OneToolbar is a spyware program first discovered on November 9 of 2006.  It professes to be a multipurpose browser enhancing toolbar.  It professes to deliver world news, translate web pages, and get full information about the pages you surf.  It also says that it blocks pop-up ads.  There’s much more to this program than that, though.

According to the licensing agreement on their site, “You also grant onetoolbar.com permission to collect and store information of your Internet usage habit, including but not limited to information about every web page you view with the full Uniform Resource Locators, and the content of web page.”  In other words, you let them spy on what you’re doing in exchange for using their toolbar.

Besides admittedly being spyware, OneToolbar has some other irritating features.  It sets your home page, www.google.com, and www.yahoo.com to www.swoople.com, which is their search engine.  It also redirects any error pages to Swoople.  It is a weak search engine, and limited to OneToolbar’s affiliate pages.

The trouble you get with OneToolbar isn’t worth any supposed benefit you get from having it.  It can slow down your browser, limits the pages you can browse and it monitors your browsing history.  You’re better off without it, and ZookaWare PC Cleaner will make that happen for you.

Also Known As:
Adware.Win32.OneToolbar, Adw.OneToolbar

Spyware Type: Toolbar, Browser Hijacker

Associated Files:
C:\Program Files\onetoolbar\Cache\news013.bmp
C:\Program Files\onetoolbar\Cache\onetoolbartb0401.cfg
C:\Program Files\onetoolbar\Cache\popupblocker001.bmp
C:\Program Files\onetoolbar\Cache\prescriptiondrug001.bmp
C:\Program Files\onetoolbar\Cache\prescriptiondrug002.bmp
C:\Program Files\onetoolbar\Cache\query.txt
C:\Program Files\onetoolbar\Cache\search005.bmp
C:\Program Files\onetoolbar\Cache\travel001.bmp
C:\Program Files\onetoolbar\Cache\virus001.bmp
C:\Program Files\onetoolbar\Cache\watch.txt
C:\Program Files\onetoolbar\Cache\world008.bmp
C:\Program Files\onetoolbar\onetoolbar.dll
C:\Program Files\onetoolbar\toolbar.ini
C:\Program Files\onetoolbar\uninstall.exe
C:\Program Files\onetoolbar\Cache\bundle.cfg
C:\Program Files\onetoolbar\Cache\business001.bmp
C:\Program Files\onetoolbar\Cache\COMBOSEARCH_BUTTON_2.acs
C:\Program Files\onetoolbar\Cache\computer001.bmp
C:\Program Files\onetoolbar\Cache\dating001.bmp
C:\Program Files\onetoolbar\Cache\dating002.bmp
C:\Program Files\onetoolbar\Cache\entertainment002.bmp
C:\Program Files\onetoolbar\Cache\ErrorLog.txt
C:\Program Files\onetoolbar\Cache\finance004.bmp
C:\Program Files\onetoolbar\Cache\games005.bmp
C:\Program Files\onetoolbar\Cache\lastalertdigest.txt
C:\Program Files\onetoolbar\Cache\logo.bmp
C:\Program Files\onetoolbar\Cache\newalertdigest.txt
Key: CLSID\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-8EB0-FD60BB9AAE3A}

Key: CLSID\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-8EB0-FD60BB9AAE3A}\InprocServer32
Value: ThreadingModel

Key: onetoolbar.ONETOOLBARMenu Button

Key: onetoolbar.ONETOOLBARMenu Button\Clsid

Key: CLSID\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-8EB0-FD60BB9AAE3A}\ProgID

Key: CLSID\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-8EB0-FD60BB9AAE39}

Key: CLSID\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-8EB0-FD60BB9AAE39}\InprocServer32
Value: ThreadingModel

Key: onetoolbar.ONETOOLBARToggle Button

Key: onetoolbar.ONETOOLBARToggle Button\Clsid

Key: CLSID\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-8EB0-FD60BB9AAE39}\ProgID

Key: CLSID\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-8EB0-FD60BB9AAE38}

Key: CLSID\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-8EB0-FD60BB9AAE38}\InprocServer32
Value: ThreadingModel
Key: onetoolbar.ONETOOLBAR

Key: onetoolbar.ONETOOLBAR\Clsid
Key: CLSID\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-8EB0-FD60BB9AAE38}\ProgID

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\onetoolbar

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\wextract_cleanup0

Key: Software\onetoolbar
Value: InsVer

Key: Software\ONETOOLBAR\Config

Key: Software\ONETOOLBAR\Config\onetoolbartb0401
Value: LastDown

Key: Software\ONETOOLBAR\Options
Value: PopupBlockerEnabled

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\onetoolbar
Value: DisplayName

Key: Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar
Value: {4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-8EB0-FD60BB9AAE38}

Key: Software\onetoolbar
Value: ConfigCode

Key: Software\onetoolbar
Value: AddOpt

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\onetoolbar
Value: DisplayIcon

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\onetoolbar
Value: UninstallString

Key: Software\ONETOOLBAR
Value: FirstRun

Key: Software\ONETOOLBAR
Value: BarID
Key: Software\ONETOOLBAR\Config\onetoolbartb0401
Value: MaxAge

Key: Software\ONETOOLBAR
Value: BitmapVersion

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
Value: wextract_cleanup0

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\onetoolbar
Value: DisplayIcon

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\onetoolbar
Value: UninstallString

Key: Software\ONETOOLBAR
Value: firstCfg

Key: Software\ONETOOLBAR
Value: HomeUrl

Key: Software\ONETOOLBAR
Value: IE

Key: Software\ONETOOLBAR
Value: BarID

Key: Software\ONETOOLBAR
Value: HomeUrl

Key: Software\ONETOOLBAR
Value: LastLeft

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\onetoolbar
Value: DisplayIcon

Key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-8EB0-FD60BB9AAE38}\iexplore
Value: Type

Key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-8EB0-FD60BB9AAE38}\iexplore
Value: Count

Key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-8EB0-FD60BB9AAE38}\iexplore
Value: Time

Key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-8EB0-FD60BB9AAE38}\iexplore
Value: Type

Key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-8EB0-FD60BB9AAE38}\iexplore
Value: Count

Key: Software\ONETOOLBAR
Value: BarID

Key: Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser
Value: {4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-8EB0-FD60BB9AAE38}

Key: Software\ONETOOLBAR\Config\onetoolbartb0401
Value: LastDown