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SearchAndBrowse |
| Category: |
Cookie |
| Advice: |
Remove |
| Risk: |
Low Risk
Low risk threats pose a very low risk or no immediate danger to your computer or your privacy, however these types of applications may profile user online habits, but only according to specific privacy policies stated in the applications End-User License. These types of threats generally borderline on being a threat to being a standard application that has a complex license agreement that you knowingly installed. |
| Description:
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SearchAndBrowse is an Internet Explorer toolbar, that hijacks your search and error page.
It also adds bookmarks to IE's Favorites menu, and hijacks search and error page settings to point to the same site.
SearchAndBrowse is distributed by an ActiveX drive-by download in pop-up adverts sourced through popupsponsor.com/targetwords.com.
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| Type: |
Cookie - Cookies are small files that are created by your web browser when you visit sites on the Internet. They can be used to track your visits to certain web sites and can provide companies with information about frequency of visits and other profile information. The user is usually not aware that their surfing habits are being tracked. |
