Adware/Toolbar/Homepage Hijacker/AdShooter.SearchForIt

Alias: Adware/eZula, AdShooter.SearchForIt

Description: 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.

Threat type:

Adware - Adware is a software application which displays advertisements on your computer. Advertisements can be displayed through pop-up / pop-under windows, additional bars or toolbars, underlined links or buttons that appear on a computer screen. Adware applications include additional code that delivers the ads. Adware authors earn money when users click on those ads. Occasionally, adware includes code that tracks user's site visits and passes it to third parties without the user's permission or knowledge.

Homepage Hijacker - A Homepage Hijacker is a software application that takes control over your browser's settings. Usually it changes your home page and redirects it to some other site or modifies your search settings. It prevents you to change browser's settings. In such hijacks, your browser may operate normally, but be much slower.

Toolbar - A Toolbar is a group of buttons that performs different tasks. Unwanted toolbars are usually installed by adware programs that try to send users to their paying advertisers.

Advice: Remove This is a very high risk threat and should be removed immediately as to prevent harm to your computer or your privacy.

Detection:
SpyNoMore detects Adware/Toolbar/Homepage Hijacker/AdShooter.SearchForIt: Yes

Threat risk: Medium Risk

Potentially dangerous malware. May collect sensitive user information and broadcast data back to a server with "opt-out" permission. Category includes most adware programs.

Symptoms:

Adware/Toolbar/Homepage Hijacker/AdShooter.SearchForIt changes browser settings.

Adware/Toolbar/Homepage Hijacker/AdShooter.SearchForIt stays resident in background.

Adware/Toolbar/Homepage Hijacker/AdShooter.SearchForIt Signature Details: The following information includes some of the standard signatures associated with this spyware threat. Please do not attempt to manually remove these items from your computer; Removing these items incorrectly or partially can cause your computer to experience critical errors, prevent your computer from restarting or cause loss of Internet connectivity. Should you be infected with Adware/Toolbar/Homepage Hijacker/AdShooter.SearchForIt, you can clean your computer by downloading SpyNoMore now.

Running Process Signatures:
N/A

File Signatures:
%WINDOWS%\system32\syssfitb.dll
%WINDOWS%\system\syssfitb.dll

Registered Dll (Dynamic Link Library) Signatures:
N/A

Folder Signatures:


Registry Signatures:
HKCR\typelib\{f43085a3-5fbd-4954-b7bf-00a8f1a1b9fe}
HKCR\syi.syiobj.1
HKCR\syi.syiobj
HKCR\interface\{ab94d42b-64e9-436f-887c-cf38fe475cfc}
HKCR\interface\{2db1a6df-8120-47bd-9dce-cfcd47b17b24}

SpyNoMore Collected Residual File Signatures:
N/A

See Also:
Toolbar/SearchBoss
Toolbar/4Arcade PBar
Toolbar/Praize
Trojan/Adware/BHO/c
Toolbar/LookQuick
BHO/Toolbar/LookThru Cool Search Bar
Toolbar/Pugi.Masterbar
Toolbar/EasyBar
Hijacker/Toolbar/AdultLinks.Qabar
Toolbar/Russian Searchbar