GamesBar

By GoldSparrow in Adware
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Threat Scorecard

Popularity Rank: 10,644
Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 113,331
First Seen: November 1, 2010
Last Seen: January 25, 2026
OS(es) Affected: Windows

GamesBar is presented as a free toolbar for Internet Explorer that provides many free online games. Unfortunately, GamesBar is typically classified as an adware application as it consistently displays advertisement banners and obsessive pop-up ads. In addition to this, GamesBar may track personal and financial information and transfer this data to an outside party, which may lead to identity theft.

Aliases

1 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.

Antivirus Vendor Detection
ClamAV Win.Trojan.Katusha-346

SpyHunter Detects & Remove GamesBar

File System Details

GamesBar may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. oberongameconsoleservice.exe b5d5da8230d3d3525839d939a9196c3e 8,447
2. oberontb.dll 84476d00a19743fddb16bdbf28fd3420 2,837
3. SearchEngineProtection.exe ff117e8c6a9d48aa42e2db0a20776655 608
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Registry Details

GamesBar may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
CLSID
{7ffa5f54-1c4f-46de-8576-c271a0dd482f}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{7FFA5F54-1C4F-46DE-8576-C271A0DD482F}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{7ffa5f54-1c4f-46de-8576-c271a0dd482f}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{7ffa5f54-1c4f-46de-8576-c271a0dd482f}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\PreApproved\{7FFA5F54-1C4F-46DE-8576-C271A0DD482F}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{7FFA5F54-1C4F-46DE-8576-C271A0DD482F}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{7FFA5F54-1C4F-46DE-8576-C271A0DD482F}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{7ffa5f54-1c4f-46de-8576-c271a0dd482f}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{7ffa5f54-1c4f-46de-8576-c271a0dd482f}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\PreApproved\{7FFA5F54-1C4F-46DE-8576-C271A0DD482F}

Directories

GamesBar may create the following directory or directories:

%PROGRAMFILES%\GamesBar
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\GamesBar

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