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zSearch Adware Information
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zSearch |
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Adware |
| Advice: |
Remove |
| Risk: |
Elevated Risk
Elevated threats are usually threats that fall into the range of adware in which data about a user's habits are tracked and sent back to a server for analysis without your consent or knowledge. |
| Description:
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zSearch is an Internet Explorer Toolbar that tracks your surfing and searching habits.
From the EULA:
"TV provides you with our free Software program that we use to provide you with alternate text search results when you are looking for something specific on the Internet delivered directly to the toolbar. By accepting the terms of this Agreement and downloading and using the Software, you are asking for and agreeing to receive alternate search results in an Internet Explorer-incorporated search bar on your computer while you are online and to the specific terms and conditions of this Agreement related to your use of the Software. You are also asking for and consenting to our collection and use of certain anonymous information about you, your computer and your Internet surfing habits that we use to provide you with particular content. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, DO NOT DOWNLOAD THE SOFTWARE. IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND, REMOVE THE SOFTWARE.
Bundles, Advertisements and Links
This Agreement only governs your rights to download and use the Software and related service. If you downloaded the Software bundled with another party's software product or program, your rights and obligations related to the other party's software are not governed by the terms of this Agreement and are governed by the third party's user agreement, if any. In addition, when you download, access or otherwise use any third party product, service or web site you do so at your own risk and all questions, concerns or comments regarding the product, service or web site must be directed to the third party. TV DOES NOT SPONSOR, TEST, RECOMMEND, APPROVE OF OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTAION OR WARRANTY WHATSOEVER REGARDING OR RELATED TO ANY THIRD PARTY PRODUCT, SERVICE OR WEB SITE, INCLUDING THOSE PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND SITES BUNDLED WITH, LINKED TO OR PROMOTED THROUGH THE USE OF THE TV SOFTWARE.
OUR SERVICE
Please note that our alternate search results are delivered to you in a search bar which is incorporated into Microsoft Internet Explorer. The software does not serve pop-up or pop-under advertisements. When we deliver search results through the zSearch toolbar, those results are not sponsored or controlled by the web sites you visit; they come directly from our servers to your screen. And our search results may be promoting products or services from companies that compete with those offered by the owners of the web sites you visit.
After you download our Software, our computers "talk" with the Software to help select and then show you relevant search results on your computer screen. Our Software also communicates with servers to collect your anonymous Internet surfing information and to help us maintain and update the Software. The specific information we collect during this process, how we use it and who it is shared with is described in detail below.
The Specific Information We Collect To Provide The Service
To help us and our advertising clients provide you with the most relevant and useful search results possible, we may collect the following categories of anonymous information from you:
The web pages you view while surfing the Internet.
How and if you respond to the search results we provide you (for example, we collect information about whether you clicked on text link or made a purchase in response to a specific text link).
Your computer type, internet connection, operating system, browser and basic system set-up (screen resolution, time zone selected, etc.).
What software you have on your computer (including what versions of
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| Signatures:
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process: msmgt.exe: MD5 Hash: ...
process: zsearch.exe: MD5 Hash: 8c494b32473f64e0c01...
process: zstb.exe: MD5 Hash: b1bf594d6ad37a1265f...
process: zuninstaller.exe: MD5 Hash: 7b395c857b09b19c6e4.. |
| Type: |
Adware - Adware is generally software that displays advertisements. Some advertisers may covertly install adware on your system and generate a stream of unsolicited advertisements that can clutter your desktop and affect your productivity. The advertisements may also contain pornographic or other material that you might find inappropriate. The extra processing required to track you or to display advertisements can tax your computer and hurt your system performance. |
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