What is Starware?
Starware is a browser helper object presented as a useful pop-up blocker and search results enhancer. However, it has other hidden functions. This Internet Explorer plug-in may display advertising banners and generate pop-ups. Moreover, your internet search queries may be redirected by Starware to commercial sites of its sponsor.
Starware is Threat
Starware is a malicious Browser Helper Object (BHO) Starware displays numerous annoying advertisements Starware logs your internet browsing history Starware may infect your system via spyware or freeware Starware may repair its files, spread or update by itself Starware violates your privacy and compromises your security
Manual Starware removal
Important Note: Although it is possible to manually remove Starware, such activity can permanently damage your system if any mistakes are made in the process, as advanced spyware parasites are able to automatically repair themselves if not completely removed. Thus, manual spyware removal is recommended for experienced users only, such as IT specialists or highly qualified system administrators. For other users, we recommend using automatic spyware removal applications found on 2-viruses.com.
Remove these Starware processes:
Remove these Starware DLL files:
Remove these Starware Registry files:
Remove these Starware files:
Starware is a Browser Helper Object (BHO), which is software that runs automatically every time you start your Internet browser.
The majority of Browser Helper objects are designed to increase your browser’s functionality. However, parasitic BHOs such as Starware may gather your private information and send it to a remote server for malicious advertising or marketing purposes.
That is not the only threat however, as malicious Browser Helper Objects like Starware may also decrease your system stability and performance. Moreover, Starware can also routinely conflict with other running programs, causing a variety of page faults, runtime errors, thus greatly slowing down your internet connection speed and stability.
October 17th, 2007 at 3:44 am Thank you for a very useful article. Caught this a couple of weeks ago without my knowledge, AVG and Spybot didn’t see it… I use Firefox and Thunderbird but I do use Internet Exploder once in a blue moon, I certainly didn’t suffer any ill effects as I know off. I discovered it by fluke looking in the program files and came across StarWare358, being curious I Googled for info after which I deleted the program folder then I did a search for it deleting relevant files, then I ran CCleaner and Privacy Guardian… CCleaner found loads of related file’s, then to be sure to be sure I ran Spybot and AVG they again found nothing…. “good fun this puterin lark”. Now to be fair to AVG and Spybot…. this was a while ago and I don’t know how long this ‘nasty’ been knocking about but I would imagine by now they have put it on their detection list, so I’m not laying blame there. As 2-Viruses.com indicates it’s a nasty file with many tricks up it’s sleeve and needs getting shut off with immediate effect. Again a spledid article here, thank you again. David Leigh, Lancashire (UK)