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SmartPops Adware Information
| Name: |
SmartPops |
| Category: |
Adware |
| Alias: |
- Alias: FindWhateverNow, FWN Toolbar, FWN |
| 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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SmartPops shows advertisements based on URLs and/or search terms you enter when navigating the Internet.
From the license agreement: "4. Auto Update.
Due to the ever-changing nature of software distributed on the Internet, SmartPops has included an auto update feature to ensure that you have the most recently released version of the SmartPops software. You acknowledge that SmartPops or parties appointed by SmartPops may from time to time provide programming fixes, updates and upgrades to you, including automatic updates to SmartPops, through automatic electronic dissemination and other means. You consent to such automatic updates and agree that the terms and conditions of this Agreement will apply to all such updates. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that augment or enhance the current Software, including the release of new SmartPops properties, shall be subject to terms of this License. If you should elect not to have your software updated at any future time, SmartPops shall not be responsible for any incompatibilities that may arise on your system. IF YOU WISH TO UNINSTALL THIS SOFTWARE OR ANY OF ITS UPDATES, SMARTPOPS HAS PROVIDED AN UNINSTALL FEATURE.
5. Software Conflicts.
Conflicts may occur with other software applications that may already be installed on your computer. The SmartPops software will report back to our servers what applications may be running on your system and will resolve these conflicts whenever possible. This will make our software more reliable and provide you with products and services that are compatible with your current system settings.
6. Third-Party Links.
SmartPops may provide, links to World Wide Web sites or other Internet resources. Any third-party sites to which SmartPops may link are not under the control of SmartPops and SmartPops shall not be responsible or liable for any information, data, communications or materials available on such third-party sites.
7. Advertisements.
To further enhance your media viewing experience, SmartPops reserves the right to run advertisements and promotions based on URLs and/or search terms you enter when navigating the Internet. This service is offered as a benefit to our members to obtain useful and informative information about entertainment or other related products and services offered by our sponsors. We do not transmit or collect your browsing activity and do not store any information that records your browsing behavior. We only collect aggregate statistics about the URLs and search terms you enter. We do not build profiles of our users or attempt to correlate demographic or personal information. By accepting the terms of this License, you agree that we have the right to run such advertisements and promotions without compensation to you. The timing, frequency, placement and extent of advertising within the pages comprising your SmartPops account is subject to change and shall be determined by us in our sole discretion. Your business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers found on or through SmartPops, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and the advertiser. You agree that SmartPops will not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such advertisers within the SmartPops network."
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| Signatures:
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process: sp.exe: MD5 Hash: 4ae3c2e403df93a664b...
process: ne.exe: MD5 Hash: 65696e32c63e8ed5a6c...
process: ne.exe: MD5 Hash: 8df52298fab363f0024.. |
| 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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