BarQuery.com

By LoneStar in Browser Hijackers

BarQuery.com, aka BarQuery, is a browser hijacker that is known to load the BarQuery.com site without a computer user's direct interaction. BarQuery.com is essentially composed of a Trojan infection that changes browser settings sending users to unwanted websites. These sites may consist of phishing pages or ones that promote malware through malicious adverts. Any system that automatically loads BarQuery.com should be scanned with an updated spyware scan tool to safely detect and remove any parasite related to the BarQuery.com hijacker.

File System Details

BarQuery.com may create the following file(s):
# File Name Detections
1. %AppData%BarQuerytoolbarcouponsmerchants2.xml
2. %AppData%BarQuerytoolbarlog.txt
3. %AppData%BarQuerytoolbarstats.dat
4. %AppData%BarQuerytoolbarversion.xml
5. %AppData%BarQuerytoolbarcouponsmerchants.xml
6. %AppData%BarQuerytoolbarguid.dat
7. %AppData%BarQuerytoolbarstat.log
8. %AppData%BarQuerytoolbaruninstallStatIE.dat
9. %AppData%BarQuerytoolbarcouponscategories.xml
10. %AppData%BarQuerytoolbardtx.ini
11. %AppData%BarQuerytoolbarpreferences.dat
12. %AppData%BarQuerytoolbaruninstallIE.dat
13. %Temp%BarQuerytoolbar-manifest.xml

Registry Details

BarQuery.com may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{A40DC6C5-79D0-4ca8-A185-8FF989AF1115}VersionIndependentProgID "BarQueryIEHelper.UrlHelper"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesBarQueryIEHelper.DNSGuardCurVer
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesBarQueryIEHelper.DNSGuard.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{99079a25-328f-4bd4-be04-00955acaa0a7} "BarQuery Toolbar"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{A40DC6C5-79D0-4ca8-A185-8FF989AF1115} "UrlHelper Class"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesBarQueryIEHelper.DNSGuard
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerBrowser Helper Objects{99079a25-328f-4bd4-be04-00955acaa0a7} " BarQuery BarQuery Toolbar"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{99079a25-328f-4bd4-be04-00955acaa0a7}InprocServer32 "C:PROGRA~1WINDOW~4ToolBarBarQuerydtx.dll"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{A40DC6C5-79D0-4ca8-A185-8FF989AF1115}ProgID "BarQueryIEHelper.UrlHelper.1"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesBarQueryIEHelper.DNSGuardCLSID
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerToolbar "BarQuery Toolbar"

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