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Name: |
Sidesearch |
| Type: |
Adware |
| Also Known As: |
lycos sidesearch
SmartSearch
Smart Search
EZ-GreetsToolbar
EZ-Greets Toolbar
EZ Greets Toolbar |
| Danger Level: |
3 |
| 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. |
| Official Description: |
Program that changes some settings in your browser.
Commonly:
- Changing your "search" page to pass all searches to a certain pay-per-search site
- Changing your default home page to a different page
- Possible transmitting URLs viewed toward the company server |
| Comment: |
Hijacks the Error page.
Can update itself. |
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| Properties: |
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| Manual Removal: |
KILL THIS PROCESS:
SIDESEARCH1311.DLL
Remove this file:
SIDESEARCH1311.DLL
Remove this folder:
C:\PROGRAM FILES\LYCOS\SIDESEARCH\ |
