Homepage Hijacker/Search Hijacker/Look2Me

Alias: Look2Me, AllAboutSearch.com, Adware/Look2Me

Description: Look2Me monitors the web sites you visit and sends the log to the its server. Look2Me will also open pop-up windows.

Threat type:

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.

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.

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 Homepage Hijacker/Search Hijacker/Look2Me: Yes

Threat risk: High Risk

Very dangerous malware. Can log user's keyboard activity and take snapshots of the user's screen. Uses stealth installation and removal is very difficult. Category includes spyware programs, adware programs and trojans.

Symptoms:

Homepage Hijacker/Search Hijacker/Look2Me 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 Homepage Hijacker/Search Hijacker/Look2Me, you can clean your computer by downloading SpyNoMore now.

Running Process Signatures:
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File Signatures:


Registered Dll (Dynamic Link Library) Signatures:
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Folder Signatures:
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Registry Signatures:
HKLM\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\winlogon\notify\guardianorvcb
HKCU\software\look2me

SpyNoMore Collected Residual File Signatures:
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