411Ferret, also called ActiveSearch, is a Browser Helper Object (BHO) that may hijack your internet browser to display pop-up and pop-under advertisements. 411Ferret comes bundled with various freeware applications that may monitor your Internet browsing activities and search requests.
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WNAD is a spyware that installs a Trojan when you download games and animation from TwistedHumor.com. Twisted Humor features games like ‘Yo Mama Osama’. ‘Yo Mama Osama’ offers a free cell phone booster to users who are successful playing the game. When downloading ‘Yo Mama Osama’, trojan files are downloaded and installed on your machine. WNAD trojan files include WNAD.EXE, WNAD-UPDATE.EXE, WNAD.DAT, and WNAD.LGC. WNAD tracks your Internet browsing habits and displays pop-up advertisements even after the game is over.
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Adware Punisher, also known as Adware.Punisher, is a rogue anti-spyware application that promises to remove spyware but may cause a security risk to your computer. Adware Punisher uses deceptive tactics by issuing false security notifications in an attempt to lure you into purchasing a full version of Adware Punisher. Adware Punisher is a variant found in SpyFalcon, SpyAxe, and SpywareQuake.
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ErrorGuard is a spyware program that promises to fix system errors on your computer if you purchase ErrorGuard so such errors can be repaired. ErrorGuard may collect personal information like your Internet surfing habits for marketing purposes. ErrorGuard may be downloaded through ActiveX.
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MessageSpy is a keylogger program that tracks and logs all online chat conversations. MessageSpy records IM chats by date, time, and by who participated in the chat.MessageSpy. Description from Vendor (Zemerick Software): “Message Spy logs both sides of all chat conversations made with AOL Instant Messenger. It is a small, light-weight program that can run unknowingly to the user.” MessageSpy Spyware is manually installed and stored data is encrypted on your computer. Data can only be decrypted by whoever installed MessageSpy.
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Pest Trap is an anti-spyware program that displays alert warnings of potential threats only to scam you into purchasing the full software. In a further attempt to get you to purchase the full version of the product, Pest Trap may hijack your desktop to show popups that send you to a fake security center web page called uptodatesecurity.com. Pest Trap is a clone of SpySheriff.
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SmitFraud is a system hijacker that causes popups to appear on your computer. While SmitFraud might seem like shareware, suggesting ways in which it supposedly protects a computer, it may in fact install the unwanted spyware on your computer. Once executed, SmitFraud registers itself in the system and runs a payload. It changes the desktop background to a fake warning message, blocks access to some web sites and may even prevent any attempts to connect to the Internet.
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SpySheriff uses fake alerts and false positives to scam you into purchasing their software. SpySheriff may install undetected, hijack a user’s desktop, and display security warning messages to drive the user into pressing the “register” link. Use extreme caution when dealing with a malware like SpySheriff. Spysheriff may also stop any attempts to do a System restore by preventing the calendar and restore points from loading. SpySheriff can be difficult to remove and manual removal might lead to further damage to your computer.
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SpyFalcon is a malicious program disguised as a spyware protection program. SpyFalcon may take control of your computer and display a menacing security notification on your desktop suggesting that “the system has been stopped to protect you from Spyware” and directs to where you can purchase their software. SpyFalcon has created several SpyFalcon clones that have different spyware names but share the same behaviors; for example, Spysheriff, BraveSentry, Pest Trap, and SpywareStrike.
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180Solutions.SearchAssistant, also known as 180Search Assistant, is an adware program that monitors your web surfing habits and your search queries so it can display targeted pop-up advertising. 180Solutions.SearchAssistant pops up a new web browser of partner sites on your desktop based on your searched terms and your browser activities. 180Solutions.SearchAssistant records visited websites and uploads the data collected to the 180Solutions’ servers.
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SexSearch is a spyware that monitors your surfing habits and may collect your personal information as you surf the web. SexSearch sends data gathered by SexSearch’s tracking cookies to it’s remote servers without your consent. Tracking cookies are mostly harmless but you may want to remove if it’s posing a security or privacy risk.
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Casalemedia is a tracking cookie that records your Internet activities and may gather sensitive information without your consent. Casalemedia sends data to it’s remote server to later use for marketing purposes. Tracking cookies are mostly harmless but you may want to remove if it’s posing a security or privacy risk.
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Qidion Toolbar installs itself as an Internet Explorer toolbar and displays pop-up advertisements. Qidion Toolbar may also be bundled with other spyware programs such as Istbar. Qidion Toolbar aliases: Qidion, Pugi, TheLocalSearch, The Local Smartbar, The Local Search, and The Local Search Smartbar.
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PremiumSearch installs a fake ‘Google’ toolbar that modifies the homepage and redirects you to the PremiumSearch search engine without your consent. PremiumSearch also rewrites the hosts file of other search engines like MSN and Yahoo as a means to bombard you with targeted ads. You may get infected with PremiumSearch Adware when you visit a particular Web page and you are being redirected from other pages that contain pirated software or porn. The page may installs other malware, such as WorldAntiSpy and Smitfraud.
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PurityScan is an adware program that displays advertisements and may direct the your web browser to unsolicited websites. PurityScan automatically runs on every Windows startup and may install third party applications. If PurityScan is only partially removed through a manual removal process, it will reinstall the missing components without your consent.
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