ISTbar is one of the worst malicous programs that you could ever come into contact with! Just like the other programs, it will display advertisements and hijack your web searches. In addition, it can install a toolbar. But the worse part is that advertisements and hijacked web searches will be pornographic.
ISTbar is usually bundled with […]
This is another malicous program which can hijack your web searches, permanantly change your internet settings and home page. In addition it can display advertisements and reroute your web searches. Similar to the other malicous programs, it can be found in javascript programs or bundled with free software,
AbetterInternet is a Browser Helper Object (BHO) which will be able to change your web browser settings. A BHO is usually found in a toolbar, but it can also be used for malicous purposes. AbetterInternet will be able to change web searches made on your computer, and hijacks your searches.
In addition, it can be used […]
This is a script used by many programs to bomb your computer with advertisements. Here is a procedure on what it does:
1. Checks if Internet Connection is present.
2. Downloads Advertisements from a personal server or business server. (Usually affiliate links or Pay-Per-Click Ads which benefit the hacker)
3. Pops up advertisements on a consistent interval, which […]
Yes, that’s right. The famous Download Accelerator DOES contain adware. They claim to say that they contain no “spyware”, and they say that they can prove it using just one Spyware Checker program, however that is the only spware program saying that there is no spyware present in their program.
However, they have adware installed in […]