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IST.ISTbar.ActiveX Spyware Information
| Name: |
IST.ISTbar.ActiveX |
| Category: |
Spyware |
| 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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ISTactivex is an Internet Explorer hijacker, which modifies your homepages and searches without a user’s consent using an Internet Explorer toolbar.
ISTactivex is a newer variant of the ISTbar and Slotch created by the same company, Integrated Search Technologies/CDT Inc.
ISTactivex is usually installed by ActiveX drive-by download on CDT affiliate sites.
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| Type: |
Spyware - 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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