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GIGA Search Browser Hijacker Information
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GIGA Search |
| Category: |
Browser Hijacker |
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- Alias: WUpdate, eUniverse Flowgo toolbar, eUniverse SirSearch, SearchUpgrader, Search Upgrader |
| 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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GIGA Search is a plug-in for Internet Explorer that hijacks searches and settings.
GIGA Search installs a Browser Helper Object (BHO), Internet Explorer Toolbar, ShellBrowser and WebBrowser.
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| Type: |
Browser Hijacker - Spyware's primary purpose is to collect demographic and usage information from your computer, usually for advertising purposes. Spyware usually that 'sneaks' onto a system or performs other activities hidden to the user. Spyware programs are usually bundled as a hidden component and downloaded from the Internet. These modules are almost always installed on the system secretively and try to run secretively as well. |
Top Browser Hijacker Visited Pages:
SuperSpider - Alias: Network Security Guard, Melcosoft - 318 visits
Spyass.com - 61 visits
Tubby - Alias: MakeMeSearch, CoolWebSearch.Tubby, Spyware.Arau, Trojan.Win32.StartPage.ih, Trojan.StartPage-FJ - 52 visits
CoolWebSearch - Alias: CWS, Cool Web Serach, CoolWwwSearch - 50 visits
CrackSpider - Alias: Troj/Favadd-D - 49 visits
SecurityToolbar.DesktopScam - 45 visits
Paytime - 40 visits
Trojan.StartPage - Alias: SearchCentral - 37 visits
Search3 Hijacker - 30 visits
SBSoft - 30 visits
Random Browser Hijacker Pages:
SafeSearch - Alias: Adware.SafeSearch, AutoSearch
ToolbarCC
OmegaSearch - Alias: Omegasearch.com Prosearching.com. Search200.com. Mysearchnow.com. Searchexe.com
IST.ISTbar - Alias: DownloadPlus, SearchBarCash-Hijacker
Spyware.Hijacker.mcicdb - Alias: mcicdb
iLookup.GlobalWebSearch - Alias: global Search Page, Worldanywhere Toolbar, Hotwebsearch Toolbar,Bigwebportal Toolbar, Searchitquick
ActualNames - Alias: AdvSearch, SearchPike, BrowseProxy
Wazam - Alias: SBar, SearchBlaster
CrackSpider - Alias: Troj/Favadd-D
EUniverse Updater - Alias: WUpdate, eUniverse Flowgo toolbar, eUniverse SirSearch, SearchUpgrader, Search Upgrader
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