Threat Database Potentially Unwanted Programs Action Classic Games Toolbar

Action Classic Games Toolbar

By GoldSparrow in Potentially Unwanted Programs

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 1,167
Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 31,994
First Seen: May 26, 2015
Last Seen: September 20, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Action Classic Games Toolbar is another product from Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. that may claim to relieve users of their boredom with more than 500 online games. The Action Classic Games toolbar is available for download from its official web page and users who prefer the 'Advanced' or 'Custom' option of installers may notice it was traveling with freeware packages. Security researchers alert users that Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. is known best for its affiliation with Ask.com and its adware-powered applications. Users who, knowingly or not, installed the Action Classic Games toolbar can see it attached to Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome. Additionally, the Action Classic Games program changes your homepage, the new tab and the default search provider of your browser to use the services of Ask.com. Most of the Mindspark products like WebmailWorld and EasyPDFCombine display advertisements such as banners, video ads and pop-up windows loaded with sponsored commercials. Security researchers note that the Action Classic Games toolbar is deemed as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) with adware functionality and web surfers may be constantly bombarded with promotions. The Action Classic Games program may record your bookmarks and browsing history and send it to advertisers for analysis and development of better marketing strategies. You may want to take into consideration the fact that Mindspark is connected to browser hijackers and users may be redirected to suspicious websites and insecure online resources. Therefore, you may decide to remove the Action Classic Games program with the help of a credible anti-spyware instrument.

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Registry Details

Action Classic Games Toolbar may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
CLSID
{16108727-3F10-4192-BB21-9314B39CA6B8}
{184FEE57-6667-490F-9D21-63BF97D61180}
{25C958B3-4B39-4BDB-AAC0-B941968D6139}
{2A75062E-1247-41EC-8417-0A82642CB0E2}
{4F521F8C-B472-4FAD-BE00-340C2803ED56}
{5503B3E9-1C12-4B2F-9293-0DE8F2DA2AE6}
{5f96b2e7-ab9f-4ce0-b4c9-e3ec8c32acd9}
{604DEEDC-F263-450B-A4CC-7DF7B2C13905}
{78faa4c8-3a0b-42e1-9e63-62e57e899eaa}
{9D643B33-7D75-403A-85A7-DF329E4B228B}
{EB013759-87EA-470D-9A9E-66A5146AAAC7}
Software\Action Classic Games
Software\ActionClassicGames_e1
Software\AppDataLow\Software\ActionClassicGames_e1
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\actionclassicgames.dl.myway.com
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{3e8810b8-21bc-4567-9d53-21a575f0aa4e}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{4f521f8c-b472-4fad-be00-340c2803ed56}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{6ff6226a-4c91-44e5-b2cb-93c96033f842}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{8fed6e71-aaf0-4fd9-a25d-ccd01216caef}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{f134110e-125c-4df0-a36f-e29d6dc48bf8}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ActionClassicGames_e1
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{4f521f8c-b472-4fad-be00-340c2803ed56}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{6ff6226a-4c91-44e5-b2cb-93c96033f842}

Directories

Action Classic Games Toolbar may create the following directory or directories:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Action Classic GamesTooltab
%LOCALAPPDATA%\ActionClassicGames_e1
%PROGRAMFILES%\ActionClassicGames_e1
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\ActionClassicGames_e1
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\ActionClassicGames_e1

URLs

Action Classic Games Toolbar may call the following URLs:

actionclassicgames.dl.tb.

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