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Orbit Explorer Adware Information
| Name: |
Orbit Explorer |
| Category: |
Adware |
| Alias: |
- Alias: System Soap |
| 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. |
| Signatures:
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lorer, Xupiter Orbit Explorer
Threat 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.
Advice: Remove
Threat 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: Displays adware popup. Also states in its privacy policy that it has the right to disable any application on your computer.
"OrbitExplorer may deliver 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 users to obtain useful and informative information about products and services offered by our sponsors. We collect aggregate statistics about the URLs and search terms you enter."
"HOW DOES OrbitExplorer AUTO-UPDATE?
OrbitExplorer software has both client and server-side components. OrbitExplorer servers communicate with your computer frequently to ensure that you have the most recently released version of the OrbitExplorer software. You acknowledge that OrbitExplorer or parties appointed by OrbitExplorer may from time to time provide programming fixes, updates and upgrades to you, including automatic updates to OrbitExplorer, through automatic electronic dissemination and other means. You consent to such automatic updates and agree that this Privacy Policy will apply to all such updates. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that augment or enhance the current OrbitExplorer software application, including the release of new OrbitExplorer software, shall be subject to terms of this Privacy Policy.
HOW DOES OrbitExplorer RESOLVE SOFTWARE CONFLICTS?
Conflicts may occur with other software applications that may already be installed on your computer. OrbitExplorer 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."
"OrbitExplorer PRIVACY STATEMENT
OrbitExplorer is an advertising supported software application that provides you with additional content and advertisements based on the Web sites you visit most!
HOW DOES OrbitExplorer WORK?
We provide you with advertisements that match your interests to make your Internet experience more satisfying. We determine your interests by collecting information about what sites you visit on the Web. For example if you visit a travel Web site, we may present an advertisement that promotes the sale of airline tickets. These special offers and advertisements may be displayed using various browser enhancements and pop-up windows on Web sites you visit.
· Standard Web log information and computer settings such as your IP addresses, browser type and versions, screen resolution, time zone selected and the version numbers of some of the software installed on your computer.
· Information about Web sites you visit -- this information includes the Web sites address (URL), the amount of time spent at a Web site, and how you entered and exited a particular Web site.
· By using the OrbitExplorer software application we are able to create a profile that is used to select and deliver special offers and advertisements that we think might be of interest to you. This profile is stored on OrbitExplorer servers and contains the following information:
· Your OrbitExplorer ID which is a numeric identifier that is generated by the OrbitExplorer software application.
· A historical record of content and advertisements delivered by OrbitExplorer, and the response rate associated with the content and advertisements that was delivered to you through the OrbitExplorer software application. |
| 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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