What is starfieldinstall and why is it asking for my password?

I recently upgraded to Snow Leopard and also upgraded my iLife suite.
Now when I start up I get a dialog box saying that starfieldinstall needs my password.
Since I don't know what starfieldinstall is, I cancel the dialog box.
What is it and how do I get rid of it?

You were right to do so. Please see
http://ithreats.net/
'The installer is distributed by Starfield a technology and research branch of Go Daddy Group. If you are Go Daddy user, when you logged-in, this tool is available in the tool section as:
1) Desktop Notified Installer
2) It is also offered as “Web-Based Email Tools plugin” promising that this tool will enable image paste.'
They go into some detail and conclude: 'this is a nasty and abusive application that performs remote activities and installation of unwanted plugins and application without user consent. It is a bloatware and a backdoor.'

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