TravelSearch
  • C:\Program Files\Starware343\bin
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\ToolbarSearch
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Configurator
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Toolbar
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Ringtones
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\RelatedSearch
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Reference
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Map_It
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Manager
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Layouts
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Free_Credit_Score
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\ErrorSearch
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Dating

Used files:

  • C:\Program Files\Starware343\icons\Thumbs.db
    [2560 Bytes] Data Base File
  • C:\Program Files\Starware343\icons\star_16.ico
    [1150 Bytes] Icon
  • C:\Program Files\Starware343\Starware343Uninstall.exe
    [63691 Bytes] Application
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Weather\WeatherOptions.xml.backup
    [14528 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Program Files\Starware343\brand.bmp
    [5188 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\buttons\702_button_1b_def.bmp
    [364 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Program Files\Starware343\bin\Starware343.dll
    [802816 Bytes] Application Extension
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\RelatedSearch\RelatedSearchOptions.xml.backup
    [3184 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Dating\DatingOptions.xml.backup
    [2272 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\ErrorSearch\ErrorSearchOptions.xml
    [2880 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\buttons\702_button_1b_over.bmp
    [364 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Free_Credit_Score\Free_Credit_ScoreOptions.xml
    [2536 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Program Files\Starware343\Starware343Config.xml
    [50184 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Layouts\ToolbarLayout.xml
    [2992 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Layouts\ToolbarLayout.xml.backup
    [2992 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Manager\ManagerOptions.xml
    [1032 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Manager\ManagerOptions.xml.backup
    [1032 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Map_It\Map_ItOptions.xml
    [3384 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Map_It\Map_ItOptions.xml.backup
    [3384 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Reference\ReferenceOptions.xml
    [4208 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Dating\DatingOptions.xml
    [2272 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\RelatedSearch\RelatedSearchOptions.xml
    [3184 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\ErrorSearch\ErrorSearchOptions.xml.backup
    [2880 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Ringtones\RingtonesOptions.xml
    [2344 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Ringtones\RingtonesOptions.xml.backup
    [2344 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Toolbar\TBProductsOptions.xml
    [832 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Toolbar\TBProductsOptions.xml.backup
    [832 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\ToolbarLogo\ToolbarLogoOptions.xml
    [10920 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\ToolbarLogo\ToolbarLogoOptions.xml.backup
    [10920 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\ToolbarSearch\ToolbarSearchOptions.xml
    [5112 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\ToolbarSearch\ToolbarSearchOptions.xml.backup
    [5112 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\TravelSearch\TravelSearchOptions.xml
    [2584 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\TravelSearch\TravelSearchOptions.xml.backup
    [2584 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Weather\AlertArchive.xml
    [112 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Weather\WeatherOptions.xml
    [14528 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Reference\ReferenceOptions.xml.backup
    [4208 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\buttons\referencexp.png
    [924 Bytes] PNG Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\buttons\FindIt.bmp
    [1420 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\buttons\FindItHot.bmp
    [1420 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\buttons\findithotxp.png
    [837 Bytes] PNG Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\buttons\finditxp.png
    [1492 Bytes] PNG Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\buttons\logo.bmp
    [664 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\buttons\logoxp.bmp
    [664 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\buttons\Reference.bmp
    [1392 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Free_Credit_Score\Free_Credit_ScoreOptions.xml.backup
    [2536 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\buttons\referencehotxp.png
    [1239 Bytes] PNG Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Configurator\Configurator.xml.backup
    [2800 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\buttons\Weather.bmp
    [1456 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\buttons\WeatherHot.bmp
    [1456 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\buttons\weatherhotxp.png
    [862 Bytes] PNG Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\BrowserSearch\BrowserSearch.xml
    [9536 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\Configurator\Configurator.xml
    [2800 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\buttons\ReferenceHot.bmp
    [1392 Bytes] Bitmap Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\BrowserSearch\BrowserSearch.xml.backup
    [9536 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\buttons\weatherxp.png
    [1568 Bytes] PNG Image
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\SimpleUpdate\TimerManagerConfig.xml.backup
    [1512 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\SimpleUpdate\TimerManagerConfig.xml
    [1512 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\SimpleUpdate\SimpleUpdateConfig.xml
    [3544 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\SimpleUpdate\ProductMessagingConfig.xml.backup
    [2576 Bytes] BACKUP File
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\SimpleUpdate\ProductMessagingConfig.xml
    [2576 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\contexts\travel.xml
    [84720 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\contexts\related.xml
    [60448 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\contexts\error.xml
    [1056 Bytes] XML Document
  • C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Starware343\SimpleUpdate\SimpleUpdateConfig.xml.backup
    [3544 Bytes] BACKUP File

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