Name: iSearch.Toolbar Category: Toolbar Alias: ISearch toolbar, iSearch Desktop Search Advice: Remove Risk: Moderate Risk Moderate threats may profile users online habits or broadcast data back to a server with 'opt-out' permission. In most cases this type of threat is more along the lines of commercial type adware that offer a premium service in exchange for tracking your user online performance. Description: ISearch toolbar is a spyware/adware toolbar that is purported to deliver advanced toolbar functions to Internet Explorer, however, it changes your browser settings. ISearch Toolbar is implemented as a Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object and toolbar. The program will redirects browser searches to its controlling server isearch.com. ISearch does not provide a means to unstall other then a manual uninstall (even they they offer a suspect uninstaller on their website at http://toolbar.isearch.com/uninstall/). From the EULA: "Licensee shall receive, and desires to so receive, various product/services, marketing ads, and campaigns of third parties through the appearance of links, menus, pop-ups, and other methods on and/or in connection with the Service and the Software (all of the foregoing "Third Party Promotions"). Participation in, and receipt of, such Third Party Promotions including but not limited to placing orders and/or making purchases, payments and/or requesting and/or receiving delivery of any related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such Third Party Promotions and dealings are solely between the Licensee and the specific advertiser or merchant. Licensee agrees that iSearch will not liable in any way for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of the display, provision, presence or receipt of any such Third Party Promotions and any and all dealings related thereto, whether by, through, via, or on the Service and/or the Software or otherwise." Signatures: process: install.exe: MD5 Hash: d74fa20d1f5fbc33993... process: ffisearch.exe: MD5 Hash: b8254a68e11523d8539... process: desktop.exe: MD5 Hash: 4340c6064851eb6b275... process: desktop.exe: MD5 Hash: ... process: ffisearch.exe: MD5 Hash: ... process: mte0mza6odoxmg.exe: MD5 Hash: a3054f32a5913cef248... process: lbeczfrb.exe: MD5 Hash: 3ce7298594ddc1caacb... process: BadExplorer.exe: MD5 Hash: ae0bdbed0bb0590b45a... process: delprot.exe: MD5 Hash: b706a3acdb61212fc31... process: edmond.exe: MD5 Hash: e76cf00962d1959a344... process: ffisearch.exe: MD5 Hash: 0fedba88800de34c8c8... process: bwgo00007213.exe: MD5 Hash: a9a1aa31df3b4bde8fb... process: install.exe: MD5 Hash: ... process: ffisearch.exe: MD5 Hash: f31054d6a0a336f979e.. Type: Toolbar - Adware is generally software that displays advertisements. Some advertisers may covertly install adware on your system and generate a stream of unsolicited advertisements that can clutter your desktop and affect your productivity. The advertisements may also contain pornographic or other material that you might find inappropriate. The extra processing required to track you or to display advertisements can tax your computer and hurt your system performance.