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SpyNoMore Anti-Spyware: Spyware Removal Database - Hijacker
A Hijacker is a software application that takes control of your browser's settings. Usually it changes your home page and redirects it to some unknown site or modifies your search settings. It prevents you from changing back your browser's settings. An infected browser usually operates much slower.
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37988 hijack A software that resets your browser's settings to point to other sites. Hijacks may reroute your info and address requests through an unseen site, capturing that info. In such hijacks, your browser may behave normally, but be slower. 6700.cn 6700.cn is a malware rootkit application. It hijacks Internet Explorer homepage to 6700.cn website. It launches web browser processes and prevents them from closing. 6700.cn hijacker slows down computer performance and internet connection speed. 7FaSSt 7FaSSt is an Internet explorer toolbar which provides a search field and displays results of search engine 7search.com. Aboutblank Aboutblank is a member of the CoolWebSearch (CWS) spyware family that includes some of the most widely known and the most annoying browser hijackers. Aboutblank hijacks home page, address bar and default search engine of your Internet Explorer browser. Aboutblank captures your search and address requests and redirects them to various IP addresses and it prevents you from changing Internet Explorer's home page or default search engine. Aboutblank may also install other executable programs or browser helper objects that slow down your Internet connection and consume system resources. It distributes itself by exploiting security holes in older or unpatched versions of Internet Explorer. Actual Spy ActualNames The ActualNames software is an address bar search hijacker which targets IE, Netscape and AOL browsers. The ActualNames seems to contain components to interfere with the sending of mail from various applications and web sites. Bundled with KazaaMate. Suspected also to be installed by ActiveX drive-by download from some pop-ups. From the publisher: As Web users type your company?s keywords in their browser's address box, they will be taken straight to your site. ActualNames.SearchPike A software that resets your browser's settings to point to other sites. Hijacks may reroute your info and address requests through an unseen site, capturing that info. In such hijacks, your browser may behave normally, but be slower. Ad-Popper Adware/Homepage Hijacker/Search Hijacker/Ad-Popper is a typical Adware program which shows commercial advertisements. It has been spotted few variants of Adware/Homepage Hijacker/Search Hijacker/Ad-Popper. AdBlaster From the Adware/BHO/Search Hijacker/AdBlaster publisher: "The Adblaster Corporation owns and operates one of the world's largest internet advertising and marketing networks, the Adblaster Advertising and Information Network (AAIN). We also help keep popular software applications free. We offer pop-up and pop-under campaigns that achieve high click through rates for our advertisers at the most competitive pricing anywhere." Additional Guard Additional Guard is rogue spyware removal program. It is a clone of such rogue anti-spyware as WinPC Defender, XP Police Antivirus, IE-Security and WinDefender 2009. It may be secretly installed onto your computer by a trojan or downloaded from one of many fraudulent Fake Scanner Sites. Once installed, Additional Guard "scans" you system and displays exaggerated / fake results. Additional Guard also displays annoying pop-up windows and system alerts stating that computer is infected or under attack. Additional Guard tries to scare the user and push it into purchasing of "full" version. It may slowdown computer performance, limit internet connection speed and even cause system crash. AdGoblin.AdsInContext Adware is any software application in which advertising is displayed while the program is running. The authors of these applications include additional code that delivers the ads, which can be viewed through pop-up windows or through a bar that appears on a computer screen and sometimes through text links or in search results. Adware may or may not track personal information. It may also gather information anonymously or in aggregate only. AdGoblin.foontext The program AdGoblin.foontext can be manually installed or installed by other known programs that have Adware.AdGoblin within them. AdGoblin.foontext is a browser helper object that open pop-up windows. AdGoblin.foontext will start process named iic*.exe, where * represents 0, 1, 2, or 3 characters. AdGoblin.foontext connects to www.adsincontext.com, which is a clear sign of infection. AdGoblin.plathping AdGoblin.plathping is a variant of the AdGoblin adware. Connections to adserver.adsincontext.com is a sign of infection. Adgoblin/Adsincontext Adlight AdShooter.SearchForIt Adware is any software application in which advertising is displayed while the program is running. The authors of these applications include additional code that delivers the ads, which can be viewed through pop-up windows or through a bar that appears on a computer screen and sometimes through text links or in search results. Adware may or may not track personal information. It may also gather information anonymously or in aggregate only. Adtest Adtest is a browser hijacker. The software adds records about itself to the win.ini file. Adtest usually directs user to a Chinese portal site. Adtomi Adtomi hijacks users home page and opens pop-up windows. Homepage sually is set to www.zestyfind.com. Adtraffic A software that resets your browser's settings to point to other sites. Hijacks may reroute your info and address requests through an unseen site, capturing that info. In such hijacks, your browser may behave normally, but be slower. AdultLinks Hijacker/AdultLinks resets your browser's settings to point to other sites. Hijacker/AdultLinks adds unwanted links to your browser, desktop and start menu. AdultLinks.Qabar Hijacker/Toolbar/AdultLinks.Qabar resets your browser's settings to point to other sites. Hijacker/Toolbar/AdultLinks.Qabar adds unwanted links to your browser, desktop and start menu. Adultlinks.Quickbar A software that resets your browser's settings to point to other sites. Hijacks may reroute your info and address requests through an unseen site, capturing that info. In such hijacks, your browser may behave normally, but be slower. Advanced Virus Remover Advanced Virus Remover is one of the more persistent rogue applications roaming the internet today. It is very hard to remove because it comes packed with a trojan that disables many security defenses and limits what an infected user can or cannot do, like disable Task Manager access, block certain security websites and applications. The trojan changes users's desktop to look something similar to the picture below: Adware-NDotNet Adware.W32.ExpDwnldr Adware.W32.ExpDwnldr is a warning message that is generated by a hidden trojan. The trojan tries to scare you into purchasing one of several rogue antispyware or antivirus products such as WinAntiSpyware, WinAntiVirus or SystemDoctor.
:: Download SpyNoMore now to scan your PC :: AdwareRemover2007 AdwareRemover2007 is a malware program that is promoted and installed by a trojan. The trojan displays alert messages in order to scam the user into purchasing AdwareRemover2007. Agent.ag An apparently useful and innocent program containing additional hidden code which allows the unauthorized collection, exploitation, falsification, or destruction of data. When this program executes, the program performs a specific set of actions, usually working toward the goal of allowing the trojan to survive on a system and open up a backdoor. Agent.al This malicious program is a trojan downloader, which usually exploits various security holes for infecting the target system with different malware. This technique is always a potent threat for the computer, that's why it's strongly advisable to get rid of this pest as soon as possible. Agent.e BHO/Backdoor/Hijacker/Agent.e is an Internet Explorer toolbar providing a search box and link buttons. It also adds bookmarks to the Favorites menu and hijacks the homepage and Search sidebar. BHO/Backdoor/Hijacker/Agent.e displays porn-pop ups. It can cause errors, when using both Internet Explorer and the Windows Explorer. ahomepagepark.com Homepage hijacker ahomepagepark.com is a computer hijacker that results from a Zlob Trojan infection. Zlob Trojan infects computers and generates warning messages announcing the infection, then directs users to download fake anti-spyware and anti-virus products from a host of websites among which is ahomepagepark.com. Zlob Trojan promotes several rogue products such as VirusResponse Lab 2009, Antivirus Scan, Advanced Antivirus, Windows Antivirus 2008 and Ultimate Antivirus. It is highly recommended to remove ahomepagepark.com trojan as it also transfers information from the infected computer to unknown servers which makes it a potential for data theft. By removing the Zlob trojan, you also rid your computer of ahomepagepark.com hijacker. :: Download SpyNoMore now to scan your PC :: ahomepcsafety.com Homepage hijacker http://ahomepcsafety.com is a computer hijacker that results from a Zlob Trojan infection. Zlob Trojan infects computers and generates warning messages announcing the infection, then directs users to download fake anti-spyware and anti-virus products from a host of websites among which is ahomepcsafety.com. Zlob Trojan promotes several rogue products such as VirusProtect, AntiVirGear, VirusProtectPro, Virus Heal, Dr Antispy, Menace Rescue, Virus Ranger, Virus Locker, SpyCrush, SpyLocked, SpyDawn, Antivermeans, AntiviralGolgen, Pest Wipe, Virus Burst, Virus Bursters, WinAntiSpyware, Virus Blast, AntiSpyware Shield, Ultimate Cleaner 2007 and SpyGuard. It is highly recommended to remove ahomepcsafety.com trojan as it also transfers information from the infected computer to unknown servers which makes it a potential for data theft. By removing the Zlob trojan, you also rid your computer of ahomepcsafety.com hijacker. :: Download SpyNoMore now to scan your PC :: Many of these rogue websites that result from ZLOB infection look similar to screenshot below. Alexa BHO/Toolbar/Search Hijacker/Alexa combines the Google search engine with Alexa's comprehensive site information and puts it all inside an Amazon.com interface. BHO/Toolbar/Search Hijacker/Alexa has a very clear EULA, but users should understand that their surfing habits will be anonymously aggregated. Alexa (Alexa) Url transmission vulnerability. It has been confirmed for Internet Explorer 6 on Windows 2000 and Windows XP with all Service Packs and hotfixes. alliesecurity Alliesecurity (alliesecurity.com and alliesecurity.net) is a computer hijack that is the result of the ZLOB Trojan.
The ZLOB Trojan is a trojan disguised as a media codec. It infects computers and generates warning messages announcing the
infection, then directs users to download fake anti-spyware and anti-virus
products from a host of websites among which is alliesecurity.com. ZLOB Trojan
promotes several rogue products such as Pest Wipe, Virus Burst, Virus burster, WinAntiSpyware, Virus Blast, SpywareStrike, SpyAxe,
SpyTrooper, Malware Wipe, Adware Punisher, Spy iBlock and SpyGuard. It is highly
recommended to remove alliesecurity.com trojan as it also transfers information from the infected computer to unknown servers which makes it a potential for data theft. By removing the Zlob trojan, you also rid your computer of alliesecurity.com hijacker. allinone-scanner.com allinone-scanner.com is so-called fake scanner website. It looks like regular antispyware website, but it does nothing useful. allinone-scanner.com imitates computer scanning process and displays fake scanning results stating that your computer is infected. allinone-scanner.com tries to scare the user into downloading and purchasing of fake antispyware or antivirus products.
alloversafety.com alloversafety.com is a computer hijacker that results from a Zlob Trojan infection. Zlob Trojan infects computers and generates warning messages announcing the infection, then directs users to download fake anti-spyware and anti-virus products from a host of websites among which is alloversafety.com. Zlob Trojan promotes several rogue products such as Pest Wipe, Virus Burst, Virus Bursters, WinAntiSpyware, Virus Blast, SpywareStrike, SpyAxe, SpyTrooper, Malware Wipe, Adware Punisher, Spy iBlock and SpyGuard. It is highly recommended to remove alloversafety.com trojan as it also transfers information from the infected computer to unknown servers which makes it a potential for data theft. By removing the Zlob trojan, you also rid your computer of alloversafety.com hijacker. :: Download SpyNoMore now for a free scan :: Many of these rogue websites that result from ZLOB infection look similar to screenshot below.allprotections.com Allprotections.com (allprotections.com and allprotections.net) is a computer hijacker that results from a ZLOB Trojan infection. ZLOB Trojan infects computers and generates warning messages announcing the infection, then directs users to download fake anti-spyware and anti-virus products from a host of websites among which is allprotections.com. ZLOB Trojan promotes several rogue products such as Pest Wipe, Virus Burst, Virus Bursters, WinAntiSpyware, Virus Blast, SpywareStrike, SpyAxe, SpyTrooper, Malware Wipe, Adware Punisher, Spy iBlock and SpyGuard. It is highly recommended to remove allprotections trojan as it also transfers information from the infected computer to unknown servers which makes it a potential for data theft. By removing the Zlob trojan, you also rid your computer of allprotections.com hijacker. allsecuritylinks.com allsecuritylinks.com is a computer hijacker that results from a Zlob Trojan infection. Zlob Trojan infects computers and generates warning messages announcing the infection, then directs users to download fake anti-spyware and anti-virus products from a host of websites among which is allsecuritylinks.com. ZLOB Trojan promotes several rogue products such as Anti Vermins, Pest Wipe, Virus Burst, Virus Bursters, WinAntiSpyware, Virus Blast, SpywareStrike, SpyAxe, SpyTrooper, Malware Wipe, Adware Punisher, Spy iBlock and SpyGuard. It is highly recommended to remove allsecuritylinks.com trojan as it also transfers information from the infected computer to unknown servers which makes it a potential for data theft. By removing the Zlob trojan, you also rid your computer of allsecuritylinks.com hijacker. allsecuritynotes.com allsecuritynotes.com is a computer hijacker that results from a Zlob Trojan infection. Zlob Trojan infects computers and generates warning messages announcing the infection, then directs users to download fake anti-spyware and anti-virus products from a host of websites among which is allsecuritynotes.com. Zlob Trojan promotes several rogue products such as Pest Wipe, Virus Burst, Virus Bursters, WinAntiSpyware, Virus Blast, Antiverminser, SpyAxe, Malware Wiper, Malware Wipe, Adware Punisher, Spy iBlock and SpyGuard. It is highly recommended to remove allsecuritynotes.com trojan as it also transfers information from the infected computer to unknown servers which makes it a potential for data theft. By removing the Zlob trojan, you also rid your computer of allsecuritynotes.com hijacker. :: Download SpyNoMore now for a free scan :: Many of these rogue websites that result from ZLOB infection look similar to screenshot below.allsecuritypage.com Homepage hijacker http://allsecuritypage.com is a computer hijacker that results from a Zlob Trojan infection. Zlob Trojan infects computers and generates warning messages announcing the infection, then directs users to download fake anti-spyware and anti-virus products from a host of websites among which is allsecuritypage.com. Zlob Trojan promotes several rogue products such as VirusProtect, AntiVirGear, VirusProtectPro, Virus Heal, Dr Antispy, Menace Rescue, Virus Ranger, Virus Locker, SpyCrush, SpyLocked, SpyDawn, Antivermeans, AntiviralGolgen, Pest Wipe, Virus Burst, Virus Bursters, WinAntiSpyware, Virus Blast, AntiSpyware Shield, Ultimate Cleaner 2007 and SpyGuard. It is highly recommended to remove allsecuritypage.com trojan as it also transfers information from the infected computer to unknown servers which makes it a potential for data theft. By removing the Zlob trojan, you also rid your computer of allsecuritypage.com hijacker. :: Download SpyNoMore now to scan your PC :: Many of these rogue websites that result from ZLOB infection look similar to screenshot below.allsecuritysite.com allsecuritysite.com is a computer hijacker that results from a Zlob Trojan infection. Zlob Trojan infects computers and generates warning messages announcing the infection, then directs users to download fake anti-spyware and anti-virus products from a host of websites among which is allsecuritysite.com. Zlob Trojan promotes several rogue products such as Pest Wipe, Virus Burst, Virus Bursters, WinAntiSpyware, Virus Blast, SpywareStrike, SpyAxe, SpyTrooper, Malware Wipe, Adware Punisher, Spy iBlock and SpyGuard. It is highly recommended to remove allsecuritysite.com trojan as it also transfers information from the infected computer to unknown servers which makes it a potential for data theft. By removing the Zlob trojan, you also rid your computer of allsecuritysite.com hijacker. Alureon.B Hijacker/Alureon.B is the most widely known and the most annoying browser hijacker. It distributes itself by exploiting security holes in older or unpatched version of Microsoft Internet Explorer. Hijacker/Alureon.B has many variations, each of them with its own performance and actions. Americlicks A software that resets your browser's settings to point to other sites. Hijacks may reroute your info and address requests through an unseen site, capturing that info. In such hijacks, your browser may behave normally, but be slower. AndromedaAv AndromedaAv is a rogue anti-spyware program that displays false and exaggerated results that cannot be removed unless you first buy the full version of the software. This program will detect various files as malware even though they are legitimate files or do not even exist on the computer. AndromedaAv can cause your computer to operate slower, because it runs automatically during computer start up. AndromedaAv periodically displays fake pop-up alerts stating that computer is infected and the full version of the program should be purchased. ANG AntiVirus ANG AntiVirus is fake anti-spyware application that is advertised through trojans such as Zlob trojan or Vundo trojan or through Fake Scanner Sites. Once installed, ANG AntiVirus displays a variety of security risks found on your computer that can only be removed if you purchase a license of the software. These risks, though, are all fake and are only being displayed to scare you into thinking you are infected and thus purchase their software. Anti-virus-defence.com Anti-virus-defence.com is so-called fake scanner website. It looks like regular antispyware website, but it does nothing useful. Anti-virus-defence.com imitates computer scanning process and displays fake scanning results stating that your computer is infected. Anti-virus-defence.com tries to scare the user into downloading and purchasing of fake antispyware or antivirus products.
Anti-virusproscan.com Anti-virusproscan.com is so-called fake scanner website. It looks like regular antispyware website, but it does nothing useful. Anti-virusproscan.com imitates computer scanning process and displays fake scanning results stating that your computer is infected. Anti-virusproscan.com tries to scare the user into downloading and purchasing of fake antispyware or antivirus products.
Anti-virusquickscan.com Anti-virusquickscan.com is so-called fake scanner website. It looks like regular antispyware website, but it does nothing useful. Anti-virusquickscan.com imitates computer scanning process and displays fake scanning results stating that your computer is infected. Anti-virusquickscan.com tries to scare the user into downloading and purchasing of fake antispyware or antivirus products.
AntiAID AntiAID is another rogue anti-spyware application which may be secretly installed by a trojan or manually downloaded from one of many fraudulent Fake Scanner Sites sites. Once installed, AntiAID pretends to perform a system scan then displays exaggerated fake results similar to the one shown below: AntiMalwareGuard AntiMalwareGuard is a ransomware anti-spyware product that may be secretly installed by the Zlob Trojan or downloaded from the fraudulent antimalwareguard.com website. AntiMalwareGuard displays fake system alerts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
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