FoodBuzz

FoodBuzz

Known Toolbar

by Lake Ventures, LLC.

What is FoodBuzz?

FoodBuzz is software application developed by Lake Ventures, LLC.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 61.81% of installations running this operating system. FoodBuzz's installer is typically 11.00 MB in size and installs around 9 files. The most common release is 9.0 with 82.64% of all installations currently using this version.

FoodBuzz is most popular in the United States with 93.56% of installations residing in this country.

About FoodBuzz?

FoodBuzz is a web browser extension and toolbar developed by 2298491 Ontario Inc. that delivers contextual-based advertising and modifies the user's web browser home and search pages to provide advertising and search services. The software has been classified as potentially unwanted by various malware vendors due to its adware behavior. Key features of the browser extension include: - Changing the default search engine - Modifying the default browser home page - Adding search functionality to the address bar - Providing alternative redirection for "page not found" and DNS errors - Displaying contextual advertising through injected banner and text ads According to the publisher's End User License Agreement (EULA), FoodBuzz is ad-supported, and users may encounter various types of advertisements during general internet usage on supported sites. These include banner, search, pop-up, pop-under, and in-text link advertisements, with an average frequency of 1-5 banner ads per page, 1-4 search ads per page, 1-4 in-text ads per page, and 1-2 pop-up or pop-under ads per day. The type of advertisement displayed is dependent on the content of the page being browsed, and FoodBuzz is not endorsed or affiliated with the underlying websites. Advertisements related to FoodBuzz are identified with the FoodBuzz name or logo, and in-text advertising automatically matches keywords or phrases within the webpage's content with relevant information. It's important to note that the information presented in the revised description accurately reflects the features and functions of the software.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in FoodBuzz.

FoodBuzzUpdate.exe (MD5: 5af774e087e9680e75dc32948851665e) has been flagged by 4 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
McAfee RDN/Generic PUP.x!ya
McAfee-GW-Edition RDN/Generic PUP.x!ya
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0609
VIPRE Antivirus FoodBuzz (fs)

Startup Entries

Registry entries:
  • FoodBuzzUpdate.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'RecipesHQToolbarUpdater' and executes as C:\Program Files\FoodBuzz\Update\FoodBuzzUpdate.exe.

Software Details

URL:
https://foodbuzz.net
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\foodbuzz
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\FoodBuzz\uninstall.exe
Size:
11.00 MB
Language:
English

FoodBuzz Executable Details

Primary executable:
uninstall.exe
Name:
FoodBuzz
Path:
C:\Program Files\foodbuzz\uninstall.exe
MD5:
2bfc0aea6718073ed8cea370e269c490
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by FoodBuzz
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
2bfc0aea6718073ed8cea370e269c490
DLL
b0f3e7d3a44f3ff357901088dc7bc0e5
DLL
4fd20600ad27a7cb96786ef7b9dc7868
DLL
10057c9ba2a8e4092b56c1adafe84d38
DLL
a6f281b16e97f128cbcc902401483a29
DLL
baee3b6a85549dd1f81c5bb136bb2913
EXE
dfec9e8d17c0dffa3f9a01d73788965d
EXE
2895cb4ae6fa6a17a70bd8d5e72bf7ef
EXE
5af774e087e9680e75dc32948851665e