Adware/Toolbar/Search Hijacker/Grokster

Alias: ->license.txt, Adware/PurityScan, PurityScan, Grokster

Description: Adware/Toolbar/Search Hijacker/Grokster is a peer-to-peer file sharing program. It offers free, peer-to-peer fast and detailed searches, no incomplete/failed downloads, auto resume, fast downloads, file preview, and ability to handle all file types. Adware/Toolbar/Search Hijacker/Grokster can severely degrade network performance and consume vast amounts of storage. Adware/Toolbar/Search Hijacker/Grokster installs numerous other products.

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.

P2P - P2P is any peer-to-peer file swapping program. The following software applications are typical examples: Audiogalaxy, Bearshare, Blubster, E-Mule, Gnucleus, Grokster, Imesh, KaZaa, KaZaa Lite, Limewire, Morpheus, Shareaza, WinMX, Xolox, etc. P2P software may pose security issues because outsiders are granted access to you files. P2P can degrade network performance, consume vast amounts of storage and be bundled with adware and/or spyware programs.

Search Hijacker - A Search Hijacker is a software application that takes control of your browser's default search engine. The search results may not necessarily be the best fit as those usually come from paid advertisements, as issued to you by the Hijacker authors. Search hijackers prevent you from changing your browser's default search engine, and they tend to slow down PC performance.

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/Search Hijacker/Grokster: 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/Search Hijacker/Grokster displays commercial advertisements.

Adware/Toolbar/Search Hijacker/Grokster changes browser settings.

Adware/Toolbar/Search Hijacker/Grokster may cause performance problems.

Adware/Toolbar/Search Hijacker/Grokster stays resident in background.

Adware/Toolbar/Search Hijacker/Grokster 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/Search Hijacker/Grokster, you can clean your computer by downloading SpyNoMore now.

Running Process Signatures:
N/A

File Signatures:


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

Folder Signatures:
%PROGRAM_FILES%\grokstersupport
c:\documents and settings\all users\documents\softwrap\groksterfrtrial1
%PROGRAM_FILES%\grokster
%PROFILE%\start menu\programs\grokster
%PROGRAM_FILES%\gatinst

Registry Signatures:


SpyNoMore Collected Residual File Signatures:
N/A

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