HuntBar

HuntBar, aka WinTools or Adware.Websearch, was installed by an ActiveX drive-by download at affiliate Web sites, or by advertisements displayed by other spyware programs — an example of how spyware can install more spyware. These programs add toolbars to Internet Explorer, track aggregate browsing behavior, redirect affiliate references, and display advertisements.

HuntBar spyware information

This is a hijacker application. Hijackers take control of your web browser's settings, and usually change your homepage, search page or other default pages to point to web sites owned by the hijacker. Since the hijackers can make money based on the number of visits to their web sites, they benefit from forcing you to view their web sites each time your web browser opens.

Hijackers don't normally damage your computer or steal your personal information.

  • Size: 1,532,928 bytes
  • Threat level: Low
  • Author: First Cash Reserve, LLC
  • Appeared: Variants from April, 2003 to February, 2004
  • Detections: 6,803,305[1]
gollark: Also against.
gollark: i̶ ͠w̍ảt̓c̆h̨ȅd̎ ͪt͋h҉eͤ ̫a̔c̸t̥u̼àl̰ ̕r̩e̯w̠ịnͬd̵ ̒a̲n͡d̠ ͮḓi̋d̕ ̇n͗òtͧ ͣg̕ḛt͢ ͠h̰ów̓ ̂i̒t̮ ̄m͠a̤n̡åg̨e͌d̀ ̥tͩo̘ ͗g̎e̠t̑ ͠t̲h̨ät͕ ̳m̟uͧc͢h̍ ̉d͋iͩsͯl̝i̔k̤e̺s̀.̔ ̳i͐ ̷dͫǐs͕l͒ḯk͙e̊d̀ ͦi͜tͪ ͙b̒e̽c͒ḁuͪs̸e̽ ̇i̍t̞ ̸w͆aͧš ̔c̄r̴ȉn̿g͉eͮy͠ ̻a̒n͜dͦ ̽o̫b̪nͨo͑x̀ỉōǘs͕ ͥb̨u̖t̳ ͊p̒e̍o̧p̆ĺe͜ ͦṃuͫst have liked it because mainstream people like fortnite and other cringey stuff in this video.many comm҉ents say "i do not kn҉ow any of these gu҉ys" but i think featuring creators from all over the world is quite a good idea (executed awfully). if all rewinds had always the same people it would not be interesting at all.and guess what҉ is worse and more cringey than the actual rewind? the ҉pewdiepie one!
gollark: Because you're STOOPID.
gollark: WHY would you do that?
gollark: <@341618941317349376> `[],0,"0"`, what's your solution?

References
  1. "Spyware Information: HuntBar.Stoolbar". Archived from the original on May 27, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2017.


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