Adware.Istbar

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Updated: 13 February 2007 11:34:02 AM

Type: Adware

Publisher: Integrated Search Technologies

Risk Impact: Medium

File Names: IstBar_DH.dll istbar.dll istbarcm.dll istdownload.exe cmctl.dll istbarcm.dll ysbactivex.dll

Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Behavior

Note: Virus definitions dated October 15th, 2005 or earlier may detect this threat asTrojan.ISTsvc

Adware.Istbar is an adware component, which does one or more of the following:

Installs an Internet Explorer toolbar
Acts as a Home page and search hijacker

Symptoms

Your Symantec program detects Adware.Istbar

Transmission

This security risk can be downloaded from a Web page using an ActiveX installer.

Protection

Initial Rapid Release version 22 September 2003
Latest Rapid Release version 24 November 2009 revision 040
Initial Daily Certified version 22 September 2003 revision 003
Latest Daily Certified version 24 November 2009 revision 050
Initial Weekly Certified release date 24 September 2003

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Technical Details