Oscar Delta Toolbar

By ESGI Advisor in Potentially Unwanted Programs

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 50 % (Medium)
Infected Computers: 2,519
First Seen: December 9, 2013
Last Seen: November 22, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

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Despite being marketed as a Web browser add-on, the Oscar Delta Toolbar is a Potentially Unwanted Program. PUPs like the Oscar Delta Toolbar will generally use threat distribution methods and cause threat-like symptoms, but are generally easier to remove and not as destructive as other threats. Despite the fact that the Oscar Delta Toolbar is not considered as risky as more severe forms of threats, it is important to note that the Oscar Delta Toolbar may seriously interfere with your activity, making it nearly impossible to use the affected Web browser effectively. The Oscar Delta Toolbar may also compromise your privacy, allowing a third party to gain access to private data about your computer and Web browsing habits. Because of this, PC security researchers strongly advise computer users to avoid installing the Oscar Delta Toolbar on their computer. If you have already installed the Oscar Delta Toolbar, this program should be removed at once with the help of a strong, reliable security program.

How the Oscar Delta Toolbar Works

The main purpose of the Oscar Delta Toolbar is to generate revenue at the expense of computer users. There are several ways in which marketers may make money using the Oscar Delta Toolbar. Some tactics used to monetize the Oscar Delta Toolbar include the following:

  • The Oscar Delta Toolbar may cause browser redirects on the affected computer. This forces computer users to visit websites associated with the Oscar Delta Toolbar repeatedly. These types of redirects increase these websites' page ranking and traffic artificially, resulting in higher advertisement revenues.
  • The Oscar Delta Toolbar may also cause the appearance of advertisements of various kinds on the affected computer. The Oscar Delta Toolbar advertisements may take various forms, including pop-up advertisements, banner advertisements, video advertisements and several other types of marketing content. The Oscar Delta Toolbar advertisements may be quite disruptive, interrupting your online activity and inserting in-text advertisements into website that would normally not contain them.
  • The Oscar Delta Toolbar may gather information of where do you use to browse which may be sold to a third party.

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File System Details

Oscar Delta Toolbar may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. conduit.xml 6acd8b6e740cb1e9a9fa43f2087592c6 501
2. babylon.exe b1acdba825d9a815fca64828b45f00c6 241
3. delta.exe af03dab221e9a52ba39ffb60dfe116dc 165
4. ScrEdit.exe 373bb59c9eb9dd6c22f8192c473d3243 153
5. delta.exe a73c37d44700ec1e0dbf2be1c8451fac 84
6. delta.exe c0a2cb90edad563c1066d0e444d518c4 50
7. delta.exe 1510dd1ed28e5f5026637efd88addc00 10
8. CT623771.xpi d08ae7160a35cde8d59ee2b744b667e1 0

Registry Details

Oscar Delta Toolbar may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ConduitFloatingPlugin_dadagcojlmomnjijlemdpoblelliecgi

Directories

Oscar Delta Toolbar may create the following directory or directories:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\dadagcojlmomnjijlemdpoblelliecgi
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Local Extension Settings\dadagcojlmomnjijlemdpoblelliecgi
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\databases\chrome-extension_dadagcojlmomnjijlemdpoblelliecgi_0
%LOCALAPPDATA%\NativeMessaging\CT623771
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Oscar_Delta

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