TypingFanatic Toolbar

By GoldSparrow in Potentially Unwanted Programs

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 10,792
Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 1,061
First Seen: August 5, 2015
Last Seen: August 27, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

TypingFanatic Toolbar is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP). According to its official web page, the TypingFanatic Toolbar is supposed to improve your typing by giving you tests and exercises to complete. The TypingFanatic Toolbar is developed by Mindspark Interactive Network Inc. that specializes in other potentially unwanted programs like Speed Tracker, Elite Unzip and WeatherBlink. Security researchers note that the TypingFanatic toolbar can run as XPI and CRX file and may download a .exe file if downloaded by using Internet Explorer. The TypingFanatic Toolbar may change your search preferences and homepage and welcome you to change them to the MyWay search engine website manually. The TypingFanatic Toolbar is known to invite users to search via Myway.com and collect usage statistics like your recent search criteria, IP address, and approximate geographical location. TypingFanatic is part of the 'Fanatic' family of programs by Mindspark that includes Television Fanatic, Reading Fanatic, and Email Fanatic and will use tracking cookies, DOM storage and read your Internet history to execute behavioral marketing. The TypingFanatic program may appear on your 'Programs and Features' list on the 'Control Panel' and may be removed from the Control Panel.

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Registry Details

TypingFanatic Toolbar may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
CLSID
{006AE248-82BE-4A48-A301-BB2328825B18}
{061A5FA5-7CFA-4903-BB46-BC1794E4D257}
{32129A72-5700-4AA8-A610-C069BE5F0A6E}
{3FED66D8-85C8-491F-B130-7575E876CF85}
{51518165-4261-4988-8d29-95b57e6851d7}
{5E74DFD8-4A66-4ABE-97FA-CA935C7A64A3}
{6A997425-1EA2-49F6-84B4-57CF3B83B36E}
{7513939B-DAD3-4CA7-B60E-53E160A8DB78}
{8C154033-3CFE-4936-A738-787051DFA480}
{9351E0FE-9A05-427E-9BB8-E9EC7A51D9C2}
{B129BC44-7EE3-46E4-9595-5457491CA248}
{BF3C7F8E-2891-4FC8-8C0A-CB23D88A53EF}
{CAC3B65C-41F0-4434-9A3B-D75F39F4C581}
{D0B5E511-AE51-49C5-8616-EACCDB467FCB}
{DF43A2D9-050F-45D4-A3B3-D7209DC2C1C6}
{ED0BB4F5-D931-4F7E-A2D0-D15DC8CEFCF2}
{EF4FA4F7-57C4-401F-8AE8-FD574317896D}
{F36D6C49-0872-4DF9-864E-F1386B49F16A}
{F64EAE0B-4279-4197-8D4B-5FD28C573A1C}
{F7D3EBB6-1A90-411F-8E1E-A4257444EC3B}
{FE0EFCBE-B09F-4C89-9097-3E27CAC71A00}
File name without path
http_TypingFanatic.dl.tb.ask.com_0.localstorage
http_TypingFanatic.dl.tb.ask.com_0.localstorage-journal
Software\AppDataLow\Software\TypingFanatic_f5
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{3C2D2F8F-080E-4B03-9112-72BC0483DAB4}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{43B52292-53CE-4CF0-A8E5-10AB8B9641FA}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{55E5081A-BF13-4579-899F-DCF7FD253772}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\TypingFanatic_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\TypingFanatic_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\TypingFanatic
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\TypingFanatic AppIntegrator 32-bit
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\TypingFanatic AppIntegrator 64-bit
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\TypingFanatic EPM Support
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\TypingFanatic Search Scope Monitor
Software\TypingFanatic
Software\TypingFanatic_f5
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{3c2d2f8f-080e-4b03-9112-72bc0483dab4}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{55e5081a-bf13-4579-899f-dcf7fd253772}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\TypingFanatic
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\TypingFanatic AppIntegrator 32-bit
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\TypingFanatic AppIntegrator 64-bit
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\TypingFanatic EPM Support
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\TypingFanatic Search Scope Monitor
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\TypingFanatic_f5
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\TypingFanatic_f5Service
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\TypingFanatic_f5Service
TypingFanatic_f5bar Uninstall Internet Explorer
TypingFanaticTooltab Uninstall Internet Explorer

Directories

TypingFanatic Toolbar may create the following directory or directories:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\TypingFanaticTooltab
%LOCALAPPDATA%\TypingFanatic_f5
%PROGRAMFILES%\TypingFanatic_f5EI
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\TypingFanatic_f5
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\TypingFanatic_f5EI
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\TypingFanatic_f5

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