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Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Protection available since 5 June 2006 09:15:21 (GMT)
Detected by Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows, version 7, and PureMessage for Microsoft Exchange.

More Information

Burn4Free is a potentially unwanted application.

When the application is installed the following folders and files are created:

<System>\b4fm.dll
<Windows>\Burn4Free_Toolbar_Uninstaller_5968.exe
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\wav\
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\temp\
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\queue\
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\ARABIC.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\BELARUSSIAN.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\CATALAN.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\CHINESEBIG5.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\CROATIAN_FUN.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\CZECH.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\DUTCH.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\ENGLISH.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\FRENCH.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\GALEGO.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\GERMAN.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\GERMAN_2.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\HEBREW.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\HELLENIC.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\ITALIANO.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\JAPANESE.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\KOREAN.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\MACEDONIAN.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\MAGYAR.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\NORSK.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\POLISH.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\PORTUGUESE.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\ROMANA.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\RUSSIAN.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\RUSSIAN_2.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\SERBIAN.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\SLOVAK.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\SLOVENIAN.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\SPANISH.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\SUOMI.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\SVENSKA.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\TURKISH.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\UKRAINIAN.INI
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\BURN4FREE.CFG
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\Burn4Free.exe
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\license.txt
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\uninstall.exe
<Program Files>\Burn4Free Toolbar\v2.0.0.5\Burn4Free_Toolbar.dll
<Program Files>\Burn4Free Toolbar\v2.0.0.5\installer.ico
<Program Files>\Burn4Free Toolbar\settings.dat
<Program Files>\Burn4Free Toolbar\uninstall.txt
\Documents and Settings\boss\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick

Launch\Burn4Free.lnk
<Start Menu\Programs>\Burn4Free Toolbar\Uninstall.lnk
<Start Menu\Programs>\Burn4Free CD and DVD\Burn4Free Home Page.lnk
<Start Menu\Programs>\Burn4Free CD and DVD\Burn4Free.lnk
<Desktop>\Burn4Free.lnk
\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick

Launch\Burn4Free.lnk

Registry entries are set as follows:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser
(70DE7956-479D-4EB7-8641-2B45774C350E)
<BINARY>

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar
(70DE7956-479D-4eb7-8641-2B45774C350E)
Burn4Free Toolbar

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
AutoSearch
4

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Burn4Free\Burn4Free Toolbar
UninstallerFilename
Burn4Free_Toolbar_Uninstaller_5968.exe

HKCU\Software\Burn4Free
Burn4FreePath
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\Burn4Free.exe

HKCU\Software\Burn4Free
CurrentLanguage
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\languages\ENGLISH.ini

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Burn4Free
FinishRunText
<Program Files>\Burn4Free\Burn4Free.exe

Registry entries are created under:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Burn4Free Toolbar\
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Burn4Free\
HKCU\Software\Burn4Free\Burn4Free Toolbar\
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Burn4Free\Burn4Free Toolbar\
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Burn4Free\

Burn4Free provides an uninstall option which can be accessed via the Add or Remove Programs

dialog in the Windows Control Panel. The software is listed as "Burn4Free Toolbar" and

"Burn4Free CD and DVD".

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