Hijacker/Toolbar/Search Hijacker/PeopleOnPage

Alias: PeopleOnPage, Adware/Envolo, PeopleOnPage Bar

Description: Hijacker/Toolbar/Search Hijacker/PeopleOnPage is a Internet Explorer browser toolbar. It displays advertisements in a variety of formats including: -- Pop-Up or Pop-Under Windows which will appear as windows on top of or beneath other windows on the computer screen. -- Sliding Skyscraper Windows which will appear as sliding images displayed over POP! content.

Threat type:

Hijacker - A Hijacker is a software application that takes control of your browser's settings. Usually it changes your home page and redirects it to some unknown site or modifies your search settings. It prevents you from changing back your browser's settings. An infected browser usually operates much slower.

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 Hijacker/Toolbar/Search Hijacker/PeopleOnPage: 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:

Hijacker/Toolbar/Search Hijacker/PeopleOnPage connects itself to the internet.

Hijacker/Toolbar/Search Hijacker/PeopleOnPage causes browser popups.

Hijacker/Toolbar/Search Hijacker/PeopleOnPage changes browser settings.

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

Running Process Signatures:
N/A

File Signatures:
%WINDOWS%\system32\bi5.exe
%WINDOWS%\downloaded program files\load.exe
%WINDOWS%\windows\system32\auto_update_uninstall.exe
%PROFILE%\local settings\temp\auf0.exe
%WINDOWS%\downloaded program files\activeinstall2.inf
%WINDOWS%\system32\auto_update_uninstall.log
%PROGRAM_FILES%\stomps~1\spywar~1\tempfiles\libexpat.dll
%WINDOWS%\downloaded program files\aprload.exe
%WINDOWS%\system32\auto_update_uninstall.exe
%PROFILE%\locals~1\temp\autoupdate0\auto_update_install.exe

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

Folder Signatures:
%PROGRAM_FILES%\autoupdate

Registry Signatures:


SpyNoMore Collected Residual File Signatures:
N/A

See Also:
Dialer/DialXS
BHO/Hijacker/Toolbar/Comodo Trust
BHO/Hijacker/MediaUpdate
Adware/Toolbar/Minstaller
BHO/Hijacker/Toolbar/WebSearch
Adware/BHO/Hijacker/EUniverse
BHO/Hijacker/Toolbar/CustomToolbar
Dialer/Generic-3
BHO/AdsInContext