Adware Watch

SpyBuddy is classified as a keystroke logger as it logs every word you type into your computer when it is installed. It is also known as deadly Spyware as it spies on your Internet surfing habits. Use Webroot Spy Sweeper to check for SpyBuddy other other keylogger programs that may be installed on your computer.

Of course, like most keyloggers, it’s a perfectly legal/commercial piece of software, but in the wrong hands, it can be deadly.

It will log and send to the attacker the following….

• ICQ, IRC, MSN, AIM, etc conversations
• Websites visited
• Windows opened
• Windows programs used
• And a host of other things

It can either be installed by someone you know and has access to your computer or when you install a program with it attached. Some free software can come with this program or any type of keylogger for the purpose of spying on you and getting your passwords.

TIBS Dialer is a program that hijacks a user’s modem to dial toll numbers that access paid pornographic websites. As with many dialer programs, the user typically has no idea this is happening until the phone bill comes. If you have tried to uninstall or remove this program without success, or are curious about the amount of spyware/adaware on your computer, click here to download a free 14 day trial of Webroot Spysweeper to find out about and remove what has been secretly installed on your PC.

PowerScan is classified as Adware and Spyware. It’s also a toolbar. It was created by Integrated Search Technologies and sometimes is called IST Powerscan or IST Bar.

It’s classified as Spyware because it monitors the surfer’s habits and sends the data back to its base servers for analysis. It also displays pop up advertisement. Webroot Spy Sweeper can remove PowerScan and many other types of adware and spyware.

Inernet Optimizer has a much more creative approach to delivering advertisments or sponserd sites to the veiwer. This particular program patiently waits in your system until you attempt to load a site that is currently unavailable. Instead of getting the typical error message from a server of the site you just went to, Internet Optimizer redirects you through their own server to sponsered sites that pay them for “traffic” (you). Many people, unless they happen to look at their address bar, don’t even realize they were redirected.

If you suspect your computer may have Internet Optimizer installed in it, click here to download a free scan and 14 day trail of Webroot Spy Sweeper. Along with the removal Internet Optimizer, you may be suprised at how many other programs you can remove and uninstall. Try it, it’s free … you have nothing to lose.

Cnsmin is probably one of the more annoying pieces of work if I’ve ever seen. It’s classified as a Internet Search Hijacker, as it redirects your searches in Internet explorer. It will also reset your browser settings and point it to other sites.

When you open your Internet Explorer browser and your homepage is different to what you had it as, you know you are infected with Cnsmin or another type of browser hijacker.

You cannot uninstall Cnsmin by using the installer that comes with it as it will not remove all of it’s installed files. To properly remove the Cnsmin adware program, we recommend that you use Webroot Spy Sweeper to remove this and other adware programs that may exist on your computer.

Hot As Hell is a dialer program which phone numbers that are attached to paid pornographic web sites. Hot As Hell may disconnect a user’s computer from their Internet provider and reconnect the user to the Internet using an expensive toll or international phone number which they usually are receiving a cut from. It does not spy on the user, but it may accrue significant long distance phone charges. It may run as a process in the background without you even knowing that it is running. Unfortunately, too many find out about this program running on their computer after receiving their phone bill.

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Cool Web Search (CWS) is a program that has been known to hijack web searches, home pages, and Internet Explorer settings. Examples of possible IE changes are; adding sites to your favorites list without your knowledge and and redirecting your browser to unwanted sites. Recent variants of CoolWebSearch install using malicious HTML applications or security flaws, such as exploits in the HTML Help format and Microsoft Java Virtual machines.

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Exact Searchbar is classified as a toolbar. Exact Searchbar is a commercial toolbar that works in Internet Explorer and displays advertising when searches are made into it.

It often displays pop up boxes when certain words are typed into a search engine or browser. This is more of an annoyance then a major infection.

Unlike most Adware, this program does come with an uninstaller and has to be installed by the user to start working.

This type of Adware can be found in free downloads that you may think are harmless and when you install the free software you thought you were getting, you may also get this toolbar installed as well. Try Webroot Spy Sweeper free for 14 days to see what other types of adware have been installed on your computer.

The ISTbar is a toolbar is used for searching pornographic web sites, and may display pornographic pop ups and also hijack a users homepage and/or searches. Just because your computer may be showing you undesireable pop ups and redirecting your pc to sites that are … “undesirable” for some viewers, it probably isn’t your fault. This program has been known to self install in your system without your knowledge. Make your computer safer for your family with the removal of this adware.

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Gator (GAIN) is an adware program that sometimes displays banner advertisments based on the users web surfing habits. It is not uncommon to find that Gator may be bundled together with file sharing programs, (many of which are free) for example Kazaa. Gator has been known to produce everything from a subtle button ad that is hardly noticable, to pop ups and pop unders, all the way to opening multiple browsers at once to display multiple ads.

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