Timbar A is a Browser Helper Object (BHO) that is a basic component for Internet Explorer. Once installed, Timbar A may perform various malicious actions, such as creating annoying windows to display banner advertisements or similar ads with additional information. Timbar A may also monitor messages and a user’s actions. Most of the time, Browser Helper Objects will not be detected by a firewall, because it is seen as your browser itself.

BearShare Mediabar is an Internet Explorer browser helper object that arrives bundled with the BearShare and iMesh peer to peer file sharing programs. BearShare Mediabar will start automatically when you launch Internet Explorer, and will display numerous pop-up and pop-under ads targeted directly to you. BearShare Mediabar directs this aggressive form of advertisement by monitoring key search terms used in the web browser.

Dcads Toolbar is a fake toolbar that demonstrates spyware tendencies. It generates pop-up advertisements and may distribute additional malware to your system. Dcads Toolbar will greatly undermine your system performance and its existence may lead to constant system crashes. Dcads Toolbar is known to promote malware programs, including rogue anti-spyware applications. None of the programs promoted by Dcads are trustworthy.

Starware is an Internet Explorer toolbar presented as having specialized search functions and a pop-up blocker. While this is debatable, Starware has some additional hidden functions, such as displaying pop-up advertisements and redirecting search queries to its sponsor websites.

SmartShopper is an Internet Explorer browser helper object that often appears bundled with SearchEnhancer and other ISTBar family variants. Once installed and active on your computer, SmartShopper will monitor keywords in your web searches and display an excessive amount of advertisements targeted directly to you based on the terms you have typed into your web browser.

Internet Speed Monitor is an intrusive and obsessive adware toolbar program that firmly embeds itself inside your system and is able to recreate itself, making it difficult to remove. Internet Speed Monitor was created to generate pop-up advertisements. Once installed, Internet Speed Monitor will bombard your computer with an excessive amount of pop-up windows, causing your system performance to become slower.

Hotbar is a discontinued Internet Explorer search toolbar that adds graphical skins to a web browser, Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Outlook Express toolbars. It displays advertising links and opens commercial pop-up advertisements. Hotbar tracks user Internet activity and reports it to predetermined remote servers. It can silently update itself or download and run arbitrary programs. Hotbar has to be manually installed. Previously, it was bundled with some ad-supported software such as various file sharing applications. Hotbar runs on every Windows startup.

URL Resolver, also known as URL Replacer, is an adware Browser Helper Object (BHO). URL Resolver may be bundled with other software and, once installed, will generate popup adverts and redirect your typed searches to their partner websites.

WebCom is an Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object )BHO). WebCom typically generates pop-up advertising, and tracks your online and Internet activity. WebCam may also redirect your search requests, and modify your browser settings and homepage.

The Cytron trojan displays unexpected commercial pop-up advertisements every time the user surfs the Internet. The parasite is distributed by e-mail. It comes in a letter saying that the user has received an e-card. Once the user clicks on a particular link in the letter, Cytron is secretly installed onto the system without any informed consent.