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BringStar.exe Malware
Rare occurrence here but I actually had ZoneAlarm Extreme Security pop up a program alert regarding BringStar.exe ZAES popped up and access authorization window for BringStar.exe which was deemed malware and must have been part of what I like to call a "Guerrilla Install" back doored in with some other program. I hadn't installed anything on the date the file folder appeared (01/28/14) so asked my son (pilot) who uses the puter for flight sims if he did (no). The only thing control panel shows being installed same date is nVidia's new GFX drivers and a Backup utility upgrade (FBackup) which I did myself after the message appeared..
I web search with Yahoo and Google comes up dry. Uninstalled the program from control panel but it resulted in a Error .... still have a program folder with
C\ProgramFiles(x86)\BringStar\updateBringStar.exe
C\ProgramFiles(x86)\BringStar\bin\utilBringStar.exe
The 2nd one still appears in periodic ZAES popups which I have just "Deny"
There are also 4 registry entries.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{7F729B23-22C4-4C83-9BC8-8B9C59F2A51A - refers to IBringStarBHO
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{25N975982-A39A-4D49-8B84-5E2443CBd1B}\1.0 - refers to BringStarIEClientLib
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{25N975982-A39A-4D49-8B84-5E2443CBd1B}\1.0\0\Win32 - refers to file BrinStarbho.dll which no longer exists
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{25N975982-A39A-4D49-8B84-5E2443CBd1B}\1.0\HELPDIR - refers to file folder C\ProgramFiles(x86)\BringStar\
Before manually deleting, given the total lack of any web sources on this file, wanted to ask here 1st.