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Liveshows

Category: Cookie

Risk: Low Risk

* Low risk threats pose a very low risk or no immediate danger to your computer or your privacy, however these types of applications may profile user online habits, but only according to specific privacy policies stated in the applications End-User License. These types of threats generally borderline on being a threat to being a standard application that has a complex license agreement that you knowingly installed.

Description: Liveshows is configurable by each site that wants to distribute it, and there are a number of variations with unique filenames and behaviours. A Liveshows installer reportly comes as an attachment in a piece of unsolicited email. It is also installed from some adult Web sites. If executed, a window may appear every time the computer is started, hounding the user to accept a set of Terms and install the dialer. The installer may also add install links to the Start menu and desktop, which might re-appear after they are deleted.

Alias: None

Signatures: None Listed

Updated: 02/18/2006
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