Threat Database Adware Adware.Hotbar

Adware.Hotbar

By ZulaZuza in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 12,938
Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 2,235
First Seen: July 24, 2009
Last Seen: September 16, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Adware.Hotbar (also known as W32.Adware.Hotbar) is a simple form of adware, that uses graphical skins added onto Internet Explorer, Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express toolbars to get the user to trust it. Adware.Hotbar targets specific advertising to specific users depending on search terms typed into the fake toolbar.

Adware.Hotbar appears to be a legitimate toolbar for web browser applications. Several of the Hotbar buttons redirect users to pages that advertise products or services. Many times these pages are designed to obtain personal data from the user in addition to enticing clicks onto contextual adverts.

Adware.Hotbar is known to bombard computer users with annoying messages basically interrupting internet surfing. Adware.Hotbar may also gather personal information from the websites that a computer user visits. If left on a PC, Adware.Hotbar may be updated through the internet causing other malware to be installed without the knowledge of the computer user. When booting Windows on an infected PC, Adware.Hotbar will load into memory making it difficult to manually remove.

It may be necessary to utilize an updated spyware removal tool to automatically and completely remove Adware.Hotbar. Simply reinstalling a web browser or even Windows may not resolve the issue.

Aliases

15 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.

Anti-Virus Software Detection
Fortinet W32/SPNR.0BCP13!tr
AntiVir Adware/Hotbar.A.1221
McAfee Artemis!A92F3018CC2C
AntiVir Adware/Agent.274944.3
AntiVir Adware/Hotbar.A.25
BitDefender Gen:Adware.Heur.Um1@RCcgnZk
Symantec Adware.ADH
McAfee Artemis!D992252ABECC
AhnLab-V3 Win-Adware/ToolBar.HotBar.472368.C
AntiVir ADSPY/Hotbar.427368
BitDefender Application.Generic.286616
McAfee Artemis!7125C71F4984
AVG Generic4.ALIR
AhnLab-V3 Win-Adware/ToolBar.Hotbar.472368
AntiVir ADSPY/Hotbar.CY.2

SpyHunter Detects & Remove Adware.Hotbar

File System Details

Adware.Hotbar may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. RavenBleuSA.exe 4743992bab3c08ee2a3621a959e6daa8 124
2. vidshakeSA.exe 68195663c8c175e0d8000ad0beebf581 54
3. RavenBleuSA.exe f84209d1903f39b144beb9a96d36fcd8 32
4. VooMuuSA.exe 8aada0afb11dab5cc771ecd8dea62d6b 24
5. GamesLeapSACB.exe f9c5e90a8fa8dae10a6c0d17009c3b19 15
6. RavenBleuSA.exe a92f3018cc2cacd28e0fc2a242d6b2c6 13
7. ClickPotatoLiteSA.exe c9c19bf75d9e1bb66f9564ddc14f9862 11
8. cheerychickenSA.exe c0aaba23a297ec9b69a4e97429df9c48 9
9. ClickPotatoLiteSA.exe 885f90697a42f998ec919a143bfae5cd 8
10. GamesLeapSACB.exe 84e2e1e838a9241a38f0281a677e87c0 6
11. RavenBleuSA.exe b582696907093d77abdc2ebeba690078 6
12. KangoBoxSA.exe 51429f3c8630d11a405bcf34696e2294 5
13. HBLiteSA.exe 56be2f15a577528806bffdaa5a6193a4 4
14. ClickPotatoLiteSA.exe e9d2ecb79a477e94bfc42965aedbc031 3
15. ClickPotatoLiteSA.exe 677fe7fe101460a2acf62ceb400245ed 3
16. lukyluSA.exe d42881537b6dc0b706fb0bbe112cb745 2
17. LhootSA.exe 63aa4c4388a3d3b979f6214435a82f9b 2
18. VooMuuSA.exe 0b9949891c7df8f443ae758b945cd3da 2
19. HBLiteSA.exe dba01361a698dbcd0c64056906645452 2
20. CheeryChickenSACB.exe fdc8f05190b57abedc02990ef1d7e4f0 2
21. HBLiteSA.exe d992252abecc6df326aefb2d69ae7375 2
22. ClickPotatoLiteSA.exe ed5b76c349d00e38aabe79112af3d3ea 1
23. Weather.exe db0fadde08372c1431ca3b721755ffdf 1
24. seeqdoSA.exe 3de5cfdb1f3d3becf987bbfe04dc5089 1
25. VidShakeSACB.exe c66ed83993d3c94921d805a252a19c16 1
26. Weather.exe 646e21f22e9c2c7eb0f8c60b4dc845ef 1
27. Srv.exe 7125c71f4984f8563c3fd3bc6b78bfdd 1
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