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Adware
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 180 Search Assistant
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Displays ads |
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Hijacks internet browser |
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Tracks browsing activity with installed applications |
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What is 180 Search Assistant? (Description):
The 180Search Assistant is an adware agent, marketed as a surfing and shopping aid by its publisher, 180Solutious. The Assistant is frequently bundled to ad-supported software, often without the user's knowledge. It installs a Browser Helper Object that monitors user browsing activity and then communicates that to the 180Solutions servers. Whenever the BHO recognizes specific keywords entered into search fields, it notifies the server which then sends targeted ads to the infected computer in the form of popups. It is also known to alter search results on certain pages, rerouting users to some site they did not specify. It is not known to track or store any personally identifiable information; however, it does transmit logs of your surfing history, qualifying it as a malicious program.
180Solutions repackages its advertising software in a less threatening, but still invasive, form called the Zango search bar. The bar offers specialized search results based on keywords. It derives a financial benefit by popping up ads for third party websites. The search bar stores surfing information in memory so that it can be accessed later, but the later versions of the software allow this logging feature to be disabled using the tray icon.
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What is a
Adware?
Adware, like Malware and Spyware, is a very general term that can refer to a range of programs. The common feature in all of them is that they expose you to advertising. Believe it or not, not all Adware is bad. Whenever you use an application or visit a site that has an advertising bar somewhere on the page, that's technically Adware. Like paid-for broadcast time on TV, these bars and windows are paid for by vendors that help offset the cost to the webpage's host. Occasionally people download free software that has advertising bars or windows as well, and though these flashing ads may be annoying, most users are willing to deal with them for sake of using the application without cost.
But nowadays, when someone says Adware, they're probably talking about a specific group of malicious program. This Adware comes in two forms. The first is not so insidious but skirts vendor/user ethics. These are ad-displays bundled to software that doesn't announce their presence clearly or up-front. The clause that says you're downloading advertising may be mentioned in the download wizard, but maybe it won't be. Or maybe the ad notice will be in tiny print in the End User License Agreement (The long I Accept form that few read in full) . . . or maybe it won't be.
And then there's some Adware that's just plain bad. This is malicious software that comes bundled to legitimate programs or is embedded into certain websites. This Adware can hijack your browser or homepage, veering you to some pre-specified site, or it can bombard you with the most classic and detested form of Adware, the popup. What's more, since this type of Adware is downloaded secretly, it's often being carried in the payload of a Trojan, and while the Adware itself is more annoying than harmful, it probably did not come alone.
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