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CWS.AboutBlank Browser Hijacker Information
| Name: |
CWS.AboutBlank |
| 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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This is a CoolWebSearch hijacker.
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| Signatures:
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process: atlhq.exe: MD5 Hash: 900e41995bf6bcf9d5c...
process: atljs32.exe: MD5 Hash: c5826c895ac6bb896f6...
process: appwu.exe: MD5 Hash: 9633b48c2c8d673d25e...
process: netcb.exe: MD5 Hash: d76c3278c5821ed708a.. |
| Type: |
Browser Hijacker - Browser hijackers are malicious programs that change a user's web browser settings, usually altering designated default start and search pages. In addition a browser hijacker can modify nearly every aspect of a web browser including adding bookmarks, and redirecting search traffic to alternative sites. |
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