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Zoombar Browser Hijacker Information
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Zoombar |
| Category: |
Browser Hijacker |
| 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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Zoombar hijacks your web browsing by redirecting your browsing when you type a URL into the address bar.
Zoombar redirects all manual types URLs to www.zoombar.net:8000.
From the EULA:
"By accepting to download the Zoombar.net Plug-in you are also accepting that Zoombar.net may also deliver to you advertisements based on URLs and/or search terms you enter when navigating and searching the Internet. The timing, frequency, placement and extent of advertising is subject to change and shall be determined by Zoombar.net at its sole discretion. Zoombar.net may from time to time, at its sole discretion, provide automatic upgrades to the Software through electronic dissemination and other means to add capabilities, functionality, or enhancements and may also include third party applications with its upgrades.
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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. |
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