Signature Detail

SPYWARE: Sofa Toolbar

This signature detects the runtime behavior of the spyware Chinese Softomate Toolbar also known as Sofa or Eqiso Toolbar. Sofa Toolbar is a browser plugin that adds third party utility bar to a Web browser without user's consent. It redirects searches to its own server and adds other advertising icons to the browser.

References

• URL: http://www.emsisoft.com/en/malware/?Adware.Win32.Softomate.ag
• URL: http://www.spywareguide.com/spydet_3318_eqiso_toolbar.html
• URL: http://research.sunbelt-software.com/threatdisplay.aspx?name=Chinese%20Softomate%20Toolbar&threatid=117814