Name: ABXToolbar Category: Adware Advice: Remove Risk: Elevated Risk Elevated threats are usually threats that fall into the range of adware in which data about a user's habits are tracked and sent back to a server for analysis without your consent or knowledge. Description: ABXToolbar is a browser helper object (BHO) that displays popup ads in Internet Explorer and modifies Internet Explorers home and search pages without consent. Modifies the value: "SearchAssistant" = "http:/ /www.abx4.com/side.php" in the registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerSearch Modifies the value: "Start Page" = "http:/ /www.abx4.com" in the registry subkey: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain Creates the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerBrowser Helper Objects{00CEAF8F-BF59-429b-A1D9-91C88CCFE94B} Creates the following registry keys: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{00CEAF8F-BF59-429b-A1D9-91C88CCFE94B} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{544F12D3-0B83-4DDB-B73A-53E1B4BBA4AF} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesInterface{17BBFF9A-5D7B-4A5B-8265-15B4B86BE90F} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesInterface{1E5C9FAE-43B0-47C3-BA51-BA5A08E44322} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesTypeLib{483D2273-2C22-4053-94CA-6A99B2778BF2} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesToolBand.XBTB01186 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesToolBand.XBTB01186.1 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesXBTB01186.IEToolbar HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesXBTB01186.IEToolbar.1 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesXBTB01186.XBTB01186 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesXBTB01186.XBTB01186.1 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerExtensions{544F12D3-0B83-4DDB-B73A-53E1B4BBA4AF} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerToolbar{544F12D3-0B83-4DDB-B73A-53E1B4BBA4AF} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallXBTB01186.XBTB01186Toolbar HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMaxthon HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareXBTB01186 HKEY_CURRENT_USERSOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerToolbarWebBrowser{544F12D3-0B83-4DDB-B73A-53E1B4BBA4AF} Signatures: process: mhh.exe: MD5 Hash: 64f872aee22e4d46f5a.. Type: Adware - 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.