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2nd Thought Browser Hijacker Information
| Name: |
2nd Thought |
| 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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2nd-Thought is a browswer hijacker that will reset your home page and often redirect your searches to porn sites. 2nd-Thought also installs with additional spyware/adware including Golden Retriever and ShopAtHomeSelect (nasty spyware).
2nd-Thought sometimes will prevent you from changing your home page.
On installation 2nd-Thought communicates with its remote server to phone home about the installation as well as requrest and download additional software to install.
2nd-Thought installs a number of additional spyware software including:
Clear Search
TV Media
STC
POP!
Golden Retriever
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| Signatures:
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process: stcloader.exe: MD5 Hash: 1aba249db07efa70081...
process: stcloader.exe: MD5 Hash: ...
process: STC.exe: MD5 Hash: f728d660a67fdb4fe89...
process: BundleOuter2601031121.exe: MD5 Hash: f1a9729003872341d84...
process: CSV5P070.exe: MD5 Hash: ed7c0dc5d855f604208...
process: s_win32.exe: MD5 Hash: 18850bc9c472678d138...
process: slmss.exe: MD5 Hash: 99d98299d4ddd79ce4a...
process: bundles53.exe: MD5 Hash: ab01040b344389e218b...
process: bundles118.exe: MD5 Hash: 5dafd13a33ef0e95476...
process: bundles.exe: MD5 Hash: f3a96f860515d5bcf30.. |
| 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:
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CoolWebSearch - Alias: CWS, Cool Web Serach, CoolWwwSearch - 50 visits
SecurityToolbar.DesktopScam - 46 visits
Paytime - 41 visits
Trojan.StartPage - Alias: SearchCentral - 37 visits
Search3 Hijacker - 31 visits
SBSoft - 31 visits
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