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Currently Notice: Undefined variable: incprefix in /data/www/xblock/product_show.php on line 123 25,860,543 Spy Software Busted!
Full Name:
 WebDir
Type: Adware
Also Known As: Adware.WebDir (Symantec)
Danger Level: 2
Category Description: Program that delivers advertisements on your PC.

Note that many websites have their own advertising, unrelated to adware.

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 integrated search results. Adware may or may not track personal information. It may also gather information anonymously or in aggregate only. Users should check the EULA and Privacy policy to ensure if the adware on their machines conforms to their standards.
Comment: WebDir is an Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object that modifies specific URLs of the web page visited to include an affiliate ID.
Downloads an encrypted file from its controlling server that contains URL instructions and stores it in %Temp% directory.
   
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