Name: WebSearch Toolbar Category: Browser Plug-in Alias: IBIS Toolbar 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. Signatures: lbar Threat type: Browser Plug-in - Spyware's primary purpose is to collect demographic and usage information from your computer, usually for advertising purposes. Spyware usually that 'sneaks' onto a system or performs other activities hidden to the user. Spyware programs are usually bundled as a hidden component and downloaded from the Internet. These modules are almost always installed on the system secretively and try to run secretively as well. Advice: Remove Threat 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: WebSearch Toolbar is an Internet Explorer search hijacker. WebSearch Toolbar also known IBIS Toolbar also hijacks Internet Explorer's search URL (CustomizeSearch) to point to res://C:PROGRA~1Toolbartoolbar.dll/sa. HuntBar is a toolbar providing searching features, which is added to every new Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer window. WebSearch is ditributed by IBIS Inc., the makers on a number of spyware threats. WebSearch is actually a variant of Huntbar/IBIS Toolbar distributed by IBIS Inc. The way WebSearch gets distributed as well as other IBIS Inc. Toolbars is through a large network of IBIS affiliates that get paid a couple cents per install. Afiliates can signup through the IBIS affiliate website called Traffic Syndicate (http://www.trafficsyndicate.com). IBIS offers its affiliates a custom branded version of WebSearch Toolbar as well. IBIS Toolbar also installs the WinTools Spyware program Type: Browser Plug-in - Spyware's primary purpose is to collect demographic and usage information from your computer, usually for advertising purposes. Spyware usually that 'sneaks' onto a system or performs other activities hidden to the user. Spyware programs are usually bundled as a hidden component and downloaded from the Internet. These modules are almost always installed on the system secretively and try to run secretively as well.