DiscoverAncestry Toolbar

By GoldSparrow in Potentially Unwanted Programs

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 2,756
Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 11,258
First Seen: December 22, 2014
Last Seen: September 20, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The DiscoverAncestry Toolbar may be added as a browser extension for web browsers, such as Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Firefox. The DiscoverAncestry Toolbar, which was developed by the Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc., offers to provide direct access to sites such as the Library of Congress and The National Archives. However, similarly to the other tools made by this company, the DiscoverAncestry Toolbar may have random functions and a search feature. The features offered by the DiscoverAncestry Toolbar are meant to assist computer users when they need to find information about their family roots. However, this restricted functionality isn't the real reason for the creation of DiscoverAncestry Toolbar. This add-on is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP). As all data provided by DiscoverAncestry Toolbar can be obtained directly from various sites, some more tech-savvy users might find this tool not to be that helpful. If you wish to remove DiscoverAncestry Toolbar from your browsing sessions, you can do so by uninstalling the extension, or by using a suitable security product to take care of that task for you.

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Registry Details

DiscoverAncestry Toolbar may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
CLSID
{014d8137-9473-4d0b-a89c-485ead1f1d38}
{0a666c8a-3961-40c4-847c-ccc889dd4591}
{10322192-AA77-4648-B2FF-17968BE3A5A0}
{10BE9380-1B03-4DB8-ADA9-DDF9ADBC706F}
{12BAA10F-5145-4E91-AEA5-015D66635CF5}
{13963B35-E24F-408E-9C6D-9896CDE89B1B}
{184FD6CF-C487-489F-A752-0E6C6D620EF8}
{1b75db18-1552-48c8-b089-041fd71a6307}
{1BF3284B-484C-45F8-B1C6-6EB95D3520CB}
{1CA19368-6D2A-405F-8AF1-CB296FD1FFBE}
{1ed30f3b-cd64-4f78-a35e-95f8f15eea04}
{1F675893-849C-45AA-AE95-3CAC8C6084AF}
{23F6491D-2DD8-4D70-9044-5BD0201DD5CD}
{29213EAE-4BEB-40D2-905C-53EAA4065789}
{2B217E9B-7C07-4215-B5CB-4A755DCE49E0}
{2C04E309-E955-43FD-894F-C1CE7C93A6C5}
{36828718-8B9D-424C-B96A-C0C4EF4869A6}
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{39D21E5C-9670-47B1-91DD-CFE290C65587}
{3B45926C-9DF4-4257-8AE5-0DE5A0486B76}
{452CB747-527F-45F4-89FD-1540FAA04069}
{46A9A351-7319-4DA4-8A11-E5015DAE6324}
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{53953C68-23E0-4779-A068-E10309D06E3A}
{5902BD32-A115-46D4-B20E-08F3BC985BAE}
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{8DDCA9EF-F8BB-4D34-ADD6-51BA78464022}
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{9C6DD8FA-D20D-4496-AD11-BBAF93E3CFD1}
{AA8F8C45-FEBE-44A6-BE8E-B92184AF42B3}
{AB634212-8A5A-41C4-87E8-F1E50A668106}
{ad20fd36-6e95-48b5-95f8-91926c5c741e}
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{f87e9f00-1b14-4ea2-ba60-fb8679e00824}
{FAD6CE33-9581-4B55-97C6-F2A6E6C12605}
File name without path
http_DiscoverAncestry.dl.tb.ask.com_0.localstorage
http_DiscoverAncestry.dl.tb.ask.com_0.localstorage-journal
Software\AppDataLow\Software\DiscoverAncestry_ch
Software\DiscoverAncestry_ch
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{6FFA4CAC-5AD4-42F5-BD18-7CD228761D1A}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{8EAFF39E-95FA-48E7-B465-74F985754E6C}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{D9712913-5FE6-4956-B291-7A6689170736}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser\{6FFA4CAC-5AD4-42F5-BD18-7CD228761D1A}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{6ffa4cac-5ad4-42f5-bd18-7cd228761d1a}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DiscoverAncestry AppIntegrator 32-bit
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DiscoverAncestry AppIntegrator 64-bit
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DiscoverAncestry EPM Support
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DiscoverAncestry Search Scope Monitor
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\DiscoverAncestry_ch
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{6ffa4cac-5ad4-42f5-bd18-7cd228761d1a}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{8eaff39e-95fa-48e7-b465-74f985754e6c}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{d9712913-5fe6-4956-b291-7a6689170736}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DiscoverAncestry AppIntegrator 32-bit
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DiscoverAncestry AppIntegrator 64-bit
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DiscoverAncestry EPM Support
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DiscoverAncestry Search Scope Monitor
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\DiscoverAncestry_chService
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\DiscoverAncestry_chService
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\DiscoverAncestry_chService

Directories

DiscoverAncestry Toolbar may create the following directory or directories:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\DiscoverAncestryTooltab
%PROGRAMFILES%\DiscoverAncestry_chEI
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\DiscoverAncestry_chEI
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\DiscoverAncestry_ch
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\DiscoverAncestry_chIE

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