Overview
Hotbar is a browser helper object that add a skin to
Internet Explorer and a toolbar. It monitors the URLs you visit to deliver ads
that will fit your preferences. Has been reported to stealth install.
From the developer: "HOTBAR COLLECTS AND STORES INFORMATION ABOUT THE WEB
PAGES YOU VIEW AND THE DATA YOU ENTER IN SEARCH ENGINE SEARCH FIELDS WHILE USING
THE SOFTWARE. HOTBAR USES THIS INFORMATION TO DETERMINE WHICH ADS AND BUTTONS TO
DISPLAY ON YOUR HOTBAR TOOLBARS AND WHICH ADS TO SHOW YOUR BROWSER. HOWEVER,
HOTBAR DOES NOT (A) ASSOCIATE OR STORE SUCH WEB USAGE DATA OR SEARCH INFORMATION
WITH ANY PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION SUCH AS NAME OR EMAIL ADDRESS OR
(B) ANALYZE SUCH WEB USAGE DATA OR SEARCH INFORMATION TO DETERMINE THE IDENTITY
OF ANY HOTBAR USER. SOME INFORMATION COLLECTED BY THE HOTBAR SOFTWARE IS
PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE, SUCH AS NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS. THIS PERSONALLY
IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION IS STORED SEPARATELY FROM THE INFORMATION 'ABOUT THE
WEB PAGES YOU VIEW AND THE DATA YOU ENTER IN SEARCH ENGINE SEARCH FIELDS AND THE
TWO TYPES OF INFORMATION ARE NOT CORRELATED OR LINKED. FURTHERMORE, HOTBAR DOES
NOT USE THIS PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION TO DETERMINE WHICH ADS AND
BUTTONS TO DISPLAY ON YOUR HOTBAR TOOLBARS OR WHICH ADS TO SHOW YOUR BROWSER."
Classification Adware
Vendor
Hotbar
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