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Adw.FindTheWebsiteYouNeed Adware Information
| Name: |
Adw.FindTheWebsiteYouNeed |
| Category: |
Adware |
| Advice: |
Remove |
| Risk: |
Moderate Risk
Moderate threats may profile users online habits or broadcast data back to a server with 'opt-out' permission. In most cases this type of threat is more along the lines of commercial type adware that offer a premium service in exchange for tracking your user online performance. |
| Description:
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Findthewebsiteyouneed is an adware program that spawns popup advertisement's on user's PC according to usesr's surfing habits.
It changes the user's homepage and default start page to http://www.findthewebsiteyouneed.com. It appears to be owned by the same company that has DotComToolbar.
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| Signatures:
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process: winsysban.exe: MD5 Hash: d16d8da589bc3a75a82...
process: winsysupd.exe: MD5 Hash: fb9298626dacdee0a5d...
process: winsysupd.exe: MD5 Hash: c30bb6b88890c2e409a...
process: winsysupd.exe: MD5 Hash: 67023ace3b94148ff79...
process: winsysupd.exe: MD5 Hash: 9516ac2fef64f937249.. |
| Type: |
Adware - A browser plug-in is an application that can be installed within a user's web browser. Plug-ins can come in the form of a toolbar that is included in your web browser or a search or navigation feature to extra task buttons on the browser. Although most plug-ins are designed to perform necessary functions, many plug-ins are harmful to you computer because they have complete access to your web browser and can modify, spy and redirect any task you perform. |
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